Artist in Zephyrhills, FL

Roland DesCombes is one of the most talented artists in Zephyrhills, Florida. Listed below are some of the selected group and individual exhibitions his work has been featured.
2019 Gasparilla Festival of Art Award of Achievement
2018 North Tampa Artist League, Best of Show
2017 North Tampa Artist League, Best of Show
2014 Winter Park Art show
2010 Melbourne Art Festival
2010 Orlando Museum of Art, 1st Thursday Gallery
2009 Winter Park Art Festival
2005 Northwood University, West Palm Beach, FL
2004 Florida Department of State, The Governor’s Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
2004 Mount Dora Center for the Arts
2004 The Cornell Museum, Del Ray Beach, Florida
2003 The Museum of Art & History, Key West, Florida
2002 Ruth Eckerd Hall, Center for the Performing Arts, Clearwater, Florida
2002 Orlando Museum of Art, Founders Gallery, Artist of the Month
2002 Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens
2002 Florida Department of State, Supreme Court, Tallahassee, Florida
2002 Jupiter Town Hall, Jupiter, Florida
2002 The Disney Nature Conservancy, Orlando, Florida
1989 Goat Alley Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
1988 Giraffics Gallery, East Hampton, New York
1981 24th Annual National Exhibition of Illustration, Society of Illustrators
New York City
1979 “The Real Show,” Grand Central Gallery, New York City
AWARDS & HONORS
Elected to the Society of Illustrators, New York City, 1971-1989
First prize, Grand Central Gallery, New York City, 1979
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Howard Minces, editor, Library of American Illustration, Magic and other Realism,
Hasting House Publishers, 1979
Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage, Franklin Library Publishers, 1976
SELECTED COPORATE COMMISSIONS
American Express, New York City
Bristol Meyers, New York City
GTE, New York City
Johnson & Johnson, New York City
Nabisco, New York City
Pfizer, Inc., New York City
Proctor & Gamble, New York City
Union Pacific, New York City
EDUCATION
New York State University, Long Island, A.A. Degree Art & Design, 1957-1959
School of Visual Arts, New York City, 1961-1962
Art Center School, Los Angeles, California, 1962-1963
Art Students League, Frank Reilly School of Art, 1963-1966
Roland DesCombes
38512 valley Oaks Cir Zephyrhills FL 33540
[407] 256-5674 email: roland@arch-art.com