Roland Reiss

Roland Reiss (May 15, 1929– December 13, 2020) was an American artist known for his miniature tableaux and paintings.

Early life, education and military service Roland Reiss was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1929, during the Great Depression. He served in the US Army as a Sergeant First Class. After winning a national art price he managed forty artists working at Camp Roberts. These gained Reiss significant critical attention. In the 1990s Reiss moved back to painting. He spent the last 15 years if his career creating large flower paintings. In his retirement, he directed Painting's Edge, a summer artist's residency for Idyllwild Arts from 2000 to 2007. In 2009, he received the College Art Association Award for the Distinguished Teaching of Art.

Personal life In 1952 Reiss Married Betty Ravenscroft, with whom he had six children. In 1991 he married the artist Dawn Arrowsmith.

Collections Los Angeles County Museum of Art Whitney Museum of Art, New York Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Hammer Museum Benton Museum of Art Pomona College Claremont Lewis Museum of Art Orange County Museum of Art Laguna Art Museum