About Iris
Iris Rotker, born in the coastal Mediterranean city of Tel Aviv and raised in New York City, she attended New York University, graduating magna cum laude, and then received her medical degree and training in Internal Medicine at Albany Medical College.
Following the births of her two sons, Iris elected to change career paths, working instead as a full-time mom, spending time with her boys doing many arts and crafts projects together.
When her sons began school, she found time to pursue her artistic interests and was immediately drawn to watercolor and water media, "because of the magical way the color and water mix on paper to create vibrant imagery". The bright, happy colors seen in her work are her trademark. She says "I love using rich, vivid hues like bright blues and purples, maybe because it reminds me of the beautiful mediterranean". Her work has been exhibited at several juried events, art shows and fundraisers.
Iris eventually found her way back to the medical field. When not painting in her home studio or traveling, Iris works as a medical consultant for the TN Department of Human Services.
Contact information for Iris Rotker is irisrotker@gmail.com, www.facebook.com/watercolorbyIris
@watercolorbyiris