2017
CLEVELAND,OHIO
LOVE COMMITMENT SACRIFICE
The Nourishing of Flowers, Education This can open the world for a child is the sign of the times. ….Going back to the basics,
beginning at pre-k to12 increase the child's ability …
VETERANS, SENIORS AND FAMILIES:
Respect and increase care
of all veterans..who have put their lives on the line so we can enjoy our freedom… remember they are the people
who make sure we are safe.
CULTURAL ARTS:
Freedom of cultural expression. Create
more opportunities for the arts for all who want to practice their discipline….
Leaders
are there to make you flourish.........And the Flower Grows
My paintng... HARLEM BUTTERFLYS ...is used in the WVIZ/PBS IDEASTREAM
SPECIAL ...KARAMU 100 HUNDRED YEARS IN THE HOUSE... the painting is
now in the KARAMU ART COLLECTION...
2010
Selected photographs are in the Cleveland Public Library, Photographs Collection
2010
Created and is Publisher of a list
of African American Artist of Cleveland, Harlem, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles
is about the FREE LISTING of Actors, Artist, Dancers, Musicians,
Photographers, Poets, Singers, Sculptors, Writers, and Art Galleries, Libraries, Museums, Theatre, and others
in the creative world.
At present working working on a
outside mural "The Festival of Butterflys and Flowers" at 3767 Community College Ave.
2007
Created "People
Places Things and Politics.Com" a web site for photographs by WALTER ALLEN ROGERS JR.
Created "butterflynewsservice.com" a web site for news about the arts and all
the silly stuff that is fit to print...
2005 Completed
a ten foot long oil painting entitled "Sister Twin Feathers"...
2002 Designed and artistically produced "Melody of Cleveland" as part of Guitar Mania, artist was sponsord
by Forest City Enterprises...link...
1998 NEW YORK
NY...Presented to the UNITED NATIONS a gift of the original artwork for "Many Faces...One Voice on behalf of and from
the city of CLEVELAND OH.... (see drawing "Unity")
CLEVELAND OH. ... Mayor M. R. WHITE declared artwork depicting slogan of "MANY FACES...ONE
VOICE" as the offcial symbol of "UNITY DAY"...
Commissioned to a drawing for the 75th Anniversary of the CLEVELAND COUNCIL on WORLD AFFAIRS
entitled "ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR EDUCATION is YOUR MASTERPIECE" based on a poem authored by the artist...
1997...Inducted into the GLENVILLE HALL of FAME, LEGENDS AND LEGACIES
for the arts in the GLENVILLE community...
Executed a drawing depicting UNITY DAY slogan of "MANY FACES...ONE VOICE" for the city of CLEVELAND OH,...
1993... A oil painting entitled "YOUR
SUCCESS IS OUR CONCERN" was presented by the CLEVELAND OH. MCAP BOARD of DIRECTORS as a donation to the NATIONAL CITY
BANK (PNC) on behalf of the AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN of CLEVELAND OH. ...
Photojournalist for the CRUSADER ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT & NEWS and the CALL & POST publications...
1990...Participated in the Peoples Art Show
at Cleveland State University, art work entitled "THE GODDESS of AUTUMN" won an award for Most Beautiful...
1989...Participated in the Peoples Art Show at Cleveland State University
where two art works "Sister Butterfly" and "Running Flower" received awards for Most Beautiful and Most
Poetic, respectively...
Executed nine murals and
four paintings, commissioned by the Ohio Arts Council for the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center on 22nd street...
1987...Washington, DC...Guest Artist at the Margaret K. Amadon Elementary
School, assisted in building a float for the American Education Day parade which was awarded First Prize...
1986...Philadelphia, Pa. Paintings on view at the Cobbs Creek Library
and the 52st Library...
1985...Harlem
NYC...The Urban League selected various pieces of art work for display in their Harlem office...
1984...Bronx, NYC Exhibition on view at Genesis Medical P.C. ...
Philadelphia, PA. Executed the oil painting "LOVE and IMAGINATION" at Temple
University during a summer workshop...
1982...Brooklyn,
NYC Executed an oil painting for a cover of an alum entiled "THE LIVE BAND-A CHANCE FOR HOPE" on THE SOUND OF BROOKLYN
(TSOB) label...
1980...BRONX, NYC
Conducted an art workshop with students at the Dr. Roland N. Patterson Junior High/Elementary
School. The paintings completed at this workshop were sent to Atlanta, GA. for viewing...
Atlanta, GA. Conducted an art workshop for the Childrens Day Program at the EBENEZER BAPTIST
CHURCH. Children from HARLEM, NYC art workshop visited for the showing of the paintings from the Bronx and Atlanta workshops,
a painting was made with the children during the workshop and is now on view at EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH...
1976-7...Brooklyn,NYC At Brooklyn Model Cities, a year long one man
show of art and a photographic study of African American people during the time of the Bicentennial in New York City...
1976-1986...Harlem NYC Exhibition at the Harlem Development Corporation
in the Adam Clayton Powell Jr., State Office Building...
Commissioned
to paint a portrait of General Otto Van Excel, former Commander of the 369th Armory...
Brooklyn NYC Wrote and directed the play the "Agony for Recognition" which was
performed at the Billie Holiday Theater at the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation the play was a composition of Mr.
Rogers' art, music and poetry...
1974...New
York NY the Xerox Corporation selected artwork from Mr. Rogers for tthier office in Lake Success...
Commissioned to do the artwork for the LP album "Euphrates River"
by the RCA recording group, The Main Ingredient, about one million copies of the album were sold...
1973... Harlem NYC Conducted an art workshop sponsored by the Riverside Church Neighborhood
Youth Corps, and the IBM Corporation. The result of this project was a painting entitled, "The Virgin of the Rose"...
1972...West Point NY A one man exhibition at the United States Military
Academy at West Point...
1971... Knoxville, TN. Educational
Training and Adaptations, Inc., sponsored a show where the major painting entitled, "Autumn Love" this work is currently on view at the Mount Olive Baptist Church...
Harlem NYC Donated the oil painting "Forest Flower" to the Schomberg Library in Harlem...
Executed a major art work "La Rose
D' Anges" in the lobby of the Martin Luther King Pavilion of Harlem Hospital as an art education program for the community...
1970...Harlem NYC Donated the oil painting "FELICITA"
to UNICEF on behalf of the children of Harlem. This artwork was designated the official painting for the United Nations
25th Anniversary celebration and received world acclaim. This painting was selected for the cover of the San Francisco Chamber
of Commerce Magazine, The Secretariat News, and the frontispiece for the 25th Anniversary Catalogue of International Art...
1969...Harlem NYC Exhibition with Dr. O. Stokes African collection
at the National Council of Churches Interfaith Center Gallery "Harambe 1"