Rhonel Roberts was born in French Camp, California. From a young age, he was excited about art. “My 7th grade art teacher started me out on India ink. He encouraged me to use washes and textures. I liked it, but I loved color. It taught me how to shade and layer.”
In the 1970s Roberts attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton to study art. Upon graduation, he landed a CAD design position at Lockheed Martin and moved to San Francisco. However, it wasn’t until 2001 that he decided to seriously commit to art, and in 2003 Roberts launched his own studio, Chez Rhonel Gallerie.
