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Roberta Williams received her B.A. in Art from the University of Iowa and, after several years as a graphic designer, she turned towards painting. From a painting/muraling class in Italy, to owning a decorative painting business, to training with a master landscape pastel artist, her extensive experience and skill level allow her to produce a wide range of subject matter and painting styles in a variety of mediums, including realistic Iowa landscapes in pastel, and playful watercolor batiks. Roberta has worked in private homes, businesses, museums exhibits, as well as renovation projects for the University of Iowa. Her work has been published in several magazines. In 2000, she was accepted by jury to the Iowa Arts Council Roster as an approved artist for public work. Most recently in her first entry in a competitive show, her pastel painting "Northwest Iowa Beans" won "Best in Show" at the October 2012 Pearson Lakes Art Center Wanda J. Skogerboe Juried Exhibition.