Roland Hockett

Roland Hockett’s art features prominently in the LeMoyne Sculpture Garden. There are two pieces in the garden by Hockett, including “Eagle” adjacent to the Julian Dozier patio and “Energy in Copper” here before you. The two works by Roland Hockett reflect his approach of combining figurative imagery with the freedom of abstraction to achieve the feeling that he seeks in the works. Hockett specializes in copper sculptures, bronze, and paintings. His technique often combines carving and copper, along with acrylic on wood. Design problems are of great interest to the artist, and the triangulated forms in copper are good examples of his passion for solving those problems. They reflect on his early design training, which was based on Bauhaus principles and directions.

​Hockett has installed work in the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, the Florida Supreme Court, the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica, Tallahassee State College, Gulf Coast State College, and many more prominent locations. His works are part of private collections around the world. Hockett was an Assistant Professor at Florida State University in the Department of Art Education and Constructive Design, then an Associate Professor in the Department of Art at Gulf Coast State College in Panama City Beach, Florida. After 34 years, he retired in Panama City, where he continues to reside, actively producing art.