Rob Fischer (b. 1968, Minneapolis, MN) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. He received his BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 1993. Fischer has had solo exhibitions at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria, New York; Cohan and Leslie, New York; Mary Goldman Gallery, Los Angeles; Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara; Franklin Art Works, Minneapolis; Max Wigram Gallery, London; and Art in General. His work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions, including the 2004 Whitney Biennial; Greater New York, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, NY; Everyday Eden, Public Art Fund, NY: Open House: Working in Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Interval, Sculpture Center, Long Island City; Three Suitcases, Art and Idea, Mexico City; and Sculpture on Site and 100 Years of Sculpture, both at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. He has received, among other honors, the Bush Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship, Minneapolis; a residency from Art in General, New York; and the Minnesota State Arts Board Visual Arts Fellowship.
(SOURCE: Charest-Weinberg Gallery, http://www.charestweinberg.com/artists/rob-fischer/biography, 12/8/16)
