Rob grew up on a lovely cul-de-sac in
the suburbs of London, Ontario. Rob, never one for sports, showed at a tender
age, a zest for design. After a failed attempt at an Interior Design Diploma,
Rob moved to Toronto to study Theatre Technical Production at Ryerson. After
graduating with this B.F.A. Rob worked as a Scenic Artist painting drops and
scenery for the stage and film. Rob painted hundreds of shows all across
Southern Ontario. Some of the highlights were painting for the Shaw Festival
and the Canadian Opera Company. Rob eventually took a job painting murals for
casinos, to pay off his enormous student debt!
After years of “working for the man”,
Rob finally ventured out on his own. Having only painted for someone else, he
was thrilled to finally paint his own work and be his own boss! Since
2004, Rob has been working full-time on his art to refine his techniques and
cultivate his ‘artistic voice’.
In the past 8 years, Rob has exhibited
in 18 outdoor art shows, 4 times at ‘The Artist Project’ and has had over 30
solo/group gallery exhibitions including: Liss Gallery, the Lonsdale Gallery,
Gallery 129 Ossington and Terrence Robert Gallery. He has also been a part of The Toronto International Art Fair and is
represented at 8 Canadian galleries in: Toronto, Port Credit, Waterloo, Ottawa,
and London. In the last few years Rob has also exhibited in Kelowna B.C. and in
the USA. If that isn’t exciting enough, Rob has also been featured in a coffee table book
about “the best things in Toronto” and his work is part of the City of Toronto
Art Collection!
Rob's
work (as always) is usually playful, mostly clever, slightly twisted, and often
has a "pocket-sized" political edge. He is an artist /entertainer /activist/smarty-pants, and is
always looking for new ways to challenge and amuse!
Rob’s
plans for 'total global art domination' are well under way, and he looks
forward to another stellar year! Check him out on the net at www.robcroxford.com and on
his blog www.robcroxford.blogspot.com
