Rob Sunderman graduated from the University of Iowa with a BFA, MA and MFA 1982. He is a Fine Artist, Scenic Designer, Scenic Artist, and ISU Associate Professor Emeritus of Theatre. He was the Resident Scenic Designer/Scenic Artist and Associate Professor Emeritus of Theatre Design at Iowa State University for 21 years. Prior to his work at ISU, he was the Scenic Designer at Iowa Public Television for 16 years. Rob has been teaching Art classes at the Des Moines Art Center for over 36 years. He has scenic designed over 287 productions of theatre, opera and TV during his career. He has received Iowa Film, National Broadcasting Designers, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival awards for his scenic designs and also many Fine Art awards. He has been a fine artist throughout his life and has exhibited his work in over 295 exhibitions nationally and internationally. Rob’s artwork is best described by this quote from him, “Not limiting materials is so important in my work. I use whatever best conveys the subject or story that I am addressing”. He recently has been working on pieces dealing with renewal, fleeting moments, human intervention of natural cycles. Most of his artwork deals with nature, humanities intrusive nature and climate change. His sculpture work has been recently included in a book published recently titled “Chunghi Choo and Her Students”. Rob has recently exhibited his work in national and international on-line exhibitions at the “The Holy Art Galleries”, “The Boomer Gallery” and “KBM Art Gallery”. This past year Rob designed sets for Theatre Cedar Rapids production of “School of Rock”, Revival Theatre’s production of the “Million Dollar Quartet”, Iowa PBS’s “Studio 3 Live” and Cleveland Institute of Music’s opera “Alcina”
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