Artwork by Dudi, featured in Artists in the time of Coronavirus, part 28. Courtesy Dudi.
October 14, 2020
In this episode of Art Watch, we chat with Roberta Fallon, Artblog’s Executive Director, and Chief Editor to discuss Artblog's open call series: Artists in the Time of Coronavirus, which includes works by 300+ artists, upcoming editorial features, and the Organization's initiatives for 2020 and beyond.
Roberta Fallon is an artist, writer, and co-founder of Artblog, the online arts publication, where she is Editor, Executive Director, and member of the Board. As an artist, Fallon collaborated with Libby Rosof on sculpture, painting, artist books, and street performances. As a writer, Fallon wrote a weekly column for Philadelphia Weekly (1999-2011) and the semi-regular “Philadelphia Story” column for Artnet.com (2000-2005). Her byline appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, Art Review Magazine, and elsewhere. In addition to editorial duties on Artblog, Fallon has written more than 2,400 reviews and features on the platform. Executive Director Fallon manages the day-to-day operations of the organization including budget, staffing, fundraising, and grants. She has secured and managed grants from the Knight Foundation, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts’s Project Stream, PA Citizens for the Arts, Common Field, and others. Fallon has taught at Saint Joseph’s University and Tyler School of Art and curated exhibitions at York College of Pennsylvania and Delaware Contemporary. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin (BA, English, 1974), she studied painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture at Tyler School of Art and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1988-91). Born in Wisconsin. Fallon and her husband, Steven Kimbrough, have three children.
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