Robert J. Quackenbush, Jr.
EDUCATION
- B.A. Fairfield University
- Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art
- San Francisco Art Academy
- Callanwolde (Atlanta)
- The New School
- Wooster Community Art Center
- Silvermine School of Art
- Parsons School of Design
- Empire State College (SUNY)
- National Academy of Design
- Alexander Shundi’s Studio (1996-2005)
- Johnson County Community College
- Kansas City Art Institute
GALLERY EXHIBITIONS – Group Shows
- Kansas City Artists Coalition, ART FOR ALL, (November 12 -27, 2021), Kansas City, MO
- Kansas City Artists Coalition, Small Works Exhibition (November 13 - 28, 2020), Kansas City, MO
- Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, The Anniversary Show: 35 Years of Art With Friends (November, 2020 - January, 2021), Kansas City, MO
- Weinberger Fine Art, URBAN JOY, Kansas City, MO (March - April, 2019)
- Weinberger Fine Art, Kansas City, MO (May 2018)
- Restaurant Michael Smith, Kansas City, MO, FACES: Portraits by Kansas City Artists (January 1 - March 31, 2018))
- Kansas City Artists Coalition, ONE NIGHT STAND, November 17, 2017
- VALA Gallery, Mission, KS 30 Years: Restoring the Balance of Justice (April 10--May 5, 2014)
- Todd Weiner Gallery, Kansas City, MO (July--August, 2013)
- Todd Weiner Gallery, Kansas City, MO What Makes You, You? (April, 2012)
- 75th Street Gallery, Prairie Village, KS EFFERVESCENT (April--May 2011)
- 208 West 19th Street Gallery, Kansas City, MO (Aug--Oct, 2010)
- Gas Light Studios, Paola, KS (January - February, 2010)
- Portfolio, Kansas City, MO (October 2008 – June 2009)
- ARTichokes Gallery, Leawood, KS (November 2007 – February 2008)
- City of Leawood, Kansas (November 2007)
- Paris-New York-Kent Gallery, Kent, CT (October, 2004)
- Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT (August, 2004)
- Gallery Blue, Missoula, MT (August, 2004)
- Storage Art Space Gallery, South Bronx, NY (May, 2003)
- Gallery22, Amenia, NY (2002, 2003, 2004)
- Empire State College, New York, NY (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
- The CATBLACK GALLERY, Westport, CT (April 1997)
GALLERY & CORPORATE EXHIBITIONS – One-Man Shows
- FARINA, "Unearthed Fragments", Kansas City, MO (February, 2019 - February, 2020)
- Restaurant Michael Smith and StudioQ, OPEN SPACES Expanded Field Partner, "Unearthed Fragments", Kansas City, MO (September 1 thru December 31, 2018)
- The Leedy Voulkos Gallery, Kansas City, MO, FRAGMENTS, (January 5 - February 24, 2018)
- The Robertson Law Group, Kansas City, MO (April -- August, 2015)
- Restaurant Michael Smith, Kansas City, MO (February -- August, 2014)
- contractfurnishings, Kansas City, MO (January--March 2013)
- City of Lenexa, Kansas (November--December, 2011), (December 2014 - March 2015)
- Restaurant Michael Smith, Kansas City, MO (June -- August 2011)
- Kansas City Artists Coalition, Load Bearing , Kansas City, MO (March - April 2010)
- Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities Center, Kansas City, KS (April 2009)
- ARTichokes Gallery at Room39, Leawood, KS (February – May 2009)
- Leawood Fine Arts, Leawood, KS Featured Artist (October 2008)
- 4646 Broadway, Kansas City, MO (October 2008)
- Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO (July 2008 – April 2009)
- Fleishman-Hillard, Kansas City, MO (April – July 2008)
- Harry Krug Gallery, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS (March-April 2008)
- City of Roeland Park, Kansas (December, 2007)
- Irene B. French Community Center Art Gallery, Merriam, KS (September 2007)
- SM Wilson, Lenexa, KS (August – September 2007)
- Central Exchange, Kansas City, MO (March -- May 2007)
- American Century Investments, Kansas City, MO (April – July 2006)
- Kevin Alger, New York, NY (March and October 2002)
- Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners, New York, NY (November 2000)
- Ulla Surland/Gallery 11, Fairfield, CT (April 2000)
- Wooster Community Art Center Gallery, Danbury, CT (April 1999)
JURIED SHOWS & INVITATIONALS
- H & R Block ARTSPACE, 2021 Kansas City Flatfile, Kansas City, MO (July 23 - October 14, 2021)
- Carter Art Center, A PERIODIC TABLE: Imagined Spaces, OPEN SPACES,Kansas City, MO, (August 25 - October 28, 2018)
- Leedy-Voulkos Main Gallery, "Cultural Legacy: What's Going On", OPEN SPACES, Kansas City, MO (September 7 thru December 1, 2018)
- Leedy-Voulkos Front Gallery, REALITY, Kansas City, MO, September 7 - October 27, 2018)
- Kansas City Artists Coalition, 2018 River MArket Regional, Kansas City, MO (July 13 - August 10, 2018)
- H & R Block ARTSPACE, 2018 Kansas City Flatfile, Kansas City, MO (June - September, 2018)
- The Buttonwood Art Space, Kansas City Artists Coalition Members at Buttonwood (December 1, 2017 - January 26, 2018)
- The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS, BEYOND BOUNDS: DAZZLING 2017
- Kansas City Artists Coalition, 2016 River Market Regional, Kansas City, MO (July - August, 2016)
- H & R Block ARTSPACE 2016 Kansas City Flatfile, Kansas City, MO (June - September, 2016)
- Hilliard Gallery, HUMAN FORM, Kansas City, MO (April 2015)
- The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, BEYOND BOUNDS: ELECTRIC 2014
- H&R Block ARTSPACE 2014 Kansas City Flatfile , Kansas City (June--September 2014)
- MUSIC & MOTION IN 2D, Central Exchange, Kansas City, MO (December 2013--January 2014)
- ARTI GRAS, City of leawood, KS (February, 2013)
- ARTISTS FIGHT BACK: A Response to the War on Women, VALA Gallery, Mission, KS (October 12 -- November 3, 2012)
- ART FEST 2012, Johnson County, KS (Oct--Nov, 2012)
- 2012 STATE OF THE ARTS, Prairie Village, KS (October, 2012)
- H&R Block ARTSPACE 2012 Kansas City Flatfile, Kansas City, MO (June 2--September 29, 2012)
- ART AT THE CENTER, 2012 Juried Exhibition, (April 5--June 3, 2012)
- ARTI GRAS, City of Leawood, KS (February, 2012)
- ART FEST 2011, Johnson County, KS (Oct--Nov, 2011)
- The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, BEYOND BOUNDS: BRILLIANT 2011
- Overland Park Arboretum, Overland Park, KS, Annual Sculpture Exhibition (Summer 2011)
- ART FEST 2010, Johnson County, KS (Oct--Nov, 2010)
- 2010 STATE OF THE ARTS, Prairie Village, KS (October, 2010)
- ART AT THE CENTER 2010, Human Experience Exhibition (Aug--Sept, 2010)
- River Market Regional Exhibition, Kansas City, MO (July--August, 2010)
- H&R Block ARTSPACE 2010 Kansas City Flatfile , Kansas City (June 18--September 25, 2010)
- FRESH & LOCAL, at Room39, by Guerilla Curating (January-February, 2010 & 2011)
- ART FEST 2009, Johnson County, KS (November, 2009)
- The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, BEYOND BOUNDS: GLOW 2009
- The Open Studios Press, Studio Visit, Volume One 2008
- H&R Block ARTSPACE 2008 Kansas City Flatfile, Kansas City, MO (February 22 –April 5, 2008)
- Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art, Epsten Gallery, URBAN/SUBURBAN 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Healing Arts Gallery at The Truman Medical Center (January, 2007)
- New Arts Gallery, Litchfield, CT, “Circle of Influence” (August 2006)
- Johnson County Community College, BEYOND BOUNDS: GOLD RUSH 2006
- 2006 Kansas City Artists Coalition Members Show
- 1997, 1998 and 2001 Annual Shows, Mark Twain Library, Redding, CT
- 1997 and 1998 Member Shows, Ridgefield Guild Of Artists
- 1997 and 1998 Student Shows, Silvermine Guild
- LITTLE BUFFALO ART EXHIBIT, The Perry County Council of the Arts (August 1998)
- EXTREME MEASURES: The Radical Perspective, Canyon Crossing Gallery, Brattleboro, VT (July 1998)
- PAPERWORKS '97 (National Show), Ridgefield Guild Of Artists (June 1997)
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
- (UPCOMING) Albrecht-Kemper Museum, "Unearthed Fragments" St. Joseph, MO (November 18, 2023 - January 7, 2024)
- Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art, Epsten Gallery, "SPACE FRAMES" Leawood, KS (July--August, 2012)
- American Jazz Museum, Changing Gallery, ELLA: First Lady of Song, Kansas City, MO, (March 2--June5, 2012)
- Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art, Epsten Gallery, "Between Thee and Me" Overland Park, KS (July 24 -- September 4, 2011)
- American Jazz Museum, Changing Gallery, Reflections of Jazz, Kansas City, MO (July 8 -- September 23, 2011)
- The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Hand Print Press – 15 Years (December 2009 – March 2010)
SPECIAL INVITATIONS
- The Kemper Museum, SLIDESHOW, August, 2006
- Artist, INC, Spring, 2009
- The Office of United States Senator Claire McCaskill, Washington, DC, 2009
AWARDS
- ARTISTS FIGHT BACK: A Response to the War on Women, VALA Gallery, Mission, KS (October 12 -- November 3,2012) Red Ribbon
- 2012 Design Excellence Award, KC Magazine/KC Business Journal for MODUS ABODE urban furniture design project
- Arti Gras, City of Leawood, KS (February, 2012) White Ribbon
- Johnson County ARTFEST, (November, 2010) White Ribbon
- Award of Merit-PAPERWORKS '97, The Ridgefield Guild of Artists (June 1997)
MEMBERSHIPS
- Kansas City Artists Coalition
- Hand Print Press (UMKC)
- Southern Graphics Council
- American Alliance of Museums
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
- Homoly Construction, Kansas City, MO (2019)
- Gurney's Resort, Montauk (The Hamptons), NY (2019)
- Manson Karbank McClaflin, Overland Park, KS (2018)
- The Kansas City Chiefs, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO (2015)
- The InterContinental Hotel, Kansas City, MO (2014)
- St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO (2013)
- Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, MO (2010)
- West Plaza Properties, Kansas City, MO (2007)
- Emprise Bank, Wichita, KS (2007)
- American Century Investments, Kansas City, MO (2007)
- Able Energy Corporation, New York City, NY (2006)
- Sprint/Nextel Corporate Art Collection, Overland Park, KS (2006) (2007)
- Empire State College (SUNY) Gallery of Art, New York City, NY (2005)
REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
- AMIDST Magazine, Issue One, 2021, “Kansas City Unearthed” Artist Profile with images
- STUDIO VISIT,Volume Forty-Three 2019, A juried publication published by The Open Studios Press
- KC Studio Magazine, February 7, 2018, "ROBERT QUACKENBUSH: Fragments" Review with Images by Anne Miller, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO
- The HAND Magazine, Issue #19, January, 2018
- LEAWOOD LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE, March, 2014, Review of StudioQ with pictures
- THE KANSAS CITY STAR, 913 Section, May 29, 2013, Review of StudioQ with pictures
- 435 SOUTH Magazine, August 2012, pictorial review of The Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art's Epsten Gallery exhibition "SPACE FRAMES".
- THE KANSAS CITY STAR, July 26, 2012, "FRAMEWORK FOR IMAGINATION" a review by Dana Self of the Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art's exhibition "SPACE FRAMES" including an image from my series "So...What Holds Up Your Sky?"
- THE KANSAS CITY STAR, Auguat 7, 2011, a review by Alice Thorston of the American Jazz Museum's exhibition "Reflections of Jazz" including an image from my series "Urban Remains."
- 435 SOUTH Magazine, May 2011, "Art, Detoxed" Profile of Studio Q
- Artist of the Month, September, 2010 www.blairschulman.com
- REVIEW, March, 2010 Exhibition review of Load Bearing at the Kansas City Artists Coalition
- STUDIO VISIT, Volume One 2008 A juried publication published by The Open Studios Press
- SUN Publications, November 2007, Artist’s Profile, in conjunction with the City of Leawood Group Show
- SPACES Magazine, February/March 2007, Artist’s Profile