Bob Henry Baber
Appalachian poet, artist, educator, PhD, Bob Henry Baber is a Kellogg Leadership Fellow and a recipient of the Wilderness Society’s prestigious National Hero Award. His memory pieces have been exhibited at more than a dozen venues in several states, are in the collection of Senator Joe Manchin and portrayed in a painting by Daniel Sprick, one of America’s most famous realist painters.
FOLK/FINE ART (MEMORY PIECES)
· Clay Center Holiday Exhibit, “Christmas Is For The Birds. . .Too!”, 2012
· Poplar Forest Gallery, Sutton, WV, 2010-2013
· Featured Artist, Midlands Trail Gallery, 2011-12
· Clay Center (Commissioned Pieces) “Stars: The History of Light… Arriving” 2011; “The Candy Cane Train” (“Trains, Trees, & Treasures Exhibit), 2010
· Exhibition, The Town Square Café ,Sutton, WV, 2010
· Exhibition, Café Cimino, Sutton, WV, 2011
· Exhibition, The Smokehouse Café, Glenville, WV 2010
· Commissioned Mural, Step By Step Center, Created with ,011
· Memory Jugs & More, Glenville State College Art Gallery, 2008 (see exhibit)
· “Wishing U Well” Donated Major Piece, On Permanent Display, Glenville State College Library
· Mountain Color Art Show, 2006, Richwood, WV
· Exhibitor, Ginko Gallery, Oberlin, Oh, 2001
EDUCATION
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY Grand Junction, Colorado
Student Body President 1972-1974
ANTIOCH COLLEGE Yellow Springs, Ohio
Bachelor’s Degree in Writing & Theater Arts 1974-1976
THE UNION INSTITUTE Cincinnati, Ohio
PH. D. Creative Writing, Appalachian Literature, American Literature 1979-1983