Marya Roland
Professor, Sculpture

Education: MFA University of Washington, BA University of California, Berkeley

One-person exhibitions include:
William King Regional Art Center; Tough Gallery, Chicago Illinois; Cage, Cincinnati Ohio; Gallery Northwest, Indiana University

Group exhibitions include: Eyedrum, Atlanta GA; 3TenHaus Studio, Atlanta; Tryon Center for the Visual Arts, Charlotte NC; Duke University, Durham, NC; Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton NJ; zone one contemporary, Asheville NC; Nexus, Philadelphia PA; Weatherspoon Gallery, Greensboro NC

Publications include: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “’Gender in Motion' and 'Green' speak volumes about the power of feminist values” Jerry Cullum.  March 10, 2005; “Surface Matters” catalogue.  Trizec Properties Thirteenth Annual Art Exhibit. Joie Lassiter. 
Asheville Citizen Times, Asheville, NC.  “Gunning for Answers” Robert Godfrey.  “Not Just Another Pretty Face” catalogue.  

“Summer Exhibition” catalogue.  Grounds for Sculpture. 

Art Papers, “Gallery Retrospective 1991-2001” Jean Hess. (vol. 24 no. 4)

Authored Articles include: “David Nash” review, Art Papers;  Sept./Oct. 2003, Vol.  27  No. 5

 “David Dawson: Peculiar Characteristics” review, Art Papers March/April 2001.                          Vol. 25, No. 2

“Remnants of Memory” review, Art Papers July/August 2000.  Vol.  24, no. 4

 Family Matters” review of “Dismal Science:  Photo Works 1972-1996 by Allan                                     Sekula” afterimage January/February, 1999.  Vol. 26, no. 4

Awards | Grants include:
Western Carolina University Summer Research Grant; State of North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship; Regional Artists’ Projects Grant (Midwestern states); State of Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship; Illinois State University Research Grant

Website links
The Sisyphus project