Bob Connelly
Exhibitions, Art Fairs and Group Shows2011
- Group Show "Holiday Show" - Mispillion Art League, Milford, Delaware
- Joint Exhibition with Rosemary Connelly: "Travel Art: Italy & Beyond," Decatur Area Arts Council, Anne Lloyd Gallery, Madden Center, Decatur, Illinois
- Group Show "Milford Through Art," - Mispillion Art League, Milford, Delaware
- Instructor 3-day Workshop, "Digital Photography" Mispillion Art League, Milford, Delaware
- Instructor 3-day Workshop, "Digital Photography" Gallery One, Ocean View, Delaware
- "Biggs Picture Landscapes by Regional Artists" juried exhibition, Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, Delaware
Mispillion Art League's Spring Show, Milford, Delaware
- "Wine and Beer" event at Nage Restaurant, Rehoboth Beach, for the benefit of the Children's Beach House - we were invited to exhibit our work
- "Arts in the Parlor" - Participated in this Black Tie fundraising event showcase Delaware artists to benefit Wesley College student scholarships
- "Third Thursdays" talk on our Italy experience, Mispillion Art League
- Mispillion Art League’s Winter Show, Milford, Delaware
2010
- Group Show "Wintertide" - Studios Upstairs, Milford, Delaware
- Mispillion Art League’s Holiday Show, Milford, Delaware
- Millsboro Art League’s November Artists of the Month, Milford, Delaware
- Millsboro Art League’s November Artists of the Month, Milford, Delaware
- Mispillion Art League's Fall Juried Show, Milford, Delaware
- St. Peters Outdoor Art Show, Lewes, Delaware
- Mispillion Art League's Summer Exhibit, Milford, Delaware
- Instructor 4-week Workshop, "Exploring Digital Photography" Mispillion Art League, Milford, Delaware
- Dover Air Force Base Fine Arts Show "Broadening the Arts", Dover, Delaware (2nd Place for Photography)
- Los Gatos Company exhibit "Made in Italy", sponsored by the Italian Trade Commission, Los Gatos, California
- Mispillion Art League's Spring Exhibit "Swing into Spring", Milford, Delaware
- Mispillion Art League's Winter Exhibit "Welcome Home", Milford, Delaware
2009
- Coastal Frameshop and Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, group show "Small Works"
- Mispillion Art League’s Gala, Milford, Delaware
- Riverwalk Arts & Jazz, Milford, Delaware
- Farmers Market Exhibition, Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
- Newark Arts Alliance Member Show (juried)
- St. Peters Outdoor Art Show
- Mispillion Art League "Reflections" exhibit, Milford, Delaware
- Instructor two-day Digital Photography Workshop, Mispillion Art League, Milford, Delaware
- Mispillion Art League's Print, Photography and Student Member exhibit, Milford, Delaware
- Joint Exhibition with Rosemary Connelly, The Buttery, Lewes, Delaware
- Chiaro/Scuro, Joint Exhibition with Rosemary Connelly, Brew Ha Ha, Wilmington, Delaware
- Creative Spirit Talk, Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
2008
- Gordon Parks I/Eye Witness Exhibition (juried), Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware
- Mispillion Art League Gala "Autumn Arts & Attire" (juried, 1st place, photography)
- Millsboro Fall Art Exhibit (juried, 1st place, photography)
- Rehoboth Art League Member Show, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
- Mispillion Art League "Waterways" exhibit, Milford, Delaware
- St. Peter's Art Show, Lewes, Delaware (juried)
- Milton Arts Guild Sidewalk Show & Sale, Milton, Delaware
- Cape Henlopen Senior Ceer Fine Art Show & Sale, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
- Millsboro Photography Exhibit and Contest, Millsboro, Delaware
- Bud & Bud Festival, Milford, Delaware
- Millsboro Spring Art Exhibit and Contest, Millsboro, Delaware (recipient, honorable mention)
- Children's Advocacy Center HeartWorks Art Auction, Phoenix, Arizona
- Mispillion Art League's Print, Photography and Student Member exhibit, Milford, Delaware
2007
- Mispillion Art League Holiday Group Exhibition
- Rehoboth Art League Member Show
2007
- Featured, along with my wife, Rosemary Connelly, on Delaware Tonight Arts & Culture Segment, "Travel Art"
2005 - 2007
- Lived in Italy - about six months each region: Umbria, Sicily, Verona, Amalfi Coast, where I photographed extensively
July 2003
- Awarded a Fullbright-Hays Scholarship Grant for teachers and traveled to the Czech and Slovac Republics
focusing on photography and the arts
Professional Affiliations
- Mispillion Art League
- Rehoboth Art League
Education
- 1998 BA in Studio Art from Arizona State University, Education Degree 2000 Ottowa University, Phoenix, AZ
Work Experience
- 2000 - 2004 Photography teacher at Mesa High School, Mesa Arizona
- 1973 - 1998 Firefighter, Tempe Arizona, retired as a Captain in 1998 after 25 years
- 1985 - 2000 Freelance photographer and photographer's assistant for several prominent Phoenix area photographers