Valorie Rohver
I am an Oil Painter living in Upstate New York, the Finger Lakes Region.
Until 2005 I was working as a Graphic Designer, with over three decades of experience in Offset and Screen Printing, and Dinnerware Design.
I learned to draw and paint from my Father, Walter Kozier who studied at the Maryland Institute in Baltimore, as well as classes. As a critic, mentor and fellow painter my father's teachings have meant the world to me and my art.
Statement
Making art for me has become a way of seeing. It’s about the light and how it moves around everyday objects making a simple setting special or memorable. Painting Still Life allows me to paint a moment when the light touches and then fades, or the colors catch your eye and make you notice. There may be a story, or not, maybe just a sweet memory that as you pass creates an emotion or just a simple smile.
I enjoy oil painting still life, floral and landscape in a tradional realist style. I prefer to work from life, and occasionally use photos for referrence. Most of my paintings are small in size so I try to incorporate something memorable whether it be the subject itself or the light that illuminates it.
I became a member of The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes. (2011)
Arnot Art Museum 2014, 2016
Galleries:
West End Gallery in Corning, NY
Lorica Artworks in Andover, Mass.
The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes in Corning on Market Street.
The Franklin Street Gallery in Watkins Glen, NY
Shows:
Keuka Lake Art Show, 2010 in Hammondsport, NY, awarded 2nd Place in Oils/Acrylics/Amateur.
Sayre Public Library Exhibit together with Walt Kozier Sayre, Pa. March 2011
Athens Art Festival 2011 Athens, Pa.
Keuka Lake Art Show, 2011 in Hammondsport, NY, awarded 2nd Place in Oils/Acrylics/Amateur.
"The Great Mother" regional exhibit at the Franklin Street Gallery in Watkins Glen, NY (2012)
Keuka Lake Art Show 2012 in Hammondsport, NY, awarded First Place in Oils/Acrylics/Professional
Juried Exhibit for Gala Auction, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY 2012
"Little Gems" exhibit at West End Gallery in Corning, NY (2013)
"Air and Water" Exhibit at the Franklin Street Gallery in Watkins Glen, NY
Won "Best In Show" for the painting "To Much to Lose". (2013)
"Home Grown Arts - A Celebration of Abuncance" 2013 at the Franklin St. Gallery in Watkins Glen, New York
"In the Spotlight", West End Gallery in Corning NY March thru April (2014)
One of ten artist selected to exhibit.
"Little Gems" exhibit at West End Gallery in Corning, NY (2014,2015 & 2016)
Directors Choice, West End Gallery in Corning, NY (2014, 2015 and 2016)
"Changing Hues" exhibit at the Franklin Street Gallery in Watkins Glen, NY (2015)
Coming up I will be at West End Galleries "In the Spotlight" in October 2016
Arnot Art Museum Gallery Gala - Homecoming, 2017
Member of
The Oil Painters of America
American Women Artists
Arnot Art Museum