BIO:
Born in 1966 in Santa Fe, NM of a French mother and an American father, her dual-nationality and extensive travels have had a profound influence on her work. In 1972 after a year in Florence and another in Paris, Waring’s parents settled in Rockport, MA and began homeschooling their four children- eventually founding the Waring School. Rokhaya’s most lasting memories are of activities such as printing on an antique letterpress, raising ducks and geese and milking goats, baking bread, playing the piano and the violin, sketching from life and camping across America. Rokhaya has been drawing from nature since she could hold a pencil and her daily observation and recording via sketchbooks has not only kept memories alive but has become the foundation of her artistic technique and vision.
After graduating from Princeton with a BA in Art History/Visual Arts in ‘88, Waring spent her first summer painting in the Provencal village of Forcalquier. This cultivated yet rugged landscape became her part-time home for the next twenty years and the climate allowed her to paint almost exclusively plein air. Hay rolls, sunflower and poppy fields- which she painted while using her old Renault 18 as an easel and shield against the mistral winds- are some of her iconic subjects. In 2008 she moved to Gloucester, MA- the Cape Ann of her childhood- where seascapes and boats in the harbor quickly captured her heart. Waring has also spent time painting in Paris, Israel, Tahiti, and other parts of the United States.
Rokhaya’s love of nature, travel and Plein Air are deep-rooted. So it’s no surprise that in the spring of 2021, she and her husband sold their house in Gloucester to move into a vintage Safari Trek motorhome and headed south find new inspiration and a new home. They, along with their two whippets, now live in the Smoky Mountains of NC and are enjoying the extended outdoor season and spectacular view from their deck- now another of Waring’s favorite subjects.
Waring has exhibited in over 170 solo, group, invitational and juried shows and Plein Air events in the U.S. and France, and has garnered many awards. She is a member of Oil Painters of America, the American Impressionist Society, North Shore Arts Association, the Copley Society (1995-2008), Rocky Neck Art Colony, and has shown at the Salon Des Artistes Français, and the Salon d’Automne in Paris, and at the Currier Museum of Art. Her commissioned oil paintings are featured on Tru Fragrance & Beauty’s line of products. Waring is featured in “100 Artists of New England” (Schiffer 2011) and in “The American Flag in Contemporary Art”, (Schiffer, 2015). Notable collectors include: Carl Crossman (art dealer and appraiser for Antiques Roadshow); Todd Park (US Chief Technology Officer under Obama); Andre Agassi; and Brooke Shields.

SELECT SOLO SHOWS:
2024 – 22nd Season – Final Exhibit with Blue Heron Gallery; Wellfleet, MA
2023 – New Work from North Carolina; Blue Heron Gallery; Wellfleet, MA
2022 – Oil & Watercolors; Blue Heron Gallery; Wellfleet, MA
2018 – Recent Paintings; Blue Heron Gallery; Wellfleet, MA
2016 – Land, Sea & Sky; 10th Annual Solo Show, Blue Heron Gallery; Wellfleet, MA
2015 – Pieces of Gloucester; Center Gallery; Gloucester, MA
2014 – Cape Ann to Cape Cod; Blue Heron Gallery; Wellfleet, MA
2013 – Recent Seascapes and Garden Views; Blue Heron Gallery; Wellfleet, MA
2012 – Land & Sea; Blue Heron Gallery; Wellfleet, MA
2011 – Tahitian Views; Blue Heron Gallery; Wellfleet, MA
2011 – From Cape Ann to Tahiti; Summer Artists Series; Rocky Neck Gallery; Gloucester, MA
2010 – New Work; Landscapes & Marines; Blue Heron Gallery; Wellfleet, MA
2009 – New Work from Provence; Blue Heron Gallery; Wellfleet, MA
2008 – New Work from France; Blue Heron Gallery; Wellfleet, MA
2008 – Color Fields: from the Luberon to Sonoma; Copley Society of Art; Boston, MA
2007 – New Work; Blue Heron Gallery; Wellfleet, MA
2006 – New Hamphire Paintings; Blue Heron Gallery; Wellfleet, MA
2004 – The Olive Tree; Arnould Gallery; Marblehead, MA
2003 – Provence & New England; Style 1900; Amsterdam, ND
2001 – A Summer In Provence; the Gallery of the Franco-American Centre; Manchester, NH
2000 – Recent Oil Paintings; Maison Robert; Boston, MA
2000 – Recent Provence Paintings; Illuminata; Gloucester, MA
1999 – Paintings in Series; Maison Robert; Boston, MA
1998 – Summer Paintings from Provence; Arnould Gallery; Marblehead, MA
1997 – Ma Provence – Recent Oil Paintings; Maison Robert; Boston, MA
1996 – Artistes de Provence; Centre d’Artistes Contemporains; Forcalquier, France
1996 – Alumna Exhibit; Waring School; Beverly, MA
1995 – La Provence; Marty Whaley Adams Gallery; Charleston, SC
1995 – Paintings of Essex County; Arnould Gallery; Marblehead, MA
1995 – Recent Paintings of New England; The Hall Haskell House; Ipswich, MA
1994 – Recent Oils of Provence; Preston-Cutler Gallery; Hamilton, MA
1993 – Provence- Aquarelles et Pastels; Galerie La Carline; Forcalquier, France
1993 – Ma Provence: Huiles; Galerie Pavillon Montaigne; Paris, France
1993 – Ma Provence: Aquarelles; Université de Jussieu; Paris, France
1992 – Forcalquier et ses Alentours; Galerie La Carline; Forcalquier, France
1991 – Peintures et Aquarelles du Pays de Forcalquier; Galerie L’Atelier; Forcalquier, France
1990 – Le Pays de Forcalquier; The Paris Country Club; Paris, France
1990 – Nouvelles Peintures De Provence; Galerie L’Atelier; Forcalquier, France
1989 – Peintures De Provence; Huiles sur Toile; Galerie L’Atelier; Forcalquier, France
1989 – New England and Provence – Oils & Watercolors; The Women’s City Club of Boston; Boston, MA
1988 – Essences de Provence; – Huiles sur Papier; Galerie L’Atelier; Forcalquier, France

SELECT GROUP SHOWS, EVENTS & AWARDS:
2024 – Plein Air New Bern: plein air juried event & exhibition; New Bern NC
2024 – Paint Annapolis: plein air juried event & exhibition; Annapolis MD
2023 – Plein Air Easton: QuickDraw: Honorable Mention from Master Jove Wang
2023 – Augusta Plein Air: Judge’s Choice for Historic Augusta Quick Paint; Augusta, MO
2023 – Augusta Plein Air: Sponsor’s Choice for “Big Views” theme; Augusta, MO
2023 – Plein Air New Bern: plein air juried event & exhibition; New Bern NC
2023 – Paint Annapolis: plein air juried event & exhibition; Annapolis MD
2023 – Paint the Smokies: QuickDraw; Maryville, TN
2022 – Cape Ann Plein Air: 3rd place QuickDraw; Cape Ann, MA
2022 – Art is in the Air: Brevard, NC, Featured Artist
2022 – Blowing Rock Plein Air: BRAHM, Blowing Rock, NC
2022 – Southport Plein Air: 1st place, Mayor’s Choice award; Southport, NC
2022 – Artists on Location: plein air juried event & exhibition; Knoxville, NC
2021 – Bath County Plein Air Festival: juried event & exhibition; Warm Springs Gallery, Warm Springs, VA
2021 – AIS- First Associate Member Online Exhibition; juried show
2020 – SGIPO: St George Island FL Paint-In; at home, Gloucester, MA
2020 – Florals: Warm Springs Gallery, Warm Springs, VA
2019 – PIPAF: QuickDraw: Honorable Mention from Nancy Tankersley; Parrsboro, NS
2019 – AIS- 3rd Annual Impressions Small Works Showcase; juried show; Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI
2019 – Art on the Rocks: 3rd place; Gloucester, MA
2018 – Cape Ann Plein Air: 2nd place Quickdraw; Cape Ann, MA
2018 – Bath County Plein Air Festival: juried event & exhibition; Warm Springs Gallery, Warm Springs, VA
2018 – “Spring Awakening”; Charles Fine Art, Gloucester, MA
2018 – “Winter Wonders”; The Cultural Center Gallery at Rocky Neck, Gloucester, MA
2017 – Cape Ann Plein Air: juried artist & exhibition; Cape Ann, MA
2017 – “Lexicon Gallery Holiday Show”: invitational; Lexicon Gallery, Magnolia, MA
2017 – “Rocky Neck NOW”: member’s show; The Cultural Center Gallery at Rocky Neck, Gloucester, MA
2017 – “Artists Drawings & Paintings”: juried show; The Cultural Center Gallery at Rocky Neck, Gloucester, MA
2016 – “For the Birds”: juried show; Best of Show; The Cultural Center Gallery at Rocky Neck, Gloucester, MA
2015-2016 – Alpers Fine Art: “(Largely) Small Works”; invitational; Andover, MA
2015 – FlatRocks Gallery: “Blooming; invitational; Gloucester, MA
2015 – Cultural Center Gallery: “It’s Not Furniture”; juried show; Juror’s Choice Award; Gloucester, MA
2014 – Alpers Fine Art: “Warm Winds, Cool Waters”; invitational; Andover, MA
2013 – Alpers Fine Art: “(Largely) Small Works”; invitational; Andover, MA
2013 – Alpers Fine Art: Juried Holiday Show ; invitational; Andover, MA
2013 – “En Plein Air: A Charles Reiffel Tribute, 2013”; International Art Competition; San Diego, CA
2012 – The Cultural Center Gallery at Rocky Neck: “The October Seven”; invitational; Gloucester, MA
2012 – The Cultural Center Gallery at Rocky Neck; Members’ August Show; Gloucester, MA
2011 – Best of Rocky Neck Art Colony; juried member’s show; Gloucester, MA
2010 – Best of Rocky Neck Art Colony; juried member’s show; Gloucester, MA
2009 – Art 3 Gallery: “Anything Goes”; invitational; Manchester, NH
2009 – Best of Rocky Neck Art Colony; juried member’s show; Gloucester, MA
2008 – Alpers Fine Art; “Toward the Light”; invitational; Andover, MA
2007 – Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery: “New & Revisited Work” – A Three-Woman Show; Portsmouth, NH
2006 – The Copley Society of Art; “Here and Abroad”; juried show; Boston, MA
2006 – Art 3 Gallery; “Music & Movement”; invitational; Manchester, NH
2006 – Art 3 Gallery; “Complements: Art & Food”; invitational; Manchester, NH
2006 – Alpers Fine Art; “Spring Forward: Visions of Renewal”; invitational; Andover, MA
2006 – The Currier Museum of Art; “NH Art Association 58th Annual Exhibition”; juried show; Manchester, NH
2005 – Art in the Barn; Essex County Greenbelt Association; juried show; Essex, MA
2005 – Impressions Gallery; invitational; Rockland, ME
2005 – The Artist Eye; invitational; North Hampton, NH
2005 – Linden Gallery; invitational; Rowley, MA
2004 – The Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery; “The Creative Hand III”; juried show; Portsmouth, NH
2002 – The Copley Society of Art; juried show; Boston, MA
2002 – Fulton Street Gallery: “Interpreting Landscape”; juried show; Troy, NY
2000 – Enrico Donati Gallery; invitational; Newburyport, MA
1996 – Susan Berke Fine Art; invitational; New York, NY
1994 – Recontre des Artistes du Pays de Forcalquier; juried show; Forcalquier, France
1994 – Salon des Artistes Français; Grand Palais; international juried show; Paris, France
1993 – XVème Rencontres d’Art Plastique; international juried show; 1st place; Chateau-Arnoux, France
1992 – Salon des Artistes Français; Grand Palais; international juried show; Paris, France
1991 – Salon d’Automne; Grand Palais; international juried show; Paris, France

MEMBERSHIPS:
Oil Painters of America
American Impressionist Society
North Shore Arts Association
Rocky Neck Art Colony
Copley Society of Boston

GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
Arnould Gallery, Marblehead MA
Blue Heron Gallery, Wellfleet MA
Charles Fine Arts, Gloucester MA
Carolina Creations, New Bern NC
Gallery Augusta, Augusta MO
Warm Springs Gallery, Warm Springs VA