Awards

Robert has won over 80 awards in his painting career. Notably, he is a two-time Best-of-Show winner at the Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibits (2003 and 2011), Southside Art League 7-State Regional Shows (1999 and 2004) and New Harmony’s First Brush of Spring (2002 and 2009). He has been awarded top prizes in each of the major art competitions in Indiana.

Recent accomplishments include:

2014 First Bank Richmond Purchase Award	Richmond Art Museum 116th Annual Exhibition
2014 Abe Eyed Memorial Award	Indiana Heritage Arts Annual Exhibition, June 2014
2013 Merit Award	Indiana Artists Club Member Show, November 2013
2013 Purchase Award	Indiana Heritage Arts Annual Exhibit, June 2013
2012 Abe Eyed Memorial Award	Indiana Heritage Arts Annual Exhibit
2012 Merit Award	Richmond Art Museum Annual Exhibit
2011 Best of Show	Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibit
2011 Best Impressionistic Landscape	Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibit
2010 W. Ray Stevens Memorial Award	Richmond Art Museum
2010 Merit Award	Indiana Artists Club
2009 Best of Show	First Brush of Spring Competition
2008 Best Landscape	Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibit
2008 Merit Award	Indiana Heritage Arts Annual Exhibit

Robert was honored as one of six Indiana artists in the “Master Artists of Indiana” show at the Hoosier Salon New Harmony gallery October, 2010. At the opening reception, he and Bill Borden, Judith Lewis, Ronald Mack, Les Miley and Jerry Smith were presented with crystal statuettes by show sponsor Dr. George Rapp.