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Robert Rasely "Chums" 1997
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Robert Rasely
(1950-2005)
Robert Rasely is known as a magic-realist and surrealist, combining rich colorful compositions with intricate depictions of the not-so-ordinary world.
As so expressively worded by
Theodore F. Wolff of the
Christian Science Monitor:
"It's more than skill and technique that make [Rasely] so effective. It's the obvious pleasure and delight he takes in shaping and sharing his fanciful, private world. A world in which reality is just a tiny bit askew, but in which everything is so sensitively drawn and sumptuously painted that we'd be quite willing to renounce ours in its favor if given the chance."
Rasely was trained at the prestigious Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and has had one-man exhibitions at major galleries from New York to San Francisco. Rasely's work was also exhibited several times at the renowned National Academy of Design in New York. He was a long time resident of Pennsylvania, an inspiring philosopher, and a friend.
Education:
1978-82 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
(studied painting under Wil Barnett and Arthur DeCosta, and restoration under Joe Amarotico).
Selected Group Exhibitions:
1978, Rittenhouse Art Annual, Esther Klein Foundation, Philadelphia, PA.
1981, Marian Locks Gallery, Invitational Group Exhibition, Philadelphia,
PA.
1981, Suzanne Gross Gallery, Two Surrealists, Philadelphia, PA.
1982, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Philadelphia Painters Art
Exposition, Loretto, PA.
1982, Marian Locks Gallery, New Talent, Philadelphia, PA.
1982, Marian Locks Gallery, December Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA.
1983, Marian Locks Gallery, Group Show, Philadelphia, PA.
1983, David Findlay, Jr. Gallery, Invitational Group Exhibition, New York, NY .
1984, Allan Stone Gallery, New Talent, New York, NY .
1984, David Findlay, Jr. Gallery, Drawing: Figures, New York, NY .
1984, David Findlay, Jr. Gallery, Invitational Still Life Exhibition, New York, NY .
1984, The Bruce Art Museum, The Recognizable Image, Greenwich, CT.
1985, The Arkansas Art Center, The Collector’s Show, Little Rock, AK .
1986, The Paine Art Center, The Object Revitalized, Oshkosh, WI .
1986, Charles Campbell Gallery, A View From Arcadia, San Francisco, CA .
1986, Schmidt Bingham Gallery, Delicious Drawings, New York, NY .
1986, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Nature Morte, Loretto, PA.
1986, National Academy of Design, New York, NY.
1986, Alice Bingham Gallery, Ten Contemporary Realists, Memphis, TN.
1986, Schmidt Bingham Gallery, Character Revealed, New York, NY .
1987, Schmidt Bingham Gallery, Beyond Observation, New York, NY .
1988, National Academy of Design, New York, NY.
1989, Tavelli Gallery, Vision & Visions, Aspen, CO .
1990, National Academy of Design, New York, NY.
1992, National Academy of Design, New York, NY.
1995, Allan Stone Gallery, New Talent, New York, NY .
1996, Allan Stone Gallery, Talent, New York, NY .
1997, Allan Stone Gallery, Talent, New York, NY .
One Person Exhibitions:
1983, Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
1986, Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco, CA .
1986, Schmidt Bingham Gallery, New York, NY.
1989, Schmidt Bingham Gallery, New York, NY.
1996, Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY.
2011, Joel B. Garzoli Fine Art, San Francisco, CA. |
