Robert M. Urban
Born in Milwaukee, WI
Lives and works in the Upstate of South Carolina
ONE AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2011 In Coordination with the Landscape: New Work by Robert M. Urban, Spartanburg, SC
2010 Hanging By a Thread, Catherine Hayes Art + Sculpture, Greenville, SC
2009 Saul Alexander Gallery, Charleston, SC
2009 The Showroom Gallery, Hub-Bub, Spartanburg, SC
2008 Hidden Treasures, Kershaw Fine Arts Center, Camden, SC
2007 Truth Lies in Layers, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 PedalPop, Greenville, SC
2009 Tomorrow Shall Be As Today, Greenville, SC
2009 Heaven and Hell, Greenville, SC
2009 Artists of the Upstate, Center Stage, Greenville, SC
2008 And When You Wake Up, Greenville, SC
2008 Soul of the Earth, Catherine Hayes Art + Sculpture, Greenville, SC
2008 Western North Carolina Biennial, Tryon, NC
2008 The Vanishing Landscape, MG Fine Art, Asheville, NC
2008 Ate_eight_08, Greenville, SC
2007 The Vanishing Landscape, MG Fine Art, Asheville, NC
2007 New Gallery Artists, MG Fine Art, Asheville, NC
2007 The Green Show, The Showroom Gallery, Hub-Bub, Spartanburg, SC
2007 High School Art Teachers Invitational, Goodall Gallery, Columbia College
2006 Opposites Attract, USC-Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011 Artists Among Us, published book
2011 Art Buzz: The 2011 Collection, published book
2009 Columbia Home & Garden magazine, Artist's Notes featured artist
2008 Art Buzz: The 2008 Collection, published book
2007 Chic magazine, cover art
2007 Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Truth Lies in Layers, newspaper feature
2007 The Beat, newspaper article
RECENT SELECTED AWARDS
2011 Honorable Mention Acrylics, Art Buzz: The 2011 Collection, published book
2008 3rd Place, Western North Carolina Biennial, Tryon, NC
2008 Honorable Mention, Greenwood Festival of Flowers, Greenwood, SC
2008 2nd Place Acrylics, Art Buzz: The 2008 Collection, published book
2007 South Carolina Secondary Art Teacher of the Year
2007 National Board Certification, High School Art
2006 5th Place, Wanderfest, Greenville, SC
2006 2nd Place Open Media, Sidewalk Art Exhibit, Spartanburg, SC
LECTURES
2006 "Alternative Photo Transfer Processes", SCAEA conference, Greenville, SC
2006 Building an AP Art Program", Clemson University, Clemson, SC
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Kershaw Fine Arts Center, Camden, SC
CURRENT REPRESENTATION
Catherine Hayes Art + Sculpture, Greenville, SC
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
In collections throughout the United States and Europe. Selected list will be provided upon
request to gallery owners and art reps.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
1998- present,Secondary Art Instructor, Dorman High School, Spartanburg, SC
2006-08, 2010-11, Instructor, AP Art Certification Institute, USC-Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
1996-98, Secondary Art Instructor, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC
1993-98, Middle-level Art Instructor, Dent Middle School, Columbia, SC
EDUCATION
1990 BFA, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
1990-1991, Post-Graduate Studies at San Francisco Art Institute & California State University,
Sacramento
1993 MAT, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Born in Milwaukee, WI
Lives and works in the Upstate of South Carolina
ONE AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2011 In Coordination with the Landscape: New Work by Robert M. Urban, Spartanburg, SC
2010 Hanging By a Thread, Catherine Hayes Art + Sculpture, Greenville, SC
2009 Saul Alexander Gallery, Charleston, SC
2009 The Showroom Gallery, Hub-Bub, Spartanburg, SC
2008 Hidden Treasures, Kershaw Fine Arts Center, Camden, SC
2007 Truth Lies in Layers, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 PedalPop, Greenville, SC
2009 Tomorrow Shall Be As Today, Greenville, SC
2009 Heaven and Hell, Greenville, SC
2009 Artists of the Upstate, Center Stage, Greenville, SC
2008 And When You Wake Up, Greenville, SC
2008 Soul of the Earth, Catherine Hayes Art + Sculpture, Greenville, SC
2008 Western North Carolina Biennial, Tryon, NC
2008 The Vanishing Landscape, MG Fine Art, Asheville, NC
2008 Ate_eight_08, Greenville, SC
2007 The Vanishing Landscape, MG Fine Art, Asheville, NC
2007 New Gallery Artists, MG Fine Art, Asheville, NC
2007 The Green Show, The Showroom Gallery, Hub-Bub, Spartanburg, SC
2007 High School Art Teachers Invitational, Goodall Gallery, Columbia College
2006 Opposites Attract, USC-Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011 Artists Among Us, published book
2011 Art Buzz: The 2011 Collection, published book
2009 Columbia Home & Garden magazine, Artist's Notes featured artist
2008 Art Buzz: The 2008 Collection, published book
2007 Chic magazine, cover art
2007 Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Truth Lies in Layers, newspaper feature
2007 The Beat, newspaper article
RECENT SELECTED AWARDS
2011 Honorable Mention Acrylics, Art Buzz: The 2011 Collection, published book
2008 3rd Place, Western North Carolina Biennial, Tryon, NC
2008 Honorable Mention, Greenwood Festival of Flowers, Greenwood, SC
2008 2nd Place Acrylics, Art Buzz: The 2008 Collection, published book
2007 South Carolina Secondary Art Teacher of the Year
2007 National Board Certification, High School Art
2006 5th Place, Wanderfest, Greenville, SC
2006 2nd Place Open Media, Sidewalk Art Exhibit, Spartanburg, SC
LECTURES
2006 "Alternative Photo Transfer Processes", SCAEA conference, Greenville, SC
2006 Building an AP Art Program", Clemson University, Clemson, SC
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Kershaw Fine Arts Center, Camden, SC
CURRENT REPRESENTATION
Catherine Hayes Art + Sculpture, Greenville, SC
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
In collections throughout the United States and Europe. Selected list will be provided upon
request to gallery owners and art reps.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
1998- present,Secondary Art Instructor, Dorman High School, Spartanburg, SC
2006-08, 2010-11, Instructor, AP Art Certification Institute, USC-Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
1996-98, Secondary Art Instructor, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC
1993-98, Middle-level Art Instructor, Dent Middle School, Columbia, SC
EDUCATION
1990 BFA, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
1990-1991, Post-Graduate Studies at San Francisco Art Institute & California State University,
Sacramento
1993 MAT, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC