Rollin Kocsis was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana where he attended school and with a major in art. He graduated in 1966.  He attended Indiana University in Bloomington and graduated with honors in 1971 with a B. S. in art education.  That same year he moved to Memphis, Tennessee where he worked as an opera set designer's assistant for one year.

            Later that year, Rollin Kocsis began his teaching career with the Memphis City Schools as an art instructor. He taught the visual arts for 37 years.

            Rollin holds two advanced degrees in the arts. He earned a Masters of Teaching in Art Education in 1977, and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting in 1991 from Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis).

            In his long artistic career, Rollin Kocsis has exhibited in juried exhibitions, and has shown his work in group and solo shows throughout the United States.  He has won a number of local, regional, and national awards.  Rollin is a member of the international arts organization The Energy Art Movement. He is currently represented by the Maison Rouge Gallery in Chicago, Illinois, and Gallery Fifty-Six in Memphis, TN.