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
2007 Joan Mitchell Fellowship, awarded residency at the Vermont Studio Center, VT
2006 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, ME
2006 Call for Entries winner, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum
Exhibitions
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
The Hugely Tiny Festival, curated by NewTown, Pasadena, CA
2007 DATA, Nieuwevide, Harrlem, Netherlands
Criteria, Galleria Perdida, Berlin, Germany
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
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
Make Shift, The Redwood building, San Diego, CA
Robert Wechsler: Taking Inventory (solo show) Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Hot, 8th Annual Invitational Valentines Exhibition, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
Butterflies, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Glass Box, Santa Barbara, CA
2004 Blur, Beacons Building, Santa Barbara, CA
Primavera, Contemporary Arts and Media Festival, Goleta, CA
Teaching Experience
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
Wechsler, Robert. 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.