Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Visual Arts ART 218robrhee@uw.eduPersonal WebsiteFields of Interest Interdisciplinary Visual Arts Background and ExperienceSummaryEducationMFA, Sculpture / New Genres, Columbia University, 2010BA, Art, Yale University, 2004 CV (102.79 KB)Rob Rhee's work encompasses sculpture, performance, and critical writing. Rhee has exhibited nationally at the Portland Art Museum, Oregon; the Hunterdon Art Museum, New Jersey; White Columns, New York; Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, Texas; and the Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles. He has also exhibited internationally at the 10th Berlin Biennale and the Ilmin Museum of Art, South Korea. Most recently, Rhee has had work in a two-person exhibition, Subspontaneous, at Frye Art Museum in Seattle. He was an Assistant Professor in the Interdisciplinary Foundations and Art Programs at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle from 2014 to 2020. Rhee became a member of the University of Washington faculty in September 2020. Research + Creative Work Rob Rhee. Typecast OOO, 2019. Cultivated gourd, brass plated steel, pegs. 8 x 9 x 11 in. Photo by Jueqian Fang. Francesca Lohmann and Rob Rhee. Untitled, 2020. Plaster, sausage casings, string, potatoes, Styrofoam, alginate, gourd sherds. Dimensions variable. Photo by Jueqian Fang. Francesca Lohmann and Rob Rhee. Untitled (detail), 2020. Plaster, sausage casings, string, potatoes, Styrofoam, alginate, gourd sherds. Dimensions variable. Photo by Jueqian Fang. Selected Publications + Projects Rob Rhee. Artwork exhibited in Subspontaneous: Francesca Lohmann and Rob Rhee. Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington. January 25, 2020 – January 4, 2021. Read more Rob Rhee. Artwork exhibited in All of the Above. Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California. November 8 – 22, 2019. Read more Rob Rhee. Artwork exhibited in the map is not the territory. Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon. February 9 – May 5, 2019. Read more Courses Taught Winter 2021 ART 131 A: Alternative Approaches to Art and Design ART 400 A: Interdisciplinary Visual Arts Senior Studio Autumn 2020 ART 360 B: Topics in Studio Art and Practice: Contemporary Comedic Practices Related News Related News Autumn Activities Dec 18, 2020 Transitions Oct 3, 2020 UW Arts Division welcomes ten new faculty members Jun 14, 2020 ‘Use this moment’: Incoming IVA professor Robert Rhee talks structure, encounters, fulfillment May 12, 2020 New IVA + IxD Faculty Apr 13, 2020