current exhibitions
2024 Lapis Room, Albuquerque, NM
2024 HadoMark Gallery, Lenox, MA
2024 Ghostwolf Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
solo exhibitions
2016 Seven Tales at Lizard Tail - Lizard Tail Brewing, Albuquerque, NM
juried exhibitions (links in bold)
2024 Miracula, Electra Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2024 The Mind of an Artist, Sims Contemporary, Online Exhibition, New York, NY
2024 Spectrum of Dreams, NuuMuse Contemporary, Online Exhibition, Dallas, TX
2024 Whispering Colors, NuuMuse Contemporary, Online Exhibition, Dallas, TX
2023 Wanderlust - Art Fluent, Online Exhibition, Boston, MA
2022 Art Santa Fe Contemporary Art Fair, Redwood Group, Santa Fe, NM
2022 Within - Art Fluent, Online Exhibition, Boston, MA
2021 Reflections - Nuu Muse Contemporary Art, Dallas TX
2021 Her Weight in Gold - Visionary Art Collective, Online Exhibition, New York, NY
2019 Inspired! Works on Paper, New Mexico Art League, Albuquerque, NM
2016 The 7th Park Fine Art International Tour: US - Park Fine Art, Albuquerque, NM
2016 The 7th Park Fine Art International Tour: Germany - Galerie Am Park, Frankfurt, Germany
1985 Art Up Front - Massachusetts Department of Commerce and Tourism, Pittsfield, MA
1984 Tangent Visions - Berkshire Artisans Gallery, Pittsfield MA
1983 Brooklyn Bridge/Brooklyn Artists - Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn NY
1982 Abstract Corporate Art - Keane Mason Gallery, New York City, NY
1982 Petite Format - Institut Audio Visuel, Paris, France
1982 Petite Format - Keane Mason Gallery, New York City, NY
1982 21st Annual Juried Show - Nassau County Museum of Art, Long Beach, NY
1982 Representational Show - Keane Mason Gallery, New York City, NY
1977 Brooklyn Hangs 1977 - Henry Hicks Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1977 Translucent - Work of Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
invitational exhibitions
2024 Celestial Beings, Lapis Room, Albuquerque, NM
2024 Women Makers and Shapers, 3017 Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2024 The Heart Show, Lapis Room, Albuquerque, NM
2023 Summer Invitational - HadoMark Gallery, Lenox, MA
2022 Anniversary Exhibit #2 - NMCC Gallery with a Cause, Albuquerque, NM
2022 Let’s Get Metaphysical! - Tortuga Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2019 The Architecture of Beauty: Works by Prominent NM Artists, NMCC Gallery with a Cause, Albuquerque, NM
2017 Summer Collective - Tortuga Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2017 Summer Invitational - Artichoke Cafe, Albuquerque, NM
2016 Imaginary Friends & Fools - Tortuga Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2016 Inaugural Opening Guest Artist - Ghostwolf Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2010 Dancing Out Loud - Exhibit by invitation, Albuquerque, NM
1984 9th Annual Invitational Exhibition - Henry Hicks Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
select group exhibitions
2022 ARTScrawl NOW - Hotel Andaluz, Albuquerque, NM
2019 Albuquerque Art Showcase 2019, Albuquerque Convention Ctr, Albuquerque, NM
2018 Debtfair.org - online digital project of Occupy Museums.org
2018 Currency - 516 Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2018 MuralFest 2018, Bosque Mural Artists - Tortuga Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2018 Cannabis and Comedy - KD Neeley Studio, Albuquerque, NM
2018 The Ninth Annual Peoples' Art Show - 5G at Factory on Fifth Albuquerque, NM
2017 Expressions of Faith and Belief - Gallery St. Michael, Albuquerque, NM
2017 Tincture- Winning Coffee Co., Albuquerque, NM
2017 ARTScrawl NOW - Hotel Andaluz, Albuquerque, NM
2017 Creatures Re-Imagined, Impasto Gallery, Longmont, CO
2017 Inaugural Exhibition - KD Neeley Studio, Albuquerque, NM
2017 Women & Creativity: Opening Doors in the Arts - Julianna Kirwin Studio, Albuquerque, NM
2016 Heart Attack! - Downtown Contemporary Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2016 The Seventh Annual Peoples' Art Show - 5G at Factory on Fifth Albuquerque, NM
2015 Women & Creativity: Opening Doors for Women in the Arts - Julianna Kirwin Studio, Albuquerque, NM
gallery representation
2024 - Lapis Room, Albuquerque, NM
2024 - The Giving Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023 - 2024 - HadoMark Gallery, Lenox MA
2016 - 2024 - Ghostwolf Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2020 - Metaphysical Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2018 - KD Neeley Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
commissions
2019 Outdoor Mural collaboration with artist Denise Weaver Ross, for Orpheum Community Hub, Albuquerque, NM
2019 North Towne Plaza Mural - outdoor mural collaboration with artist Nikki Zabicki, for Weingarten Realty, Albuquerque, NM
2018 Tortuga Bosque Mural - outdoor mural collaboration with Denise Weaver Ross, for Tortuga Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2018 Blackbird Dreams of the Bosque - indoor mural collaboration with Nikki Zabicki, for Blackbird Cafe, Albuquerque, NM
2018 Epiphany - for the private residence of Karly and Jason White, Albuquerque, NM
2016 Raising Consciousness - for the office of ReKonnected Body Massage & Natural Therapeutics, Albuquerque, NM
1984 Public Works by 40 Artists - 10 on 8 Window Works, New York, NY
1983 Paned Expression: Window Works - Berkshire Arts Festival, Pittsfield MA
collections
2018 Debtfair.org - online digital project of Occupy Museums.org
2017 The Big Picture, collective art project, www.thebigpictureartproject.com
Works are also held in private collections in the United States and Europe.
lectures and presentations (links in bold)
2024 Allegories of this Painter’s Life, WESST Studio Production, YouTube
2023 COLORES! Interview - National Public Broadcast PBS COLORES!, YouTube
2021 A Visit with Allegorical Artist Roe LiBretto, Metaphysical Art Gallery, YouTube
2021 Interviews with Curator KD Neeley, Metaphysical Art Gallery, YouTube
2019 Watercolor Painting Technique: Aboulomania, YouTube
2018 Resolve/Evolve Artist Discussion Panel, Ghostwolf Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2016 About the Artist: Roe Libretto - Ghostwolf Gallery, YouTube
2016 Artist Talk - Tortuga Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
awards
2022 People’s Choice Award, Anniversary Exhibit #2, NMCC Gallery with a Cause
2021 Global Virtual Exhibition, Special Mention by curator Gita Joshi - Create Magazine, Philadelphia, PA, Online Exhibition
2019 Doctor’s and Staff Choice Award, The Architecture of Beauty: Works by Prominent NM Artists, NMCC Gallery with a Cause
2018 Local Treasure Designee Albuquerque Art Business Association
1997 Western Publication Association Maggie Award
1995 International Association of Business Communicators Silver Quill Award of Excellence
1974 Leonard Davis Center for the Performing Arts Poster Design Award
fellowships & residencies
2024 ArtsHub, Albuquerque, NM
1984 Pittsfield Community Art Center, Pittsfield, MA