movement birth_place training nationality field birth_date article_title name
figurative art newark , new jersey amherst college american painting 11 september 1947 terry rodgers
 terry rodgers
terry rodgers

terry rodgers -lrb- born september 11 , 1947 -rrb- is an american artist known for his large scale canvases that focus on portraying contemporary body politics .
he was born in newark , new jersey and raised in washington , d.c. , he graduated cum laude from amherst college in massachusetts in 1969 , with a major in fine arts .
his strong interest in film and photography influenced his style in the direction of representational realism in art .
in 2005 , three of his monumental figurative canvases were presented at the valencia biennial .
abroad he has had solo exhibitions in galleries in brussels , amsterdam , zurich and milan , and participated in group shows around the world .
in the united states , he has had solo gallery exhibitions in new york , los angeles , atlanta , and chicago .
he has also exhibited at numerous museums in the us including the museum of contemporary art jacksonville , the erie art museum and the mobile museum of art .
abroad , his work has been exhibited at the stedelijk museum - 's - hertogenbosch , the kunsthalle der hypo-kulturstiftung in munich , the museum franz gertsch in burgdorf , the museum folkwang in essen , the gemeentemuseum helmond , the scheringa museum of realist art in spanbroek , the kunsthal rotterdam , the kunsthalle emden , the kunsthalle krems , the galerie rudolfinum and the zentrum paul klee in bern .
