Biography from AskART:
| The following biographical information is provided by the artist, Robert Kingsley:
Education:
1974-76 Indiana University, Master of Fine Arts
1963-67 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
Bachelor of Science/ Art Education
Teaching Experience:
1991 to present Professor of Art, DePauw University
Chair of the Department (1991-94)
1983-91 Associate Professor of Art, DePauw University,
Greencastle, Indiana; painting and drawing
1976-83 Assistant Professor of Art, DePauw University,
Greencastle, Indiana; painting and drawing
1975-76 Associate Instructor, Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiana; painting
Professional Associations
College Art Association
National Society of Arts and Letters
AAUP
Juries and Lectures
1999 Juried Minnetrista Annual Juried Art Show,
Muncie, Indiana, November 8.
1998 McMaster University, The School of Art, Drama
and Music, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, February 26.
1998 Juried National Society Arts and Letters
Southern Indiana, March 20, Bloomington, IN
1995 Edinboro University, Fine Arts Department,
Edinboro, Pa., Lecture, September 18.
1994 Sheldon Swope Museum of Art
Terre Haute, IN. Lecture, March 12
1994 Indiana University of Southern Indiana
Lecture, February 24,25.
1992 Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Canada
Lecture, May 25, 1992
1992 Indiana University, Painting Workshop,
July 14-19, 1992.
1991 Indiana Heritage Arts Competition, Juror
June 23, 1991
1991 Purdue University Fine Arts Department
Juried Student Show and Lectured
April 23,1991
1990 Postcard Series for Bloomington Area
Arts Council, May 16, 1990
1989 Workshop Drawing and Painting, Evansville Museum
June 1989
Exhibition Record:
Invitationals
One-Person Exhibitions
1979, Indiana Central University, One-Man Show, Indianapolis, Indiana
1981, Hobart,William and Smith Colleges, One-Man Show, Geneva, NY
1981, The Gallery, One Man Show, Bloomington, Indiana
1984, The Gallery, One Man Show, Bloomington, Indiana
1985, DePauw University, One Man Show (Sabbatical Work), Greencastle, Indiana
1986, Shircliff Gallery, One Man Show, Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana
1987, Indiana University, One Man Show, Bloomington, Indiana
1989, Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences, One Man Show, Evansville, Indiana
1992, Kay Garvey Gallery, One Man Show, Recent Work, Chicago, Illinois.
1993,Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Recent Work, Chicago, Illinois
1994, Kay Garvey Gallery, One Man Show, w/sculptor, Dale Enochs, Chicago, Illinois
1995, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Recent Work, Chicago, Illinois
1995, Erickson/Elins Gallery, One Man Show, Recent Work San Francisco, CA
1995, The Gallery, One Man Show, Recent Paintings, Bloomington, Indiana
1996, Mark Ruschman Gallery, One Man Show, Recent Work, Indianapolis, Indiana.
1999, The Gallery, One Man Show, Recent Work, Bloomington, Indiana
2000, Mark Ruschman Gallery, One Man Show, Recent Work, Indianapolis, Indiana
Invitationals: Group Exhibitions
1977, Group '77 Invitational, Contemporary Figurative Painting of the Midwest,
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
1978, Invitational Drawing Exhibit, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
1980, Shircliff Gallery, Tri-State Invitational, Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana
1982, Indianapolis Art League, Traditional Alternatives, Indianapolis, Indiana.
1983, Evansville Museum, Realism Today, Evansville, Indiana
1984, Daedalus Gallery,I n Corpora Sano, Minneapolis, MN
1984, Wabash College, The Contemporary Figure, Crawfordsville, Indiana
1985, New Harmony Gallery, Two-Man Show, New Harmony, Indiana
1985, Earlham College, Works on Paper, Richmond, Indiana
1985, Wabash College, Contemporary Drawing Show, Crawfordsville, Indiana
1987, Indiana University, National Invitational Drawing Show, Bloomington, Indiana
1988, Artlink, Indiana Realism, Fort Wayne,Indiana
1991,Mark Ruschman Gallery, Three-Man Show, Landscapes, Indianapolis, Indiana
1994, The Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, The Human Condition, Lafayette, Indiana
1994, Wabash College, Exhibition from the Permanent Collection,
Crawfordsville, Indiana
1994, Kay Garvey Gallery, Exhibition of Gallery Artists, Chicago, Illinois
1995, The Gallery, Thoughts on Paper, Group Drawing Exhibition,
Bloomington, Indiana
1995, Erickson/Elins Gallery, Exhibition of Gallery Artists, San Francisco, California
1996, Owensboro Museum of Fine Arts, River Artists, Group exhibition of paintings from along the waterways of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, Owensboro, KY.
1996, Palmer Gallery, Season Opening Group Exhibition, Hot Springs, Arkansas
1997, Louisville Visual Art Assoc., Original Stories: Contemporary Artists and Myth, Louisville, KY
1997, Palmer Gallery, Season Opening Group Exhibition, Hot Springs, Arkansas
1998, The Gallery, Thoughts on Paper, Group Exhibition of works on paper, Bloomington, IN
1998, Ruschman Gallery, Summer Group Exhibition, Indianapolis, Indiana
1998, Palmer Gallery, Season Opening Group Exhibition, Hot Springs, Arkansas
1998, The Gallery, 30th Anniversary Group Exhibition, Bloomington, Indiana.
1999, The Wood Street Gallery, Small Packages II, Group Exhibition, Chicago Illinois
2000, The Ruschman Gallery, Group Exhibition, Indianapolis, Indiana
2000, University of Indianapolis, Painting and Ceramic
Invitational , October 2 - November 3.
Competitive Shows -
1975, 31st Wabash Valley Exhibition,
Sheldon Swope Gallery, Terre Haute, Indiana
1978, 34th Wabash Valley Exhibition,
Sheldon Swope Gallery, Terre Haute, Indiana
1979, Indiana Artists Show '79,
Indianapolis Museum of Art
1980, 36th Wabash Valley Exhibition
Sheldon Swope Gallery, Terre Haute, Indiana
1981, Indiana Artists Show '81,
Indianapolis Museum of Art
1982, Mid-America Biennial,
Owensboro (Kentucky) Museum of Art
1982, Art Competition,
Monroe County Mental Health Center
1982, 35th Annual Mid-States,
Evansville (Indiana) Museum of Art
1983, Indiana Artists Show '83,
Indianapolis Museum of Art
1985, Indiana Artists Show '85,
Indianapolis Museum of Art
1988, Mid America Biennial
Owensboro (Kentucky) Museum of Art
1994 Wabash Valley Exhibition,
Sheldon Swope Museum of Art,Terre Haute. Indiana
Awards and Acknowledgements
1978, Acquisition Award, Sheldon Swope Gallery,
Terre Haute, Indiana 34th Wabash Valley Exhibition
1980, Purchase Award, Sheldon Swope Gallery,
Terre Haute, 36th Wabash Valley Exhibition
1982, Purchase Award, Art Competition,
Monroe County Mental Health Center
1982, Best-in-Show Acquisition Award,
Mid-America Biennial,
Owensboro (Kentucky) Museum of Art
1985, Alliance Award, Indiana Artists Show '85,
Indianapolis Museum of Art
1986-87 Outstanding Alumnus, Fine Arts
Department, Indiana University
1988, DePauw University Summer Grant
1988, Judges Award of Merit
Mid-America Biennial, Owensboro Museum of Art
1989, Evansville Museum Artist in Residence,
Evansville, Indiana
1990-91 Sabbatical Leave with Fisher Grant for research in Europe
1993 DePauw University Summer Research Grant
for study in Italy
1994 Sheldon Swope Museum of Art, Award of Excellence, Wabash Valley
Exhibition
1995 DePauw University, Special Release for Research
1996-97 Outstanding Alumnus, Fine Arts Department, Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania
1997-98 Sabbatical Leave with Fisher Grant and Presidential Grant
for painting research in Italy
1999 Elected Membership to the National Society of Arts and Letters,
Southern Indiana Chapter, Bloomington, Indiana
2000, Spring, DePauw University, Fisher Time-out, Release for
Research
2000 -2004 DePauw University, University Professorship for
Research,Teaching, and Service
Collections -
Sheldon Swope Art Gallery, Terre Haute, Indiana
David R. Webb Co., New York, New York
Monroe County State Bank, Bloomington, Indiana
Owensboro Museum of Art, Owensboro, Kentucky
Household International, Chicago, Illinois
South Central Indiana Mental Health Center,
Bloomington, Indiana
Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana
DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
Indiana-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana
Bristol Myers Squibb Corporation, Evansville, Indiana
Lincoln Corporation, Fort Wayne, Indiana
U.S. Funds, Indianapolis, IN.
Metalmeccanica Tiberina, Umbertide, Italia
Avocato Caripica, Umbertide, Italia
E. G. Puletti, Rome, Italy
Numerous private collections throughout the
United States and Europe
Publications and Reviews
The Courier-Journal, April 11, 1982
Mid-America show is a crowd pleaser...
Sarah Lansdell
Art View, publication of the Owensboro Museum of Art
April 1982.
New Art Examiner, Exhibition Review, Pegrim Harrison,
March 1988.
Catalog in conjunction with Evansville Museum of
Arts and Sciences, One Man Show, Evansville, Indiana
June, 1989.
The Indianapolis Star, April 14, 1991
Family Ties,
Steve Mannheimer
Sunday Herald-Times, Bloomington, IN, May 30 1993
Classicist Kingsley Exhibiting paintings in Seymour
Lydia Finkelstein
The Journal-Courier, West Lafayette, IN, September 1994
Glorifying Figures
Kathy Matter
Bloomington Voice, Bloomington, IN, October 26,1995
Urnhuggers, Tom Rhea
Sunday Herald-Times, Bloomington, IN, October 8, 1995
New Kingsley paintings open fall season at The Gallery
Lydia Finkelstein
Arts Indiana Magazine, March/April vol. 19, no. 3
Featured Artist, Portfolio Section, 1997
Herald-Times Newspaper, Bloomington, IN,
Series of unrelated Editorial Cartoons, national and
local issues, 1999
Jilin Fine Arts Publishing House, Changchun, Peoples Republic of
China, November, 1999. Paintings
included in Contemporary American Oil Painting, published November
1999.
Bloomington Independent, Bloomington, IN, November 4, 1999, Myth
Matched, Tom Rhea
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