Rob Ober

Bio

Rob Ober (b. 1968, Wiesbaden, West Germany) is an American artist based in Kent, CT, who paints intuitive and highly-expressive images. His works depict a wide range of subjects including iconic deities, historical figures, carnal acts, his memories of living abroad, and languid alligators resting on the shore.

Born the son of a US diplomat, Ober spent his youth growing up in Moscow, Dehli, Athens and Bethesda, MD, all locations that inspire his art practice. Following college, Rob began obsessively collecting Russian nonconformist art, and in 2006 he opened Ober Gallery in Kent, CT, where he gave early shows to many artist-friends including Brian Belott, Katherine Bradford, Lance De Los Reyes, and Robert Nava.

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024

Surrender, SHRINE, New York, NY

2023

Life on a Pale Horse, GNYP, Berlin, DE

2022

Motley Crew, SHRINE, New York, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023

Death of an Outsider, SHRINE, Los Angeles, CA

Summer Lovin', Stems Gallery, Paris, FR

SHRINE, CAN Art Fair, Ibiza, ES

2022

What Now?, PM/AM, London, UK

2021

SHRINE, NADA Miami, Miami, FL

 

Mango, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 96 x 83 in


Midnight, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 96 x 83 in


Moving in Stereo, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48 in


Sketchbook, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 72 x 60 in


Cotton Candy, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 22 x 15 in


Straights of Magella, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 96 x 76 in


Starburst, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 in


Faculty Meeting, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 96 x 83 in


Tutti Frutti, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48 in


Young Picasso, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 in


Bacon + Beans, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48 in