..Tobie Roach is a Fine Art graduate of California State University Channel Islands. As a student, she received a rare opportunity to travel to Jingdezhen China to the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute to receive a specialized education in the fine art of porcelain craft.

..Tobie is currently an award winning resident artist and a Public Art Conservator in Ventura California. She works closely with the department of Cultural Affairs to maintain and create public projects on display throughout the city as part of Ventura’s beautiful Public Art collection.

..The art that Tobie creates is inspired by the inward journey of humanity, the boundlessness of the unknown, and the tangible stillness of the present moment. Her creations are about the process, and about letting go of the need to control an outcome. She has said, “I let go and allow the art to come through me, allowing the creation to be born and then set free”. Her art is what remains, and she offers it to you with great love and great respect.

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Education
• Bachelor of Arts, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, Spring 2005
• Study abroad, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, China, 2005
• Associates Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, Ventura College, Ventura, CA, May 2002

Exhibitions
• August 2008, Sip and Kranz, Pearl Dist. Portland OR
• July 2008, Ventura County Fair, Professional Exhibit, Ventura CA
• May 2008, Spa by Diane Loring, Buenaventura Art Gallery
• 2004, “Paths” Exhibition, Café Bariloche, Ventura CA
• 2004, Native Plant and Animal Species Mural, Channel Islands Marine Resource Institute Port Hueneme Harbor, CA
• 2004, Yosemite Mural, Oxnard, CA
• Traditions and Technologies, Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
• “Masks” Exhibition, Annual Fundraiser for NAACP, Oxnard, CA
• October 2004, “Masks” Annual Presidents Dinner for California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
• Ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos, Ventura County Museum of History and Art.
• 2003 “TobArt” solo Exhibition, E.P. Foster Library, Ventura Cultural District, CA
• Ventura County Museum of History and Art, Educational Department Internship, Ventura, Cultural District, CA

Collectors
• Sri Yantra Mandala for the Cloverdale Recovery Center, owned by Dr. Jim De Jarnett, Los Angeles, CA.
• “Tribute to the Kiln God”, Large soapstone jade flame sculpture, Presidents office, California State University Channel Islands
• “The Paths we choose”, series of 5 paintings, presidents suite, California State University Channel Islands
• Hand Painted Palm frond Masks, various enthusiasts, California State University Channel Islands Campus, Camarillo, CA
• Multicultural Painting, Dr. Gregory and Mrs. Rita Sawyer, Simi Valley, CA
• Designed, refinished and mosaic tiled coffee table, Owned by Mr. Trevor Beridon, Ventura, CA
• Painting of Channel Islands, Matt Clean, Ventura, CA
• Designed and Installed custom mosaic kitchen countertop, Mr. and Mrs. Jagelewski, Ventura, CA
• Painting "Creation & Dissolution", Private Collector, Ed Campbell, Ventura CA
• Painting "Consciousness", Private Collector, Terri Sherridon, Ventura, CA