Robert M. Urban
Moore, South Carolina
robert@theUrbanArtStudio.com
www.theUrbanArtStudio.com


EXHIBITIONS

And When You Wake Up
CAFfeine (Contemporary Art Forum) Group Show, Greenville, SC; December, 2008

Soul of the Earth
Group Show, Catherine Hayes Art Gallery, Greenville, SC; November-December, 2008

The Vanishing Landscape
Group Show, MG Fine Art, Asheville, NC; September- October, 2008

Western North Carolina Biennial, 3rd Place Award
Juried Group Show, Tryon Fine Arts Center, Tryon, NC; September- October, 2008

35th Annual Exhibition of the Artists' Guild of Spartanburg
Juried Group Show, Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC; August- October, 2008

Ate_eight_08
CAFfeine (Contemporary Art Forum) Group Show, Greenville, SC; August, 2008

Behind the Eights
CAFfeine (Contemporary Art Forum) Group Show, Hill Gallery at The Reserve, Lake Keowee; August, 2008

Greenwood Festival of Flowers, Honorable Mention Award
Juried Group Exhibition, Greenwood Arts Council, Greenwood, SC; June 6- July 5, 2008

Hidden Treasures
One-person exhibition, Bassett Gallery, Kershaw Fine Arts Center, Camden, SC; February, 2008

Liberty Square Show
Group Show, One Liberty Square, Greenville, SC; October 15- November 30, 2007

The Vanishing Landscape
Group Show, MG Fine Art Gallery, Asheville, NC; September 21- October 15, 2007

17th Annual Art in the Park Arts Festival
Juried Outdoor Art Festival, downtown Greenville, SC; September 15-16, 2007

Truth Lies in Layers
One-person exhibition, Guild Gallery, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC; July, 2007

New Artists
Group Show, MG Fine Art Gallery, Asheville, NC; May-June, 2007

The Green Show
Group Show, Hub-Bub, Spartanburg, SC; April 21-May 18, 2007

Benson - Eleazer - Urban
Three-person Show, Anderson Mill Gallery, Moore, SC; April-May, 2007

South Carolina Art Educators Exhibition
Juried Group Show, Dragonfly Gallery, Columbia, SC; February, 2007

High School Art Teachers Invitational Exhibit
Invitational Group Show, Goodall Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, SC; January- February, 2007

So Much Art... So Litttle Time, Artists' Guild of Spartanburg Gala Exhibition
Juried Group Show, Spartanburg, SC; December, 2006

Wanderfest Holiday Exhibition, 5th Place Award
Juried Group Show, UVA Gallery, Greenville, SC; December, 2006

Opposites Attract
Group Show, Focus Gallery, University of South Carolina-Upstate, Spartanburg, SC; October-December, 2006

40th Annual Sidewalk Art Show Competition, 2nd Place Award, Open Media
Juried Competition, Barnett Park, sponsored by the Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC; October 2006

16th Annual Art in the Park Arts Festival
Juried Outdoor Art Festival, downtown Greenville, SC; September 16-17, 2006

33rd Annual Exhibition of the Artists' Guild of Spartanburg
Juried Group Show, Spartanburg Museum of Art,Spartanburg, SC; July-August, 2006

Claude E. Smith Memorial Exhibition
Group Show, Upstate Visual Arts, Greenville, SC; April, 2006    

Annual Holiday Exhibition, Honorable Mention Award
Juried Group Show, Upstate Visual Arts, Greenville, SC; December, 2005

7th Annual Belton Standpipe Festival Exhibition
Juried Group Show, Belton Arts Center, Belton, SC; October, 2005

16th Annual Art in the Park, Upstate Visual Arts
Group Show, Greenville, SC; September, 2005

Teachers as Artists
Group Show, Focus Gallery, University of South Carolina-Upstate, Spartanburg, SC; September, 2003

Art of the Carolinas, Honorable Mention Award
Juried Group Show, Springs Mills, Traveling show to galleries/museums in NC & SC;September, 1991- May, 1992

Photographic Inventions and Constructions
Juried Group Show, Witt Gallery, California State University, Sacramento, CA; May, 1991

16th Annual Increase Robinson Fellowship Awards Exhibition
Juried Group Show, Else Gallery, California State University, Sacramento, CA; March, 1991

Our Self-Portrait: A Mixed Media Installation
One-Person Show, Witt Gallery, California State University, Sacramento, CA; February, 1991

Cultural Camouflage
One-Person Show, Weekend Gallery, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC; May, 1990

Art in Public Places Exhibition
Juried Group Show, C & S Bank Plaza Corporate Headquarters, Columbia, SC; March, 1990

Undergraduate Art Students Exhibition
Juried Group Show, Huntington Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; February, 1990

Unique Individuals: An Installation
One-Person Show, Huntington Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; December, 1989

Annual Student Exhibition, Merit Award
Juried Group Show, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; April, 1989

Communiques'
Three-Person Show, Lewis & Clark Gallery, Columbia, SC; February, 1989

RECENT AWARDS

Art Buzz, The 2008 Collection, 2nd Place in Acrylics
Hard-cover coffee table book

South Carolina State Parks Artist-in-Residence Program (April 2008)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - TEACHING

Secondary Art Instructor
South Carolina public schools for the past sixteen years;

National Board Certified (2007)
Secondary Art Teacher of the Year by the South Carolina Art Education Association (2007)

Dorman High School, Roebuck, SC 1998-present;
Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC 1996-98;
Dent Middle School, Columbia, SC 1993-96;
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Beginning Drawing): California State University, Sacramento, CA 1/1991-5/91

Courses taught in my teaching career include:
Advanced Placement Studio Art, Art IV, Art III, Design Principles, Printmaking, Ceramics, Talented and Gifted,
Painting, Computer Art, Photography, Art I, & 2-D Design

100% of my A.P. Studio art students have earned college credit.

Co-Sponsor of the National Art Honor Society at Dorman High School.

Master Teacher
Advanced Placement Studio Art Certification Institute
University of South Carolina-Upstate, Spartanburg, SC (6/06, 6/07, 6/08)
Served as Master A.P. Studio Art Teacher for the three week institute under Dr. Mary Lou Hightower (University
of South Carolina-Upstate).

Guest Lecturer
Advanced Placement Studio Art Certification Institute
Clemson University, Clemson, SC (7/06)
Presented lecture on developing A.P. Studio Art Curriculum under Professors Bob Lazuka (Ohio University) and
Sydney Cross (Clemson University).

South Carolina Art Education Fall Conference
Greenville Hyatt, Greenville, SC (10/06)
Presented two sessions of a ninety-minute workshop titled, "Alternative Photo Transfer Processes".

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Catherine Hayes Gallery, Greenville, SC
Contact: Catherine Hayes, Gallery Owner

MG Fine Art Gallery, 365 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC
Contact: Heidi Foss, Gallery Curator

City Art Gallery, 1224 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC
Contact: Wendy Wells, Owner

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

Kershaw Fine Arts Center, Camden, SC

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS   

Artwork In numerous private collections throughout the Carolinas and the US.
A complete list will be provided upon request to gallery owners or art representatives.

ORGANIZATIONS

CAFfeine (Contemporary Art Forum of Greenville, SC)
Upstate Visual Arts
Artists' Guild of Spartanburg, SC
National Collage Society
National Art Education Association
South Carolina Art Education Association
Metropolitan Arts Council of Greenville, SC

EDUCATION   

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art (Concentration in Drawing)
University of South Carolina, Columbia, 1990

Post –Graduate Studies, Painting and Sculpture
California State University-Sacramento, 1990-91

Master of Arts in Teaching, Art Education
University of South Carolina, Columbia, 1993
Robert M. Urban