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BORN  
1968, Livonia, Michigan

EDUCATION    
1992     MFA Mills College, Oakland, California
1990     BFA Alfred University, Alfred, New York

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006                
“Wonder,” Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2002                
“Mining: Almost Circles, Video Projects, and Garden Drawings,” Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2000                
"Rob Craigie: The Opposite of Scientist", Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1998                
"Bio Experiments: Natural Specimens", Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1995                
"Sculpture", Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA      
"California in Three Dimensions," California Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA   
"COUNTERSPACE", Special Project Space, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1993                
"Sublime Air Clot", Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1992                
"Introductions", Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007                
"On Paper," Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California

2005                
“Ad Infinitum: The Aesthetics of Repetition II,” Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2004                
“May at Vox,” Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
“Botany 12,” Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, CA

2003                
“At the Edge of Science,” Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Sun Valley, ID
“Works on Paper,” Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2002                
“Fifteen – 15t Anniversary Exhibition,” Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2001    
“Multiple Personalities”, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Amused,” Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL

2000                
"Bluer", Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL

1999                
“THEM: An Exhibition of Artists, Scientists & Designers Concerned with the Entomological Universe”,
   SomArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Double Trouble: The Patchett Collection”, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA traveling to
   Museo de las Artes and Instituto Cultural Cabanas, Guadalajara, Mexico; Museo de Monterrey, Monterrey,    Mexico; Museo Universitario Contemporaneo de Arte, Mexico City; Auditorio de Galicia and Iglesia San    Domingos de Bonaval, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, and Sala Amos Salvador, Logrono, Spain (publication)

1998                
“Outside/Inside”, TransAmerica Building Lobby, San Francisco, CA
“Landscape and Memory”, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Drawing”, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Rob Craigie: The Cherry Kool-Aid Hive for Animals Without Homes”, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Matters of The Heart", Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Byron Cohen Gallery, Kansas City, MO

1995                
Mercer Union, Toronto, Canada
 “Concepts in Form: Artists’ Sketchbooks and Maquettes”, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA
"California in Three Dimensions”, California Center for the Arts Museum, Escondido, CA
"Frankenstein: Explorations in Surrationality", MacDonald Stewart Art Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1993                
"Soft Surfaces", TransAmerica Building Lobby, San Francisco, CA
"Body Parts", Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1992    
"MFA Exhibition", Mills College, Oakland, CA

1991                
"Bay Area Student Photography", SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA

1990                
"BFA Exhibition", New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, NY

AWARDS
1991                
Edwin Anthony and Adaline Boudreaux Cadogan Scholarship, The San Francisco Foundation

1989                
Junior Art Award, Alfred University, NY

1988                
Sophomore Art Award, Alfred University, NY

1986                
Portfolio Scholarship, Alfred University, NY

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2006                            
Baker, Kenneth. "'Wonder' at Haines, San Francisco Chronicle, February 25, 2006.

2003                            
Pettinger, E.J.. "And The Universe Said", Boise Weekly, December 117, 2003.
Tanous, Adam. "'At the Edge of Science' brings together two worlds", Idaho Mountain Express,
    November 5-11, 2003.
Bailey, Susan. "New art offers cosmic approach", Wood River Journal, Nov 5, 2003.

2000                            
Bonetti, David. “Bridging the gap between art and science,” The San Francisco Examiner, May 26.
Westbrook, Lindsey. “Over There: A critical guide to San Francsico events,” The East BayExpress, May 19

1999                            
Kurtz, Glenn, “’Them’ at SomArts Gallery,” Artweek, March.

1998                
Rob Craigie; "Think-Thought-Think”", Smart Art Press, California
“Landscape and Memory”, San Francisco Bay Guardian, July
"Bio - Experiments", San Francisco Bay Guardian, p.78, January     

1996                
"The Cherry Kool-Aid Hive for Animals Without Homes", exhibition flyer
Santiago, Chiori; “A vibrant new heart for art in San Francisco,” Smithsonian magazine July 1995, pg. 68 Pincus, Robert; “Accessible ‘California’ Sculpture Proves Novel Without Being Novelty,” The San Diego Union    Tribune Sunday June 18, 1995
Baker, Kenneth; “Riding the Coattails of SFMOMA,” San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday, January 28, 1995
Whiting, Sam; “Art takes to the Streets to Vie with SFMOMA,” San Francisco Chronicle, Thursday January 19,    1995
Campbell, Nancy; “Frankenstein, Explorations in Manipulation and Surrationality.” Public Access # 11;
   “Throughput,” 1995 annual p.33

1994                
Hill, Valerie; “Beware of Imaginations,” The Geulph Mercury, Thursday, December 1
Taylor, Kate; "Art Makes a Move on the laboratory", The Globe and Mail, December.
Novakov, Anna, Sculpture, January-February 1994.

1993                
Kelley, Jeff, "Rob Craigie at Haines Gallery", Artforum, December 1993.
Davis, Randal, "Strange Fruit",  Artweek, October 7, 1993.

1992                
Spalding, David, "Introductions", Artweek, August 6, 1992.
Bonetti, David, San Francisco Examiner, Friday, July 17, 1992

COLLECTIONS
Bronx Musuem, Bronx, NY
Di Rosa Foundation, Napa CA
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond,WA
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, CA
San Jose Museum of Art San Jose, CA
Tom Patchett Collection, Los Angeles, CA
University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA     
Wellington Management, San Francisco, CA                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

 

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