Fred H. Roster

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'Jax Bench', bronze sculpture by Fred H. Roster, 1990, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu
'Jax Bench', bronze sculpture by Fred H. Roster, 1990, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu

Fred H. Roster (born 1944) is an American sculptor who was born in Palo Alto, California. He received both a BFA and an MA in ceramics from San José State University. He came to Hawaii in 1969 on his honeymoon and decided to stay. He then earned an MFA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where he is currently a professor of art in the sculpture program.

Roster sculpts in wood, clay, bronze, and assemblages, often having his assemblages cast in bronze. The Hawaii State Art Museum and The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu are among the public collections holding work by this artist.

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  • Clarke, Joan and Diane Dods, Artists/Hawaii, Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 1996, 68-73.