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Rob
Licht (pronounced 'light') is a native of the small town of Trumansburg
in the heart of the Fingerlakes region of Upstate New York. His interest
in art and design began at an early age under the influence of his
father who was an architect and watercolorist.
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His formal training in
art includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 1984 from Maine College
of Art (formerly Portland School of Art) and the Master of Fine Arts
degree from Cornell University in 1986.
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has maintained a studio in the Ithaca area continuously since 1988.
His primary medium is welded steel; he also works in wood, cement,
cast bronze and other materials as well as drawing and etching. His
sculptures range in scale from small pedestal pieces to large outdoor
works. In between creating art or teaching he has worked in the building
trades including; sign painting, house painting, masonry, ornamental
plaster, carpentry, woodworking and welding. In 1996 he began to build
saunas and more recently began to focus almost entirely on applied
design projects such as furniture, interior design and logo development. |
Licht has
exhibited his sculpture and drawings throughout the Northeast with
past gallery representation in Philadelphia. He has won several grants
and awards and has been director of the State of the Art Gallery in
Ithaca. He has taught sculpture, drawing and design at Ithaca College,
Metal Sculpture to adult education students, at the Maine College
of Art Summer program and at Cornell. He has been a visiting artist
at several colleges and many local grade schools.
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| He was a competitive
Nordic skier and distance runner during his high school and college
years and is still an active runner, biker, and Nordic skier as well
as an avid backpacker and canoeist. He is a founding member of the
Ithaca Triathlon Club and was the assistant race director of the Cayuga
Lake Triathlon for the past several years. |
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