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BIOGRAPHY: ROBERT LANGE

Born in 1980 in Colorado, Robert Lange began painting at a young age but was recognized as a mathematical prodigy and subsequently followed his gift to college. It wasn't until his second year at Northeastern University, which he attended on a full math scholarship that he decided to follow his passion for art and transfered to Rhode Island School of Design, where he was again awarded a full scholarship but this time for his painting abilities. He was most influenced by teacher and painter Julia Jacquette, who taught him new perspectives leading him to become professional in 2003. That year he both graduated from RISD and opened his first gallery, Robert Lange Studios, in Charleston SC.

He first specialized in realist painting, particularly of people, emphasizing narrative moments. In 2010 he opened his second gallery, RLS Gallery and his work became more surreal, following into the category of hyper-realism or surrealism. His most notable bodies of work Measure (2009) and Go (2010) were nationally recognized and internationally collected. Lange has been featured in numerous magazines, including the cover of American Art Collector and Art Magazine, and in New American Paintings.

"Robert’s depiction of a heightened suburbia distances his work from the political commitment and social self-importance of most contemporary postmodern painters. Someplace between Charleston’s cobblestone streets and New York’s stark concrete living rooms, is the work of Robert Lange." - City Paper 2008

EDUCATION:
2004 BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2007- 2009 Instructor, Redux Art Institute, Charleston, SC
2010 Judge for the Dimensions, National Juried Exhibition, Winston Salem, NC

EXHIBITIONS:
2010-2004 Annual Solo Shows Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC
2010 American Heart Association, Charleston SC
2009 Kulture Klash Group Show, Charleston, SC
2008 American Heart Association Featured Artist
2008 Figurative Group Show, Wells Gallery, Charleston, SC
2008 Kulture Klash, 10 Storehouse Row Gallery, Charleston, SC
2006 RLS Upstairs, Charleston SC
2004 Charles II Fine Art, Charleston SC
2003 Woods-Gerry, Providence, RI
2003 Carr House Gallery, Providence, RI
2003 Backstage Gallery, Derry, NH          
2002 Red Door Gallery, Providence RI
2002 Backstage Gallery, Derry NH

COLLECTIONS & COLLECTORS:
Merrill Lynch, Charleston, SC
Marc & Kay Menchel, NASD, Vienna, VA
Fogg, Norfolk Southern, Virginia Beach, VA
Michael & Ingrid Appleby, SLK’s Eagle Software Group, Charleston, SC
Barry S. Sternlicht, Starwood Hotels, New York, NY
Dolly & Lou Pardi, Washington Group International, New York, NY
Tony Baker, Charleston Battery, Charleston, SC
Senator Claire McKaskill, Missouri
Kevin Costner, CA
Hilary & Timothy Farris, CA

PUBLICATIONS & TELEVISION:
Charleston Magazine, January Issue 2010
National Geographic Traveler, Fall 2010
AI Quarterly, Fall 2010
Art Segment, Channel 2 TV, November 2010
American Art Collector, 2009
DC Magazine, September Issue
Lowcountry Live TV, November & January 2009
Art Magazine, Sepember 2009 (Cover)
American Art Collector, April 2008 (Cover)
Exhibit C, September 2008 (Cover)
A Place Apart, National Bestseller (Cover)
Lowcountry Live TV, September 2009
New American Paintings, Southern Edition 2007
Where Magazine, Spring 2006
Domain Magazine, Winter 2006
Carolina Arts, Winter 2005