2002
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
My First Visit to Planet Mars, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
Introductions, Lorinda Knight Gallery, Spokane, WA

2001
From a Birds Eye, Poissant Gallery, Houston, TX

2000
Milk and Honey, Kelsey Fernkopf and Robert Yoder, Howard House, Seattle, WA
Plans for a Beautiful City, Froelick Adlehart Gallery, Portland, OR

1999
Blowing Dust Area, Howard House, Seattle, WA
New Work Rudolph Poissant Gallery, Houston, TX

1998
Tiny Nation, Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Portland, OR
Whistle Stops, Howard House, Seattle, WA
New Work, Project 416, Seattle, WA

1996
Soft English, Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Portland, OR
Small Paintings. The Spare Room, Salem, OR

1994
Recent Work, Jamison Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR

1993
Tender Spots, Linda Farris Gallery, Seattle, WA

1992
Blind Dates and Other Strangers, Jamison Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR

1991
Wall Mounted Sculpture, Linda Farris Gallery, Seattle, WA

1990
Work, Blake Gallery, Seattle, WA

1989
Feast For Bacchus, 911 Contemporary Arts Center, Seattle, WA
A Preface to Morals, Viking Union Gallery, Western Washington University Bellingham, WA


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010
The Louder The Sun, Michael Peck Space, Seattle, WA
Schema, Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR

2009
White Noise, The Peeler Art Center, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
Finds Refined, Museum of Northwest art, La Conner, WA

2008
Gimme, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle
Speaking Parts: Conversations between Works in the Collection, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma WA
Century 21: Dealer's Choice, Wright Exhibition Space, Seattle
Glue, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA

2007
8th Northwest Biennial, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
Elegantly Frugal, Deceptively Simple, The Schneider Museum of Art, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR


2006
2006 Center on Contemporary Art Annual, Seattle, Washington, Juror: Jennifer Gately
Tandem Press Highlights 1995-2005, Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin
In the Eyes of the Beholder, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. Curator: Sandra Dupret

2005
Terra Non Firma, Howard House, Seattle, WA
Infrastructure, Studio Voltaire, London, England
Bâtir, Kinsey Gallery, Seattle University, Seattle, WA

2004
Lewis and Clark Territory: Contemporary Artists Revisit Place Race and Memory, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington. Curator: Rock Hushka. (touring and catalog)
Inaugural Exhibition" Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ

2003
International Abstraction, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA. Curators: Lisa Corrin, Marek Wieczorek, Tara Young
Building Tradition, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
The Best Coast, EastBank Commerce Center, Portland, OR
Crossroads: New Art from the Northwest, Center On Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA. Curator: Michael Klein
Ulterior Motives: Current Northwest Abstraction, The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR

2002
LAVA 2002, Lava Exhibition Space, Seattle, WA. (catalog)

2001
New American Talent, The 16th Exhibition,Organized by the Texas Fine Arts Association,CenterSpace, Austin, TX (touring andcatalogue)
lineformcolor: from abstraction to architecture, Howard House, Seattle, WA
Read All About It!, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2000
Pacific Northwest Annual, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington. Juror: Brian Wallace
Materials, Process and Object: Expanding the Practice of Fiber Arts, University of Idaho Prichard Art Gallery, Moscow, ID

1999
Geez Louise: Art After Louise Nevelson, The Educational Alliance Gallery, New York, NY Curator: Julie Ryan, Essay: Natasha Sweeten
The End, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA; Juror: Fred Wilson
Shifting the Familiar, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
Transcending Limits: Moving Beyond Mainstream and Margin, Austin, TX (touring)

1998
Hands on Color, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
Selected Works, Rudolph Poissant Gallery, Houston, TX
Untitled Group Show #22; Abstraction, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
Robert Yoder and Brad Skubinna, Project 416, Seattle, WA
Paper, Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Portland, OR

1997
The Northwest Annual, Center on Contemporary Art (COCA), Seattle, WA; Curator: Alexander Melamid
Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Human References: Marks of the Artist, Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle Center Pavilion, Seattle, WA, Curator: Beth Sellers (catalog)
David Christensen, Ken Kelly, Robert Yoder, Zeitgeist, Seattle, WA
Pacific Northwest Annual, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA, Curator: Karthryn Kanjo, Portland Art Museum
New American Talent: The 13th Exhibition, Organized by Texas Fine Arts Association, University of North Texas Gallery, Denton, TX, TFAA at CenterSpace, Austin, TX, Blue Star Art Complex, San Antonio, TX, Juror: Robert Storr, The Museum of Modern Art, NY (catalog)
Invisible Northwest Artists, The Spare Room, Salem, OR

1996
Feast, Equinox Gallery and Theater, Seattle, WA
Pacific Northwest Annual, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
Second Sight, Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA

1995
Fifteen Years, Jamison Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR
Looking at the Land, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA, Curator: Juane Quick-to-See Smith
Pacific Northwest Annual, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA, Curator: Prudence Roberts
Art Work for AIDS, Seattle Center Art Pavilion, Seattle, WA
The Northwest Annual, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
Ex Libris, Fisher Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA

1994
Newest Work: Gallery Artists, Linda Farris Gallery, Seattle, WA

1993
Botanic:A Flower Show for the Dead of Winter,Sean Ellwood Fine Art, Seattle, WA

1992
Sign of The Cross, Jamison Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR
The Northwest Annual, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
It Figures: The Human Image in Art,Index Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA
Group Show, ITALIA, Seattle, WA

1991
Gallery Artists, Jamison Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR
The Artist in the Art: Self Portraits, Bumbershoot, Seattle Arts Festival, Seattle, WA; Curator: Juan Alonso
Bumberbiennial: Seattle Photography 1931 - 1991, Bumbershoot, Seattle Arts Festival, Seattle, WA, Curator: Matthew Kangas
New Year/ New Exposure, Linda Farris Gallery, Seattle, WA
Four Alumni Exhibition, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

1990
The Northwest Annual, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA

1989
Personal Symbols, The Art Gym, Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, OR
The Northwest Annual, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
Fragments of a Modern Archaeology, Alonso/ Sullivan Gallery, Seattle, WA

1988
Objects d’Art", Bumbershoot, The Seattle Arts Festival, Seattle, WA
Weapons of WWIV", Annex Theater, Seattle, WA
Visual Artists Against AIDS, SJW Studio, Seattle, WA
Escape from Tradition, Alonso/ Sullivan Gallery, Seattle, WA
Eighth Annual Northwest International Art Competition, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA

1987
Fibers and Form, Bumbershoot, The Seattle Arts Festival, Seattle, WA
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA


CATALOGS & PERIODICALS

2010
New American Paintings Pacific Coast Edition #85, Juror: Dominic Molon, Pamela Alper Associate Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL

2006
"Robert Yoder: Sluice Gate" Suzanne Beal, FiberArts, November
Rivet, Featured Artist Portfolio, Issue 16, Pp 31-34

2005
"Robert Yoder at Froelick Gallery" Prudence Roberts, Artweek, December, Pp.18-19

2004
“Robert Yoder at Howard House,” Matthew Kangas, Art In America, January, Pp. 112-3

2003
Abfall, Thread For Art, Seattle, Washington
"On the Cover" Margaret Moore, Hemispheres, The Magazine of United Airlines, March, cover and p.10
"Seattle: Courting the Off Modern" Fionn Meade, Fisura, February, Pp. 18-21

2002
"The Mountain is Out" Elizabeth Brown and Lisa Corrin, Modern Painters, Autumn
"Reviews" Joyce Korotkin, NY Arts Magazine, June, Vol. 7, no. 6
"Short Cut" Dan Webb, LAVA 2002, Pp. 158-161
"On the House: What Makes Your House a Home?" David Colman, Elle Decor, April, p.171
"Robert Yoder" Nate Chinen, digitalcity.com New York, April

2001
"Traveling Collector; Art Frontiers" Lisa loving, Arts & Antiques, June, Vol. 24, no. 6

2000
Arcade: A Journal for Architecture and Design in the Northwest, inside end piece, Summer, Vol. 18, no. 4

1999
Transcending Limits: Moving Beyond Mainstream and Margin, Texas Fine Arts Association
New American Paintings, Book XIX, Vol. 3, Number 7. Juror: Rachel Rosenfield Fafo, Curator, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA

1997
New American Talent, Organized by Texas Fine Arts Association, Juror: Robert Storr, MOMA, New York
Seattle Collects Seattle: A Ten Year Retrospective of the Seattle Artists Program, Sponsored by the Seattle Arts Commission, p 85

1993
Seattle, Washington, Matthew Kangas, Sculpture Magazine, Nov-Dec. pp 56-7

1989
Loaded Images: Personal Symbols at Oregon’s Marylhurst College, Lois Allen, Artweek, San Jose, CA, Nov. 30, pp 12-13

1989
Have a Seat, Barnett Turk, In These Times, Chicago, IL, vol 13/14, Feb. 22


SELECTED ARTICLES

2009
Help! Robert Yoder needs somebody, Jen Graves, The Stranger, August 27, p.19

2008
Hanging His Shingle, Timothy Buckwalter, The East Bay Monthly, September
Model Magic, DeWitt Cheng, The East Bay Express, September

2007
Robert Yoder cuts the world of pop culture down to size in aptly named "Air Supply", Nate Lippens, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 4
Spatialism Today: The Explosion that Inscribes Us, Diane Sippl, Westside Today, May, p. 35

2004
Discovery doesn't end, Jen Graves, The News Tribune, February 13, p. E1

2003
Yoder's world, free speech and the old school, Emily Hall, The Stranger, May 22
Yoder intriguingly redefines found objects, Sheila Farr, The Seattle Times, April 25, p. 47H
Yoder beats odds in art, life, Judy Wagonfeld, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 11, p. WH 22

2002
Yoder sculptures debut in Spokane, Julianne Crane, Spokesman Review, April 4, p. D1

2000
Highway signs point way to unique creations, Victoria Josslin, Seattle Post Intelligencer, July 28, 2000, p. 24
Review: Art, Karrin Ellertson, The Portland Mercury, September 21, p. 32

1999
Robert Yoder at Howard House, Regina Hackett, Seattle Post Intelligencer, September 9, 1999, p. G6
Sign Language, Eric Fredericksen, The Stranger, September 9, 1999, p.37
Eclectic art chosen for football/soccer stadium, Regina Hackett, Seattle Post Intelligencer, March 31, 1999
1999 Northwest Annual: A very good year at Bellevue Museum, Regina Hackett, Seattle Post Intelligencer, July 12, 1999, p. D8
Stripped Bare, Eric Fredericksen, The Stranger, July 29 - Aug. 4, 1999, p 69

1998
Color hits the big time in BAM’s annual all-ages show, Regina Hackett, Seattle Post Intelligencer, November 27, 1998, p.17
Howard’s End, Soyon Im, Seattle Weekly, November 26, 1998, p.43
Thermo Dynamics, Michael Paglia, Westword, July 9 -15, 1998, p.63
Art can deliver a cooling effect, Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News, July 10, 1998
Northwest Annual at BAM is a nice surprise, Regina Hackett, Seattle Post Intelligencer, July 3, 1998, p.20
Howard House: Where home is where the art is, Regina Hackett, Seattle Post Intelligencer, June 6, 1998, p C1-C2.
Signs and Scraps, Eric Frederickson, The Stranger, April 9, p 50

1997
Tumbling Dice Leads to Juror Furor, Sheila Farr, Seattle Weekly, Dec.10, pp 55,58
New American Talent Award Recipients Chosen, ArtsNews, Texas Fine Arts Association, Fall, pp 1, 3
A Chance to Shine in Bellevue, Regina Hackett, Seattle Post Intelligencer, August 7, pp C1 - C2
Pleasant Changes Enrich BAM’s Annual Show, Matthew Kangas, Seattle Times, July 6

1996
Artist Turns the Ordinary into the Extraordinary, Randy Gragg, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, July 19, p 57
Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Megan McCorran, The Oregonian, July 2, C5

1995
Highbrow Reviews: Artists’ Books and a Booker Prize Winner, Eric Frederickson and Brad Steinbacher, The Stranger, Seattle, WA, January
Books Take a Variety of Shapes in Artists’ Hands, Regina Hackett, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 16, p C4
Bellevue’s NW Annual Highlights Rising Artists, Regina Hackett, The Seattle Times, July 28

1994
Take Yoder Exhibit at More Than Face Value, Elizabeth McCafferty, The Oregonian, A&E, Portland, OR, p 22

1993
Seattle Artists Extend Material Form, Regina Hackett, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 11

1991
Two Midsummer Gallery Shows, Regina Hackett, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 23, p C3

1989
The North Central Outlook, Seattle, WA March 15


RESIDENCIES

2009
Jentel Foundation, Banner, WY

2005
Espy Foundation, Oysterville, WA

2004
Tandem Press, Madison, WI
Paulson Press, Berkeley, CA

2000
Artist Residency, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA

1999
Artist Residency, Centrum, Port Townsend, WA


AWARDS

2008
Artist Trust Fellowship Award, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA

2006
Juror Award, 2006 Center on Contemporary Art Annual, Seattle, WA

2005
University of Washington School of Art Alumni Award
Artist Trust Grant for Artist Project Award, Washington State Arts Commission

2002
Seattle Collects Purchase Award, Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle, WA

2001
Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant

2000
Artist Fellowship Award, Washington State Arts Commission

1999
Jurors’ Merit Award, "Transcending Limits: Moving Beyond Mainstream and Margin", Austin, TX, Juror’s: Don Bacigalupi & Michael Ray Charles

1998
Juror Award, 1998 Pacific Northwest Annual, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA, Juror: Brian Wallace, Curator, Bellevue Art Museum

1997
Honorable Mention Award, "New American Talent: The 13th Exhibition", Juror: Robert Storr, MOMA, New York

1996
Betty Bowen Award Recipient, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA


PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

Amgen Corporation, Seattle, WA
Boeing Corporation, Seattle, WA
Calistoga Ranch, An Auberge Resort, Calistoga, CA
Citizens Bank Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
The City of Portland Public Art Collection, Portland, OR
The City of Seattle Public Art Collection, Seattle, WA
Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, OR
Hallmark Corporation, Kansas City, MO
Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Hewlett Packard Corporation, Corvallis, OR
Intuit Corporation, Mountain View, CA
Swedish Health Services, Seattle, WA
Seattle Football & Soccer Stadium and Exhibition Center, Seattle, WA
Microsoft Corporation, Seattle, WA
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Neiman Marcus, Bellevue, WA
Nike Corporation, Bluhouse, Venice, CA
Pierce College Collection, Tacoma, WA
The Portland Bureau of General Services, Portland, OR
City of Seattle, Seattle, WA
Hewlett Packard Corporation, Corvallis, OR
King County Public Art Collection, Regional Justice Center, Kent, WA
Vulcan Ventures, Inc. Seattle, WA
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seatac, WA
Starwood Hotels, San Francisco, CA and Seattle, WA
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
Zymogenetics, Seattle, WA


RELATED EXPERIENCE

2007 - present
Alffilliate Professor, School of Art, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

2009
Curator, "Send Me an Angel", Howard House, Seattle, WA
Curator, "Dearly Madly", Howard House, Seattle, WA