Studio News & Announcements

Open Studios

A community of artists, designers and makers are working at The Arches Studios, located in Peckham, South London. In residence for almost 30 years, we participate in a number of studio tours.
Located just 3 minutes from Peckham Rye Station, find us under a classic set of London's the brickwork railway arches.
Join us for the next one!
Upcoming Dulwich Studio Tour 2023
​May 11-12/ 18-19

Past Open Studios
Camberwell Winter Festival 2023
Peckham Festival 2023
Dulwich Studio Tour 2023
Camberwell Winter Festival 2022

A New Yankee London Studio

In September of 2022 I was delighted to join a studio collective of artists, designers and makers at The Arches Studios. Located in Peckham, South London, we work, exhibit, and laugh together sharing resources as a community. We are located under the brickwork railway arches 3 minutes from Peckham Rye Station.

Erasmus Program

In July of 2022, I participated in the Erasmus+ and LMU Centre for Urban and Built Ecologies: Community, Architecture, Migration project in Belmonte Calabra, Italy. For one intensive week we collaborated on designing and implementing a plan for a community space centered on a former market square that could be adaptive and flexible to better serve residents in the area.

End of a Journey, Beginning of a New One

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After arriving in London two years ago to start graduate school, I was awarded my degree, a Master of Fine Arts with Distinction, in 2021.
It was an amazing, intensive, heartbreaking and enlightening journey which took place during the pandemic. I was privileged to have been a part of two wonderful cohorts and forged lifelong friendships.
I could not have done it without the support of my family, American friends, new friends from all over the world, and tutors from London Metropolitan University.
Thank you with all my heart, truly. 
                            2019

London bound!

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Starting in September of 2019, I will be working on my MFA degree in painting at the Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design, at London Metropolitan University. I am thrilled and delighted to embark on this new adventure, and grateful for all the support and encouragement I received along the way. I am also very grateful to have received a generous scholarship award from the International Students House and London Metropolitan University.

Read about some of my experiences while I study and live in London through my blog, Yankee London Studio.
Essay published...

A short essay on grief, written while  on a research trip to Ostia Antica, Italy, was selected for inclusion in a book published by artist Karrie Ross who collects stories that "artists share, [that] will create a paradigm shift in those who read about them and learn about the variety of feelings, visionary insights, art process, mediums, personal histories and more that each artist brings to the world, one piece of art at a time."
            You can buy the book here...
Read the essay...
Columbus Museum of Art

The Columbus Museum of Art in Columbus, Georgia, added Thirteen Black Pomegranates to its permanent collection. The acrylic and charcoal work on paper will be included in the upcoming exhibition, "H♀LOGRAPH: women on paper " February 24 – June 24, 2018.

2017 Herekeke Artist Residency

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During July of 2017, Romi Sloboda was an artist in residence at the Herekeke Arts Center in Lama, New Mexico, generating a series of sumi ink drawings. Much gratitude for support and encouragement during a very difficult period.
www.herekeke.org/

2014 Artist Residency

During January and February of 2014, Romi Sloboda was awarded a residency at the University of Texas at Dallas. CentralTrak, the artists in residence program, is interested in education through mentoring and cultural engagement. In addition to the artist in residence program, CentralTrak also hosts exhibitions and sponsors lectures on a wide variety of topics.
CentralTrak accepts applications from national and international artists: visual, literary, performing and curatorial. 
Find out more about CentralTrak

A Studio Visit Thank You...

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A big "Thank-you" to the lovely artists & staff from the Printmaking Center of New Jersey who came to Red Press Studios for a studio tour. And a special thanks to Peter Chapin, who organized the tour, invited me to participate, and enabled me to meet such great group!

To find out more about the Printmaking Center, please visit www.printnj.org
To learn more about Peter Chapin and his work, please visit www.peterchapinpaintings.com

Exhibition News 2011

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Midnight Cups I, mixed media painting on canvas


Solo exhibition, Waiting for Rain, opens for First Friday November 4th, 2011, 5pm - 7pm
Rodger LaPelle Galleries, 122 N. Third Street  
Philadelphia, PA 19125      
Gallery hours: Wed ~ Sunday 12pm to 6pm

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Three Ochre Jars. Collagraph print, mixed media, collage on paper.
Three Ochre Jars was selected by the State of New Mexico for purchase and installation at City Hall in Lovington, New Mexico, as part of New Mexico's program Art in Public Places.
November 2011

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.