BOB STANLEY
Born: January 3, 1932, Yonkers, New York
Died: November 15, 1997
EDUCATION
- 1954-1956
The Brooklyn Museum of Art School, Brooklyn, NY
- 1953
Columbia University, New York, NY
- 1951-1952
The High Museum Art School, Atlanta, GA
- 1951
Columbia University, New York, NY
- 1949-1953
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA B.A. 1953
AWARDS
- 1987
The Igor Foundation Award for Painting, New York, NY
- 1969
The Igor Foundation Award for Painting, New York, NY
- 1969
The Cassandra Foundation Award for Painting, Chicago, IL
- 1954-1956
Max Beckmann Scholarship Award for Painting and Sculpture,
The Brooklyn Museum of Art School, Brooklyn, NY
TEACHING
- 1984-1997
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, Instructor: Painting and Drawing
- 1983
The New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA, Visiting Artist
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, Visiting Artist - 1979-1980
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, Visiting Artist
- 1978
St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, Visiting Artist, spring semester
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, Visiting Artist - 1976
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, Visiting Artist
- 1970-1972
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, Instructor: Painting and Drawing
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
- 2008
Figueworks, Brooklyn, NY, “Celebrating the Erotic Work of Pop-Artist Bob Stanley (1932-1997)”
- 2001
The Mayor Gallery, London, England, “Bob Stanley – Works from the Sixties”
- 2000
Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA, Exhibition of Early Works, in conjunction with New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA, Exhibition of Later Works
Catalog includes a conversation with Robert Stanley - 1999
Beatrice Conde Gallery, New York, NY, Late Paintings
Mitchell Algus Gallery, New York, NY, Paintings: 1963-1967 - 1997
Mitchell Angus Gallery, New York, NY
- 1996
Beatrice Conde Gallery, New York, NY
- 1992
Barbierato Arte Contemporanea, Asiago, Italy, Catalog, text by Wim van Sinderen
Moderne Kunst Dietmar Werle, Köln, GDR. Catalog, text by Robert Stanley - 1991
The Greenville County Art Museum, Greenville, SC
- 1989
Galerie Bébert, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Catalog text by Robert Pincus-Witten
- 1988
Galleri Johnny Ericsson, (Gothenburg), Lonstmässas Stockholm
Art Fair Sollentuna, Stockholm, Sweden
Gallerie Georges Lavrov, (Paris), Die International Kunstmesse, Art 1988, Basel, Switzerland - 1987
Galerie Georges Lavrov, Paris, France, Catalog text by Richard Artswager
The New Arts Program Exhibition Space, Kutztown, PA
John Davis Gallery, New York, NY - 1986
Le Consortium, Centre d’art Contemporain, The Atheneum, Dijon, France
John Davis Gallery, New York, NY - 1983
Bucklew-Goehring Gallery, Tampa, FL
- 1980
Elizabeth Weiner Gallery, New York, NY, Recent work
Holly Keenberg-Contemporary Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
“A Retrospective Exhibit: Bob Stanley, 1965-1980” - 1978
Hal Bromm Gallery, New York, NY
Elizabeth Weiner Gallery, New York, NY
St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, NY - 1976
The Union Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
- 1974
The New York Cultural Center, New York, NY
- 1972
Warren Benedek Gallery, New York, NY
- 1969
Gegenverkehr Kunsthalle, Aachen, Germany, Catalog, text by Klaus Honnef
- 1968
Kleine Galerie e.v., Frankfort, Germany
- 1967
Galerie Ricke, Kassel, Germany
Galerie ü Kückles, Bochum, Germany - 1966
The Paul Bianchini Gallery, New York, NY
International Gallery Orez, The Hague, Holland
Galerie Ricke, Kassel, Germany
The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH - 1965
Bianchini-Birillo Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2007
Artexpo Las Vegas, Nestor Haverly Gallery. Las Vegas, NV
- 2006
Mitchell Algus Gallery, New York, NY, Exquisite Corpe – Cadavre Exquis
- 2004
Karolyn Sherwood Gallery, Holiday Group Show
- 2003
Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY, “Object Lessons: Additions to the Collection, 1997 – 2002.”
Karolyn Sherwood Gallery, “Up Close and Personal: A Collection of Minimalist and Figurative Drawings”
- 2001
Karolyn Sherwood Gallery, Group Exhibition
- 2000
BGH Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, “Some New York Artists”
Steven Vail Gallery, Des Moines, IA, “Paintings and Drawings” 2 person exhibition with
Jan FrankNewhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, SI, NY, “The Figure: Another Side of Modernism”
- 1999
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, “Coming to Life, The Figure
in American Art 1955-165”, curated by Sheryl Conkelton - 1997
Beatrice Conde Gallery, New York, NY, Group Show
- 1996
Sharadin Art Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, “Painting 1996”
- 1995
Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC; “Tattoo Your Dog”,
A Collaborative Installation in Memory of Jeannie Williams Styron
Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH, travels to 10 other institutions; “It’s Only Rock
and Roll”, Catalog essay by David S. Rubin, Curator of 20th Century Art, Phoenix Art Museum
Beatrice Conde Gallery, New York, NY, “Paintings, Drawings, Photographs”, Curated by Jan Frank - 1990
The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH, “Contemporary Vision”
The Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2 person exhibition with Patricia McCabe
Centro Cultural La General, Granada, Spain, “Honenaje a Federico García Lorca
Catalog texts by Jesus Manuel and others - 1989
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, “Art by Chance: Fortuitous Impressions”
- 1988
The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, “Recent Painting Acquisitions”
Laguada Art Galleries, Granada, Spain, “Homage to Frederico Garcia Lorca”
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, “33rd Annual Contemporary American Art Exhibition”
Curated by James Carroll; Catalog text by Ricardo Viera and James Carroll - 1987
White Columns, New York, NY, “Overtalk: Fahlstrom, Nagy, Stanley”
Curated by Gary Stephen
Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT, “The Pop Decade: The Bianchini Gallery
in the Sixties”; Exhibition monograph by Barbara Zabel - 1986
The John Davis Gallery, Akron, OH
- 1985
Fuji Television Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, “Contemporary Graphics: NYC”
The Art Museum, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, “A Decade of Visual Arts at
Princeton: Faculty 1975-1985”’ Catalog text by Allen Rosenbaum and James Seawright
The University of Rhode Island, Main Gallery, Kingston, Rhode Island, “Diversity:
New York City Artists”, Catalog texts by Jane Logemann and Aimee Brown-Price
John Nichols, New York, NY, “Window: East/West Grand Street, The First Anniversary Exhibition: Ten Artists” - 1984
Centro Studi Pietro Mancini, Cosenza, Italy, “Progetto su Pace, Guerra e Altro”
The Fort Worth Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX, “The Pop Art Print”
The Madison Art Center, Madison, Wisconsin, “Recent Acquisitions”
Harcus Gallery, Boston, MA, “Artist/Poet’s Books” - 1983
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers, NJ, “The Rutgers Archives for
Printmaking Studios Exhibition”, catalog texts by David Gilbert and Jeffery Wechsler
Civico Institut Duchessa di Galleria, Genova, Italy - 1982
The American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters New York, NY, “Paintings
and Sculpture: 1982 Art Award Candidates
Motowave, Caserta, Italy, “La Seduzione della Velocita” - 1981
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, “Illusions of Light”, Exhibition monograph
by Teri Priest
CDAV Rosamilia, Castel San Giorgio, Italy, “Fantastic Art”
Metronom Rafael Tous, Barcelona, Spain, “Artist’s Books”; Catalog text by Ulises Carrion
Galantai Gyorgy, Budapest, Hungary, “Artist’s Stamps”
Jose Clement Orozco Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico, “Cuarto Quartos” - 1980
CDDA, Barcelona, Spain, “Exposicio de Tramesa Postal”; Catalog text by Gloria Picazo
The De Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, “Recent Acquisitions”
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., “The Human Form, Contemporary American Drawing and the Academic Tradition”; Catalog text by Edward J. NygrenThe Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York, “20th Century Prints from the
Permanent Collection” - 1978
P.S.1, Long Island City, New York, “Another Aspect of Pop Art”
- 1977
P.S.1, Long Island City, NY, 2 person exhibition with Barton Wasserman
- 1976
National Galerie, Berlin and Kunsthll zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany “Druckgrafik der USA”
Catalog texts by Von Lucius Grisebach and others - 1975
The New York Cultural Center, New York, NY, The Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis,
Minnesota and The University of Houston Art Center, Houston, Texas, “The Nude in
American Art: a survey from the 16th century to the present”
The Clocktower, New York, NY, “ Collectors of the 70’s, Part III: A Collection in Progress
of Milton Brutten and Helen Herrick”
The Institute of Contemporary Arts, Philadelphia, PA, “Painting, Drawing and Sculpture
of the 60’s and 70’s
Kasseler Kunst Verein, Kassel, Germany, ‘Arnold Bode züm 75. Gebürstag”
Catalog text by Karl Oskar Blae - 1973
The Whitney Museum of American Art, “ The First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Art”
The Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, “Art on Paper” - 1972
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, “ Recent Sculpture Acquisitions”
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, “The Annual Exhibition of
Contemporary Painting” - 1970
The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH, “Monumental Art”
Catalog texts by William A. Leonard and Douglas Macagy
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, “Recent Acquisitions”
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 1969
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, “ The Annual Exhibition of
Contemporary Painting”
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, “The 29th Annual Exhibition of the Society
for Contemporary Art”
The Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI, The Contemporary Arts Museum,
Houston, Texas and The Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH, “Directions 2: Aspects of a
New Realism”’ Catalog text by William S. Wilson - 1968
4. Documenta, Kassel, Germany; Catalog 2, text by Guther Gerkin and Werner Spies
Galerie Ricke, Cologne, Germany, “Program I”
The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH, “Four NYC Artists: Gordon, Lozano,
Ryman, Stanley”; Catalog text by Robert Christgau
The ICA, London, England, “The Obsessive Image: 1960-1968”
Catalog texts by Mario Amaya and Roland Penrose - 1967
Galerie Ricke, Kassel, Germany, “Söeben Erschienen”
The Herron Museum, Indianapolis, IN, “Painting and Sculpture Today”
Washington University Museum, St. Louis, MI, “Recent Acquisitions”
Overbeck-Gesellschaft, Lübeck, Germany, “Pop Art”
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, “The Annual Exhibition of
Contemporary Painting” - 1966
Norfolk Museum, Norfolk, VA, “Contemporary Painting”
The Larry Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT, “Selections from the John G. Powers Collection - 1965
Van Bovenkamp Gallery, New York, NY, “Erotic Art”
Four Seasons, New York, NY, “Pop and Circumstance”
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
The Fort Worth Art Center, Fort Worth, TX
The McClung Museum, Knoxville, TN - 1962
Barnard College, New York, NY, “Young Americans”
- 1961
The Henri Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1960
The Charles Alan Gallery, New York, NY
- 1958
The Charles Alan Gallery, New York, NY
- 1957
The Artist’s Gallery, New York, NY
The Charles Alan Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jernerette, Inc., New York, NY
John Chamberlain, Sarasota, FL
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Liechenstein
Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland
Richard Artschwager, Hudson, NY
Roy and Dorothy Litchenstein, New York, NY and Southampton, NY
Stephen Antonakos and Naomi Spector, New York, NY
The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
The Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
The Fogg Museum of Art, Cambridge, MA
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
The Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
The Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI
The Museum fur Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Washington University, St. Louis. MO
William Bernhard and Catherine Cahill, New York, NY