[1] He is known for his site-specific work dealing with natural systems and the environment.
[citation needed] Roloff was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1947.
[2] He attended UC Davis where he studied geology and art.
[3] During the late 1970s through the early 1990s, Roloff produced a series of site-specific kiln/furnace pieces.
His papers from 1980 to 2002 are held in the Archives of American Art of the Smithsonian Institution.