Personal
born, Downey, California
Education
1978 Harvard University, Bachelor of Arts Cambridge, MA
Solo Exhibitions
2016 Dreamland, Altamira Fine Art Scottsdale, AZ
2012 Compass and Kine, Skidmore Contemporary Art Santa Monica, CA
New Paintings, Sue Greenwood Gallery Laguna Beach, CA
2011 New Paintings, Skidmore Contemporary Art Santa Monica, CA
Paitings, Sue Greenwood Gallery Laguna Beach, CA
2010 Recent Paintings, Skidmore Contemporary Art Santa Monica, CA
2009 Robert TownsendL A Pop Mythology, Sullivan Goss Santa Barbara, CA
Robert Townsend: New Work, Michael Hollis Gallery Pasadena, CA
2008 Robert Townsend: New Paintings. Hespe Gallery San Francisco, CA
2007 Icons, Michael Hollis Gallery Pasadena, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 American Details, Sullivan Goss Gallery Santa Barbara, CA
artMRKT, Hespe Gallery San Francisco, CA
Mid-Century Americana: Dave Lefner and Robert Townsend, Hespe Gallery San Francisco, CA
Art on Paper. Hespe Gallery New York, NY
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Sue Greenwood Fine Art Palm Springs, CA
Road Trip, Sue Greenwood Fine Art Laguna Beach, CA
2014 artMRKT, Hespe Gallery San Francisco, CA
2013 Pop Culture: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, Jersey City, NJ
MANA Contemporary
Fix Flats and Do-Nuts: New Paintings by Bill Lagattuta and Robert Townsend Bakersfield, CA
Bakersfield Museum of Art
Common Objects, Scape Gallery Corona Del Mar, CA
ArtMRKT San Francisco San Francisco, CA
20th Anniversary Exhibition, Hespe Gallery San Francisco, CA
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair Palm Springs, CA
Route 66, Skidmore Contemporary Art Santa Monica, CA
Pop Paradise, Lamont Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter, NH
2012 Candy, Skidmore Contemporary Art Santa Monica, CA
Pop Culture: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Foundations Malibu, CA
7/13/2016
2012 Common Thread: Traversing the American Landscape, Begovich Gallery Fullerton, CA
Summertime, Skidmore Contemporary Gallery Santa Monica, CA
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair Palm Springs, CA
2011 Winter Exhibition, Skidmore Contemporary Art Santa Monica, CA
Poprealism, Skidmore Contemporary Art Santa Monica, CA
April, Skidmore Contemporary Art Santa Monica, CA
The Los Angeles Art Show Los Angeles, CA
2010 December, Skidmore Contemporary Art Santa Monica, CA
Americans at Play, Sullivan Goss Santa Barbara, CA
Poprealism, Skidmore Contemporary Art Santa Monica, CA
American Icons, Sue Greenwood Gallery Laguna Beach, CA
The Los Angeles Art Show Los Angeles, CA
2009 Rewind, Hespe Gallery San Francisco, CA
LA Noir, Sullivan Goss Santa Barbara, CA
Art Chicago Chicago, IL
2008 West Coast Realists, Sullivan Goss Santa Barbara, CA
15th Anniversary Show, Hespe Gallery San Francisco, CA
2007 Summer Show, Hespe Gallery San Francisco, CA
Fresh Faces, Munson Gallery Santa Fe, NM
1999 Watercolor West Exhibition Brea, CA
1997 Watercolor West Exhibition Brea, CA
Long Beach Arts, Watercolor Long Beach, CA
Long Beach Arts, National Open Long Beach, CA
Collections
The Getty, Los Angeles, California
The Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Beverly Hills, California
Hughes Marino, San Diego, California
Philips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire
Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, California