I would be especially proud if I have instilled in them an enthusiasm for learning, so that they look at it as a lifelong adventure and a pleasure. Marie Roberts, professor, artist and curator, has well learned the lexicon of her language and is a skilled artisan in portraying those lessons to her students. Roberts, who began teaching at the University in 1986, is today an associate professor of fine arts. Our job at the University is to bring a broad spectrum of art to a variety of people. I want this to be a gallery that welcomes all.
Recent events reflect that philosophy.
Included this year were women's and black history celebrations, as well as a program on Hispanic and Latino culture in the United States. Roberts brings to FDU impressive credentials as an established artist. I am interested in transforming the 20th-century milieu in which I live into pictorial language. Her recent projects range from oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings to drawings and prints. For her study and composition of lithographs, Roberts has received three FDU faculty research grants.