A nationally-recognized Master Watercolor Artist with decades of experience.
Rodney Moser, North Carolina native, began drawing and painting at an early age and his passion for art continued through adulthood. Some of his inspiration was found in the works of Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, John Singer Sargent, Frederick Church, Thomas Eakins, and Albert Bierstadt. He is a BFA graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he received his Master's Degree in Medical Illustration. Post-graduate work, while living in San Diego, CA included Art Directorships in Computer Graphics, Printwear and Fine Art Publishing.
Moser's work is in private and public collections across the United States including BellSouth, Northern Tissue, Burpee Seeds, BB&T, SAS Institute, First State Bank, Central Carolina Bank, Centura Bank, Smith, Kline & French Pharmaceuticals, UNC-Chapel Hill, the City of Burlington and the state of North Carolina. His fine art has been handled by some of the top galleries in North Carolina, San Diego, Beverly Hills and Atlanta. Rodney's watercolors have appeared and won awards in local, state, regional and national shows.
Moser's client and patron list reads like a Who's Who of Art Collectors in North Carolina, such that his work was chosen to be included in the show , "The New Collectable Artists of North Carolina" at the Greenville, NC Museum of Art held in January of 2001. Currently Moser accepts commissions in watercolor for portraiture, still life, and landscape while participating in regional and national shows.
Rodney is a member of the North Carolina Watercolor Society, the Southern Watercolor Society, the American Watercolor Society, and the National Watercolor Society . In the fall of 1999, Moser was inducted as a Signature Member into the National Watercolor Society, one of the highest honors attainable to watercolorists in this country. In April of 2000 Rodney was one of eight Regional Artists chosen to open at the Lincoln Center in New York City, an exhibit sponsored each year by the Asolare Fine Arts Academy showcasing emerging American Artists. In 2001 and 2002 Moser was named a Finalist in Artist's Magazine's Annual International Competition, featuring over 13,000 entries. In November of 2002 Rodney was the featured National Watercolor Artist in the internationally distributed magazine, American Artist. Moser's painting, "Siena" was chosen in 2002 to be featured in the limited edition calendar of The Artist's Magazine.
Currently Rodney resides outside of Elon, NC on the family farm where he paints, and teaches art to selective children at his "Studio Artschool". Moser is also the Art teacher at Burlington Day School. In North Carolina, Moser's artwork is handled by Carteret Contemporary Art in Morehead City , Visions Gallery in Atlantic Beach and White Canvas Gallery in Richmond, VA.
SHOWS
1977 Durham Artist's League- while a student at UNC
1978 UNC Student Show, Ackland Art Museum- Purchase Award
1985 Southwestern Watercolor Society Annual Invitational- Traveling Show
1991 Solo Show- Firehouse Galleries- Graham, NC
1991 Firehouse Galleries Annual Adult Competition- "Best in Show"
1992 Firehouse Galleries Annual Adult Competition- "Best in Show"
1992 Burlington Artist League Adult Competition- 3rd Place
1992 Caswell County Annual Adult Competition- Honorable Mention
1992 Watercolor Society of NC- Fall Competition- Award of Merit
1993 Firehouse Galleries Adult Competition- "Award of Excellence"
1993 Burlington Artist League Adult Competition- "Honorable Mention"
1993 Caswell County Adult Competition- "Third Place"
1994 Firehouse Galleries Adult Competition- "Best in Show"
1994 Solo Show- American Accents Restaurant- Greensboro, NC
1995 Caswell County Adult Competition- "Best in Show"
1995 Watercolor Society of NC- Charlotte, NC
1995 Burlington Artist League- 2 "Honorable Mentions"
1995 Solo Show- Summit Restaurant- Burlington, NC
1996 Watercolor Society of NC- Spring Show- "Award of Merit"
1996 Firehouse Galleries Adult Competition- "Honorable Mention"
1996 Burlington Artist League- "Best in Show"
1996 Solo Show- Summit Restaurant- Burlington, NC
1996 Southern Watercolor Society Annual Competition- Award of Merit
1997 Solo show- Center for Creative Leadership- Greensboro, NC
1997 Watercolor Society of NC- Spring Show - Greensboro, NC
1997 Solo Show- Caswell County Civic Center- Yanceyville, NC
1997 Caswell County Adult Competition-" First Place"
1997 Burlington Artist League- "First Place"
1998 Watercolor Society of NC- 51st Member Show- "Award of Merit"
1998 Alamance County Arts Council Adult Competition -"Best in Show"
1998 Watercolor Society of NC- 52nd Member Show- "First Place"
1999 Solo Show- Rodney and the Renaissance - Alamance County Arts Council
1999 Southern Watercolor Society Annual Competition - Niceville, FL-" Award of Excellence"
1999 National Watercolor Society- Brea CA- October - Signature Membership Awarded
2000 Annual Asolare Finearts Academy Show- Lincoln Center, New York City
2000 Solo Show-That Slow Southern Style; Heatwave in the Lowcountry-Alamance Co Arts Council
2000 Watercolor Society of NC-53rd Annual Member Show-"Second Place"
2001 The Collectible Artist of NC- Greenville NC Museum of Art- Greenville, NC
2001 The Favorite Artists of the Decade- Center for Creative Learning, Greensboro, NC 2001 New York Scenes- ERL Gallery, Winston Salem, NC
2001 A Southern Summer- Solo Show, Cartaret Contemporary Art, Morehead City, NC
2001 Finalist Artist's Magazine Annual International Competition
2001 American Watercolor Society's 135th Annual Show - New York City
2002 Double finalist Artist's Magazine Annual International Competition
2003 Solo Show, Carteret Contemporary Art, Morehead City, NC
2004 Solo Show, Carteret Contemporary Art, Morehead City, NC
2004 Third Place NC Watercolor Society, Boone, NC awarded WSNC Signature Status
2005 Group Show Carteret Contemporary Art, Morehead City, NC
2006 Solo Show Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Alamance Co. Arts Council, Graham, NC
2006 Solo Show White Canvas Gallery, Richmond VA
2006 Solo Show Carteret Contemporary Art, Morehead City, NC
GALLERY ASSOCIATIONS (PAST AND PRESENT)
Somerhill Gallery- Chapel Hill, NC
MacIntosh Gallery- Atlanta, GA
ArtSource- Raleigh, NC
The Art Collector- San Diego, CA
Gallery West- Beverly Hills, CA
ERL Gallery- Winston Salem, NC
Firehouse Galleries- Graham, NC
Cartaret Contemporary Art- Morehead City, NC
Beaufort Fine Art, Beaufort, NC
Visions Gallery, Atlantic Beach
White Canvas Gallery, Richmond, VA