about the artist

MAJOR EXHIBITIONS :

CELEBRATING THE TUG BOAT
Mystic Maritime Gallery - Mystic Seaport, CT - 2010

17th ANNUAL MARITIME EXHIBITION
Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR - 2010

MARITIME HERITAGE IN ART
Florida Maritime Museum at Cortez
Cortez, Fl - 2010
Two Person Exhibition

ASMA NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
• Baltimore Historical Society, Baltimore, MD - 1989
• Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA/Cummer Art Museum,
Jacksonville, FL - 1997/1998
• Cape Museum of Fine Arts, Dennis, MA
Riverfront Arts Center, Wilmington, DE - 2001
• Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL - 2004

5-Venue Exhibition
Chase Riverfront Center of the Arts, Wilmington, DE;
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Oxford, MD;
Noyes Museum, Atlantic City, NJ;
Spartenburg Museum of Art, Spartenburg, SC'
New Bedford Museum of Art, New Bedford, MA - 2008-2009

MYSTIC INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
Mystic Maritime Gallery, Mystic Seaport, CT
1989 through 2010

SAVE THE BAY EXHIBITION
• Gallery On Merchants Square, Williamsburg, VA - 2004

MID-ATLANTIC MARITIME FESTIVAL ART SHOWS
Easton/St. Michaels, MD • 1993 through 1998

NORTHWEST MARINE ART EXHIBITIONS
Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, WA - 2002, 2004, 2006

ASMA REGIONAL EXHIBITIONS
• US Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, LI, - 1993
• New Jersey State Aquarium, Camden, NJ - 1994
• Independent Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA - 1997
• ArtCenter Manatee, Bradenton, FL - 1999
• Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowac, WI and the
Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona, MN - 2010

CHARLESTON MARITIME FESTIVAL EXHIBITIONS
Charleston, SC - 1993, 1994

AVIATION ART EXHIBITIONS
Pensacola Naval Air Museum, Pensacola, FL - 1993/95

CORPUS CHRISTI, THEN AND NOW
Corpus Christi Art Connection - 1992

TEN YEARS OF COAST GUARD ART
Salmagundi Club, New York City, NY - 1991

Member: American Society of Marine Artists • NY Society of Illustrators • Portrait Society of America • Portrait Institute • US Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP)
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS : • Audubon High School, NJ • Caddell Dry Dock & Shipping Co. NJ • COGEN Technologies, NJ • Camden Catholic High School, NJ • Collection: The Estate of Edward Cantor, NJ • Estate of Hon. John E. Hunt, NJ • County of Gloucester, NJ Major Shows and Exhibits • Gloucester County College, NJ • Harbor League Club, NJ • Inductotherm Industries, NJ • The Mariners Museum, VA • New Jersey Bell Telephone, NJ • Peace Products Corporation, PA • Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Club, PA • Philadelphia Phantoms Hockey Club, PA • Richard M. Nixon Library, CA • Rowan University, NJ • Ship Preservation Guild of Philadelphia, PA • United States Coast Guard, DC • Various Private Collections	MAJOR EXHIBITIONS : CELEBRATING THE TUG BOAT Mystic Maritime Gallery - Mystic Seaport, CT - 2010 17th ANNUAL MARITIME EXHIBITION Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR - 2010 MARITIME HERITAGE IN ART Florida Maritime Museum at Cortez Cortez, Fl - 2010 Two Person Exhibition ASMA NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS • Baltimore Historical Society, Baltimore, MD - 1989 • Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA/Cummer Art Museum, Jacksonville, FL - 1997/1998 • Cape Museum of Fine Arts, Dennis, MA Riverfront Arts Center, Wilmington, DE - 2001 • Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL - 2004 5-Venue Exhibition Chase Riverfront Center of the Arts, Wilmington, DE; Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Oxford, MD; Noyes Museum, Atlantic City, NJ; Spartenburg Museum of Art, Spartenburg, SC' New Bedford Museum of Art, New Bedford, MA - 2008-2009 MYSTIC INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS Mystic Maritime Gallery, Mystic Seaport, CT 1989 through 2010 SAVE THE BAY EXHIBITION • Gallery On Merchants Square, Williamsburg, VA - 2004 MID-ATLANTIC MARITIME FESTIVAL ART SHOWS Easton/St. Michaels, MD • 1993 through 1998 NORTHWEST MARINE ART EXHIBITIONS Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, WA - 2002, 2004, 2006 ASMA REGIONAL EXHIBITIONS • US Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, LI, - 1993 • New Jersey State Aquarium, Camden, NJ - 1994 • Independent Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA - 1997 • ArtCenter Manatee, Bradenton, FL - 1999 • Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowac, WI and the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona, MN - 2010 CHARLESTON MARITIME FESTIVAL EXHIBITIONS Charleston, SC - 1993, 1994 AVIATION ART EXHIBITIONS Pensacola Naval Air Museum, Pensacola, FL - 1993/95 CORPUS CHRISTI, THEN AND NOW Corpus Christi Art Connection - 1992 TEN YEARS OF COAST GUARD ART Salmagundi Club, New York City, NY - 1991

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Art has not only been a profession for Robert Semler, it has been a way of life. Robert studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, majoring in figure and portrait art. The majority of his career was spent in the publishing and illustration field. In 1992, he decided to devote more of his time to fine art and has been specializing since then in maritime and portrait art. He was an Adjunct Professor of Art at Gloucester County College, Sewell, NJ and is a certified instructor with the Portrait Institute, founded by America's Portrait Artist, John Howard Sanden and his wife Elizabeth. He is a longtime Artist member of the American Society of Marine Artists and served as their president for 5 years. Robert is also a member of the NY Society of Illustrators, the Portrait Society of America and COGAP: the United States Coast Guard Art Program. In addition to his marine art, portraits and teaching, Robert has also been the official "Hall of Fame" poster artist for the Philadelphia Flyers/Philadelphia Phantoms NHL Hockey Clubs since 1989. Robert's works are represented by Newman Galleries, Philadelphia, PA; J. Russell Jinishian Gallery, Fairfield, CT; and Mystic Maritime Art Gallery, Mystic, CT. Living in NJ for over 55 years, his studio and home are now located on the beautiful Gulf Coast of Florida.