P.O. Box 224
Sedgwick, ME 04676
robert@robertwstarkey.com

Education 1970 - 1974 Trinity College, Hartford, CT
B.A. Studio Arts (Honors), Printmaking Major
  1973 Rome, Italy Campus, Barbierri Center
     
Professional
Work &
Affiliations
1974 - 1975 Assistant Director, Stonington Printmaking Workshop, Stonington, CT
1975 - 1978 Studio Art Teacher, Delbarton School, Morristown, NJ
Printmaking Instructor, Somerset Art Association, Bernardsville, NJ
1978 - 2002 Workshop Instructor: Landscape Oil Painting, numerous independent and public schools and art centers, NJ, PA
  1978 - 1988 Artist-in-Residence, Purnell School, Pottersville, NJ
  1989 - 1996 Board of Directors, The Art Exchange, Union Dale, PA
  1992 - 2007 Art Department Head, Purnell School, Pottersville, NJ
  1992 - 2007 Artist-in-Residence, Purnell School, Pottersville, NJ
  1999 - 2000 Nominee, Distinguished Secondary School Educator, Princeton University
  2000 – 2003 Landscape Painting Instructor, Somerset Art Assc., Pluckamin, NJ
  2002 Residence Fellowship, Johnson Studio Center, Johnson, VT
  2006 Workshop Residence, Oxbow Art School, Napa Valley, CA
  2007 Artist-in-Residence, Acadia National Park, ME
     
One Person Shows Seasonal Shows, Purnell School, Pottersville, NJ: yearly, 1978-present
Views of Sicily, 1996; Images of Salamanca, Spain, 1997; Teetertown Ravine, 2000
Recent Work, 2001-2002
  Austin Arts Center, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 1980, 1982, 1989, 1994, 1999
  The Tin Tuba Gallery, Oldwick, NJ 1981, 1982
  Saddle River Country Day School, Saddle River, NJ 1982
  The Peck School, Morristown, NJ 1984
  Ortho-Diagnostics, Flemington, NJ 1984
  The Clarence Dillon Library, Bedminster, NJ 1984
  The Mortimer Gallery, Gladstone, NJ 1987
  Montage, Washington, DC 1988
  The Choate Rosemary Hall School, Wallingford, CT 1989
  Lake Placid Arts Center, Lake Placid, NY 1991
  County National Bank, Lakewood, PA 1990
  Artist’s Open Studio, Finders View, Lakewood, PA 1990
  Delaware Arts Center, Narrowsburg, NY 1991
  Summerhill Gallery, Honesdale, PA 1991
  Dorflinger-Suydam Sanctuary, White Mills, PA 1992
  The Farmington Library, Farmington, CT 1992
  Blair Academy, Blairstown, NJ 1995
  Ravens Nest Gallery, Wakefield, RI 1998
  Woodland Whispers, Kent Place Gallery, Summit, NJ 1998
  Sticks and Stones, The Mortimer Gallery, Gladstone, NJ 1999
  Garden of Eden, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Chatham, NJ 1999
  Seasons of Change, The Gallery at Newark Academy, Livingston, NJ 1999
  Selected Paintings, Louise Melrose Gallery, Holicong, PA 2000
  Land-Escapes, Bradley Gallery, Clarence Dillon Library, Bedminster, NJ 2000
  Recent Paintings, Elliott Home, Chester, NJ 2002
  Oils and Pastels, Albrook School, Basking Ridge, NJ 2002
  Artist Selections, Myhelan Benefit, Chester, NJ 2002
  Vermont Winter, Purnell School Gallery, Pottersville, NJ 2003
  Maine Land, Princeton Day School, Princeton, NJ 2003
  On the Rocks, Myhelan Cultural Arts Center, Long Valley, NJ 2004
  Views of Winter, Purnell School Gallery, Pottersville, NJ 2005
  Autumnal Tones, Purnell School gallery, Pottersville, NJ 2006
  Snow, Purnell School Gallery, Pottersville, NJ 2006
  Maine Waters, MERI, Blue Hill, ME 2007
  Recent Paintings, Blue Hill Congregational Church, Blue Hill, ME 2007
  Blue Hill Hospital Gallery, Blue Hill, ME, 2007
  Deer Isle Country Club, Deer Isle, ME, 2007
   
Selected Group Shows Landscape, Tweed Gallery, Plainfield, NJ 1986
The Landscape, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT 1988
A Juried Exhibition of Regional Art, Community House, Waverly, PA 1988, 1989, 1991
  Open Studio, Susquehanna Studio, Union Dale, PA 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
  165th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, New York, NY 1990
  Juried Annual Regional Show, Marywood College, Scranton, PA 1989, 1990, 1991
  Imaginary Landscapes, Delaware Arts Center, Narrowsburg, NY 1990
  Riverworks, Traveling Exhibit in several Pennsylvania cultural centers, 1990
  Adirondack Life Exhibition of Art, Lake Placid Arts Center, Lake Placid, NY
  20th Century Landscape: The Artist’s Vision, Schering-Plough Corp., Madison, NJ 1990
  The Pastel Artists Exhibition, Cooperstown, NY 1990, 1991, 1993
  Earth Day, Tevy Gallery, Moscow, PA 1991
  2nd Annual Invitational, State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, NY 1991
  Susquehanna River Valley Projects, Susquehanna Studio, Union Dale, PA 1991, 1992
  Corporate Collections, The Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ 1991
  Sensory Collections: Poets & Artists, Keystone College, La Plume, PA
  Pastel Retrospective, Chapman Art Center, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY 1993
  Tweksbury Historical Society Art Show, Oldwick, NJ 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001
  Hidden Pleasures: New Jersey Landscapes, Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ 1994
  1994 NJAIS Faculty Art Show, MetLife, New York, NY 1994
  Sleeping and Walking, Wellseley Ross Gallery, New York, NY
  Color: The Divine Madness, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY
  Connections, Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, NJ
  Members Juried Show, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000
  Artists as Teachers, Teachers as Artists, Kent Place Gallery, Summit, NJ 1999
  The Hackberry Invitational, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ 1999
  A Rainbow Spectrum, Rosenau Gallery, Old Forge, NY 1999
  It’s About Time, The Gallery at Newark Academy, Livingston, NJ 2000
  Myhelan Artists, Redwoods, Chester, NJ 1999, 2000
  Gala Exhibit, Schuykill Center for Environmental Education, Philadelphia, PA 2000
  Myhelan Artists 2000 Exhibit, Myhelan Cultural Arts Center, Long Valley, NJ 2000
  Spirit of America, Barn Studio, Oldwick, NJ 2001
  Splash of Color, Watchung, NJ 2002
  Annual Faculty Art Exhibition, Blair Academy, Blairstown, NJ 2005 & 2006
  MembersShow, Somerset Art Assc., Pluckamin, NJ 2006
  Small Works for a Small Space, The Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton, NJ 2006
  Eggemoggin 6, Sedgwick Meeting House, Sedgwick, ME 2006
  Eggemoggin 6, Sedgwick Meeting House, Sedgwick, ME 2007
  Post Cards from Away, Deer Isle Artist Association, Deer Isle, ME
  Members Show, Deer Isle Artist Association, Deer Isle, ME
   
Collections Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA
  Exxon Corporation, Linden, NJ *
  Herold & Hanes, Basking Ridge, NJ *
  Pittsburgh National Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
  Purnell School, Pottersville, NJ *
  Schering-Plough, Madison, NJ
  Trinity College, Hartford, CT *
  The Fish Foundation, Lake Placid, NY
  * Including commissioned paintings, pastels and prints in private collections throughout the United States and in several foreign countries.
   
Recognitions Finalist in Landscape, The Artist’s Magazine, 1991 Art Competition (16,000 entries)
  Hunterdon Art Association Member Show, First Place Award, 1995 & 1996
  Tewksbury Historical Society Art Show, First Place in Landscape, 1999; Second Place, 2004
  Nominee, Distinguished Secondary School Educator, Princeton University, 1999-2000
  Trinity College Admission Viewbook, 2002
   
Represented By Best Portfolio, Bernardsville, NJ
Concept Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
  Louisa Melrose Gallery, Holicong, PA
  The Panache Gallery, Honesdale, PA
  Randolph Tate, New York, NY
  Tribecca Fine Arts Gallery, New York, NY
  Rock Hill House, Sargentville, ME
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