Below the Surface #1
2005
cast aluminum with blackening
18 x 27 x ¾ inches

Stephen Robin

b. 1944 Washington, DC

Education

Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, MFA, 1968
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, BFA, 1966
Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA 1954-66

Commissions

2006
Waterlily, (granite), fountain centerpiece, Parkshore Plaza, St. Petersburg, FL (Phil Graham & Company, landscape architects)
2005
Orange Blossom! (aluminum and cement), Tampa International Airport, (Albert Alfonso, architect), 2005
2003
A Walk Through the Woods, (aluminum, tile), PATCO Stations, Philadelphia, PA, (Delaware River Port Authority Commission), 2003
Memorial Flowers (aluminum), Plaza, The War Memorial, Trenton, NJ, (Vitetta Group, restoration architects), 2003
1999
Rosettes: Stasis and Motion (granite), Newark Penn Station, (NJ Transit/NJ State Council on the Arts Commission, Beyer Blinder Belle, architects), 1999
Nebraska Grilles (bronze), Atrium, Roman L. Hruska United States Courthouse, Omaha, NE (General Services Administration Commission, James Ingo Freed of Pei Cobb Freed and Partners, architect), 1999
1997
Federal Triangle Flowers (aluminum, limestone), Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC (General Services Administration Commission James Ingo Freed, Architect), 1997
1993
Bowl of Fruit II (cement), Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, 1989, adapted for site 1993
1991
Cornucopiae (cement), Plaza, Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newark, NJ (General Services Administration Commission), 1991
1989
Bowl of Fruit III (cement), Atrium, 404 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA (IBM-Arkwright joint venture), 1989
1974
Coal Miner (bronze), City Square, Zeigler, IL (commissioned by the Bank of Zeigler), 1974
1966
Shell(limestone), Paley Library Sculpture Garden, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 1966

Solo Exhibitions

2005
Below the Surface, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA, 2005
2001
Ground Cover, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA, 2001
1998
Selected Sculpture, The Philadelphia International Airport, 1998-99
1997
Grilles and Drawings, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA, 1997
1995
Sculpture and Projects, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA, 1995
1989
Recent Sculpture from the Garden Series, Marilyn Pearl Gallery, New York, NY, 1989
1988
Recent Sculpture, Heath Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 1988
1980
Recent Sculpture, Montclair State College, Montclair, NJ, 1980
1979
Recent Sculpture, A.J. Wood Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 1979
Recent Sculpture and Drawings, The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, 1979
1978
Two Philadelphia Sculptors, Lamont Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH, 1978
Sculpture and Drawings, 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY, 1978
1977
Recent Sculpture, West Chester State College, West Chester, PA, 1977
1970
Sculpture, Drawings and Poems, Pratt Gallery, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT, 1970

Group Exhibitions

2003
Design Excellence: Public Patronage of Architecture and Art, The Octagon Museum, Washington, DC; 2003-04
2000
Public Art: Concept/ Process/ Realization, Nexus Foundation for Today's Art, Philadelphia, PA, 2000
1999 The Magic of Venice, Qualita Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV, 1999
Objects of Desire, Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, NY, 1999
Summer Pleasures, Qulaita Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV, 1999
Continuing the Legacy: the 1999 Design Awards, National Building Museum, Washington, DC, 1999
1998 Sharp Metal Objects, Suzanne H. Arnold Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA, 1998
Completing the Federal Triangle, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., 1998
1997 Vessels, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA, 1997
Table Tops: Morandi to Mapplethorpe, California Center for the Arts Museum, Escondido, CA, 1997
Garden Revisited, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA, 1997
Spring/Summer Exhibition, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ, 1997
1996 Ars Botanica/Art & Nature, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA, 1996
1995 Sculpture for the Garden, Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN, 1995
Project: Exhibit, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, 1995
1994 Vision and Dreams, Takashimaya, New York, NY, 1994
Form of Nature/ Nature of Form, Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA, 1994
A Bouquet for Juan, Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, NY, 1994
Contemporary Sculpture Directions, Payne Gallery, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, 1994
1991-1993
Hard Choices/Just Rewards II, PA Council on the Arts Fellowship recipients, Johnstown Art Museum, Blair Art Museum, University of Pittsburgh, Everhart Museum, Edinboro University, Westminster College, University of the Arts (Philadelphia), 1991-3
1991
In the Public Eye, The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ, 1991
22nd Basel International Art Fair, Marilyn Pearl Gallery, Basel, Switzerland, 1991
1990
Philadelphia Art Now/Contemporary Philadelphia Artists, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, 1990 (catalogue)
21st Basel International Art Fair, Marilyn Pearl Gallery, Basel, Switzerland, 1990
Ironies: The Figure and Still Life in Sculpture, Marilyn Pearl Gallery, Basel, Switzerland, 1990 Sculpture, Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 1990
1989
Biennial '89, Delaware Art Museum, Willmington, DE, 1989 20th Basel International Art Fair, Marilyn Pearl Gallery, Basel, Switzerland, 1989
1988
Contemporary, Heath Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 1988
New in New York, Marilyn Pearl Gallery, New York, NY, 1988
1986
Art in City Hall: The Self Portrait, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA, 1986
1984
Faculty's Choice, Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA 1984
1983
Fantasy and Humor, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 1983
1982
S/300 (Sculpture/Tricentennial/1982), The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, 1982 (catalog)
1981
Cheltenham Art Center Exhibition, The Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA, 1981
1980
Gallery Group, A.J. Wood Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 1980
1979
Philadelphia Art '79, Federal Complex, Independence Mall, Philadelphia, Pa, 1979
1978
Small Works, Touchstone Gallery, New York, NY, 1978
Contemporary Reflections, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT, 1978 (catalog)
Gallery Group, 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY, 1978
1977
14 Sculptors Gallery Exchange Exhibition, Gallery 10 Ltd., Washington, DC, 1977
Committee's Choice, The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, 1977
Fiber/Wood/Stone/Plastic, Summit Art Center, Summit, NJ, 1977
1976
Tyler School of Art Alumni, Woodmere Art Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa, 1976
Regional Sculpture, The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, 1976
36th Annual, Woodmere Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 1976
1972
Five New England Sculptors, Lamont Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH, 1972
1970
Regional Sculpture, Swope Gallery of Art, Terre Haute, IN, 1970
1969
Indiana Artists, the Herron Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, 1969
Michigan Artists, Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI, 1969
1967
Ball State National Drawing and Small Sculpture Exhibition, Muncie, IN, 1967

Bibliography

2005
Kaufman, Leslie. "Below the Surface," Inside, Summer, 2005, pg. 59.
Fallon, Roberta. "Stephen Robin: Below the Surface," Philadelphia Weekly, March 2, 2005
Sozanski, Edward J. "Drawn and Cast," The Philadelphia Inquirer, February, 18, 2005
2001
Strauss, R.B. "Beyond May Day," Weekly Press, May 2, 2001
Fallon, Roberta. "Darkness Visible," Philadelphia Weekly, April, 25, 2001
Alexander, Deborah. "Designed for the Public Eye/ New Courthouse 2000
Sprouts Artwork," Omaha World Herald, Aug. 26, 2000
Fallon, Roberta. "This Art Was Made for You and Me," Philadelphia Weekly, May 17, 2000
1999
"News: GSA Design Award Winners," Sculpture Magazine, May 1999
Moss, Marsha and Robin Rice. "American Sculpture Tour: Philadelphia," Sculpture Magazine, May 1999
Rice, Robin. "Terminal Art/Sight Control," Philadelphia City Paper, January 29, 1999
1998
Seidel, Miriam. "Local Heroes," Art News, November, 1998
"Art that Gets to the Point," feature article, Harrisburg Intelligencer Journal, August 21, 1998
Forgey, Benjamin. "The Capstone of the Federal Triangle," The Washington Post, April 25, 1998
1997
Fark, Bill. "Traditional to Modern, "Table Tops" Shows its Artistry with Grandeur," North County Times, Escondido, CA, September 26, 1997
Berkson, Bill. "Things in Place," (Tabletops Catalog Essay) California Center for the Arts Museum, Escondido, CA, 1997
Brown, Gerard. "You Gotta See This … ," Philadelphia Weekly, October 22, 1997
Donohoe, Victoria. "Abington Art Center," The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 13, 1997
Purcell, Janet. "Gardens Meet Art at Grounds for Sculpture," The Trenton Times, June 27, 1997
Sozanski, Edward J. "At Grounds for Sculpture, A Vision is Expanding Grandly," The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 25, 1997
1996
Trescott, Jacqueline. "Federal Agency Halts Project, Art in the Balance," The Washington Post, June 22, 1996
Sozanski, Edward J. "Criminal Justice Center," The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 12, 1996
1995
Sozanski, Edward J. "Decoration that is not merely ornamental," The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 21, 1995
1994
Quinn, Jim. "Unconventional Wisdom," Philadelphia Magazine, January, 1994 (photo only)
1993
"Public Art Review," Art in America, annual edition, 1993 (re: Cornucopiae)
1990
Baker, Kenneth. "The Philadelphia Scene: An Outsider's View," The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 1990
1980
Butera Anne Fabbri. "Three Sculptors," Arts Magazine, January 1980
1978
O'Beil, Hedy. "Stephen Robin," Arts Magazine, 1978
1974
Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze and Stone, Walker Publishing Company, NY (work represented in hardback edition only), 1974

Grants and Awards

Citation, Design Awards, General Services Administration, 1998
PA Council on the Arts Fellowship, 1990
Society of Medallists Competition, Medallic Art Company, 1976
Racine Art Foundry Prize, Detroit Institute of Art, 1969

Consulting

The National World War II Memorial, Washington, DC, 2000, Friedrich St. Florian, architect

Teaching

University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 1986
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 1985
Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA, 1975-77
John Herron School of Art of Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 1968-70

Commissions: Ornamental

2000
Medallions, Downtown Tampa Residence Inn, Tampa, FL (CDH Partners, Marietta, GA, architects), 2000
1992
Frieze, Exterior Entrance Way, Private Residence, Beverly Hills, CA, 1992
1989
Medallion, US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Fairton, NJ, 1989
1987
Architectural Model (ornamental members), Sainsbury Wing, National Gallery, London (Venturi Scott Brown and Associates, Philadelphia, PA), 1987
1985
Interior Arch, The St. Louis Museum of Art, St. Louis, MO (Venturi Scott Brown and Associates, Philadelphia, PA), 1985
Centerpiece Patterns, Old Custom's House, New York, NY, 1985
Restoration, Facade, Reading Terminal, Philadelphia, PA (John Milner Associates, Philadelphia, PA), 1985
Patterns, Bronze Façade, The Limited Headquarters, Madison Avenue, New York, NY (Beyer Blinder Belle, Architects, New York, NY), 1985
1980
Restoration, Old Merchant's House, New York, NY (Edward Vason Jones, Architect, Albany, GA), 1980
1979
Frieze and Overdoor, American Wing, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (Berry B. Tracy, Curator), 1979
1976
Overdoor, Thomas Jefferson Reception Room, US Department of State, Washington, DC (Edward Vason Jones, Architect, Albany, GA), 1976
Ceiling Ornament, Entrance Hall, Diplomatic Reception Rooms, US Department of State, Washington, DC (Edward Vason Jones, Architect, Albany, GA), 1976
1975
Brass Chandelier Patterns, Statuary Hall, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, 1975
Garlands, Mississippi Governor's Mansion, Jackson, MS (Edward Vason Jones, Architect, Albany, GA), 1975
Medallion, North Carolina Department of the Treasury, Raleigh, NC, 1975
1965
Medallions, Lobby, Temple University School of Business, Philadelphia, PA, 1965

Commissions: Medallic

1979
The Sheldon Catlin Award, Insurance Company of North America, 1979
1978
Mauricio Porraz International Coastal Engineering Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1978
Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1978
1977
H. William Scott, Jr. Society Medal, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, 1977
1976
Horton Medal, American Geophysical Union, 1976
Joseph M. Farley Medal, Alabama Nuclear Power Company, 1976
Alfred M. Freudenthal Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1976

Collections (Selected)

National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Max Rosenn United States Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Yvonne and Peter Benda Collection, Zurich, Switzerland
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, Philadelphia, PA
Ted and Barbara Aronson Collection, Philadelphia, PA