Roland pursued a degree in Fine Art at Canterbury Christ Church College, England. Describing his art he says, ” I had always wanted to explore the many varieties of media that there are in art.” Currently this is focused on painting. But sculpture has always been a part of the process. He recently used the dismantled historic organ of St. John’s Church/Maadi, using those components to produce a variety of pieces that ranged from a large sculpture to lamps and even a table.

His paintings have been centered on the beauty of the open deserts around Cairo and throughout Egypt. The focal interest being where the sky and desert meet at the horizon line and how atmosphere plays a big part in how we see this.

More recently his work has been looking at the hidden areas of Old Cairo, cityscapes, and what lays hidden behind (i.e. such as the variety of pattern in metalwork that is used to cover openings and the ancient skill that was used to create these screens). This culminated in a recent exhibition at the Portrait Gallery in Downtown Cairo.

Having now been in Cairo for five years Roland has been able to be involved in workshops run by artist Mohamed Abla in Fayoum and another Painting Symposium in Fustat, Cairo. Both involved international and Egyptian artists where the participants are encourage toward a dialogue of exchange of ideas. Since being here he have been exhibiting on a regular basis either locally in Maadi or downtown at the Portrait Gallery.