The stainless steel and aluminum sculptures created by Massachusetts artist, Rob Lorenson are a compositionally rich interplay of formalist elements. They exist in suspended animation and are situated to freeze a moment in time; hovering effortlessly in space. The work is constructed of sturdy, permanent materials but lives in contradiction to the impermanent sense of the composition. He strives to emphasize the compositional qualities of the work, to create dynamic movement with static, solid objects.

EDUCATION

1992 - 1994
MFA in Sculpture, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois

1987 – 1991
BFA in Sculpture, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009
Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA
Liberty Hotel, Boston, MA

2008
Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA

2006
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA

1999
Anderson Gallery, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA

1998
Bronze Maquettes, NICOR, Corporate Headquarters, Naperville, Illinois

1997
Cast Maquettes, Zurich American Insurance Group, Schamberg, Illinois.

1996
New Outdoor Work, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa

1994
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Show, Northern Illinois University

1993
“Three Volumes”, Raw Space Gallery, ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010
Sculpture Garden Exhibition at Brecknock Hall, Riverhead, NY
Invitational Show, Imago Art Gallery, Warren, RI

2009
NESA Fall Show, Transportation Building, Boston, MA
ArtScape, Milwaukee, WI
Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI

2008
Carin Croft Sculpture Show, Dover, MA
Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH
Western Michigan Sculpture Tour
Sculpture on the Plaza, Sculpture Site Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Suydam and Diepenbrock Fall Outdoor Show, Jamestown, RI

2007
Odyssey Sculpture Show, Purdue University, Westville, IN
Sarasota Season of Sculpture, Sarasota, Florida

2006
Artscape, Baltimore, MD
Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Winter Haven, Florida
Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Lakeland, Florida

2005
Sarasota Season of Sculpture, Sarasota, Florida

2004
Outdoor Sculpture, Ferncroft Country Club, Danvers, MA
Carin Croft Sculpture Garden, Dover, MA
Outdoor Sculpture at the Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA

2003
North Central Sculpture Exhibit, Purdue University, Westville, Indiana
Ferncroft Resort, Sculpture and 2-D Work, Danvers, MA
Wind, Sea, Sky, Newport, RI
Carin Croft Sculpture Garden, Dover, MA
Outdoors Sculpture, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
Newport Designer’s Showcase House, Newport, RI
Sculpture 2003, Ferncroft Resort, Danvers, MA

2002
December Sculpture Spectacular, Steinway Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
Suydam + Diepenbrock Outdoor Summer Show, Newport, RI
Wind, Sea and Sky, Easton’s Beach, Newport, RI
Convergence Arts Festival at the Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI
Clark Gallery Summer Show, Lincoln, MA
Niemi Sculpture Gallery Summer Show, Kenosha, WI
Gardens to Main Street Sculpture Show, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Sarasota Season of Sculpture, Sarasota, Florida

2001
Steinway Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
Sculpture for the Outdoors, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
Convergence 14, Providence, Rhode Island.
Gardens to Main Street, Public Art in Cedar Falls, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Sudam + Diepenbrock, Newport, Rhode, Island

2000
Convergence 13, Providence, Rhode Island
Pierwalk 2000, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
Park Art 2000, Warner Park Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Sculpture on Campus, Purdue University, Northwest, Hammond, Indiana
Sarasota Season of Sculpture, Sarasota, Florida
Summer of Sculpture, South Bend Regional Museum, South Bend, Indiana

1999
Notre Dame Outdoor Sculpture Show, South Bend, Indiana
Peoria Riverfront Sculpture Show, Peoria, Illinois
Convergence 12, Providence, Rhode Island
Sarasota Season of Sculpture, Maquette Show, Sarasota, Florida
Pier Walk 99, Navy Pier, Chicago Illinois

1998
Midwestern Sculpture Exhibition, South Bend, Indiana
Pier Walk 98, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
South Bend Regional Museum, South Bend, Indiana

1997
Barrington Library sculpture garden, Barrington, Illinois
Faculty Show, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Elgin Sculpture on the Plaza, Elgin, Illinois
Convergence X, Providence, Rhode Island
Pier Walk 97, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
Harper College, Palatine, Illinois
River Walk 97, Peoria, Illinois

1996
NIU Alumni Sculpture Show, DeKalb, Illinois
Skokie Sculpture Walk, Skokie, Illinois
Art at the Helene Curtis Corporation, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Rio Grande University Sculpture Show, Rio Grande, Ohio
Pier Walk 96, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
Sculpture on Second, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Elgin Sculpture on the Plaza, Elgin, Illinois
River Walk 96, Peoria, Illinois
University of Tennessee Sculpture Tour, Knoxville, Tennessee
Convergence IX, Providence, Rhode Island

1995
Illinois Professional Art Exhibition, Springfield, Illinois
Elgin Sculpture on the Plaza, Elgin, Illinois
Art in the Park, Warner Park Gardens, Chicago, Illinois

1994
Western Michigan University Sculpture Tour, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Eighth Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Boone, North Carolina
Mixed Media Sculpture, ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Illinois Professional Art Exhibition, Springfield, Illinois
Unknown Chicago, Gallery 312, Chicago, Illinois
ARC Regional Exhibition, ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
MFA Awards Show, NIU Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Flora 94, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois
Elgin Sculpture on the Plaza, Elgin, Illinois

1993
Elgin Sculpture on the Plaza, Elgin, Illinois

1990
“Constructs” Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, Missouri
Midwest Sculpture Exhibition, South Bend Art Center, South Bend, IN

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

2009
Five Points Plaza, Sarasota, Florida

2007
Keene State College Veterans Memorial, New Hampshire

2005
Newport News Public Art, Newport News, Virginia

2004
Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire

2002
Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Commissioned two editions of
works for Innovator of the Year and Humanitarian of the Year to be awarded
annually for 20 years.
Capitol Arts Providence, Commissioned an edition of work to be given as awards for special recognition of major sponsors.

2001
Muriel Curren, Newport, Rhode Island

2000
South Bay Development Corporation, Sunnyvale, California

1990
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa

COLLECTIONS

2010
Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA
 
The city of Newburyport, MA

2009
The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte, NC
Quadrangle Development,Tyson’s Corner, VA
The city of Winter Haven, FL

2008
Louis Shuster Design, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Purdue University, Indiana

2006
Germanna College, Culpepper, VA
The city of Winter Haven, FL

2005
Purdue University, Indiana

2000
The city of O’Fallon, Illinois

1999
Bellville College, Bellville, Illinois
Rio Grande University, Rio Grande, Ohio

1998
Capitol Arts, Providence, Rhode Island
SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina