statement
Drawing is my primary attack tool for the development of ideas. For years, it was key to understanding and creating 3-dimensional work. Ideation, developmental drawings and plans were an essential part of my sculptural process. As my work moved toward 2-dimensional representation, drawing pushed beyond its developmental role, and became a powerful tool to explore content using simple form, value and mark-making.
bio
born:1952, Detroit, Michigan
education:
University of Iowa, MFA, 2006
University of Iowa, MA, 1976
Michigan State University, BFA, 1973
selected awards/honors
Benard L. Maas Prize, Banard L. Maas Foundation, 2004
ArtServe Michigan Creative Artist Grant, State of Michigan, 1999
Arts Foundation of Michigan, 1996
Pollack-Krasner Foundation, New York City, 1995
selected publications
American Art Collector, "Corpus Maximus", May 2009
American Art Collector, "Robert Schefman: Religion and Politics" and cover image, December, 2008
"Art In Detroit Public Places, Tird Edition", Wayne State University Press, 2008
"Robert Schefman", Meadow Brook Art Gallery, Oakland University, 2005
selected solo or two-person exhibits
Robert Kidd Gallery, "Politics And Religion", Birmingham, MI, 2008
Meadow Brook Art Gallery, Oakland University, "Robert Schefman: A Retrospective of Painting", Rochester, MI, 2005
Krasl Art Center, "Robert Schefman", Saint Joseph, MI, 2004
Robert Kidd Gallery, "The Artist's Apprentice", Birmingham, MI, 2004
selected group shows
Yarger- Strauss Contemporary, "Corpus Maximus", Los Angeles, CA, 2009
Robert Kidd Gallery, "Bods", Birmingham, MI, 2009
Manifest Creative Reasearch Gallery, "Monochrome", Cincinnati, OH, 2009
Museum Of Contemporary Art Detroit, "Creativity Out Of Conflict", Detroit, MI, 2007
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