Roderick Slater

Roderick W. Slater
Born	(1937-04-24)April 24, 1937 Goodrich, Michigan
Died	June 25, 2019(2019-06-25) (aged 82) Lexington, Virginia
Nationality	American
Occupation	Artist
Years active	1970–2019
Known for	Collage

Roderick W. Slater (April 24, 1937 – June 25, 2019) was an American artist. His works include paintings, etchings, drypoints, and collographs and collages. He is best known for mixed media works combining painting and collage. Slater's collages, composed on rectilinear grids, often include three-dimensional components and fragments of antique paper.

Early life

Born in Goodrich, Michigan, Slater studied art at the National Academy of Design School of Art in New York City.

Work

Two works by Roderick Slater are included in the collection of the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine.^[1] Galleries which have exhibited Slater works include the Ann Jacobs Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia, Dryden Galleries, Providence, Rhode Island, Plum Gallery^[2] in Kensington, Maryland, and Frost Gully Gallery in Maine. Slater's works have also been sold by auction houses such as Christie's in New York City (August 9, 2005),^[3] Skinner Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts (May 15, 2009), Luper Auctions, Richmond, Virginia, and Julia Auctions in Fairfield, Maine.^[4][5][6] Slater's work Mnemonic Device was included in Paste and Pixels, a 2001 exhibition at Core Gallery in New Paltz, NY.^[7]

Most recently, Roderick Slater had a two-person show at the Staunton Augusta Art Center in Staunton, VA with his protégée Sarah Bean. The show was titled "Promises We Make To Ourselves: A 15 year dialogue between mentor and student" ^[8]

A series of black and white drawings by Roderick Slater illustrates the book Up Here in Maine by Gerald E. Lewis, published by Pittsfield Publishers in 1975.

Slater has been cited as an influence by other contemporary artists, including noted American collage artists Jonathan Talbot^[9] and Sarah Bean.^[10]

Death

Slater died on June 25, 2019, in Lexington, VA.^[11]

References

1. "Portland Museum of Art website". Collections.portlandmuseum.org. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
2. "Art for Giving's Sake: Original Works for the Holidays". Washingtonpost.com. December 16, 1978.
3. "Roderick Slater (born 1937)". Artfact.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
4. "ESTATE, ART, COIN & FIREARM AUCTION; by Luper Auction Galleries, Inc". Proxibid.com. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
5. "Roderick Slater – Auction results – Artist auction records". Askart.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
6. "Prices and estimates of works Slater Roderick". Arcadja.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
7. "Paste and Pixels". Pasteandpixels.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
8. "Exhibit: Promises We Make to Ourselves, a 15-year dialogue between mentor and student. – Staunton Augusta Art Center | Art Classes & Exhibits". Saartcenter.org. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
9. "Jonathan Talbot / Rod Slater". Talbot1.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
10. "Custom Book Carvings by Sarah Bean White". Art And Poems Of Sarah Bean White.
11. "Roderick W. Slater Obituary (1937–2019) Central Maine". Legacy.com.