About the work

Roughly ninety percent of what I create is work on paper. They exist in their own right and are not preparations for Paintings. The source material for these works is emotive and can emerge from anywhere at anytime. It’s an activity that I allow to flow through me with the mediums I choose to employ such as pencil, watercolour, ink and collage. Like many artists I study Art History closely and I find a special resonance with work on paper, across cultures and centuries. It’s a medium that always feels slightly closer to inspiration and, in that respect, maybe the spark of the artist shines a bit brighter? In my own practice I experiment continually with work on paper for its immediacy and to break habits, finding new kinds of expression drawn from the world around me and the subconscious?

Date and country of birth

1967, GB

Career Highlights

Rolph’s works feature in major collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Tate Gallery (London), National Gallery of Iceland, HighLanes Municipal art gallery (Drogheda) and Mark Rothko Arts Centre (Latvia).

Forthcoming solo shows in 2024 are planned for New York and Mallorca.