Robert Highsmith received his art training from New Mexico State University and the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida, graduating with honors in 1971. He has had many one-man and group shows throughout the country and is the recipient of over a hundred awards for watercolor and painting. Robert is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society and the New Mexico Watercolor Society. He is also a member of the National Watercolor Society, San Diego Watercolor Society, and the Georgia Watercolor Society. His work is in numerous corporate and private collections in this country and abroad.
Robert's paintings make strong, simple statements as he captures the light in landscapes of the Southwest, evincing equal parts technical virtuosity and heart. Primarily painting landscapes and architectural scenes, his art reveals a softness of light, shadow, and brushwork that can only be accomplished with the immediacy of watercolor, complemented by the stark contrasts that lend the work its photo realism.
Shows/Awards (abbreviated list)
- The Artist's Magazine-National Competition- 2007 (two Finalist Awards in Landscape Category)
- Arts International Exhibition- El Paso, TX 2007
- MasterWorks, Albuquerque, NM (second place for watercolor)- 2007
- Art for the Parks Top 100- Jackson Hole, WY- 2006
- Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors, NY- 2006
- Hilton Head Art League National Exhibition (Merit Award)- 2006
- Western Federation of Artists (Lubbock, TX)- 2006
- Art for the Parks Top 100- Jackson Hole, WY- 2005
- San Diego Watercolor International - San Diego, CA- 2005
- One-Man-Show- Glenn Cutter Gallery- Las Cruces, NM- 2005
- MasterWorks, Albuquerque, NM- 2005
- Fiesta of the Arts- Farm & Ranch Museum- first in Watercolor- 2005
- Twelve solo shows- Arts Exclusive, Simsbury, CT- 1988-2002
- Arts International Exhibition (Jurors Award)- El Paso, TX- 2004
- Montana Watercolor Society- Bigfork, MT (award)- 2004
- Western Federation of Artists (Award of Excellence)- 2004
- New Mexico Watercolor Society Award- 2001, 2003, 2004
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MasterWorks, Albuquerque, NM- 2004
- Red River WS, Plains Art Museum- Fargo, ND- 2004
- Georgia Watercolor Society Award- Athens, GA- 2004
Collections (abbreviated list)
- Capital Art Foundation, Santa Fe, NM - Tomasso Corporation - Aetna Insurance - Keiler-McKinley Advertising - Hartford Insurance - Stephenson Associates - Hublein Corporation - Beach National Bank - Otis Elevator - Southern New England Telephone - Maitland City Hall, Maitland, FL - First Federal Bank of Sarasota, FL - WCHS Television, Portland, ME - Hilton Head Public Library - U.S. Embassy, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Published
- American Artist Magazine, May 2007- "How to Make Paintings Better... Much Better"
- Watercolor Magic, February 2007- "New Horizons"
- Southwest Art Magazine, October 2005 and 2007- "Best of the West"
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