Education
- Master of Fine Arts in Cinema & Photography
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL: 1998
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, Minor in Art History
The University of Akron, Akron, OH: 1992 (cum laude)
- Coursework in Civil Engineering
The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH: September 1986 – June 1987
Professional Experience
Upper School Faculty, The Albany Academies
Fall 2021 – Present, Fine Arts Department
Responsibilities include a full teaching load, student advisement
Courses taught:
Film Photography
Digital Photography
Advanced Photography
AP Photography
Assistant Professor (Tenured 2005), The College of Saint Rose
Fall 1999 – Spring 2021, Photography, Center for Art and Design
Responsibilities include a full teaching load, committee participation, curriculum development, re-designing digital darkrooms, maintaining digital and analog darkrooms, incoming portfolio review of prospective undergraduate students, academic advising, department, school, and college committee work.
Courses taught:
ART 202 – Introduction to Photoshop
ART 232 – Photography 1: Introduction to Black and White Photography
ART 233 – Photography 2: Color Photography
ART 302 – Photoshop 2
ART 333 & 334 – Intermediate Photography 1 & 2
ART 375 – Alternative Processes
ART 432, 439, & 440 – Advanced Photography 1, 2, & 3
ART 433 – Studio Photography
ART 491 – Gallery Management
AED 570-574 – Graduate Photography
Visiting Assistant Professor, The University of Akron
Fall 1998 – Spring 1999, Photography, The Myers School of Art
Responsibilities included a full teaching load, committee participation, and curriculum development
Courses taught:
7100:370 – History of Photography
7100:375 – Photography 2
7100:475 – Advanced Photography
Teacher of Record, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
1997 – 1998, School of Mass Communication and Media Arts
Courses taught:
CP 225 – Black and White Photography
CP 311 – Contemporary Photography
Assistant Gallery Director, Amrose Sable Gallery
Albany, NY, 2006 – 2009
Responsibilities included planning, organizing, and installing exhibitions.
Solo Exhibitions
2018 – Rest Area, Lake George Arts Project Courthouse Gallery, Lake George, NY
2018 – Rest Area, Tony Hungerford Memorial Gallery, College of Southern Maryland
2008 – Rob O’Neil, Uncoupling, new photographs, Yates Gallery, Siena College, Loudonville, NY
2008 – Uncoupling, Proctor’s Theater, Schenectady, NY
2005 – Projections, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, President’s Gallery, Troy, NY
2002 – Erie Canal / Mohawk River, Schenectady County Public Library, Schenectady, NY
2001 – Plumb – Recent Photography, Emily Davis Gallery, University of Akron, Akron, OH
2000 – Extraordinarily Commonplace, Florida International University, North Miami, FL
1999 – Ichnographia, The Akron-Summit County Public Library, Akron, OH
1998 – Extraordinarily Commonplace, Park School of Communications, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
1998 – Extraordinarily Commonplace, The Camera Club of New York, Alfred Lowenherz Gallery, New York, NY
1998 – Extraordinarily Commonplace (Thesis Exhibition), University Museum, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
1998 – Extraordinarily Commonplace, Exit Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
1993 – Philippine Landscape, Emily Davis Gallery, University of Akron, Akron, OH
1992 – Marginal Landscape, (BFA Exhibition), Union Image Gallery, Akron, OH
Group Exhibitions
2023 – Gathering and Uncoupling: An Exhibit of Historic Clothing Collection and Contemporary Photography Objects from the Middlebury College Antique Clothing Collection and Photographic works by Rob O’Neil: Johnson Exhibition Gallery at Middlebury College
2023 – Made in NY, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
2022 – Made in NY, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
2021 – The Vision of Care, Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, Woodstock, NY
2018 – Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Esther Massry Gallery, Albany, NY
2018 – Upstate Artists, The Laffer Gallery, Schuylerville, NY
2017 – Upstate Artists, The Laffer Gallery, Schuylerville, NY
2017 – What is that leaping in your chest? Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY
Curated by Alexandra Foradas, Assistant Curator, MassMOCA
2016 – Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Ester Massry Gallery, Albany, NY
2015 – New York Regional Showcase, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2015 – Upstate Artists, The Laffer Gallery, Schuylerville, NY
2014 – Written Response Requested, Pine Hills Library, Albany, NY
2014 – Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Ester Massry Gallery, Albany, NY
2013 – Some Assembly Required, Albany International Airport Gallery, Albany, NY
2013 – PPAC 4th Annual Photography Competition, Philadelphia Photo Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Jurors: Lesley Martin and Andy Adams
2012 – Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Esther Massry Gallery, Albany, NY
2012 – con.struct | a juried exhibition, Saratoga Arts, Saratoga Springs, NY
Juror – Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison
2010 – Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Esther Massry Gallery, Albany, NY
2008 – 30th Photo Regional, Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY
2008 – Digital Artists Space, 3 person Invitational, Troy, NY
2008 – 2008 Mohawk-Hudson Regional, Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY
Juror – Joel Shapiro
2006 – Ephemera: Elizabeth Dubben + Rob O’Neil, romaine-brooks gallery, Albany, NY
2006 – 28th Photo Regional, Opalka Gallery, Albany, NY, Invitational Exhibit
2004 – Industrial/Landscape, Saratoga County Arts Council Art Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
2004 – Mohawk Hudson Regional, Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY
Juror – Pablo Helguera (Purchase Award; Stracher-Roth-Gilmore Architects cash award)
2003 – Faculty Show, The College of St. Rose, Albany, NY
2002 2002 Mohawk Hudson Regional, Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY
Juror – Linda Norden (Purchase Award)
Mohawk Hudson Regional Invitational, Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY
2001 – Faculty Show, The College of St. Rose, Albany, NY
2001 – Mohawk Hudson Regional, Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY
Juror – Helen Molesworth (Purchase Award)
2001 – 23rd Annual Photo Regional, Albany International Airport Gallery, Albany, NY
Juror – Charles Stainback
2000 – The Art and History of the Bow Bridge, The Hadley Town Hall, Hadley, NY
2000 – Faculty Show, The College of St. Rose, Albany, NY
2000 – 22nd Photo Regional Juried Exhibition, Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY
Juror – Jack Shear (2nd place)
2000 – Mohawk Hudson Regional, University at Albany Museum, Albany, NY
Juror – Xu Bing
2000 – No Show, The College of St. Rose Gallery, Albany, NY
1998 – Faculty Show, Emily Davis Gallery, University of Akron, Akron, OH
1998 – Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
Leonard Schugar Award
1998 – Photowork ‘98, Barrett House Galleries and School of Art, Poughkeepsie, NY
1998 – PIEA International Student–Teacher Photo Exhibition, New Orleans, LA
Honorable Mention
1997 – Landscape: Found / Altered – Susan Grigalunas and Rob O’Neil, Gallery 1101
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
Traveling Exhibition Southern Illinois University Faculty and Graduate Student portfolio
Jan. 1997 : University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
Oct. 1996 : University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Sept. 1996 : University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Awards and Grants
• 2017 College Professional Development Grant ($600), The College of St. Rose
• 2014 College Professional Development Grant ($600), The College of St. Rose
• 2008 Photo Regional Invitational Exhibit
• 2005 College of St. Rose Artists and Scholars Grant ($4000)
NYFA Special Opportunity Stipend (S.O.S.) Grant ($400)
College Professional Development Grant ($600), The College of St. Rose
• 2004 Mohawk Hudson Regional Purchase Award – Schenectady Museum
Stracher-Roth-Gilmore, Architects cash award ($200) – Mohawk Hudson Regional
College Professional Development Grant ($250), The College of St. Rose
• 2002 College Professional Development Grant ($500), The College of St. Rose
Mohawk Hudson Regional Purchase Award – Schenectady Museum
• 2001 Mohawk Hudson Regional Purchase Award – University at Albany University Museum
College of St. Rose re-assigned time, fall
Community Arts Connection Grant for Artists ($2500), Albany/Schenectady League of Arts
• 2000 Second Place – 22nd Annual Photo Regional, Albany Center Galleries
College Professional Development Grant ($500), The College of St. Rose
Reviews
• 2018 “’Rest Area’ exhibit at Lake George Arts Project: Photographer casts searching eye on highway stopovers” William Jaeger, Times Union, Albany, NY May 18th, 2018
• 2017 “What is that Leaping in Your Chest?” William Jaeger, Times Union, Albany, NY December 7th, 2017
• 2005 “Rob O’Neil: projections,” David Brickman, Metroland, Albany, NY May 26 p.28
• 2004 “Judging the Jury,” Michael Caputo, Metroland, Albany, NY August 19-25 p.31
“Shabby Staging Does Regional a Disservice,” Timothy Cahill, Times Union, Albany, NY August 1, 2004 p I-1
• 2002 “Regional Rewards: Representational Art Makes a Comeback at Mohawk Hudson Regional,” Timothy Cahill, Times Union, Albany, NY May 22, 2002
“Simple Pleasures: Mohawk Hudson Regional a Tantalizing Beginning,” William Yager, Times Union, Albany, NY January 20, 2002
• 2001 “Missing Pieces, Regional Sampler: Who Took all the Carmels?” William Yager
Times Union, Albany, NY August 19, 2001 p. I-2
“At the Photo Regional, a Mandate for Maturity,” Timothy Cahill
Times Union, Albany, NY April 22, 2001 p I-1
• 2000 “Is there a future for the Photo Regional?” Timothy Cahill
Times Union, Albany, NY August 6, 2000 p I-1
Visiting Artist Lectures/Presentations/Critiques
• 2020 Pecha Kucha, ART101 Introduction to Art & Design, The College of St. Rose
• 2019 Pecha Kucha, ART101 Introduction to Art & Design, The College of St. Rose
• 2018 Lake George Arts Project, Lake George, NY
The College of Southern Maryland
• 2017 Pecha Kucha Opalka Gallery
Professional Service
• Co-Chair, RepCom (Representative Committee)[elected], The College of St. Rose 2020-2021
• Faculty Manual Revision Committee [volunteered], The College of St. Rose 2018-19
• RepCom (Representative Committee)[elected], The College of St. Rose 2016-18
• Rank and Tenure Committee [elected], The College of St. Rose, 2011-14
• Faculty Mediation Committee [elected], The College of St. Rose, 2011-13
• Chair, Faculty Review Committee (FRC) [elected], The College of St. Rose, 2009-10
• Faculty Review Committee (FRC) [elected], The College of St. Rose, 2008-10
• Rank and Tenure Committee (Alternate)[elected], The College of St. Rose, 2008-9
• Chair, RepCom (Representative Committee)[elected], The College of St. Rose, 2003-2004
• Budget Committee, The College of St. Rose [elected], 2003-2005
• Undergraduate Academic Committee (UAC)[elected], The College of St. Rose, 2001-2003
• RepCom (Representative Committee)[elected], The College of St. Rose, 2002-2004
• Co-faculty representative, Senior Show, The College of St. Rose 2001
• RepCom (Representative Committee)[elected], The College of St. Rose, 2000-2002
• Chair, Mary Schiller Myers School of Art Speakers Committee – the University of Akron, 1998-99
• College of Mass Communication and Media Arts Graduate Committee, 1997-98
• Cinema and Photography Student Organization Representative, 1996-98
Curatorial Projects
45th Annual Photography Regional. Co-jurors: Daesha Devón Harris and Rob O’Neil October 17 – November 4, 2023
Material Witness: The Object of Photography. Co-curators: Justin Baker, Bill Jaeger, Rob O’Neil
March 31 – April 29, 2017 Collar Works, Troy, NY
Press: Collar Works: Solid Future and New Exhibit! The Alt. W.B Belcher. April 2017
Photo exhibit focusing on the Medium: pushing the digital boundaries at Collar Works.
Times Union. Tim Kane. April 2017
Collections
• The Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH
• Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
• The Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY
• The University of Akron, University Archives / Summit County Historical Society, Akron, OH
• The University at Albany University Museum, Albany, NY
• Private Collections