Robert Petersen
Born: Le Mars, Iowa, 1945
Lives in Tivoli, NY
Education
B.F.A. Printmaking, 1969. University of California, Long Beach
A.A. Fine Arts, 1966. Fullerton Junior College, Fullerton, CA
Solo Exhibitions
2013
Captiva Daybooks, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
Stories from Solar Winds, Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York
2003
Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York
1998
Works on Paper, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1996
Teplitzky & Scott Fine Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
1990
Castelli Graphics, New York
1988
Anders Tornberg Gallery, Lund, Sweden
1987
Castelli Graphics, New York
Miami-Dade Community College Art Gallery, Miami, Florida
Greene Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida
1986
Joe Fawbush Editions, New York
Edison Community College, Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Myers, Florida
1985
Castelli Graphics, New York
Edison Community College, Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Myers, Florida
1983
Soho South Gallery, Safety Harbor, Florida
Route 66 Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1982
Galleriet, Lund, Sweden
Castelli Graphics, New York
Palm Press, Ltd., Tampa, Florida
1981
Sonnabend Gallery, New York
Hoshour Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Edison Community College, Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Myers, Florida
1979
Hoshour Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Galleriet, Lund, Sweden
The Clocktower, Institute for Art and Urban Resources, New York
1978
Sonnabend Gallery, New York
Wade Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1976
Galerie Sonnabend, Paris, France
1975
Sonnabend Gallery, New York
Galerie Sonnabend, Paris, France
Galerie D, Brussels, Belgium
1974
Sara Gilat Art Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
1973
Galerie Sonnabend, Paris, France
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012
Group Show, Imogen Halloway Gallery, Saugerties, NY
2011
The Private Collection of Robert Rauschenberg, Gagosian Gallery, Madison Avenue, New York
2001
Group Show, Works on Paper, Philadelphia, PA
2000
Minimalism, Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York
1998
Ground Zero Part II, Round Wound Gallery, Denver, CO
Journals and Chronicles, in Mixed Media, Cannondale Galley, Wilton, CT
1997
Group Show, Stamford Museum and Nature Center, Stamford, CT
1996
New Art Annual 1996, Stamford Museum and Nature Center, Stamford, CT
Minnesota National Print Biennial, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Natural Print Biennial, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
America: Messages and Markings by Seven Artists, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT
Artists Travel Journals, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
1995
Faculty Show, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
1994
U.S.A.: Within Limits, Galeria de Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Small Works III, Lisa Settee Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Members Show 1994, Carriage Barn Gallery, CT
Faculty Show, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
1993
Book and Box Word, North Miami Center for Contemporary Art, FL
Floor Show, Anders Tornberg Gallery, Lund, Sweden
Small Works II, Lisa Settee Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1993 Christmas Show, Carriage Barn Gallery, CT
1992
Made in Florida, Harn Museum of Art, FL
Library, Granary Books, New York
Collaborations: Lithographs Offset, University of Rhode Island Art Department, RI
1991
Artist Book’s, Lorence-Monk Gallery, New York
Made in Florida, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL
Artists Journals, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
In Book Form, Artisans, Mill Valley, CA
Artist’s Books From A to B: Contemporary Artists Books, Center for Book Arts Exhibition, New York
1990
Abstraction, Greene Gallery, FL
Horizons, General Electric Company, New York
1989
Objects of Sort, Anders Tornberg Gallery, Lund, Sweden
Group Show, Castelli Graphics, New York
1988
Made in Florida, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (Traveling Exhibition Through 1992)
Geometric Abstraction, Greene Gallery, New York
The Arts of the Book, University of the Art, Philadelphia, PA
Castelli Graphics 1969-1988, Castelli Graphics, New York
Selections from Gallery Artists, Castelli Graphics, New York
1987
Robert Petersen and Cinda Sparling: Paintings, Drawings, Objects, and Inspirations, Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
National Printmaking Invitational, University Art Gallery, Cameron University, Lawton, OK
Artistic Visions…Six in Florida, North Miami Museum and Art Center, Miami, FL
1986
Artists for Artists, Charles Cowles Annex Gallery, New York
1985
Greene Gallery Selects, Greene Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL
A Summer Selection, Castelli Graphics, New York
Artists Salute the Return of Halley’s Comet, Edith C. Blum Art Institute, Bard College, Annadalle-on-Hudson, NY
Selections from the Leif Johnson Collection 1965-1985, Edison Community College, Fort Myers, FL
1984
Words and Pictures, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, New York
The Fifteenth Anniversary of Castelli Graphics, Castelli Graphics, New York
6th Miami International Print Biennial, North Miami Museum and Art Center, North Miami, FL
1983
New York City Library, 42nd Street, New York
Raphael in Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The American Artist as Printmaker, 23rd National Print Exhibition, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
1982
The Fifth Miami International Biennial, Coral Gables, Florida
Gallery Artists, Summer Show, Sonnabend Gallery, New York
1981
Benefit for Trisha Brown, Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
1980
Visual Diaries – A Personal Use of Words and Images, Alex Rosenberg Gallery
1980
Jasper Johns Foundation for Contemporary Performance Art, Inc., Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
1978
Galleria Schema, Florence, Italy
Centre Pompidou, Musee National d’Art Moderne, Paris, France
1977
Works from the Collection of Change, Inc., Sonnabend Gallery, NY
1976
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
1975
Basel Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
Kunstmarkt, Cologne, Germany
Tendances Actuelles de la Nouvelle Peinture Americaine, Arc 2,
Musee d’Arte Moderne, Paris, France
Dessins Comtemporains, Maison de la Culture, Rennes, France
1974
Change, Inc., Museum of Modern Art, New York
Painting and Sculpture Today, Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN
1973
Galerie Sonnabend, Paris, France
1970
Group Light Show, Baldwin Hills, California
1969
Group Light Show, Baldwin Hills, California
Selected Collections
American Express Corporations
Atlantic Richfield Corporation
Art Focus Inc.: Bethesda, Maryland
Boulder Museum of Art: Boulder, CO
James and Barbara Cain Collection: Naples, FL
Centre Georges Pompidou, Musee National d’Art Moderne: Paris, France
Chase Manhattan Bank: Miami, FL
Sidney Felsen & Joni Weyl: Los Angeles, CA
Hammer Museum, UCLA: Los Angeles, CA
Leif Johnson: Fort Myers, FL
Library of Congress: Washington, DC
Malmo Museum: Sweden
Metropolitan Museum of Art: New York, NY
The Robert & Jane Meyerhoff Collection: Phoenix, Maryland
New Canaan Society for the Arts: New Canaan, CT
New York City Library: New York, NY
Francois Pinault: Venice, Italy
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation: New York, NY
James Rosenquist: Aripeka, FL
Don and Ruth Saff: Tampa, FL
Richard & Ruth Shack: Miami, FL
Joshua Smith: Washington, DC
Illeana & Michael Sonnabend: New York, NY
SBC Corporation, St. Louis, MO
Southwest Banking Corporation: Miami, FL
Southwestern Bell Corporation: St. Louis, MO
Strang Institute, New York, NY
Anders Tornberg: Lund, Sweden
Cy Twombly Foundation: New York, NY
United Limited Artists Editions: New York, NY
Universal Limited Art Editions: Long Island, NY
