Residencies
2018-current Artist in Residence, Olin College, Needham MA
2013 Artist in Residence, Project 387, Gualala CA
2006 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, ME
Education
2004 BA, Studio Art with an emphasis in Sculpture, College of Creative Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara. Selected for Art Honors, College of Letters and Science.
Selected Fellowships and Awards
2014 YoYoYo Artist Grant, Rema Hort Mann Foundation LA Initiative
2013 Investing in Artists grant from Center for Cultural Innovation
2007 Joan Mitchell Fellowship, awarded residency at the Vermont Studio Center, VT
2006 Call for Entries winner, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum
Exhibitions
2023 BOW Artists Group Show, Olin College Gallery, Needham MA
2020 BOW House, Olin College Gallery, Needham MA
2017 Small Objects, Skowhegan Headquarters, New York, NY
2017 Art & Currency, La Colombe d’Or Fine Art Galleries, Houston, TX
2016 Coin Shapes, American Center for Physics, College Park, MD
2014 In __ We Trust: Art and Money, Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio
2014 Left Coast: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA
2014 The Tools, Root Division, San Francisco CA
2013 Pet Shapes, International Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
2012 Perfect, International Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Art Cycle, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Dead Darlings: Anonymous Art Auction III, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2009 Egoesdayglo, Gallery 533, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Temporary Art Park, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
2008 The Hugely Tiny Festival, curated by NewTown, Pasadena, CA
2007 DATA, Nieuwevide, Harrlem, Netherlands
2007 Criteria, Galleria Perdida, Berlin, Germany
2007 Bike-Power: The bicycle as a cultural force, Gallery 621, Tallahassee, FL
2006 Something New For Another Sunny Day, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
2006 Swank: 9th Annual Invitational Valentines Exhibition, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
2005 North by Northwest, Hunsaker/Schlesinger Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Make Shift, The Redwood building, San Diego, CA
2005 Robert Wechsler: Taking Inventory (solo show) Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2005 Hot, 8th Annual Invitational Valentines Exhibition, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
2005 Butterflies, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Glass Box, Santa Barbara, CA
2004 Blur, Beacons Building, Santa Barbara, CA
2004 Primavera, Contemporary Arts and Media Festival, Goleta, CA
Teaching Experience
Guest lecture, Scientific Computing, Spring 2023
Guest lecture, Software Design, Spring 2021, 2022, 2023
Guest lecture, The Intersection of Biology, Art and Technology, Spring 2021, 2023
Three dimensional fabrication of Beast object, mentoring Hadleigh Nunes, Summer 2020
Investigation of geodesic domes with felt and software, mentoring Ivonne Munoz, Summer 2020
Penny Tapestries, mentoring Adrian Botran, Summer 2020
Greenhouse educational collective, Fall 2018 - Summer 2020
Changemakers: Stardomes, Olin College, Fall 2019
Fabrication of penny press, mentoring Max Otoadese, Summer 2019
Million penny cube project, mentoring Evan New-Schmidt, Summer 2019
Remaking Education: Squigglers, Olin College, Fall 2018
Open Container Sculpture and Design, University of California, Santa Barbara, Spring 2006
Teens for Teens Project, Master Artist, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Spring 2005
Art Enrichment, Ridley Tree Education Center, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 2004-2005
Art-ek Outreach Program, Resident Artist, University of California, Santa Barbara Art Museum, 2003
Publications
Carolyn Braun (2023) Ghet das gut? Ziet Wissen
Wechsler, Robert (2022) Die Ziet
Pricket, Sarah Nicole (2013). Three’s A Trend: Art That’s All About The Money…Literally. TMagazine Blog NYTimes Dec 10.
Wechsler, Robert (2013). Money SPOTS Series. The New Yorker. October 14th Edition, Pages 46, 56, 60, 71, 76, 89, 92, 103, 106
Wechsler, Robert (2013). Circular Bike. 2003. Velo 2nd Gear: Bicycle Culture and Style, page 158, Gestalten
Wechsler, Robert (2010). Applied Geometry. 2004. Pie Paper: The Circle. Issue No. 0, pages 24-25.
Wechsler, Robert (2008). Applied Geometry. 2004. Sleek. Spring 2008, pages 54-55.
Wechsler, Robert (2008). Circular Bike. 2003. Sleek. Spring 2008, page 53.
Wechsler, Robert (2007). Applied Geometry. 2004. Costco Wholesale Today. August/September 2007, page 17.
Wechsler, Robert (2007). Circular Bike. 2003. In Touch Weekly. June 2007, page 69
Bleecher, Darian (2006). Off-Axis: a celebration of contemporary art in Santa Barbara. The Independent. Aug 31, 2006, pages 26-28.
Herbert, Simon (2006). Santa Barbara Tilts Off-axis. Lifescapes. Sept 2006, pages 38-41.
Schott, Taylor (2006). Rain or Shine: Review of Something New for Another Sunny Day. The Independent. Oct 12, 2006, page 65.
Woodard, Josef (2006). Local color, coded art: Review of Something New for Another Sunny Day. Santa Barbara News Press. Sept 15, 2006, Art Scene 4.
Frank, Peter (2006). Ten Emerging Artists. LA Weekly. Jan 5, 2006.
Frank, Peter (2005). Who New?: A Review of North by Northwest and Teapots. LA Weekly. August 5, 2005.
Sullivan, Lindsay (2005). Art Exhibit with a Sense of Humor: A Review of Robert Wechsler, Taking Inventory. The Channels. March 2, 2005, page 8.
Woodard, Josef (2005). Pushed out of Context: A Review of Robert Wechsler, Taking Inventory. Santa Barbara News Press, March 11, 2005 page 14.
Woodard, Josef (2004). Art Before Polish. Santa Barbara News Press. June 7, 2004, D3.