Larry Roots is a full time painter and sculptor who resides in Omaha, NE. He earned his B.A. in painting from the University of Northern Colorado where he was named the 2005 Alumni of the Year in the visual arts. He is the owner/director of Modern Arts Midtown Art Gallery, shows regionally and nationally, and is in corporate, public and private collections including the Sheldon Museum of Art, the Museum of Nebraska Art and the Sioux City Art Center, Iowa.