Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
ABTech, Asheville, NC
Recent Commissions and Collections:
2023 Progression, Brand Properties, Atlanta, GA 2022 Progression 5 Black, Private Collection, Nashville, TN 2018 Norwegian Progressions, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Miami, FL 2017 Going Through, Carolina Square, Chapel Hill, NC 2015 Over & Up, Great Lakes Museum of Science, Cleveland, OH 2014 Salisbury Foursome, City of Salisbury, NC 2013 Reaching Out, Beber Sculpture Garden, Duke Law School, Durham, NC 2012 On Reflection, Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 2010 Two By, Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, GA Solo Exhibitions: 2014 Artetude Gallery, Asheville, NC 2011 Progressions, Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 2009 YMI Cultural Center, Asheville, NC
2008 Flood Gallery, Asheville, NC
2002 Beccari Projects, New York, NY
1998 MyungSook Lee Gallery, New York, NY
1996 Gallery Swan, New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions: 2018 Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT 2017 Sculpture Walk Peoria, Peoria, IL 2016 The Present in The Past, Queens University, Charlotte, NC 2015 Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT 2014 Artetude Gallery, Asheville, NC 2013 Sixth Biennial Sculpture Exhibition, Chattanooga, TN 2012 Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Museum of Longwood University, Farmville, VA 2011 Blue Spiral 1, Two-person Exhibition, Asheville, NC 2010 24th Rosen Sculpture Program, Turchin Center, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 2009 Salisbury Sculpture Show, Salisbury, NC 2008 RiverSculpture 2008, Woodfin, NC 2007 Earth/Sky, Front Gallery, Asheville, NC 2006 Kellogg Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Hendersonville, NC 2005 Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, NC 2004 Cultivating a Living Tradition, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC 2003 Wandering Library Project, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy 2002 On the Tracks, Aurora Gallery, New York, NY 2000 Logan Biennial, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 1999 Intervistas, 17th Annual BWAC Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, New York, NY 1998 MyungSook Lee Gallery, New York, NY
Curating and Program Development: 2008 RiverSculpture 2008, Woodfin, NC
2007 RiverSculpture 2007, Asheville, NC 2006 Founded and curated RiverSculpture Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Asheville, NC
2005-6 Chaired Mountain Sculptors, an organization of Western North Carolina sculptors
Lectures and Presentations: Longwood University, Farmville, VA
Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC
UNC Asheville, Asheville, NC
East Tennessee State University/TSS Conference, Johnson City, NC
City Council, Asheville, NC
Around & About, JW Marriott Hotel, Dallas, TX
Gesture, Charter Communications Corporate Headquarters, Stamford, CT
Transition, Mayer Brown, Charlotte, NC
Over & Up, Private Collection, Charlotte, NC
Furthermore, Private Collection, Charlotte, NC
Roll Over, AC Hotel, Chapel Hill, NC
Without Within, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Winding Out, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
In Deep, The Encore, Woodfield Southpark, Charlotte, NC
Going To, Private Collection, Durham, NC
Winding Out, City of Durham, Durham, NC
Look Homeward, Angles, Private Collection, Asheville, NC
Two By, Private Collection, North Adams, MA
Time Line, Dilworth Community Development Association, Charlotte, NC
Over & Up, Private Collection, Charlotte, NC
Three Be, Private Collection, Asheville, NC
2022 Mars Landing Gallery, Mars Hill, NC
Special Exhibition, The Bascom Center for Visual Art, Highlands, NC
2023 Mars Landing Gallery, Mars Hill, NC
2019 Out of the Box, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn, AL
Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT
Boston Art, Inc., Boston, MA
Boston Art, Inc., Boston, MA
Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT
Grovewood Gallery 2017 Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, Asheville, NC
Salisbury Sculpture Show, Salisbury, NC
SculptureSite Gallery, Glen Ellen, CA
Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT
Stamford Art in Public Places Invitational, Stamford, CT
Nature a Cure for Stress, 200 Public Square, Cleveland, OH
Salisbury Sculpture Show, Salisbury, NC
Ingenuity Festival, Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Locality, Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, NC
Artetude Gallery, Asheville, NC
Skyline Gallery, Houston, TX
Bull City Sculpture, Durham, NC
Salisbury Sculpture Show, Salisbury, NC
Salisbury Sculpture Show, Salisbury, NC
Speaking in Species Invitational, Greenhill Center, Greensboro, NC
Sculpture on the Green Invitational, Cashiers, NC
Andre Christine Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Mooresville, NC
Salisbury Sculpture Show, Salisbury, NC
Waterworks Gallery, Salisbury, NC
Unison Sculpture Park, New Paltz, NY
Downtown Boone Development, Rosen Sculpture Program, Boone, NC
Unison Sculpture Park, New Paltz, NY
Public Art 360, Asheville, NC
Western Carolina University Sculpture Competition, Cullowhee, NC
Sculpture Works, Gallery 122, Salisbury, NC
Kaleidoscope, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC
Space Shifters, Upstairs ArtSpace, Tryon, NC
RiverSculpture 2007, Asheville, NC
RiverSculpture 2006, Asheville, NC
Front Gallery, Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC
Public Sculpture, Town of Tryon, Tryon, NC
Mountain Sculptors, Vadim Bora Gallery, Asheville, NC
Front Gallery, Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC
ElevenEleven Sculpture Space, Washington, DC
21st Annual BWAC Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, New York, NY
Approaching Perfection, The Brewery Project, Los Angeles, CA
Banners III, Projective Artists Museum, Lubbock, TX
20th Annual BWAC, Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, New York, NY
MyungSook Lee Gallery, New York, NY
MyungSook Lee Gallery, New York, NY
2013 Curator of Symbology, Edge Communications, Plano, TX
Earth/Sky, Front Gallery, Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC
Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Professional Organizations:
International Sculpture Center, Tri-State Sculptors, Mountain Sculptors (Past Chair)
Museum, Corporate and Private Collections:
New York, California, Connecticutt, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, Texas, Tennessee, West Virginia, Berlin, Paris
Reviews:
“Robert Winkler's quartet of serpentine wooden pyramids...”
— New York Times, 1999
“The gracefully arching wooden V’s in Robert Winkler’s “Two By” reflect the twin structure of the WTC, but it’s hard to tell if the reference is intended, or suggested by the setting.”
— Brooklyn Skyline, 2002
“Robert Winkler starts with hinged units of light wood, like a child's toy. They lead to towering, interlocking curves.”
— John Haber, haberarts.com, 2003
“At first glance, Robert Winkler’s wooden sculptures seem to grow out of the ground, a combination of geometric and organic forms that defy gravity. Though there isn’t a single curved cut of wood, he’s able to achieve serpentine and almost animated shapes by painstaking experimenting with angle.”
— Brian Postelle, WNC Magazine, 2008
“...The end result is a documentation of the compromise Winkler makes with gravity to accomplish his works. In a way, it’s like a magician revealing a secret trap door: The exhibit grounds the process, explaining some of the magic behind his dynamic works that appear to twist and float in the air.”
— Carol Motsinger, Asheville Citizen-Times, 2009
“Robert Winkler’s Roll Over portrays delicate and graceful dance moves despite the solid forms used to create this work. The sculpture is never visually still, showing only a subtle vibration as the viewer rotates around the energy field that shrouds the work. Winkler states that he is concerned with movement rather than material. Although the use of wood and metal is successful, could other materials achieve the same results? The answer is in the precision of the material fabrication which translates into a weightless quality.”
— Jerry Jackson, 24th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Catalog, 2010
“The scale, multiple perspectives and mastery of materials make this a beautiful sculpture (Over & Up). In a permanent site, the piece would benefit from being raised off the ground...so that the work appears to be flying.”
— Jean Greer, former Public Art Director, The Charlotte Arts and Science Council, 2011
“The graceful motion of this piece is entrancing. While quite stable in construction, it deftly implies movement and dance. The colors of the wood changes with the light, allowing continued variety for viewing.”
— Noelle Rhodes Scott, President, Cabarrus Arts Council President, 2013
“The pieces are large enough to make an impact in the space and show well against the background of varied plant colors and textures. Even the bright colors work in this somewhat industrial setting. If any sculpture should be red, that one should be. The form of each piece is surprisingly effective, changing when viewed from different directions, but still creating a strong line in space.”
— Maria Michaelson, Independent Curator, Washington, 2014