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Roberta Fineberg

Roberta Fineberg starts with a photograph and paints into it. In the Books series she builds the surface up until the image becomes an object.

She began in Paris in the 1980s as an editorial photographer, published in Le Monde and Paris Match. Her portraits of women writers are in the collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand. Her photograph Double Helix was in Sotheby's Contemporary Discoveries auction in 2022.

Back to School, her exhibition with Collective Z on Artsy, runs through October 24, 2026.

@amusepro · robertafineberg.com

Work by Roberta Fineberg

Artist statement

Everything begins with a photograph. What interests me though is the point at which photography leaves documentation behind and becomes layered. The lens-based mixed-media works are increasingly intentional, painterly, and tactile. The books with a crystalline surface reflect light, pigment, and material, ultimately transforming an image into an object.

Roberta Fineberg

Chicago Art Fair

October 7–10, 2026 · Booth 2034, theMART

The Rainbow Tales, Roberta Fineberg

The Rainbow Tales

2025 · Photography and oil on canvas · 20 × 20 in

200 Lines a Day, Roberta Fineberg

200 Lines a Day

2025 · Photography and oil on canvas · 20 × 20 in

Tell Me a Story, A Long One, Roberta Fineberg

Tell Me a Story, A Long One

2025 · Photography and oil on canvas · 20 × 20 in

Venus Rising, Roberta Fineberg

Venus Rising

2025 · Photography and oil on canvas · 20 × 20 in

Affordable Art Fair NYC

September 16–20, 2026 · Booth F1

Ask us about available works: a@collectivez.com or +1 917 575 9047.

Questions about a work, or looking for something specific? Call or text us at +1 917 575 9047, or email a@collectivez.com. We're happy to hold any work for you.

Alex Z. Wang, Director, Collective Z