Rob Longley began his career in painting first under the tutelage of Dick Goetz at the Malden Bridge School of Art in the summer of 1968. Over the next three years, Longley continued his studies at Malden with Dick Goetz and Betty Warren, with whom he met while studying at the Albany Institute of History and Art.
In 1973, Longley earned his BFA from the Boston University of Fine Arts where he was furthered influenced by the teachings of BU instructors Reed Kay and Jack Kramer. Then, in 1971, Longley began studying at the Cape School of Art in Provincetown under the direction of Henry Hensche. He continued his studies with Hensche throughout the 1970s and maintained close association with Hensche throughout the 1980s and 1990s during his summer stays in Provincetown.
It was during his time with Hensche that Longley began to focus and hone his skills as a fine art painter. His continued efforts of growth earned Longley awards and grants, the first being earned in 1976 when Longley was awarded the Greenshields Foundation Grant, an award given to promising young artists. Longley’s first solo exhibit was held in 1979 and by 1985, Longley had representation at the Hammerquist Gallery in New York City and at the Jacob Fanning Gallery in Wellfleet, MA. In 1985, the Arts Exclusive Gallery in Simsbury, CT began representing Longley’s work which continues to this day. Longley is represented by Cortile Gallery in Provincetown, MA and the Sorelle Gallery of Albany, NY and New Canaan, CT.
In the 1990s, Longley began sharing his knowledge and skills by offering workshops and classes at the Cape Cod School of Art which he continues to this day.
Recent Exhibitions
2005 Mohawk Hudson Regional Invitational
Albany Center Galleries
Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region
2004 Visual Text
Fulton St. Gallery, Troy NY
Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region
2001 59th Exhibition of Central New York Artists
Munson Williams Proctor Institute of Art, Utica NY
Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region
1999 Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts
New Talent Invitational
Denise Bibro Gallery, New York, NY
Albany Center Galleries Contemporary Drawing Exhibition
Made in New York ‘99
Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
Provincetown Art Association Museum National
1998 Silvermine Guild Art of the Northeast
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts
Cooperstown National
Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region
Honors
2006 Award for Painting
Connecticut Plein Aire painters Society
2000 Community Arts Connection Grant
Awarded by Albany/Schenectady League of Arts
1999 Judges’ Choice
Made in New York ‘99, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
Award for Painting
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Hartford, CT
1998 Best in Show
Silvermine Guild Art of the Northeast, New Canaan, CT
First Prize
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Norwich, CT
Award for Painting
Cooperstown National, Cooperstown, NY
1976 Greenshields Foundation Grant
Awarded to promising young artists, under age thirty-five
Solo Shows
2008 Arts Exclusive, Simsbury CT
Wohlfarth Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Wohlfarth Gallery, Washington, DC
2007 Oakroom Artists, Schenectady NY
Arts Exclusive, Simsbury, CT
Wohlfarth Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2006 Arts Exclusive, Simsbury, CT
Wohlfarth Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2005 Wohlfarth Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2004 Oakroom Artists, Schenectady NY
Wohlfarth Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2003 Arts Center of the Capital District, Troy NY
Arts Exclusive, Simsbury, CT
Wohlfarth Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2002 Arts Exclusive, Simsbury, CT
Wohlfarth Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2000 Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY
Rice Polak Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Arts Exclusive, Simsbury, CT
1990’s Albany Center Gallery, Albany, NY
Arts Exclusive, Simsbury, CT
Fulton St. Gallery, Troy, NY
Wohlfarth Gallery, Provincetown, MA
1980’s Arts Exclusive, Simsbury, CT
Albany Art Gallery, Albany, NY
Jacob Fanning Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
1970’s Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY
Swan Coach House Gallery, High Museum, Atlanta, GA
Rensselaer County Council for the Arts, Troy, NY
Education
The Cape School, with Henry Hensche 1970-1980
BFA, Boston University, 1973