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Mixed Media, wood panel, 24x12 in. SOLD
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Portrait
Acrylic on canvas, 16x12 in. SOLD
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Portrait
Acrylic on wood block, 12x12 in.
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Portrait
Acrylic on wood block, 8x8 in.
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Bright day on the coast
Acrylic on canvas board, 10x10 in.
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Cityscape
Oil on wood panel, 24x36 in. SOLD
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Portrait
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Portrait
Acrylic on canvas board, 16x16 in. Enquire -
After Edward Hopper. Rooms by the Sea.
Acrylic on canvas block, 5x4 in. SOLD
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PROFILE
Roger Liley is an English artist born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1951. He studied at Leek School of Art and Stoke-on-Trent School of Art in the UK emerging with 1st class honours.
His interest in contemporary portraits began in the 1970s inspired by the work of David Hockney first seen at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Following a move to London and an established career in design Roger is now focussed entirely on painting and fine art.
Roger captures the positive inner spirit of his subjects, who include celebrities, politicians, family and friends.
He attended Chelsea College of Art, Open Studio, and more recently The Heatherley School of Fine Art, London.
Two latest works have been acquired by Soho House. Recent exhibitions include the Brick Lane Gallery London, Art San Diego, Miami Art Fair during Art Basel Week and Art Expo New York.
Roger is represented by Agora Gallery, 530 West 25th Street, New York.
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LESSONS IN LIGHT, april 2025
Visit Nyack, Edward Hopper's home town on the Hudson, and you can begin to understand the light in his paintings. Stronger than the soft light of England, the dramatic light and shade adds wonderfully to the dynamic structure of his paintings.
REPRESENTED BY agora gallery, NEW YORK, 2025
Excited to be represented by Agora Gallery, 530 W 25th Street, New York and to Close Encounters 1 March 25.
ART EXPO NEW YORK. big art in the big apple, 2024
Delighted to see my work included at Art Expo the oldest and original New York Art Fair.
RED DOT MIAMI. CURATED CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR, 2023
Thank you to Spotlight, contemporary art magazine, for including my work at Red Dot Miami, during Art Basel Week.
ART SAN DIEGO.
enjoying ART IN the golden state, 2023
Delighted to be selected for Art San Diego, the largest and most important art fair on the West Coast.
THE BRICK LANE GALLERY LONDON. PORTRAIT ART, 2023
Starting the year with an exhibition of new work at The Brick Lane Gallery, London.
KEEPING A SENSE OF PERSPECTIVE IN NYC
In the ‘city that never sleeps’ the same sun, which burns brightly over Los Angeles, also casts delicate hazy sunsets across the New Jersey skyline.
INTERNATIONAL PORTRAIT DAY, JUNE 23
To celebrate International Portrait Day on 23 June, my portrait aims to capture both a physical likeness and also engage with the subject's identity and our time in history.
STUDIO
Roger works between London and his studio based in Lymington on the South Coast of England.
‘The studio is the fixed point to which I return to develop my work, but the ideas come from a truly international outlook. I don’t like to be in one place for too long’.
He is motivated by the vibrant culture of the London art scene in Soho and Fitzrovia. Frequent visits to New York and California are inspirational for building a confident use of colour and shape.
Mixed media works combine oil and acrylic with graphite for finer detail. Working quickly the fast drying time of acrylic combines perfectly with the rich colours of water mixable oil.
Roger traces his love of diversity and culture to his early life. Born in a small but beautiful village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of England on the edge of Stoke on Trent, a large industrial centre with strong cultural links to the creative industries.
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EXHIBITIONS
2025
Agora Gallery New York
New York, NY
1-25 March 2025
2024
Art Expo New York
New York, NY
4-7 April 2024
2023
Red Dot Miami
Miami, FL
6-10 December 2023
2023
Art San Diego
San Diego, CA
2-5 November 2023
2023
The Brick Lane Gallery
London, UK
Portrait Art
AWARDS
Circle Foundation for the Arts
Artistic Excellence
Finalist 2023
Artavita
The 58th International Art Contest
Finalist 2023
PUBLICATIONS
Spotlight
Contemporary Art Magazine Issue 35
October 2023
EXPERIENCE
2023
Portrait Art
The Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK
2021 / 2022
Heatherly School of Fine Art, London, UK
Open Studio
2019
Chelsea College of Art, London
Open Studio
1993
Liley Design Partners Ltd
Founding Director and Owner
1984
London based Design Consultancies
Designer and Director
1971
Stoke School of Art, Stoke on Trent UK
Graphic Design and Fine Art
1968
Leek School of Art, Leek UK
Foundation Course Fine Art
COMMISSIONS
Recent sales and commissions include celebrities, politicians, family and friends.
2024
Portrait commission: Hampshire
Private commission: Hampshire
2023
Soho House: London
Private commission: Lymington
Private commission: London
2022
Private commission: Hampshire
Private commission: New York
Private commission: Brighton
ENQUIRE
Roger Liley, Artist
Mob: +44 07714 188250
www.rogerliley.com
#rogerlileyartist
REPRESENTED BY
Agora Gallery
530 West 25th Street, New York, NY
REGISTERED OFFICE
Liley Design Partners Ltd
Rowallan, Undershore Road, Lymington SO41 5SA
Unit 6, 30 Friern Park, London N12 9DA,
