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If you have ever been to SAS Institute or Glaxo, or Wachovia or Cappers Restaurant you are no doubt familiar with Bob Rankin’s award winning works.

Last year Bob exhibited in numerous solo and two person exhibits, including the Cameron Museum in Wilmington and the Iredell Art Museum. He has made Metro Magazine’s best in the Triangle list five times and was chosen as one of the top ten artists in the Triangle by Metro’s art critic. Of the numerous awards he has received, a few are; Best in Show five times at the NC State Fair, Raleigh Medal of the Arts Award and North Carolina’s NCAEA Secondary Art Educator of the Year.

When he’s not winning awards, Bob somehow finds the time to teach workshops both here and abroad. A world traveler, he’s even had a solo show in Morocco where the King now has a Rankin in his collection.

EDUCATION:
1971 B.S. Degree, Art Education, East Carolina University School of Art
1972-1977 Studied with Joe Cox, George Bireline at NCSU School of Design - Advanced Painting Critique Class
1972-1992 Studied Art and Art History with the American Institute of Foreign Study in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, Florence, Venice, and Athens
1982-1985 Co-chairman of the North Carolina Art Education Association Secondary Division
1971-1999 Artist/Teacher, Wake County Public Schools - Sanderson High School
Anderson Ranch,Aspen Co.-studio artist-studied with 6 nationally recognised artist

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
* One Man Show - Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina
* One Man Show - James Hunt Barker Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida
* Macy’s Gallery - New York City
* Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
* 1982 World’s Fair - Featured Artist, Fine Arts Pavilion
* One Man Show - Duke University
* One Man Show - Wilson Arts Council
* One Man Show - Thomas Hayles Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
* Rental Sales Gallery - North Carolina Museum of Art
* International Invitational (Double Look) - Marrakesh, Morocco
One man shows at Cameron Art Museum,Wilmington,NC.,City Art Gallery,Greenville NC.,Little Art Gallery,Raleigh NC,Raleigh Contemporary Gallery,New Elements Gallery,Wilmington NC,Alamance Arts Council,Iredell Art Museum,Upstairs Gallery,Blowing Rock NC.

GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
* Little Art Gallery - Raleigh, North Carolina
* Raleigh Contemporary Gallery - Raleigh, North Carolina
* Upstairs Gallery-Blowing Rock,NC
* Art Source - Raleigh, North Carolina
* New Elements Gallery - Wilmington, North Carolina
* Beaufort Fine Arts-Beaufort,NC
* City Art Works - Greenville, North Carolina
* Nicole’s Studio & Art Gallery - Raleigh, North Carolina
* Cameron Art Museum,Wilmington,NC
* Broadhurst Gallery-Southern Pines,NC

WORKS REPRESENTED IN PERMANENT COLLECTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING CORPORATIONS:
* Wachovia Bank
* Bank of America
* First Union Bank
* Central Carolina Bank -Suntrust Bank
* Omni International
* Glaxo Wellcome
* IBM
* Northern Telecom
* Bell Northern
* SAS Institute
* Cappers Restaurant - Raleigh, North Carolina

WORKS REPRESENTED IN PERMANENT COLLECTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS:
* John Denver - Windstar Foundation
* Fess Parker
* The King of Morocco

RECENT AWARDS:
* North Carolina NCAEA Secondary Art Educator of the Year
* Best in Show - NC State Fair -Five time Winner* Raleigh Medal of Arts Award Winner - 1992
* Best in the Triangle - Spectator Magazine - Five Time Winner*