SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2019 | Magnify & Stretch, Kolva/Sullivan Gallery, Spokane,WA. April 5-27 |
| 2017 | Revolting Developments, Kolva/Sullivan Gallery, Spokane,WA, April 7-28. |
| 2014/2015 | (Dec.-March) Dare Gallery, 222 S. Washington St. Spokane,WA |
| 2013 Oct. | Castings & Wrappings 2013, Corner Gallery, North Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene, Id. Gallery Walk and Public Presentation. |
| 2013 Feb. | Wrappings 2013 (The Paintskin Continuum), Kolva/Sullivan Gallery, 115 South Adams St. Spokane, WA |
| 2011 | Then & Now-Works on Paper, Kress Gallery, River Park Sq. Spokane, WA. Aug.-Oct. In collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Art@Work Program. |
| 2009 | Robert Kraut: Paintskins, Hutton Building, #5 Washington St. Spokane, WA. |
| 2001 | Featured Artist – Art @Work, Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Art Rental Program, Spokane, WA, exhibit and lecture. |
| 1997 | Micro-Retro-Expo-20 Years in Paint – Fine Arts Gallery, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA. |
| 1990 | Paintskins – A Synthesis of Synthetics in a Techno-Survey, 51 Warren St., Tribeca, open studio exhibit, Manhattan, New York City. |
| 1977 | Drawing With Paint, Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum, March/April, Spokane, WA. |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2018 | Close In: 1st. Northwest Juried Landscape Art Exhibit, Jundt Art Museum, Spokane,WA. May 26-August 11.Curated by Dr. Paul Manoguerra, Director,Curator & Karen Kaiser, Curator of Ed. |
| 2017 | 20th. Anniversary Invitational, Art Spirit Gallery,Coeur d’Alene,Id. Juried by the Art Spirit Team. |
| 2014 | Twisted Details, Artists Robert Kraut & Robin Dare, Kolva/Sullivan Gallery, 115 S. Adams, Spokane, WA. |
| 2013 Dec. | 15thAnnual Small Artworks Invitational,The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’Alene, Id. |
| 2010 | Lipstick & Rouge, Second Space Gallery, Spokane, WA, curated by Karen Kaiser, the Jundt Museum’s Assistant Curator for Education, Spokane, WA. |
| 2008 | Four Painters, Chase Gallery Invitational, Spokane, WA, curated by Karen Mobley, Arts Commissioner, Spokane, WA. |
| 2004 | Spring Invitational, Spokane Art School Gallery, Spokane, WA, Director, SueEllen Heflin. |
| 1999 | Chase Gallery Juried Exhibition, City of Spokane Gallery, Spokane, WA, juried by Roger Rowley, Dir. of Prichard Gallery, University of Idaho. |
| 1999 | Millstone Coffee Exhibit, outside tour sites, Spokane, WA, juried by Kate Duignan, Director of Art@Work, Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Art Rental Program. |
| 1997 | A Double Shot of Perception with a Twist of Irony, Hot Flash Gallery, Spokane, WA, a two person show featuring artists Robert Kraut and Robin Dare. |
| 1996 | Spokane Sampler, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA, juried by Sandy Harthorn, Boise Art Museum. |
| 1994 | Collectors Circle Benefit, Staten Island Children’s Museum, New York, NY, juried by Elizabeth Egbert, Exhibits Director of the Children’s Museum, Staten Island, NY. |
| 1992 | Resolutions/Affirmations, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY, curated by Craig Manister, Art Lab Director, Staten Island, NY. |
| 1990 | Eastern Washington School of Art, Alumni Award Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, curated by Richard Twedt, Director. |
| 1989 | Staten Island Invitational, NewHouse Center for Contemporary Art, Staten Island, NY, curated by John Perreault, Gallery Director. |
| 1989 | Dead Blimpie II, closed Blimpie Restaurant space, Tribeca neighborhood artists show, New York, NY. |
| 1986 | Abstraction/Attraction, Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY, curated by John Perreault, Gallery Director. Five artists were chosen. |
| 1984 | Annual Exhibit by Members, Staten Island Institute of Art & History, St. George, S.I.N.Y., Jurors, Farrell Brickhouse, Painter & Educator, School of Visual Arts, N.Y.C.; Thomas Finkelpearl, Sculptor & Assistant Program Director, Institute of Art and Urban Resources, P.S. #1 N.Y.C. |
| 1980 | Married Artists: Exhibit Together, The Spotlight Gallery, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA, Curator, Fred Pleoger of Cheney Cowles Museum, Showing in company Robert Kraut and Linda Kraut, exhibit and lecture. |
| 1976 | 28th Annual Spokane Art Competition, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane WA, Juror, Louis Bunce of Portland, Oregon. |
| 1976 | National Drawing Exhibit, Bellevue Art Museum, Seattle, WA, juried exhibit. |
| 1975 | 27thAnnual Spokane Art Competition, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA, Juror, Mel Ramos. |
| 1975 | Granola, Brown Rice & Light, University of Central Michigan, Mt. Pleasant, MI, Robert Kraut and Vince O’Leary, showing in company, both Eastern Washington University graduates. |
| 1974 | 26th Annual Spokane Art Competition, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane WA, Juror, Jason Wong, Executive Director of the Tucson Art Center, Visual Arts Director of the 1974 World’s Fair in Spokane, WA. |
| 1973 | 12th Annual Washington State Art Exhibit, Wenatchee, WA, Jurors, Michael Daily and Sister Paula Turnbull. |
HONORS & AWARDS
| 2002-2008 | Public Artist Roster, Washington State Arts Commission, selected by jury. |
| 1999 | Millstone Coffee Mugs & Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, selected for commission to create art on a landmark, oversized, cast, fiberglass mug. |
| 1987 | A.I.R – Artist in Residence, granted by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, giving qualified artists the right to live and work in commercial spaces. Must meet specific requirements; such as, large work which would prohibit art creation in an apartment setting. |
| 1976 | 28th Spokane Annual Art Exhibition, Cheney Cowles Museum: Best of Show Award and museum purchase, for their permanent collection. |
| 1975 | Bicentennial Commemorative Works Project & Spokane Allied Arts Council, Commission & Exhibition, C.E.T.A. Project,” Grand Coulee Dam” drawing theme. |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
| Jennifer LaRue. February, 2013. Artist Profile, A Moment of Reflection, Spokane/CDA Living Magazine. |
| Bernadette Vielbig. KYRS Public Radio, Jan. 31, 2013. One hour interview about the work and February exhibition. |
| Jennifer LaRue. 2011. Art for thought at Kress Gallery, The Spokesman-Review-The Voice, Aug. 25, 2011 Review of exhibit and images. |
| Teresa Conway. 2008. Robert Kraut- Eastern Alumnus, The Eastern Washington University Alumni Magazine, Fall Issue, p.28; story and images. |
| Jennifer Zurlini. 2008. On the Wall at Chase. The Spokesman Review- 7 Culture News, November 21. |
| Karen Mobley. 2008. Artist Profile, The Scoop on Robert Kraut, Spokane/CdA Living Magazine, December Issue. |
| John Paxson. 1998. Front cover, inside portrait and story, Eastern Washington University Summer Catalog. |
| Beverly Vorpahl. 1997. Robert Kraut’s Work On Display. The Spokesman Review In Life Section, November 13th issue, review and photo of work. |
| Connie Grove. 1997. Robert Kraut & Robin Dare in Double Shot of Perception with a Twist of Irony, ANevent- September/October, Issue #9, show review. |
| Sandy Harthorn. 1996. Spokane Sampler. Catalogue Review, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA. |
| Michael Fressola. 1992. Resolutions/Affirmations/Acclamations, Staten Island Advance, Art Review of exhibit by Advance writer, Feb. 6 issue. |
| John Perreault. 1989. Staten Island Invitational. Catalogue Review, Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, April-June. |
| Michael Fressola. 1986. There’s blast of fresh air at the Newhouse, Staten Island Advance, March 2 issue. |
| Eastern Washington University Perspective. Winter 1989/90. New Yorkers Now, Photo’s and story of Eastern alums carving new lives in the Big Apple. |
| Patricia Dike. 1980. Art: just another business in the city, The Spokesman-Review, Sunday, Aug. 10th Issue, Art Critic gives life review of Robert and Linda Kraut. |
| Cheney Free Press, July 31, 1980, Former Cheney artists plan unique show together. |
| Don Jamison. 1980. Spokane Spotlight Series: Bob and Linda Kraut, Lifetrends-Spokane Daily Chronicle,Images of artists and their work. |
| OJ Parsons. 1976. 28th Annual Exhibit Review, The Art Corner, The Spokesman Review, Sunday, June 20, 1976. |
| Cynthia Gilbert. 1976. Dimension ’76, Lifetrends-Spokane Daily Chronicle, Photo of my ‘best of show’ work and review of the exhibit. |
| Fred Ploeger. 1976. Museum Catalogue, Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, WA,Image of my work & statement. |
COLLECTIONS
| Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA |
| The City of Spokane, WA |
| Multiple Private Collectors |
EDUCATION
| Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, 1973, B.A. |
| Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, 1975, M.A. |
| Studio emphasis in Drawing and Print making |
| Resided in New York City from 1977-1994 |
TEACHING APPOINTMENTS
| 1976-1977 | Assistant Professor of Art, Eastern Washington University, Print making. |
| 1977 | Instructor; Creative Arts Summer Series, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA. Introduction to college art programs for gifted high school students. |
| 1974-1975 | Graduate Fellowships and Teaching Internship at Eastern Washington University. Teaching Drawing, Print making, Art in the Humanities, and Introduction to Art. |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
| 2013 | Mac Art Auction, Juror Chris Bruce,Director Washington State U. Museum of Art, Catalog image. |
| 2013-2006 | Art@Work, Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA |
| 2009 | Creation of website, www.bobkraut.com |
| 1993 | Designed, printed, packaged, and marketed “Clingers”, a personal line of creative window decals. Manhattan, New York City. |
| 1981 | Executive Board Member, ”Staten Island Arts Workshop,” A non-profit organization dedicated to providing a connection between the talents of individual artists and the specific needs of other non-profit organizations, primarily through teaching, lectures, workshops and exhibitions. |
| 1980 | University of Idaho, Visiting Artist Presentation, Moscow, Idaho. |
| 1978 | Assistant Editor, “Art View Magazine,” A directory of artists, their statements, work and philosophies, Staten Island, New York. |