Robert Cantor
Born: Washington, DC
Lives/Works: Silver Spring, MD
Mr. Cantor, a retired computer programmer, now directs his focus
towards art, specializing in oil painting.
The artist's personal collection of pencil sharpeners and other toys
serve as the subject matter for the series of paintings on which he is
currently at work.
Artist's Statements:
Family Album
Sharpener Images
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Exhibitions
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2023 |
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Solo Exhibition, Family Album, The Delaplaine Arts Center, Frederick, MD
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2019 |
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Solo Exhibition, Tacky Treasures, The Delaplaine Visual Arts Center Satellite Galleries in Thurmont, Brunswick, and Urbana, MD
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Three-Person Exhibition, Family Portraits, Greenbelt Community Center Art Gallery, Greenbelt, MD (with Maura Doern Danko and
Amanda Demos Larson)
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2018 |
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Solo Exhibition, Tacky Treasures, The Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, Frederick, MD
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2016 |
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Solo Exhibition, Sharpener Images, The Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, Frederick, MD
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2012 |
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Solo Exhibition, Snapshots and Sharpeners, The Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, Frederick, MD
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Awards
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2024 |
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Honorable Mention, 32nd Strathmore Annual Juried Exhibition, The Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD
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2022 |
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Third Place, Oils, The 89th Annual Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature, The Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD
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2020 |
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Honorable Mention, 29th Strathmore Annual Juried Exhibition, The Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD
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2017 |
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Honorable Mention, Annual Juried Exhibit, The Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, Frederick, MD
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2013 |
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First Prize, Annual Juried Exhibit, The Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, Frederick, MD
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Juror's Award, Maryland Art @College Park, The Art Gallery, University of Maryland,
College Park, MD
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2008 |
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Honorable Mention, Arts Council@GRACE 2008 Annual Juried Exhibition, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA
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2007 |
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Honorable Mention, 10th Annual National Juried Show, Gallery West, Alexandria, VA
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2006 |
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Honorable Mention, National Juried Open Media Competition, Art Institute & Gallery, Salisbury, MD
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2005 |
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First Place Award, 9th Annual Georgetown International Art Competition, Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC
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Juried Shows
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2023 |
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The 90th Annual Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature, The Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD
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Strokes of Genius, Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD
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31st Strathmore Annual Juried Exhibition, The Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD
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2020 |
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Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Hill Center Galleries, Washington, DC
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2019 |
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Second Tri-Annual Maryland Artist Registry Juried Show, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
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2017 |
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Small Wonders National Exhibition, Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD
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2016 |
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Art Maryland 2016, Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD
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Strokes of Genius, Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD
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2014 |
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Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Hill Center Galleries, Washington, DC
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Maryland Art @ College Park, The Art Gallery, University of Maryland,
College Park, MD
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2011 |
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Strokes of Genius, Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD
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2010 |
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13th Annual National Juried Show, Gallery West, Alexandria, VA
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2009 |
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Small Wonders National Exhibition, Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery. Annapolis, MD
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VMRC 5th Annual Juried Multimedia Art Exhibition, Park Gables Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA
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10th Annual All-Media Exhibition, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
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2007 |
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23rd National Show of the National Society of Artists, Art Alliance Center at Clear Lake, Houston, TX
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2006 |
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National Small Works Painting Exhibition, The Main Street Gallery, Groton, NY
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10th Annual International Art Competition, Fraser Gallery , Bethesda, MD
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VMRC 3rd Annual Multimedia Art Exhibition, Park Gables Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA
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8th Annual All-Media Exhibition, Touchstone Gallery , Washington, DC
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Associations
- The Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, DC (MPSGS)
- Montgomery Art Association
Education
- The Art League School in Alexandria, VA
- 1996 to 2006
- Courses in drawing and painting, regular life drawing sessions
- Northern Virginia Community College
- 1988 to 1996
- 46 credit-hours of commercial and fine art courses
- The University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA
- BS Chemistry
Media
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Nostalgic Collectibles Inspire Art Career in the Urbana Town Courier (on page 4).
- Featured Artist at the American Frame Company - read the Full Interview.
- Interview with the Frederick News-Post.
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