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Born in 1940 in Washington, D.C., USA


1970, PhD., Harvard University

1962, AB Randolph-Macon Women’s College

1960-1961, University of Edinburgh, Scotland



"The principle focus of my work is on the optical qualities of color. The response within the human eye creates a personal, visual experience. The interactions of disparate color marks form oscillating patterns that fuse into harmonious, geometric images. Free floating color marks are bound into cohesive, tangible and textural image..

Distance and movement not only create color shifts within these works but changes in perception as well. From a distance the individual colors lose their identity; hues are seen in the mid-range and these, then, coalesce to form the geometric imagery. Close-up the image dissolves into marks of specific colors of heightened value that interact with one another locally. The multiple panels within the two-dimensional paintings create the potential for further movement. Through the introduction of choice, visual possibilities multiply. Differing color permutations can be also achieved by movements of the viewer.

The works of Seurat and Albers have been instrumental in inspiring my work. Seurat’s marking process, rather than his color investigations directly influenced the methodology. Visual mixing of pigments, rather than physical blending of pigments on a palette in the traditional way, forms vibrant colors. Albers’ use of the simple square to display his color theories suggested the geometrical presentation. My intention is not merely to represent light but to make the art itself a source of light.

Some of my work exhibit an inherent meditative quality. Confronting my own mortality has increased my awareness of deeply roote spiritual concerns. Thus, my art deals not only with self-unity but also with some type of oneness with God, a Higher Power, Nature or the Cosmos."

Tina Rohrer, October 1999


  • Solo Exhibitions
  • 1995: The Rehabilitation Center of Southwestern Connecticut, Stamford, CT
  • 1993: Carl and Dorothy Bennett Cancer Center, Stamford Hospital, CT
  • Group Exhibitions
  • 1999:
  • Off The Wall XII, Stamford, CT
  • Hays Gallery, Silvermine Guild Center for the Arts New Canaan, CT, " Heart’s Desire"
  • 1998:
  • Broome Street Gallery,New York, NY, "Holiday Invitational"
  • Gang Gallery, New York, NY
  • Hiram Hale Memorial Library, NY “The Artist Next Door”
  • SOHO 20 and Friends, New York, NY
  • 1997:
  • The John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT, "New Haven Paint & Clay"
  • Gang Gallery, New York, NY
  • Pound Ridge Historical Society, Pound Ridge, NY “Art Show ‘97”
  • 1995:
  • Ridgefield Guild of Art, Ridgefield, CT
  • Hiram Halle Memorial Library, Pound Ridge, NY “Oil & Water”
  • 1994:
  • Pound Ridge Art Guild, Pound Ridge, NY “Inside Insight”
  • The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT “Addressing the Margin”
  • 1993:
  • WCA, Farmington, CT, “Drawing the Lines”
  • Government Center, Stamford, CT “LAA Invitational”
  • 1992:
  • SAA Columbus - 500th Anniversary, Stamford, CT
  • Gallery 53, Meridien, CT, “Woman Vision”
  • 1991: Visual Arts Gallery at SUNY Purchase, NY “The Wall 1990”
  • 1990:
  • Stamford Festival of the Arts Stamford, CT, “The Wall II”
  • Friends of Ferguson Library Stamford, CT, “Illusions and Reflections”
  • 1989: Friends of Ferguson Library Stamford, CT “Stamford Sight, Site and Insight”
  • 1988: All that Jazz and Mozart Too, Stamford, CT
  • 1984: Gallery ‘84 New Canaan, CT
  • Private Collections
  • Paintings and sculptures are included in private collections in Connecticut, New York, Virginia, Illinois, Oregon, Washington and Oregon

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  • 96/97 Invitational Winners Show, Stamford, CT, 1997
  • Second Award in Oil/Acrylic, Annual Ferguson Library, 1997
  • Liquitex Color Award, West Haven, CT, 1997
  • The Golden Color Award, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, CT, 1996
  • First Award, Spring Show, Ferguson Library, CT, 1995
  • 2nd Award Off the Wall V, 1992

    • Read what the press is saying about Tina Rohrer

  • The Sum of Circles and Rectangles is Equal to the Building Blocks of Life, March 24, 1996, The New York Times
  • A Show That’s Refined and Raucous, Abstract and Surreal, April 11, 1993, The New York Times
  • A Painter’s Retrospective Spans 56 Years, April 19, 1992, The New York Times