"An art dealer and writer, who also has the skills to create what they sell and write about, is someone who intimately understands the works. We feel confident working with Rothe, knowing we are shopping top quality curated work, at trustworthy prices." - Client M. Davidson.
Once a successful Art Director/Graphic Designer working with Disney Press, Walter Foster and Sony, Vanessa Rothe has turned to a more traditional color palette for the past 23 years as a professional editor, curator, art dealer and fine artist.
Artist owned and operated "Vanessa Rothe Fine Art Gallery" is located at 418 Ocean ave in Laguna Beach California, and carries many of the top American Realist and Impressionist artists known internationally, for the past 12 years. Rothe is Curator/Founder of the Internationally acclaimed Americans in Paris Exhibitions and events, fine art project. She has curated numerous exhibitions, for galleries, art clubs and venues from Paris to New York to Los Angeles.
See list of curated exhibitions
Over the past 24 years, Vanessa is honored to have curated and directed over 40 fine art exhibitions with many of the leading International artists in Realism and Impressionism, both in her gallery and for galleries such as Arcadia Contemporary and Abend, and for art clubs at venues from Paris, to New York, to Los Angeles. Rothe is proud to be the founder and curator of the famed Americans in Paris exhibitions and events, now in it's 8th successful year. She is a contributing editor for American Art Collector, American Fine Art magazines and has a monthly column in International Artist magazine. titled " Art Industry Insider". Rothe is honored to lecture in Museums and gallery's, has given live art demonstrations at Christies NYC, curated booths for the LA Art Show as well as multiple exhibitions at the Salmagundi Club NYC, served as Educational Director of the American Impressionist Society . She currently serves on the PR committee of the Salmagundi Club, NYC.
Vanessa also teaches workshops, both in her "VRFA Atelier" in California and with "Workshops in France". Her 'how to paint' for beginners in oils book published by Walter Foster can be purchased on amazon and ebay, and her current how to articles can be found in International Artist Magazine. Vanessa is proudly sponsored by Raymar panels, Rembrandt art materials by Royal Talens NA, and promotes their fine products worldwide. Rothe is very proud to have helped the art world for the past many years selling hundreds of fine art works through her gallery and her renown annual Americans in Paris exhibitions and events.
Now, as a classically trained artist at LCAD fine art school, and after exhibiting alongside many of the nations top artists for years, she will shift focus to her own work on the walls of the gallery, and will continue to carry works by a few local California artists and pieces she has curated for sale at the gallery.
Call to Inquire and BUY NOW online
The world of art has changed and VRFA along with it. Buying art online is now a viable way to purchase art, especially if you are already familiar with the artists work and quality. Rothe was one of the many fine art dealers to offer her knowledge and confidence in your "buying online" experience already back in 2010 and has earned your respect as one of the pioneers in the modern world of art, offering partial click to buy fine art online experience along with unique themed exhibitions including some of the leading artists of today.
Please view the "SHOP ART COLLECTIONS" Menu above.
More about Vanessa Rothe and the VRFA Gallery Space
EDITOR / AUTHOR / WRITER
Rothe brings over 23 years in the business and over 16 years experience as the West Coast Editor of the Nationally acclaimed art collector magazine FINE ART CONNOISSEUR, was part of the original team to bring you PLEIN AIR magazine. She is currently a Contributing Editor for AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR, AMERICAN FINE ART MAGAZINE and has her own bi monthly column " Art Industry Insider" published in INTERNATIONAL ARTIST Magazine. Fine out more about her 50 published articles, her HOW TO PAINT book published by Walter Foster and more. View sample editorial articles here.
FINE ARTIST
After her BA degrees in Business and Literature, Rothe studied classical fine art at LCAD. Vanessa is a Signature Member of the American Impressionist Society and served as Educational Director there for 4 years. Vanessa is also a proud juried in Artist Member of the renown Salmagundi Arts Club in New York since 2015. She is proudly sponsored by Rembrandt Royal Talens NA and Raymar Panel company.
Read more about Rothes fine art history here and view her current works here.
CURATOR
Rothe has curated over 50 unique high quality exhibitions in the last 20 years for such venues as The California Museum of Fine Art, booths the LA Art Show 2015, Abend and Arcadia gallery, and the Salmagundi Club New York . Many exhibitions curated for her own successful fine art gallery exhibiting her own work alongside many of the worlds top artists since 2010. She has curated over 45 exhibitions, both in her space, and for other galleries, art clubs and venues from Paris to New York to Los Angeles.
View VRFA Curated exhibitions and events list here. .
LECTURER
Rothe currently lectures, writes editorial and curates innovative large scale exhibitions, offers demos, and continues to make her mark in the world of art. This summer in 2023 she will be lecturing at the HILBERT Museum in Chapman University. See some of her past Lectures listed here at the Laguna Art Museum or at the Salmagundi Club NYC.
ART WORLD POSITIONS
Vanessa was proud to serve 4 years as the Educational Director of the American Impressionist Society and 1 year as the Chapter Chair leader of Orange County for the California Art Club creating many exhibitions and educational fine art events for both organizations as well as lecturing herself on art history and fine art at the events. She is also honored to have been invited to be a part of a seminar in Venice Italy for "The Alpine Fellowship" where she was able to discuss Art and Technology today with some of the top writers, art historians, art critics, painters and poets of today, including Ian McEwan, John Burnside, Ruth Padel, Alan Lawson, Odd Nerdrum and Roger Scruton. She currently serves on the PR Board at teh Salmagundi Club NYC as an advisor.
FASHION
Her father was a clothier to the stars, making bespoke clothing for Hollywood and the entertainment industry. From one of a kind painted sil logo and musical note jackets for the Rolling Stones, silk velvet hand painted jackets, silk dresses for TV shows, a paisley leather vest for the doors movie, a painted silk Hawaiian shirt for Chevy Chase in Fletch.... Rothe was designing and painting on silk at a young age. The family business catered to actors, writers, musicians and more with unique and creative designs. Rothe continues the family tradition with new creations, up-cycled clothing with kimono fabrics, hand painted artist bags, restyled vintage.
Find out more and view her fine art and fashion shows selling these lines, shop live at 418 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach, or simply follow her line and DM for info on Instagram @vanessarothedesigns
We are honored to help you enhance your existing fine art collection, or to start you along the path to building a truly fine art collection.
Thank you for being a patron of the Arts, we look forward to working with you.
Vanessa Françoise Rothe
LEARN MORE ABOUT ROTHE AND THE GALLERY IN OUR PRESS, CURATOR, EDITOR, FINE ARTIST DROPDOWN TABS ABOVE
Once a successful Art Director/Graphic Designer working with Disney Press, Walter Foster and Sony, Vanessa Rothe has turned to a more traditional color palette for the past 23 years as a professional editor, curator, art dealer and fine artist.
Artist owned and operated "Vanessa Rothe Fine Art Gallery" is located at 418 Ocean ave in Laguna Beach California, and carries many of the top American Realist and Impressionist artists known internationally, for the past 12 years. Rothe is Curator/Founder of the Internationally acclaimed Americans in Paris Exhibitions and events, fine art project. She has curated numerous exhibitions, for galleries, art clubs and venues from Paris to New York to Los Angeles.
See list of curated exhibitions
Over the past 24 years, Vanessa is honored to have curated and directed over 40 fine art exhibitions with many of the leading International artists in Realism and Impressionism, both in her gallery and for galleries such as Arcadia Contemporary and Abend, and for art clubs at venues from Paris, to New York, to Los Angeles. Rothe is proud to be the founder and curator of the famed Americans in Paris exhibitions and events, now in it's 8th successful year. She is a contributing editor for American Art Collector, American Fine Art magazines and has a monthly column in International Artist magazine. titled " Art Industry Insider". Rothe is honored to lecture in Museums and gallery's, has given live art demonstrations at Christies NYC, curated booths for the LA Art Show as well as multiple exhibitions at the Salmagundi Club NYC, served as Educational Director of the American Impressionist Society . She currently serves on the PR committee of the Salmagundi Club, NYC.
Vanessa also teaches workshops, both in her "VRFA Atelier" in California and with "Workshops in France". Her 'how to paint' for beginners in oils book published by Walter Foster can be purchased on amazon and ebay, and her current how to articles can be found in International Artist Magazine. Vanessa is proudly sponsored by Raymar panels, Rembrandt art materials by Royal Talens NA, and promotes their fine products worldwide. Rothe is very proud to have helped the art world for the past many years selling hundreds of fine art works through her gallery and her renown annual Americans in Paris exhibitions and events.
Now, as a classically trained artist at LCAD fine art school, and after exhibiting alongside many of the nations top artists for years, she will shift focus to her own work on the walls of the gallery, and will continue to carry works by a few local California artists and pieces she has curated for sale at the gallery.
Call to Inquire and BUY NOW online
The world of art has changed and VRFA along with it. Buying art online is now a viable way to purchase art, especially if you are already familiar with the artists work and quality. Rothe was one of the many fine art dealers to offer her knowledge and confidence in your "buying online" experience already back in 2010 and has earned your respect as one of the pioneers in the modern world of art, offering partial click to buy fine art online experience along with unique themed exhibitions including some of the leading artists of today.
Please view the "SHOP ART COLLECTIONS" Menu above.
More about Vanessa Rothe and the VRFA Gallery Space
EDITOR / AUTHOR / WRITER
Rothe brings over 23 years in the business and over 16 years experience as the West Coast Editor of the Nationally acclaimed art collector magazine FINE ART CONNOISSEUR, was part of the original team to bring you PLEIN AIR magazine. She is currently a Contributing Editor for AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR, AMERICAN FINE ART MAGAZINE and has her own bi monthly column " Art Industry Insider" published in INTERNATIONAL ARTIST Magazine. Fine out more about her 50 published articles, her HOW TO PAINT book published by Walter Foster and more. View sample editorial articles here.
FINE ARTIST
After her BA degrees in Business and Literature, Rothe studied classical fine art at LCAD. Vanessa is a Signature Member of the American Impressionist Society and served as Educational Director there for 4 years. Vanessa is also a proud juried in Artist Member of the renown Salmagundi Arts Club in New York since 2015. She is proudly sponsored by Rembrandt Royal Talens NA and Raymar Panel company.
Read more about Rothes fine art history here and view her current works here.
CURATOR
Rothe has curated over 50 unique high quality exhibitions in the last 20 years for such venues as The California Museum of Fine Art, booths the LA Art Show 2015, Abend and Arcadia gallery, and the Salmagundi Club New York . Many exhibitions curated for her own successful fine art gallery exhibiting her own work alongside many of the worlds top artists since 2010. She has curated over 45 exhibitions, both in her space, and for other galleries, art clubs and venues from Paris to New York to Los Angeles.
View VRFA Curated exhibitions and events list here. .
LECTURER
Rothe currently lectures, writes editorial and curates innovative large scale exhibitions, offers demos, and continues to make her mark in the world of art. This summer in 2023 she will be lecturing at the HILBERT Museum in Chapman University. See some of her past Lectures listed here at the Laguna Art Museum or at the Salmagundi Club NYC.
ART WORLD POSITIONS
Vanessa was proud to serve 4 years as the Educational Director of the American Impressionist Society and 1 year as the Chapter Chair leader of Orange County for the California Art Club creating many exhibitions and educational fine art events for both organizations as well as lecturing herself on art history and fine art at the events. She is also honored to have been invited to be a part of a seminar in Venice Italy for "The Alpine Fellowship" where she was able to discuss Art and Technology today with some of the top writers, art historians, art critics, painters and poets of today, including Ian McEwan, John Burnside, Ruth Padel, Alan Lawson, Odd Nerdrum and Roger Scruton. She currently serves on the PR Board at teh Salmagundi Club NYC as an advisor.
FASHION
Her father was a clothier to the stars, making bespoke clothing for Hollywood and the entertainment industry. From one of a kind painted sil logo and musical note jackets for the Rolling Stones, silk velvet hand painted jackets, silk dresses for TV shows, a paisley leather vest for the doors movie, a painted silk Hawaiian shirt for Chevy Chase in Fletch.... Rothe was designing and painting on silk at a young age. The family business catered to actors, writers, musicians and more with unique and creative designs. Rothe continues the family tradition with new creations, up-cycled clothing with kimono fabrics, hand painted artist bags, restyled vintage.
Find out more and view her fine art and fashion shows selling these lines, shop live at 418 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach, or simply follow her line and DM for info on Instagram @vanessarothedesigns
We are honored to help you enhance your existing fine art collection, or to start you along the path to building a truly fine art collection.
Thank you for being a patron of the Arts, we look forward to working with you.
Vanessa Françoise Rothe
LEARN MORE ABOUT ROTHE AND THE GALLERY IN OUR PRESS, CURATOR, EDITOR, FINE ARTIST DROPDOWN TABS ABOVE
Learn more about Vanessa in the American Art Collective podcast on Apple
New Podcast Interview with American Art Collective
Discussing VRFA Galerie, our history and exhibitions - Give it a listen!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-art-collective/id1559396390?i=1000542806938
New Podcast Interview with American Art Collective
Discussing VRFA Galerie, our history and exhibitions - Give it a listen!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-art-collective/id1559396390?i=1000542806938
Below: Live interview of VRFA on teh Business of Fine Art and her career. Interview by Bryan Mark Taylor and offered by Sentient Academy
Vanessa Rothe Fine Art Gallery - 418 Ocean Avenue, Laguna Beach California