ROBERT R O E S C H

RESUME- Robert Roesch was born in New York State, lives in Pennsylvania, and works in a studio in the New Jersey Pine Lands. He is a graduate of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY and the State University of New York. Roesch is Chair of Sculpture at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and a member of the Philadelphia Art Commission. He has received 12 grants, including a Senior Fulbright. His work is in museum collections Internationally. He has completed 20 major public art projects including the Gateway to the City of Wichita Kansas. He was the Cultural Advisor to US Embassies in Egypt, Syria, Argentina, Ecuador, and Myanmar. Roesch was an invited artist in the 2007 Biannual in Egypt, lectured throughout Japan in 2006-07, and was the guest of the Chinese Government and the Academy of Fine Arts in Hang Zhou, China in 2008.

SELECTED PUBLIC COMMISSIONS:

2008- "TRANSDUCTION CHINA "Awarded by the Government of China.Outdoors sculpture Installation: October, 2008 as a permanent feature in Hangzhou China’s West Lake area.

2009 – "TAKEFLIGHT” Public Art Project in Norwich CT. Awarded by the State of CT. Installation: April 2009 -Norwich Technical High School

2003 – "MOMENTUM" Texas A & M, Corpus Christi, Sculptured Entrance to the University on 4 acres. 280 feet by 46 feet high

2002 – "PEACOCK LIGHT RAIL SHELTERS" Horvitz / Roesch Collaboration Awarded by the South Eastern PA Transportation Authority. 2 shelters of Stainless steel & Bronze. They stand at the entrance of the Philadelphia Zoo.

2002 – "ALCHEMY” FL Atlantic University – three 16-foot stainless steel and corten spires- at the entrance to the Education Building. Awarded by the State of FL

1998 - "MOONHARP REFLECTING POOL" A sculptured water environment 13 x 60 x 40 feet. Awarded by General Instruments Corp, Horsham, PA.

1999 - "ORION PROJECT”, Awarded by the state of NC, a hillside work of lighted pyramids identifying the major stars in the constellation Orion, marking the entrance to the Science and astronomy Complex

1997 – "WIND SPIRIT GATEWAY" The Gateway to The City of Wichita KS -ten 16 ft lighted stainless steel spires with two 20 ft. stepped limestone berms, topped by two 18 ft. stainless steel shapes. Awarded by the City of Wichita.

1997 - "WATER-WALL" Brass & Steel, 22ft/16ft/4ft, Beth Israel Medical Center, NYC

1994 - "CATALYST” 13 ft. 12ft x 10 ft. x 80 ft., Tensile supported stainless steel, lighted corten steel & landscaped areas of wildflowers and river rock . Legent Corporation, Pgh, PA

Other sited commissioned works Include:

Wave: Atlantic Galman Group, Longport, NJ

Untitled. South Walnut Plaza, Wilmington, DE,

Softly Spoken Words, Sanborn Square Park, Boca Raton, FL,

Wave: Lynmark group, Suffern, NY,

Untitled, State University of NY, Farmingdale, NY

SELECTED CORPORATE AND MUSEUM PURCHASES:

GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE New Jersey

PAPER MUSEUM Tokyo, Japan,

KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM Japan

BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRINA MUSEUM Alexandria, Egypt

NOVELTY Philadelphia, Pa.

BENEFICIAL Wilmington, DE

RCA VICTOR New York, NY

USIA Arts America Washington, DC

A R A TOWER Philadelphia, PA

BANTAM DOUBLEDAY DELL New York, NY

FIDELITY BANK Philadelphia, PA

MARINE MIDLAND BANK New York, NY

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART Coral Gables, FL

McALLEN INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM McAllen Texas –

(Horvitz / Roesch collaboration)

GLASMUSEUM EBELTOFT Denmark

(Horvitz / Roesch collaboration)

WICHITA MUSEUM OF ART Wichita, KS

RHONE-POULENC RORER INC. Collegeville, PA.

WESTLAKES TRAMMEL CROW CO. Tredyffrin, PA

SELECTED ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS:

2008 & 2006, 1999- Sande Webster Gallery Philadelphia, Pa.

2007- Tera Gallery Kyoto, Japan

2007- City Arts Wichita KS

2002 - Moon Gallery, Rome, GA October-November

2000-2001 -American Cultural Center Gallery Alexandria, Egypt

1999 - Le Pont Gallery, Aleppo, Syria

1999 - Gallery Amar Latakia Syria, May

GRANTS AND AWARDS:

2006 Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant - On the Roster till 2011

Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan in 2006.

2001 -Cultural Specialist grant U. S. Information Agency to Alexandria, Egypt

2000- ACULSPEC Grant, USIA 1 month travel to Damascus and Aleppo, Syria

1998 -Cultural Specialist grant U. S. Information Agency to Cairo, Egypt

1997 - Cultural Specialist grant from U. S. Information Agency for travel to Damascus, Syria 3.12.1997 / 3.27.1997

1996 - Ford Foundation Grant through the PA Academy of the Fine Arts

1996 - Cultural Specialist grant U. S. I A for travel Ecuador and Argentina

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Philadelphia Fine Art Commission, Appointed by Mayor Michael Nutter 2008

PA Academy of the Fine Arts, Professor of Fine Arts & Chair of Sculpture 1983 to present

Cultural Advisor to the US Embassy, Burma, Ecuador, Argentina, Egypt & Syria.

Parsons School of Design, NY, NY Instructor of design (4 years)

State University of NY, Farmingdale, NY. Assistant professor (2 years)

Southampton College -Long Island University, NY. Assistant professor (11 years)

FORMAL STUDY:

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY - School of Fine Arts BFA

State University of New York, Farmingdale, NY- School of Art and Design BA

GALLERY AFFILIATION:

Joanne Nerlino Associates, New York, NY

Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa

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