ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Skip Rohde was an officer in the U.S. Navy for over 22 years. After retiring in 1999, he went back to school and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, graduating in 2003.

Rohde has studied art in a number of venues since grade school. During his first undergraduate college career, he studied fine art at Memphis State University. He learned lithography and etching at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Virginia, where he was awarded first prize in lithography at the annual juried student show in 1986. He studied etching with Gary Hansmann and Lily Rosa at Gallerie Cujas, San Diego, California, in 1991-92. He also studied painting at the Maryland Institute, College of Art, between 1994-95.

Most of Rohde's works are paintings, but he also works in printmaking and photography. His works in all three media have been critically acclaimed. His paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries across the Southeast. He has had multiple solo exhibits in universities and art spaces in North Carolina and Tennessee. His photography was recognized in the prestigious "Photo National 2005" at the Lancaster Museum of Art and the "Small Print Exhibition" at the Camera Club of New York.

Rohde maintains a studio in Asheville's historic River District. While still producing his own art, he teaches classes in the College for Seniors at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Additionally, he is the courtroom artist for WLOS-TV in Asheville, and for three years was the President of the River District Artists. Currently he serves on the Board of Directors of the Asheville Area Arts Council.

Rohde is currently on sabbatical from his studio. He is working for the U.S. State Department in Baghdad on Iraqi reconstruction projects. He will return to Asheville in August, 2009, and resume working as an artist.

Selected Exhibitions

• May 2 - June 21: "The Bold and the Beautiful", Arts Council of Henderson County, Hendersonville, NC.
• 2008: "Old Times", solo exhibit at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, Knoxville, TN.
• 2008: "Meditation on War", solo exhibit at Madison County Arts Council, Marshall, NC.
• 2007: "Meditation on War", solo exhibit at Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN.
• 2007: "Meditation on War", solo exhibit at the Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC.
• 2007: "35th Competition for Carolina Artists", group exhibit at the Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC. Second Place.
• 2007: "Dimensions 2007", group exhibit at the Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, NC.
• 2007: "29th Annual Artists Exhibition", group exhibit at the Raleigh Fine Arts Society, Raleigh, NC. Honorable Mention.
• 2006: "Southeastern Juried Exhibition", group exhibit at the Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL.
• 2006: "34th Competition for Carolina Artists", group exhibit at the Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC. First place.
• 2005: "Photo National 2005", group exhibit at the Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA.
• 2005: "33rd Competition for North Carolina Artists", group exhibit at the Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC.
• 2005: "Art About Women", Full Circle Arts, Hickory, NC. Sponsor's choice award.
• 2004: "Self-Portraits 2004", Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, IL.
• 2004: "Artists Roundtable", group exhibit at the Asheville Area Arts Council Front Gallery, Asheville, NC.
• 2004: "Lusus Photography Invitational", group exhibit at the Wedge Gallery, Asheville, NC.
• 2004: "32nd Competition for North Carolina Artists", group exhibit at the Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC.
• 2003: "Artists of Asheville", group exhibit at the Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC.
• 2003: "Up Close and Personal", solo exhibition at the Worrell Professional Center, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
• 2003: "Halpert Biennial", Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC.
• 2003: "Small Print Exhibition", Camera Club of New York.
• 2003: "Artists of the 21st Century", West Tennessee Regional Art Center, Humboldt, TN.
• 2003: "Old Times". Solo exhibition, University of North Carolina at Asheville.
• 2003: "Emerging Artists", Asheville Gallery of Art, Asheville, NC.
• 2002: "Emerging Artists", Asheville Gallery of Art, Asheville, NC.
• 2001: "Glass and Printmaking Exhibition", Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design, Hendersonville, NC.
• 2000: "New Work", Gallery Alla Prima, Asheville, NC.
• 1995: "Laurel Juried Art Show", Montpelier Cultural Art Center, Laurel, MD. Honorable Mention.
• 1995: "Bay Country Art Guild Fall Show", National Security Agency, Ft. Meade, MD. Best in Show.

Education

• 2003: Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of North Carolina at Asheville.
• 1991: Masters of Business Administration, Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia.
• 1977: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University.