About

BIOGRAPHY
Nicholas D. Roes is a contemporary painter in New York. He was born in Lowville, NY and was raised on his family’s farm in the foothills of the Adirondacks. In 2015 he graduated from Gordon College in Massachusetts where he studied Art and Education. He worked as a educator in the New England region for 4 years before moving to the Finger Lakes region of New York.

Born: 1992 Lowville, NY
Education: BA Gordon College, Massachusetts, 2015

ARTIST STATEMENT
My work explores contemporary interpretations of the relationship between nature and human-made structures, with a focus on agricultural landscapes, coastal vistas, and richly textured abstract compositions. Using hard-edge techniques and organic color palettes, I aim to distill complex visual environments into tranquil, stylized forms.

Rooted in my upbringing within the Mennonite tradition and shaped by a background in agriculture and education, my practice carries personal significance—blending structure with stillness, memory with materiality. Influenced by color field painters and 20th-century American modernists, I draw on both traditional foundations and modern sensibilities.

My goal is to create work that evokes a quiet sense of balance—inviting viewers into moments of reflection and appreciation for the understated beauty in everyday life.

Exhibitions

• 2025 69th Rochester–Finger Lakes Exhibition, Group Show, June 28 – October 5. Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY

• 2025 Shore Lines II, Solo Show, June 1-30, Kennedy Gallery and Custom Framing, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

• 2024 Messaging as Art, Solo Show, August 1-October 31st, International Art Acquisitions, Rochester, New York

• 2024 Adrift II, Group Show, June 7th-August 30th, The Gallery on Federal, Newburyport, Massachusetts

• 2024 Shore Lines, Solo Show, April 1-30, Kennedy Gallery and Custom Framing, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

• 2024 Winter Juried Group Show, February 1-29, Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport Massachusetts. “Abandoned, 1974” featured painting representing the exhibition.

• 2023 Environments, National Juried Group Show, April 1-30, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, Chicago, Illinois

• 2023 Used, National Juried Group Show, June 16-July 14th, Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, Massachusetts

• 2022 National Abstract Exhibition, Juried Group Show, Mark Arts Center, Gladys and Karl T. Wiedemann Gallery, Wichita, Kansas

• 2022 31st Annual Central Adirondack Juried Group Show, 3rd Place Painting, View Arts Center, Old Forge, New York

Media & Recognition

• Interview, Bold Journey Magazine, Tactics & Strategies for Keeping Your Creativity Strong

• Panelist: Shift Back To Rural: Economic Development Conference, Lewis County, NY, June 2022

• Cover Feature: Northern New York Business Magazine, February 2022

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