Carol Cumbo Roberts

Carol Cumbo Roberts grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  She has lived in a number of different states since leaving North Carolina, as well as living in Mexico for several years in the late 90's.  She currently lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas with her husband where she paints full time.  Carol was always interested in art and drew constantly as a child.  However, she did not seriously pursue her interest until her two sons were in school.  Since that time, she has attended numerous workshops and classes in order to improve her painting skills.  Although she began painting in watercolor, she now paints almost exclusively in oil.  She is a signature member of the Mid-Southern Watercolor Society, the Artists of Northwest Arkansas, and an associate member of the Oil Painters of America.  Some of the recent exhibitions she has participated in include the Greenhouse Gallery's Salon International 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008; the 2005 Salmagundi Club National Juried Exhibition, the 2005 Catherine Lorillard Wolfe 109th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, 2005 Arts for the Parks Mini 100, the 2006 Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, the 2006 American Impressionist Society Annual Juried Exhibition and the Gilcrease Museum's American Art in Miniature 2006, 2007 and 2008.  In addition, this year she was a finalist for May in the RayMar on line art competition, as well as having a painting included in the Richeson 75 Portrait and Figure competition.  She will also have a painting in the 23rd Annual Conservatory Art Classic at the Bosque Conservatory.  She has been featured on the Informed Collector Blog, and is on their artists watch list.  In 2007, her work was included in the Best of the Best, Oil Artists and Artisans, Volume I.