Romi Sloboda
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EDUCATION & TRAINING
• London Metropolitan University School of Art, Architecture and Design, London, UK 
     MFA with distinction
; LMU International Scholarship. 2019 - 2021
• Washington University School of Fine Art, St. Louis, US
     BFA with honors
; Miliken Traveling Scholarship. 1989 - 1993
• Erasmus+ and LMU Centre for Urban and Built Ecologies: Community, Architecture, Migration, Participation Project,
     Belmonte Calabra, IT 2022

• The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, US, 2003-2004   
• Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, US, 1998

• Santa Reparata Graphic Arts Centre, Florence, IT, 1992
• The Textile Museum, internship. Washington DC, US, 1988


AWARDED RESIDENCIES
Herekeke Arts Center. Lama, NM, US 2017 
CentralTrak, University of Texas, Dallas, US 2014 
Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, FR 1993 


SELECTED GROUP  EXHIBITIONS
2022     Galerie Im Körnerpark, Anonymous Drawings 2022, Berlin
2021     London Metropolitan University, Decem: MFA Thesis Exhibition, London
2019     4COSE, The Power of Seven, London
             LondonMet Cass School of Art, Christmas Cracker, London
2016     Santa Fe Arts Commission Gallery, Breaking the Block. Santa Fe,
             Gedok Gallery, Kunstpostelle, Berlin
2015     Pennsylvania State University Gallery, The Unspoken, New Kensington
2014     Rodger LaPelle Galleries, Winter Group Show. Philadelphia
2013     Santa Fe Arts Commission Gallery, Viva Flora!. Santa Fe
2011     Center for Contemporary Art, 18 Days. Santa Fe
2009     Whitaker Center for Science & Arts, Ten Year Retrospective. Harrisburg
             Salon Mar Graff, July Exhibition. Santa Fe
2008     Santa Fe Convention Center Community Gallery, ReNew. Santa Fe
2007     Chiaroscuro Gallery. Santa Fe
2005     Addison Arts Gallery. Santa Fe
2002     Locus Gallery. St. Louis
2000     International Print Triennial, invitational traveling show. Kraków
1999     University of Hawaii, Pacific Rim International Print Biennial. Hilo
1998     State Museum of Pennsylvania, Art of the State: 1998. Harrisburg
1997     Artemisia Gallery. Carving the Forces of Change. Chicago
            Pernod Liquid Art Award Exhibition. New York
1996     Galerie Egelund, Paper Road International Exhibition. Copenhagen
            Galeria Mesa, Inside Story. Mesa Arts Center, Mesa
            University of Pittsburgh Gallery, Printmakers 1996. Pittsburgh
1995     Korean Cultural Center, 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Los Angeles


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012     New Mexico Centennial Foundation, Romi Sloboda. Santa Fe
2011      Rodger LaPelle Galleries, Waiting for Rain. Philadelphia
2010     Omega Gallery, Wayne Ngan & Romi Sloboda. Vancouver
2008     Rodger LaPelle Galleries, Works from Agua Fria. Philadelphia,
2006     Rodger LaPelle Galleries, Works on Paper & Paintings. Philadelphia
2004     Center for Contemporary Arts, Vessel Preludes & Fugues. Wilmington
2004     Rodger LaPelle Galleries, Nine Cups and Other New Works. Philadelphia
2003     Rodger LaPelle Galleries, Seven Seasons. Philadelphia
2003     Whitaker Center for Science & the Arts, Romi Sloboda. Harrisburg
2001     Peng Gallery, Vessel. Philadelphia
1996     University City Library Gallery, Tilting the Jar, Spilling the Moon, University City
1995     St. Louis Design Center, Songs to the Moon in the Well. St. Louis

EXPERIENCE
LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

• Visiting Lecturer, September 2022
Ceramics tutor for a Continuing Professional Development course for secondary school art teachers.
• Print Technical Demonstrator, Sep-Nov 2021
Responsibilities as interim workshop technician included general maintenance and preparation in support of tutors
and students for classes and independent study. London, UK

YANKEE LONDON STUDIO
Self-employed artist, Peckham, London, UK — 2021 - present
RED PRESS STUDIOS
Self-employed artist, St. Louis / Philadelphia / Santa Fe, US — 1993 - 2019
Additionally worked on contract printing projects of large scale woodcut editions for artist Sandy Walker, 1993-2006.
SELF-EMPLOYED CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR
Specializing in design-build consultancy, including remodeling, Philadelphia /Santa Fe — 1997 - 2019
NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART
Co-chair of Friends of Contemporary Art + Photography —  2009 - 2015
Volunteer position at a non-profit organization working with curators and staff to support acquisition of contemporary
art through educational outreach, member activities and fundraising. Santa Fe, US

SANTA FE ARTS COMMISSION
Guest judge —  September 2012
Juried prizes for “City of Santa Fe Art Exhibit and Prize.” Santa Fe, US
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ART
Visiting critic —  May 2006 
Invited for formal critiques of undergraduate printmaking students’ work. St. Louis, US
RIVERS EDGE CIVIC ASSOCIATION
Volunteer Parks Secretary — 1998 - 2005
Duties included coordinating maintenance and liaising with
the City of Philadelphia agencies to oversee improvements
and infrastructure. Philadelphia, US


PROFESSIONAL AWARDS & GRANTS
• Santa Fe Arts Commission Prize. Santa Fe, New Mexico. 2015
• Art in Public Places Purchase Award, State of New Mexico. 2011
   

• Window of Opportunity Award, The Leeway Foundation. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2000-01
• Acquisition Award, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Honolulu, Hawaii. 1999   
• Pernod Liquid Art Fourth Annual Awards. New York, New York. 1997
• Westinghouse Purchase Award, Pittsburgh Print Group. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1996    

• Honoree at St. Louis Salute to Women Artists, National Association of Women Business Owners, Women’s Caucus for the Arts and Artists’ Guild.
  St. Louis, Missouri. 1996

 

PUBLIC TALKS
• London Metropolitan University, guest speaker: Digital Media and the US Presidential Election, 2020 
• Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, 2004
• St. Louis Women’s Caucus for the Arts, 1996
              
COLLECTIONS
Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Georgia, US
Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, US
State of New Mexico Collection, New Mexico, US 
Barnes Jewish Children’s Hospitals Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, US
HK International Design, Potomac, Maryland, US
Missouri Baptist Hospital Women’s Center, St. Louis, Missouri, US
Nicaya Conseil, Venelles, FR
Westinghouse Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

PRESS
http://www.romisloboda.com/press.html


"Embracing counterpoints, like moments of stillness found within chaos, I use a range of materials in my work: drawings, paintings, ceramics, printmaking, video, installation and sculpture."

Romi Sloboda was born in the United States and spent her childhood living in both the United States and her mother's native city, Seoul, Korea. She studied printmaking at the Santa Reparata Graphic Arts Centre in Florence, and received her BFA from Washington University in St. Louis and her MFA from London Metropolitan University. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout the United States as well as in Europe. She has been awarded residencies from the Cité Internationale des Arts Fondation in Paris, the University of Texas at Dallas, and the Herekeke Arts Center in New Mexico. Romi currently lives and works in London, United Kingdom.
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