artist - Robert John Holland
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Essay on the work of
Robert John Holland
by Cynnie Gaasch

Contact: contact@robertjohnholland.com

Robert John Holland

I embrace a philosophy of living in a direct relationship with nature and assimilating and encoding the natural life cycle into the creative process. The aerobic/anaerobic balance in the aquarium and in the organic garden is the matrix of my conceptual model. I conceive of awe evolving from this focus, healing both personally and culturally.


Selected One Person Shows

2007 The Art of Robert John Holland: Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo
2006 Four Movies at Adams Art Gallery, Dunkirk, NY
2005-6 All Aboard: Multimedia Installation: gallery 164, Buffalo, NY 2005 Printed Qi, Fineline Gallery Exhibition Center. Buffalo, NY
2005 Expresso, Brown Bean Gallery Fredonia, NY
2000 Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts, The Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua,NY
1993-94 Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Arts (CEPA), Buffalo, NY
1991 Kenneth Young Gallery, Lawtons, NY
1989 Carnegie Cultural Center, North Tonawanda, NY
1985 People Art, Buffalo, NY
1982 Burchfield Center, State University College at Buffalo, NY
1981 Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY
1979 Kilgore College, Kilgore, Texas
1979 Kenan Center, Lockport, NY
1978 Olean Art Gallery, Olean, NY
1976 Butler Gallery, State University College at Buffalo


Selected Group Shows

2007 The Art of Zoar Valley, Springville Center for the Arts, Springville, NY
2007 Southern Tier Biennial, Olean Public Library, Olean, New York
2006 Healing Arts Tribute to Trauma Survivors and Responders, SUNY Fredonia and Albright Knox Art Gallery: Video Documentary Showing
2006New Visions, The Adams Art Gallery, Dunkirk, NY 2005 New York Independent Film and Video Festival , NY,NY
2004 Wet and Fresh, Burchfield/Penney Art Center, Buffalo State College of NY
2004 NY Collects, Burchfield/Penney Art Center, Buffalo State College of NY
2004 Photography '04 The Main Street Gallery, Groton, NY
2003 Small Works 2003 Limner Gallery, NYC,NY
2003 Stories Without Words, Rockefeller Arts Center Gallery, SUNY Fredonia.
2003 Combined Talents: Florida International Exhibition, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee
2003 46th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua Institution
2002-05 Video showings @Squeaky Wheel, Buffalo, NY
2002 45th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua Institution
2000 Color Psychology, The Adams Art Gallery, Dunkirk, NY
1999 The Blues in the Art of Robert John Holland, Robert Ponzio, Phoenix Savage and Renee Stout; University Gallery at University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
1998 Emerging Artists: From Fruits to Fiction, Slowinski Gallery, NYC, NY
1997 Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington,DC
1994 37th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua, NY
1993 Reproductions in the Age of Multiples, Pyramid Contemporary Art Center, Roch, NY
1992-94 X-Sightings, Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1992 The Child Show, Pyramid Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
1990 43rd Western New York Exhibition, Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1989-90 Recent Paintings, The Emerging Collector, NYC, NY
1987 The Toy Show, Goldome Bank Gallery, Curated by Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo,NY
1987 Occidental Petroleum Gallery, Niagara Falls, NY
1986 41st Western New York Show, Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1984 Six Vietnam Veteran Artists,, New York State Capitol Arena, Albany, NY
1981-85-87-90 thru 2003 Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY
1978-80-81-89-94-95-01--03 CEPA: Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Arts, Buffalo, NY
1977 37th Western New York Exhibition, Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY


AWARDS

2002 Brenda Stern Award for new Media, 45th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art * curated by Robert Storr Museum of Modern Art, New York
1998 Curator's Prize, Slowinski Gallery, NYC, NY
1997 Curator's Pick, Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1977 John Rodwick Phototech Studio Award for Photography, 37th WNY Biennial Exhibition Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1977 Buffalo Photo Material Company Award for Photography, 37th WNY Biennial Exhibition Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1973-74 Author of the Year Award, Canadian Organization of Aquarium Clubs

PUBLICATIONS/PRINTS/VIDEOS

2003 Directed and produced "Climate Extremes", 4'40" video.
2002 Photograph "Black Pearl Fish" published in Journal of American Killifish Association
2001 Directed and Produced " All Aboard" , art video.
2001 Directed and Co-produced "Pathway of Peace", video documentary.
1995 "The Puzzle has Four Pieces" published by Paradise Hill Publishing, printed by Manhardt Alexander Printing,
1989 Aquatic Botany in an Artificial Environment, Journal of the American Killifish Association

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

2000 Artist's talk, Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts, Chautauqua Institution, NY
1993 Through the Eyes of a Water Well Driller, Rochester institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
1988 The Politics of Drinking Water ( slide presentation ) Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center Buffalo, NY

PROJECTS

1993 - present
Designing, creating and maintaining a 53 acre site installation that includes outdoor sculpture display, reforestation, orchard design and spring/brook habitat restoration, wildlife habitat protection, erosion prevention and working art studio

EDUCATION

1993 Teaching Certification, Seneca Indian Historical Society, Irving, NY
1990 Certification in Environmental Geology, Buffalo Museum of Science
1975-1977 Graduate School of Social Work, State University of NY at Buffalo
1971-1973 B.A. Psychology, Cum Laude, State University College at Buffalo, NY
1970-1986 Water Well Driller, F.J. Holland Drilling
1967-1970 Social Work/Psychology Specialist (91G20) United States Army
1964-1966 Auburn Community College, Auburn, NY

 

 

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