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ROLAND COSBY ARTWORK
The Pastel Work of Roland Cosby
Roland Cosby Exhibit at the Hingham Public Library
If you are interested in Roland's art please contact Sally Ridley at sarahnellaw@gmail.com
Roland D. Cosby (1946-2011) BIOGRAPHY
Roland Delaney Cosby, or as his friends called him, "COZ," was born in Richmond, Virginia, and came to Massachusetts as an enlisted Airman in the United States Air Force (USAF) stationed at the Otis Air National Guard Base. Roland made many friends in Massachusetts during his service, and made Massachusetts his home.
Roland was indeed a Renaissance Man of the 20th-Century. He played multiple musical instruments throughout his lifetime but would most often find himself performing as a bass guitarist in several local jazz and R&B bands. He was a co-owner of Wheels, a roller-skating store located on Newbury Street in Boston. Roland built unique skates for his customers, taught the art of urban skating, and brought freestyle roller skating to the crowds at Revere Beach and along the Charles River Walkway. Roland, in his own right, won accolades as a speed skater.
Roland was also a self-taught artist who worked on various visual art media. He called his artwork ROLART. Using his artistic talent, Roland participated in many different youth organizations as a teacher, adviser, and volunteer. He worked on many activities that involved socialization for minors and the arts, such as sidewalk murals and trashcan paintings and placement. He focused on helping adolescents find and create beauty within their communities.
In later years he focused his artwork on the medium of pastels. Roland was mentored by the late Dorothy Lepler of Brookline, MA. Lepler, an established pastel artist, taught him how to create with powdered pigments. Many of Roland's pastel artworks were floral, but he also produced several landscapes, as well as portraits of people and pets, both as special orders and as gifts to his many friends. At the time of his passing, Roland's paintings were on display at various local shows and his walk-in art studio at the Western Avenue Studios in Lowell. Boston's own Mayor, Thomas Menino, presented Roland with a first-place certificate for his pastel work at City Hall. Roland had won multiple art awards, including "Best of Show" at the Chelmsford Art Association Show in July 2013, posthumously. He was a member of the Arts League of Lowell.
Roland died peacefully on Wednesday, August 27, 2011, after a challenging recovery from a stroke and heart disease at 65. More than ten years later, he is still sorely missed by his countless friends and the family he made in the Greater Boston area.
Roland left his artwork to the Ridley, Agro, Buonagurio family. Our mission is to honor his legacy by using proceeds from the sale of his artwork to properly frame his pieces, as well as to donate to worthy causes that reflect his values.
For any questions about Roland’s artwork or life, please contact Sally Ridley @ sarahnellaw@gmail.com.