Roger Dorset



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Roger Dorset b. June 1941 in Rome, Georgia
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Roger Dorset received a BFA from the Atlanta College of Art, and an MFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Dorset also attended Emory University from 1959-1963. His solo exhibitions include the Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville NC; Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA; Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; The Atchinson Gallery, Birmingham, AL; and the Atlanta College of Art Gallery. His group and juried exhibitions include LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA; Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA; Frankenburg Guthrie Gallery, Athens, GA; Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC; Arts Festival of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA; Poesia e Realta, Salerno, Italy; Artists in Georgia, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; and The Hunter Annual Competition, The Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN. Around 1997, Roger's health began to deteriorate, and he ceased to exhibit. However, he continued to make art when he was able and in 2004 had a particularly good period during which he produced a long series of works, nine of which will premiered in "Deadly Sins and Other Matters" at Visual Arts Gallery at Emory University in 2008.
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	Roger Dorset Shrine, 1986 Acrylic on wood construction 37 x 35 x 3.75 inches Gift of CGR Advisors Accession #2001.058 Founding Collection

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