Background
Schofield, Roberta was born on July 9, 1945 in Ronceverte, West Virginia, United States. Daughter of Thomas Robert Schofield Morrison and Ruth Thrasher.
Schofield, Roberta was born on July 9, 1945 in Ronceverte, West Virginia, United States. Daughter of Thomas Robert Schofield Morrison and Ruth Thrasher.
Student, Berea College, 1964. Student, University Cincinnati, 1969. Bachelor, University South Florida, 1973.
Master of Fine Arts, University South Florida, 1979.
Adjunct faculty University South Florida, Tampa, 1979-1981. Faculty South Florida Junior College, Avon Park, 1979-1982, University Wisconsin, Eau Claire, 1983-1984. Interim director Florida Center Contemporary Art, Tampa, 1986-1987, independent curator, since 1987.
Adjunct faculty Saint Petersburg (Florida) Junior College, 1988. Independent curator Tampa City Council, 1988-1990, 91-94. Independent artist Tampa, since 1979.
Photographer The Tampa Tribune, since 2005. Speaker in field.
Board directors Women's Caucus for Art Florida/West Coast chapter, Saint Petersburg, 1986-1990, Creative Tampa Bay. Member/exhibit coordinator Las Damas De Arte, Tampa, 1987-1989, vice president 1996-1997, board directors, 2002-2005. Chairman committee Festival Charities, Inc., Tampa, 1991, board directors, 1992-1992.
Member College Art Association. Chair Artists Advisory Committee Hillsborough County, 1995-1997, member (ex-officio) Arts Council of Hillsborough County, 1995-1997. Founder, past president, chair president council Ye Loyal Krewe of Grace O'Malley, Tampa, since 1992.
Vice president First Night Tampa Bay, 1998, president, 1999. Artistic chair, 1997. Panelist Visual Arts Fellowship, State of Florida, 1998, 2002.
Member American Association of University Professors (board directors Florida conference 1986-1987), Florida Artist Group (board directors since 2000, treasurer since 2008), National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (representative to James A. Haley Veterans Hospital 2003-2007, Tampa national appointments, Tampa chapter regent 2005-2007, Florida state chair Haley Houston since 2007, Tampa chapter treasurer since 2007, Florida State officer Curator, since 2010).
Married James Frederic Perry, June 6, 1984.