Roger Allan Cleaves was born in Memphis, where he currently lives and works. He received a BFA from the University of Memphis. During his time at the University of Memphis, he was one of fifteen undergraduate students selected from across the country to participate in the Yale Norfolk summer program for the arts. Cleaves went on to study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he received his MFA. His latest works investigate social themes, fantasy, and epic adventures through the lens of Afrofuturism.
Hope on Hand
2018 Oil on canvas
