"Jeff Roland creates bold, colourful pieces which reflect a constant desire to explorethe human psyche. Born in France in 1969, he has sold works to collectors in the UK, the USA, Norway, Canada ,Italy and France.Roland is in part an outsider artist. He is self taught and shares Dubuffet's belief that artwhich emerges from the subconscious should not be redefined according to the expectations of the modern art world. Roland's work is personal and immediate. Yet while his pieces bear the hallmarks of the outsider movement, they are also influencedby post-modern thought. Unlike more traditional artists, Roland consciously strikes up a rapport with his viewer by interpolating his works with contemporary visual and literary references."Dr Melissa Westbrook , PhD

Recent exhibitions :

La Cour des Grands (Metz,France May 2009) solo show

Al Vecchio Ponte (Bracciano, Roma, Italy, July 2009) solo show

Chateau Corbin (Liverdun,France Sept 2009) group show

Centre des Arts Pablo Picasso (Blenod les PAM,France Oct 2009) group show

Brick Lane Gallery (London,U.K Jan 2010). group show

Art Cohousing Girasole (Roma,Italy Mar 2010) solo show

Salon d'art Contemporain Palm Beach (Cannes,France, Apr 2010) group show

The Museum of Everything exhibition 2 , Tate Modern ( London, UK, May 2010) group show

Les Métamorphosées, Musée de la Halle St Pierre ( Paris, France, June 2010 ) group show

Galerie L'Art à Part Espace Nadine Servant ( Ollioules, France, June 2010) group show

Blowin' in the wind Festival – Galeri Vox (Halden, Norvège, Sept 2010) group show

"The many Universes of Jeff Roland " Université de Nancy (Nancy, France, Janvier 2011) solo show

Museum Collections :

The Museum of Everything, London, U.K

Private Collections :

France, Belgium, Italy, Norway, United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Representing Gallery :

Galerie L'Art à Part Espace Nadine Servant ( Ollioules, France)

Part of the Neo-Outsiders Group www.neo-outsiders.com

Curating Activities :

Programming the artistic season for the city of Liverdun

Specialising in Outsider Art

Exhibitions curated include

2009 : J.Chanoir/T.Benjabria (France)

J.Reno/Lana GUerra/Jerzy Ruszczynski (USA/Poland)

J.Roland/Rebeka Rodosek/B.Mayencourt (France/Slovenia/Belgium)

Atek/J-P Charles/Oliv'(France)

2010 : Nabarus/Sarah Patroni (France/Italy)

Julia Sisi/ Dan Casado ( Spain)

Workshops ,Performances and Commissions :

2009 : Workshop with children 8-12 - painting basics (Liverdun)

Live painting with Benoit Mayencourt (Liverdun)

2010 : Workshop with Italian Painters (Roma, Italy)

2010 : One of the seven artists selected to paint a barrel by Jack Daniel's to celebrate

DFS's 50th birthday.

Jeff Roland's barrel exhibited in Auckland Airport, NZ

2010 : Live Painting in Halden , Norway during the Blowin' in the Wind Festival

2010 : Joint Live Painting with Julia Sisi ( Spain) in Liverdun, château Corbin, France

Publications :

2009 : several articles in l'Est Républicain (French Local Newspaper)

2010 : Feature article in " La Bible de l'art singulier 2010 2011" Editions Le Livre d'art

2010 : Featured Painting in « La semaine des spectacles PACA » april 2010

2010 : Featured « Artist of the Month » in June on the World Artist Network Website

2010 : Featured in ARTissue'10 , online artbook ( artissue.org)

2010 : Featured in TheRoyal College of Psychiatrists – London Division – Newsletter

Issue 13 (June 2010)

2010 : Interviewed in Musetouch Visual Arts Magazine issue 1 (August 2010)

2010 : several articles in l'Est Républicain (French Local Newspaper)

2010 : Interview by Halden Arbeiderblad Norwegian newspaper and Radio Prime Halden.

2010 : Featured in the Visionary Art Yearbook , compiled by Otto Rapp

2010 : Featured in "The Museum of Everything Exhibition 2" , the book

Thanks for visiting!
Jeff Roland