Robert Nelson

Robert Nelson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1925.  He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, receiving his B.A.E. in 1950, and his M.A.E. in 1951.  The highly respected contemporary painter, sculptor, printmaker and collage artist earned many awards such as the

Bryant-Lathrop traveling fellowship in 1951, and the Maccuauley Lithographic Grant, Winnipeg in 1954.  Nelson furthered his education earning his Ph.D. from the New York University in 1971, and went on to join the faculty at various institutions such as Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania, where he earned the rank of professor emeritus.  He currently lives and works in Lakeside, Oregon.  Nelson’s art is included in the permanent collections of many major museums throughout the country such as the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York.