21x18 inches, acrylic and pumice medium on canvas over panel, 2021.

"'Rural Virginia' is part of my series titled 'An Inventory of Traces,' where each gradient is a vignette of an experience, place, or person. Colors beneath the surface of the painting are exposed through incisions. I was reflecting on a time where I experienced an abundance of artistic freedom, growth, and connection with other creative people. The colors in this painting are from photos I took at the artist residency, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in the Blue Ridge Mountains of VA in July 2019, the last summer before the pandemic reshaped everyone's lives."-Roberto Jamora

Roberto Jamora is an artist and educator based in Richmond, VA. He holds an MFA from the State University of New York at Purchase and a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is an Assistant Professor of Art Foundations at VCU School of the Arts and a Lecturer at William & Mary in the Asian & Pacific Islander American Studies program. He is the Asian Centennial Distinguished Fine Arts Fellow in Residence at William & Mary as well.

Roberto is working on a series of abstract paintings titled "An Inventory of Traces" which explores how color triggers memory.

He has participated in Artist-in-Residence programs at the Hambidge Center, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Joan Mitchell Center, Ragdale Foundation, and Sambalikhaan Foundation. He will be a Fellow at VCCA-France, Moulin à Nef (Auvillar, FR) in Summer 2022.

His artwork has been exhibited at spaces including the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Contemporary Art Center of New Orleans, SFA Projects, Maake Projects, Antenna, FLXST Contemporary, Page Bond Gallery, ADA Gallery, Topaz Arts, Norte Maar, and Shockoe Artspace.

His artwork is in collections including the Atlanta Hawks NBA Team, Capital One, Harvard Kennedy School, Muscarelle Museum of Art at William & Mary, and several private collections throughout North America, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom.

This item was kindly donated by Roberto Jamora

Artist's Website: robertojamora.com

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