Artist Biography
EDUCATION
1960 MFA Degree 1960-Los Angeles County Art Institute (Otis)
1956-1960 Los Angeles County Art Institute-BFA/MFA Studies-Los Angeles, CA
1957 Chouinard Art Institute - Los Angeles, CA
1954-1956 Chaffey Junior College - AA Degree 1956 - Ontario, CA
EDUCATOR
1997-2002 Otis College of Art and Design, Goldsmith Campus, Westchester, CA Full Professor.
1991-1996 Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA. Full-Time Instructor: Color and Design, Fine Arts (Ceramics). Otis became independent 7/1/91
1985-1991 Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, CA. Full-time Instructor. Foundation: Color and Design
1984-1985 Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design. Los Angeles, CA. Part-time Instructor. Foundation.
1985-1991 Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design. Los Angeles, CA. Full-time Instructor: Ceramics (Beginning Graduate Studies. Fine Arts Department: Sculpture. Foundation Department: Form and Space/Color and Design/Drawing and Composition. (Otis merged with Parsons 7/1/79)
1969-1979 Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA. Assistant Professor: Design, Intermedia, Ceramics and General Studies.
1970 California State University Los Angeles. Assistant Professor: Surface Design/Copper Enamel Design and Ceramic Sculpture.
1962-1969 Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA. Instructor: Ceramics and Design (Two and Three Dimensional Design).
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
1996-1997 Co-Chair Academic Assembly, Otis College of Art and Design. Los Angeles/Westchester, CA
1981 Acting Chairman of Fine Arts. Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design. Los Angeles, CA Organization of Curriculum Goals/Fine Arts. (Copies available).
1977-1978 President, Otis Art Institute Faculty Association (OAIFA). Los Angeles, CA (Founding members of the Otis/Parson merger.) (Position Paper copies available).
1973 Acting Chairman of Ceramics. Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County. Los Angles, CA.
LECTURER
Guest Lecture Ceramics / El Camino College Art Gallery (1995)
Visiting Artist: California University at Los Angeles.
Ceramics: Honolulu Academy of Arts. Honolulu, HI.
Guest Juror/Visiting Artist: Raku Ho'olaule'a. Honolulu, HI
Los Angeles Academy Performing Arts.
California School of Arts and Crafts. Oakland, CA
California High School Art Educators.
Ventura Ceramics Society.
Municipal Art Gallery.
UC Santa Cruz.
Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA.
Chaffey Junior College, Alta Loma, CA
California University at Bakersfield.
Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Professional Practices: Otis Foundation studio visit and lecture (Yearly)
DESIGNER
1985 Ceramic Mural Designer/Fine Arts Clay (Turpin/Whitebook).Los Angeles, CA
1976-1978 Fabric Designer/Chancellor-Randolph. Los Angeles, CA
Fabric Designer/Helica. Los Angeles, CA. Fabric Designer/Ibis-Sydney Cobb Designs-Roland Shirts. Los Angeles, CA
1972 Design Consultant/Interpace (Ceramic Mural Division). Los Angeles, CA
1961-1962 Designer/Millard Sheets Design Inc. Claremont, CA (Buffum's Tea Room Mural/Pomona, CA). Designer/Millard Sheets Design Inc. Claremont, CA (Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, Los Angeles, CA
1960-1961 Designer/Arthur Ames. Claremont, CA (May Company Mission Valley/La Mesa, CA). Murals. Interior Draftsman/Design Consultant General Fireproofing Studios/Los Angeles, CA. Draftsman/Sun Ray Co. (Architectural rendering). Los Angeles, CA
1960-1961 Art Director/Clokey Film Studios (Gumby Films). Covina, CA
GRANTS AND AWARDS
1999 Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award (Otis)
1978 Ford Foundation/Otis Art Institute Faculty Enrichment.
1968 Purchase Award, "Otis Art Institute Alumni Exhibit", Otis Art Institute, LosAngeles, CA
1956-1960 Scholarship Award to the Los Angeles County Art Institute (Otis), Los Angeles, CA (MFA)
EXHIBITION RECORD
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1999 L.A. Artcore Center, "Robert Glover: A Survey of Work 1977-1999", Los Angeles, CA
1989 Space Gallery, "Robert Glover: Concretus Series [Ceramic Sculpture]", Los Angeles, CA.
1987 Space Gallery, "Robert Glover: Fasciatus Series [Ceramic Sculpture]", Los Angeles, CA.
1985 Space Gallery, "Robert Glover: Ceramic Sculpture", Los Angeles, CA
1984 Rex W. Wignall Museum/Gallery , "Robert Glover: Outside/Inside", Ceramic Sculpture. Alta Loma, CA
1976 Janus Gallery, "Robert Glover: Recent Works". Painting and Ceramic Sculpture. Los Angeles, CA.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1998 "International Contemporary Ceramics": From the Igal and Diane Silber Collection, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna, CA. Mar. 28-Aug. 1998
1997 "International Exhibition", Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Kitakyushu, Japan. Currated by Yoshio Ikezaki. Nov. 1997
1995 "4 Paths in Clay, El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance, CA, Oct. 9 - Nov. 3, "One Vision", SPACE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, June 25-July 29, 1995
1994 "Clay Forms", SPACE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA December 10-January 14,1995
1992 "Basically: Black and White", Riverside Art Center Museum, March 21-April 28, 1992
1991 Arizona State University, "Jansen-Johns Collection", April 1991
1989 Mt. St. Mary's College, "Clay III", exhibited "Concretus-Antevessel", series of 8 forms, 09/25/89. Space Gallery, "Clay", Five sculptures of 1977-8 series, and photos of site specific applications. July 8-August 12. Los Angeles, CA.
1988 Space Gallery, "The Art of Function", Wall sculpture: Featherstone w/glass, "Homilia". Los Angeles,CA
1987 SPACE" A Survey of Objects", curated by Edward Den Lau. Space Gallery. Los Angeles, CA. "Natural Sources": Group Exhibition curated by Edward Den Lau and Lawrence Gipe. Angels Gate Cultural Center. San Pedro, CA "Diamond Jubilee/Alumni Artists". Rex W. Wignall Museum/Gallery. Chaffey Community College, Alta Loma. CA (Ceramic sculpture/painting)
1986 "Sculptural Forms": Robert Glover. Showcase Gallery (Solo) Cerritos College. Norwalk, CA. "Outside (Inside)" Canole, Glover, Kunishima, Lau. SPACE Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.
1985 "Shades of Gray", SPACE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1984 "Clay: Garber, Glasgow, Glover, Kibler, Lapin, Phillips". The Art Store. Los Angeles, CA.
1982 "Dualism:Bengston,Glover,Price,Sweet,Yokoi,Wudl, and Woelffer". Otis/Parsons Exhibition Center. Los Angeles, CA.
1979 "Robert Glover/Randy Sandel:Ceramic Sculpture/Painting". North Gallery: Municipal Gallery. Los Angeles, CA. "Thanatopsis/Contemplations on Death", SPACE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1978 "Conwill, Glover, and Hobson". SPACE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1977 "Ceramics Invitational". Riverside Art Center Museum. Riverside, CA.
1973 "Sculpture Invitational". San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, CA.
1971 "Design 11". Pasadena Art Museum. Pasadena, CA
1966 "Art in Embassies". United States Embassies. American HandGallery, Washington, D.C.
1964 "Annual Sculpture Exhibition. Laguna Beach Art Museum. Laguna Beach, CA.
1961 "Paintings: Group Exhibition". La Jolla Art Center Museum, La Jolla, CA.
1960 "Ceramics National". Everson Museum of Fine Arts. Syracuse, NY.
"Designer/Craftsman". Los Angeles County Museum. Los Angeles, CA.
1957 "Drawing Exhibition" San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts. San Francisco, CA
EXHIBITIONS ADDENDUM
1997 Los Angeles International Art Festival 1997, Los Angeles, CA Dec. 3-29, 1997
1995 "One Vision" - Closing Exhibition 1975 - 1995, SPACE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Jun/Jul 1995
1980 Courtesy of Space Gallery-"Collectors Presentation", Los Angeles, CA December 1980-January 1981"Ceramics Invitational", Golden West College Fine Arts Gallery, Huntington Beach, CA. "Ceramics Invitational", Roberts Gallery, Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, CA
1979 "Otis/Parsons Faculty Exhibit", Parsons Exhibition Center, New York, NY
1970 Invitational "Ceramics", Santa Monica City College Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1968 "Otis Art Institute Alumni Exhibit", Otis Art Institute Gallery, Sculpture Purchase Award, Los Angeles, CA
1966 "Painting", Laguna Beach Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA (Cash Award)
1965 Ceramics Invitational, "Containers", Otis Art Institute Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1964 "Barnsdall Annual Art Exhibit", Los Angeles, CA Ceramics Sculpture
"Preview of Recent Ceramic Sculptures" courtesy of Comara Gallery, Los Angeles, CA "2nd Annual Sculpture Exhibition", Laguna Beach Art Association, Laguna Beach, CA (Cash Award)
1963 "Lively Arts at Lang Gallery", Scripps College, Claremont, CA (Invitational)
Invitational: The Downey Art Museum, Downey, CA (Ceramics)
1962 "Solo: Robert Glover", Woodridge School Gallery, Pasadena, CA
"Solo: Robert Glover", St. Mark's Episcopal Church Gallery, Altadena, CA
Invitational: The Downey Art Museum, Downey, CA (Ceramics)
"Otis Faculty Exhibit", University Gallery, University of Arizona
1961 "Fine Arts Exhibit", National Orange Show, juried. San Bernardino, CA
"Invitational", Mt. San Antonio College Art Gallery, Walnut, CA (Ceramic panels)
1960 "Campbell, Glover, Van Brunt", College Art Gallery, San Diego State College, San Diego, CA "Graduate Exhibition-MFA", Otis Art Institute Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Paintings/Ceramics) "Campbell, Glover, Van Brunt", Exhibition Center, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA "California Artists Invitational", Chaffey Community Art Association, Ontario, CA "Robert Glover: Solo", Ivory Tower Gallery, Santa Monica, CA Agnes Fraser Gallery, Ceramic architectural panels, Los Angeles, CA
1959 "Campbell, Glover, Van Brunt", Pasadena City College Gallery, Pasadena, CA (Paintings/Ceramics) "Newport Harbor Annual", Newport Harbor Museum, Newport Harbor, CA (juried painting) La Jolla Art Center - Juried Exhibition, La Jolla, CA (ceramic panel) "Robert Glover" Paintings- Invitational Chaffey Community Art Association, Ontario, CA "California Artists" (Award) Painting, Fine Arts Division of the California State Fair,Sacramento, CA
1956 "College Competition and Scholastic Award" 1st Award Ceramics, Chaffey Junior College, Ontario, CA
EXHIBITION REVIEWS/ARTICLES
1989 Donahue, Marlena. "Galleries", Los Angeles Times, Calendar Section/F27, Dec. 15, 1989.
1988 Laurence, Michael, "Reviews", Sculpture.May-June 1988. Vol. 7 No.3 p.32 (b/w photo). McCloud, Mac. "Robert Glover/Embracing Existence". Visions, Summer 1988, Vol. 2, No.3, p.6-7.
1987 Weizenbach, Michael. "Galleries", Los Angeles Times. Calendar Section/Part VI, Dec.11, 1987.
1986 Nicholson,Chuck. "Contemplative Spaces", Artweek, July 26, 1986. Vol. 17. No.26. p.5. Ballatore, Sandy. "Pick of the Week", L. A. Weekly, July 18-24, 1986. p.9. Lasarow and Bermann-Enn (Editors), ArtScene, "Continuing and Recommended", Jan. 1986. Vol. 5., No. 5., p. 10.
1985 McCloud, Mac. "Metamorphosis of Form", Artweek, Dec. 21, 1985.Vol. 14. No. 43, p. 6. Clothier,Peter."Remembrances of Things Past". L.A.Weekly,Dec. 27-Jan.2 1986. Vol.8.,No.5., p.59. McKenna, Kristine. "Galleries", Los Angeles Times, Calendar Section/Part VI, Dec. 13, 1985. p. 20.
1979 Mallinson, Constance. "Municipal Gallery/North Gallery".Artweek, Oct.13,1979. Vol.10. No.33. p. 8.
1978 Wortz, Melinda. "Thanatopsis". ARTnews, November 1978.
Loach, Roberta. "Thanatopsis". Visual Dialogue, Fall 1978, p. 24.
Wilson, William."Art Walk". Los Angeles Times. Jan. 20. 1978.
1976 Wilson, William. "Art Walk". Los Angeles Times. Feb. 27, 1976.
Glass,Judith. "Robert Glover's New Field Imagery". Artweek. Feb. 21
PUBLICATIONS
Catalog, L.A Artcore. Robert Glover: A Survey of Work. 19 pages, (8 pages or color,6 pages of black and white. Essay by Collette Chattopadhyay. Poety by Mac McCloud. October 1999 Catalog, International Contemporary Ceramics, Laguna Art Museum. Page 37.
Catalog, Los Angeles International Art Festival 1997 LA ArtCore and Transamerica. Photo page 63.
Nigrosh, Leon, Sculpting Clay, Davis Pub., Worchester, MA.,1992 Photo, pages 44 and 87
Art in America."86-87 Annual Guide to Galleries, Museums, and Artists". Aug. 1986. No. 8.
ArtScene, "Continuing and Recommended",(Ed.),Jan. 1985, Vol. 4., No. 5., p. 13.
Krantz, Les. American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of American Contemporary Artists. Reference. Les Krantz Pub. 1985. p. 121-122.
Robert Glover:Outside/Inside.Catalogue. Rex W. Wignall Museum/Gallery. Alta Loma,CA. \ Jan-Feb. 1984
Ceramics Monthly "News & Retrospect:RobertGlover". Photo and statement. Jun/Jul/Aug 1984. p.75
International Sculpture. Cover photo: Robert Glover, "Shoreline" 1982. International Sculpture Center. Washington DC. Aug/Sept. 1984. Vol. 3., No. 4.
Who's Who in American Art. Reference. 1976 to present
Foundations in Clay. Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art. May 3, 1977. Robert Smith (curator). Catalog.
Conrad,JohnW.ContemporaryCeramicsTechniques. Prentice/Hall Pub. Photo. Introduction: p. xi.
American Craft,Photo and statement. Feb/Mar 1980. p. 68.
Ceramics Monthly. Photo and statement. Jan 1979. p. 71.
Ceramics Monthly. Photo and statement. May 1978. p. 79.
Artweek. Photo and statement. Feb. 4, 1978. p. 7.
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Scottish Rite Masonic Temple/Los Angeles, CA
First Bank of Los Angeles/ Los Angeles, CA
Fluor Corporation/ Irvine, CA
The Lewitzky Dance Foundation/ Los Angeles, CA
Otis Art Institute/Los Angeles County, CA
Pyramid Properties, Los Angeles, CA
Security Pacific Bank of California/ Los Angeles, CA
San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, CA
Jarupa Hills Country Club, Jarupa Hills, CA
Turpin/Whitebook - Westlake Village, CA
Interpace Los Angeles, CA
Southern California Container Corp./Los Angeles, CA
First Federal Savings and Loan/ Pasadena, CA
St. Marks Episcopal Church/Downey, CA
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Everson Museum of Fine Arts/Syracuse, NY
Oakland Museum of Art/Oakland, CA
PRIVATE
Ms. Sharlene Adams, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Ames, Mr. Paul Bellardo, Ms. Katy Barrett, Ms. Margaret Montgomery-Barlow, Dr. Robert Bergeron, Dr. & Mrs. Ken Bleifer, Mrs. Karlene Boxenbaum, Mr. J. Todd Campbell, Mr. Ken Cave, Mr. Norman Chao, Ms. Nancy Cherney, Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Childs, Dr. Toby Chroman, Ms. Marie Chun, Ms. Jeri Coates, Mr. Harry Cohen, Mrs. Tracy Colby, Rev. Robert L. Cornelison, Mr. Sydney Cobb, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Colombatto, Mrs. Barbara Long-DiPippa, Mrs. Virginia Eaton, Dr. Cathryn Price-Ellison, Mrs. Roberta Eisenberg, Ms. Chris Engel-Harper, Ms. Beverly Evans, Ms. Joyce Fantin-duFayet, Dr. John Fox, Mr. Donald Francis, Mr. Mallory Freeman, Ms. Judith Foosaner, Mr. Ted Fuzby, Mala Frank-Gavin, Mr. Charles Gilman III, Mr. Harry Ginoza, Ms. Jane Glassman, Mr. & Mrs. Gary Glover, Ms. Wendy Goldberg, Mrs. Ann Gooding, Ms. Laurie Gordon, Mr. Raymond Griffin, Mr. Ed Gustin, Ms. Ellen Hill, Mr. Dah-Jin Huang, Ms. Joan Hugo, Mr. Jim Inman, Mrs. Catherine Issett, Mr. Stephane Janssen, Mr. Charles Jarm, Mr. Michael Johns, Mr. & Mrs. Brian Johnston, Mr. & Mrs. Robert King, Mr. Charles Krapka, Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kraus, Mr. Edward Den Lau, Ms. Lynn Lowman, Mr. Mac McClain, Mr. & Mrs. Barry McComic, Mr. Dan Melnick, Mr. Tony Melluzo, Ms. Helen Lewis-Meyer, Mrs. Roberta Miller, Ms. Sue Mitchell, Dr. Raymond M. Mnich, Mrs. Norma Mnich, Mr. and Mrs. William Mnich, Mr. & Mrs. Ken Moritz, Dr. David Nellis, Dr. & Mrs. Robert Newquist, Mr. Rick Oginz, Ms. Martha Padve, Ms. Janice Page, Mrs. Abe Ratner, Mr. Wayne Reed, Mr. Dana Rees, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rembert, Ms. Esther Richmond ,Mr. John Rose, Mr. Rocco Sacromone, Ms. Carol Segal, Mr. Enrique Serrato, Mr. Millard Sheets, Drs. Igal & Dianne Silber, Ms. Karen Smith, Mr. David Sosa, Mr. James C. Stewart, Ms. Lydia Takeshita, Mr. David Van Akin, Mr. Philip Van Brunt, Ms. Eilene M. Walsh, Helen Richter Watson, Mr. Michael Weintraub, Ms. Rose Wong, Mrs. Dorothy Wolk.
GIFTS TO INSTITUTIONS
Donation of work to raise funds for:
L.A. ArtCore (1997-1999)
The Group (Otis-Parsons School of Art and Design)
Aids Project LA (APLA)
Project Angel
Shanti Health Clinic
Venice Health Clinic
LACE
The Bella Lewitzky Dance Foundation
Assistant to Chairman of the Lewitzky Art Auction February 1996
Books and educational supplies to Otis College of Art and Design Library and Foundation
Department.
TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
Belgium: Brussels, Antwerp, Brugge
France: Paris, Nice, Cannes,Chartres , Brive, Lemoges, Carcassonne, Chateadun, Blois
Italy: Rome, Venice, Florence, Naples
Mexico: Mexico City, Guanajuato, Acapulco, San Miguel del Aliende, Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas
Netherlands: Amsterdam,Otterlo
Far East: Hong Kong, Taiwan (T'aipei) Singapore, Philippines: Manila.
Thailand: Bankok
Spain: Madrid, Barcelona, Cordova, Seville, Toledo, Granada
Japan: Tokyo, Nikko, Nara, Hakone, Kyoto,Osaka,Kitakyushu
USA: Hawaii (Oahu, Maui, Kaui and Hawaii.) NY CT AZ NM OH KA TX NV CO UT NB OK MS
Update file: 09-15-2007
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