Biography
Roberta Neidigh grew up on a farm in the rural Midwest, where land seemed to
have no bounds. The farmhouse had been inhabited by generations of Roberta's
ancestors, and her time there marked the beginning of her fascination with people,
their histories, and their landscapes. After earning a BFA in Textile Design at
Indiana University, she settled with her husband in northern California, worked as
an exhibiting textile artist, and developed a passion for drought tolerant succulent
and cactus gardens. Photographing her first child rekindled a love for the darkroom,
and Roberta began making portraits, focusing on connections between people and
their environments. After raising her family, Roberta returned to the landscape in
2010. Her work has been exhibited nationally and published internationally. She
currently explores the ways in which we cultivate our public and private spaces.
Artist's statements
Property Line
Where two plots of suburban land meet, a visual dialogue begins. This point of contact,
on the property line, reveals communication between neighbors through landscape as
an extension of the self. There is no margin here. Are we connected or divided by the
place our land touches the land of another? How is this line drawn? In this body of
work, I explore the way we protect our boundaries by creating a buffer in a place that
has none, and how we cling more strongly to our own identity as our space nears
its edge. view
Of Love and Longing
This series examines the mother daughter relationship in life and death, informed by
memory, story and dreams. Memory is fraught with inconsistency yet skillful in informing
the heart. Story and dream feed the dialog in silence and questioning. I began working
on this project in 2010, one year after the death of my mother. In grief and longing, I
found my awareness focused on my own role as mother of three daughters and on the
circular and mysterious nature of time. The brevity and generosity of a life fully lived
is complete within the context of time and connections to the past, present and future.
This collection of images is a celebration of relationship, simultaneously fleeting
and infinite. view
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EDUCATION
Indiana University School of Fine Arts, Bloomington, IN / BFA in Textile Design
1990-Present: Roberta Neidigh Photography Studio
EXHIBITIONS
2021
- Home Views “Property Line”, Griffin Museum of Photography, Main Gallery,
Curator: Paula Tognarelli, Executive Director, Griffin Museum, Winchester MA
October 28 - December 5, 2021
- Viewpoint at the Crocker Art Museum, 30 Year Celebration, Sacramento, CA
Juror: Patty Felkner, Cosumnes River College
- Open Show Sacramento, Alumni Exhibit ‘21, Viewpoint Gallery,
Sacramento, CA
2018
- Golden Mean, Between Two Paths, Sparrow Gallery and Open Show Sac,
Sacramento, CA, Juror: Juliet Haas, 2018
- Presenter, Golden Mean, Between Two Paths, Sparrow Gallery and
Open Show Sac, Sacramento, CA, 2018
2015
- Be Square, Southwest Center for Photography, Juror: Christophe Dillinger
2014
- Gold Medal Award, San Francisco International Photography Exhibition,
Gallery Photographica, San Francisco, CA Juror: Paula Tognarelli 2014
- 20th Juried Exhibition Virtual Gallery, Griffin Museum of Photography,
Winchester, MA, Juror: Aline Smithson, 2014
- Honorable Mention, ONWARD Compé ‘14, Project Basho, 2014
Philadelphia, PA, Juror: Andrew Moore, 2014
2013
- Photolucida Critical Mass, Top 200 Finalist, 2013
- Mapping: Borders, Bodies, Memories, Juror: Paula Tognarelli, Filter Photo
Festival, David Weinberg Photography, Chicago, ILL, 2013
- IDentity, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO,
Juror: Barbara Tannenbaum, 2013
- Me, Myself, and I, Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA,
Juror: David Hilliard 2013
- Second Prize Award, Emerging Focus, Photo LA, Los Angeles, CA, 2013
- The Fence, outdoor installation in Brooklyn and Boston, United Photo
Industries, PDN and Flash Forward Festival, Jurors: Maryann Camilleri,
Jim Dow, Eunice Hurd, Gary Knight, Paula Tognarelli, 2013
- Portfolio ShowCase Vol. 6 Book and Online Exhibition, The Center for
Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, Juror: Melissa DeWitt, 2013
- Portfolio ShowCase Vol. 6 Group Exhibition, The Center for
Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO,
Curator: Hamidah Glasgow, Executive Director
- Seattle City Panorama Bus Mural Project 2013, King County Metro,
PhotoCenter NW, Seattle, WA, 2013
- Award of Excellence, Photography, California Fine Art, California State Fair,
Juror: Drew Johnson, 2013
- Lines: Crossed and Walked and Otherwise, PhotoPlace Gallery,
Middlebury, Vermont, Juror: Kirsten Ria, 2013
2012
- Windows and Mirrors, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont,
Jurors: Elizabeth Corden and Jan Potts of
Corden Potts Gallery San Francisco, 2012
- Honorable Mention, International Photography Awards 2012, Los Angeles, CA
- A Little Night Music, Gualala Arts Center, Gualala, CA, Juror: Tim Baskerville
- The Photo Review Web Exhibition 2012 Langhorne, PA,
Juror: Peter Barberie of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
- The Art of Photography Show, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA,
Juror: Julian Cox of the de Young Museum, San Francisco 2012
- Juror’s Award, Photography, California Fine Art, California State Fair,
Juror: Sharmon Goff of California State University, Sacramento, 2012
- Viewpoint Members’ Exhibit, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center,
Sacramento, CA, 2012
2011
- Honorable Mention, Twelve: Parallels, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center,
Sacramento, CA, Juror: Brian Taylor of California State University San Jose
PUBLICATIONS, MEDIA
- Your Daily Photograph, “Green Stone & White Brick”,
Juliet Haas, Guest Curator, August 19, 2019
- Architecture Boston Magazine, Feature, “Buffer Zone”
By Fiona Luis, Deputy Editor, Fall 2016
- San Francisco Chronicle, “Property Line”, April 11, 2015,
By Judy Walgren, Director of Photography
- Missy Magazine, Special Issue on Rules and Boundaries,
Heidi Lusser, Photo Editor, Berlin, June/July/August 2015
- Stadt Bauwelt, German Architecture Magazine, Bauwelt,
“Detached House” Issue, Berlin, Peggy Wellerdt, Freelance Photo Editor,
December 2014
- Raw File wired.com, “The Suburban Yards that Define the Middle Class”
By Alan Devenish, April 1, 2014
- Feature Shoot, “Clever Photos Document Property Lines in
Suburban Landscape Design”, By Pelle Cass, featureshoot.com
October, 21 2013
- Feature Shoot, “15 of Our Favorite Photos from The Fence at Photoville”
By Jenna Garrett, featureshoot.com September 27, 2013
- Map Quest! By Elin Spring whatwillyouremember.com September 26, 2013
PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
- 2015 Photo Alliance, Our World Portfolio Review, San Francisco, CA
- 2013 Photo Alliance, Our World Portfolio Review, San Francisco, CA
- 2013 CENTER’s Review Santa Fe 2013, Santa Fe, NM
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS
- Cig Harvey: The Personal Photographic Image,
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, Santa Fe, NM, 2010
- Tim Baskerville: Night Photography Workshop, Mare Island, CA, 2
EXHIBITIONS 1990-2007
- Transitions and Transformation, Solo Show, Pinky’s, Sacramento, CA 2007
- Seeing Children, Solo, Traveling Show 1993,
The Darkroom Photographic Center, Mum’s Restaurant,
- American River College Main Library, Pinky’s, SMUD Gallery &
The Med Clinic Atrium, Sacramento, CA
- Portraits of Children, Solo Show, 1992 Casa de los Niños, Sacramento, CA
- Roberta Neidigh: Photographs, Solo Show 1991 The Med Clinic,
Sacramento, CA
- Faces of Sacramento, Group Show 1990, 57th Street Photography Center,
Sacramento, CA
SELECTED TEXTILE EXHIBITIONS, 1980-1990
- Wrapped Moves, Fuller Art Museum, Brockton, MA
- Clothing as Metaphor: Northern California Invitational,
I.D.E.A. Gallery, Sacramento, CA
- Fiber, Fabric and Fashion, Pacific Basin School of Textile Arts, Berkeley, CA
- Art in Fashion, A Design Performance, Fiberworks,
Gift Center Plaza, San Francisco, CA
- Art Wave, Gayle Wilson Gallery, Southampton, NY
- Twenty Years of Diversity: 1965-1985,
Indiana University School of Fine Arts Alumni, Bloomington, IN
- Art to Wear, The Fashion Group of San Francisco,
The Herbst Theater, Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
- Hotline, A Performance of Wearable Art, Los Angeles, CA
- Silk Works, A National Design Competition, co-sponsored by
American Silk Mills and the Gayle Wilson Gallery, Southampton, NY
- Fashion Collage, The Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
- The 1983 Art to Wear Invitational, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
- Surface Design ‘80: Show Biz, Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, NY
PERMANENT LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
- American Craft Council, permanent library collection,
‘artist portfolio file’ Minneapolis, MN, formerly New York, NY