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Robert Ortbal teaches sculpture. Robert Ortbal received his M.F.A. from the University of California, Davis in 1989. He teaches in the sculpture area and seminar courses. His own work explores the distinct and interrelated worlds of natural phenomena and human nature. Searching for the hidden growth, within real and imagined spaces, to evoke a connection to a larger system rather than focus on a discrete object or exhausted spatial relationships. Before joining the faculty in 2005 Ortbal taught at Dominican University in San Rafael. He has recently completed a public art commission for the Oakland International Airport and is a recipient of the Eureka Fellowship from the Fleishhacker Foundation. Recent solo exhibitions have been at Jay-Jay Gallery, Sacramento, Cabrillo College in Aptos and the Oakland Museum of California at City Center. Recent installations have been created for the University of California Berkeley Art Museum, Traywick Contemporary, Berkeley, CA, Oakland Art Gallery, 9-1-1 Media Arts, Seattle, WA and the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. He has been included in group exhibitions like Needle Art: A postmodern sewing circle which traveled to museums and art centers across the country. M Theory at the Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, Parallel Projects at the New York Design Center, Watershed, Synderman-Works Gallery, Philadelphia and Ornament: The Art of Desire at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
Syllabi and Instructions -FALL 2009 BEGINNING SCULPTURE - ART 88 COLLAGE AND ASSEMBLAGE - ART 127 STUDIO CRITIQUE SEMINAR - ART 222
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