Tim Roseborough
Bio: Tim Roseborough has performed and shown artwork at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the ZERO1 San Jose New Media Biennials, Pro Arts, Oakland and SOMArts and Root Division in San Francisco. His interventions can be seen in publications including Artforum, Art In America, Hyperallergic.com, the San Francisco Chronicle, SF Arts Monthly, SF Examiner, and San Francisco Bay Guardian. He was the inaugural artist in the Emerging Artists Program at the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco and has been awarded residencies at Kala Art Institute, Berkeley; and the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, San Francisco.
Thesis Exhibition
Artist Statement: “Exceptionally grand prizes, both in terms of money and status, can be won in the arts. These prizes are larger than in comparable professions. It is also true that the average artist earns less than other professionals. Many artists earn low incomes. Despite the high stakes, the average chances are low. In this respect, the arts are like a lottery.”
Abbing, Hans. WHY ARE ARTISTS POOR?: THE EXCEPTIONAL ECONOMY OF THE ARTS. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2008, p. 122.
L to R: Untitled (Gold Bricks) (from the #artlifelottery series), (1.5:1 dimension ratio, Prospective Artwork: Adobe Illustrator format, updated February 19, 2018); Untitled (Pot of Gold) (from the #artlifelottery series), (1.5:1 dimension ratio, Prospective Artwork: Adobe Illustrator format, updated February 19, 2018)