Rob Crossno was born April 5, 1995 in Memphis, Tennessee and was raised in Littleton, Colorado. In 2017 he received a BFA in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. He is currently receiving his MFA in sculpture at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He finds pleasure in creating immersive psychedelic experiences.
By using mind-altering psychedelic audio that encapsulates the listener in a sound bath of layered high and low frequency of experimental music. Mixed with small conversations off in the distance and ASMR that create a familiar place that invites the viewer to reach the alternate reality. The audio creates a sort of ambiguous space that becomes perpetually about nothing but all together everything. Viewers can find themselves encapsulated in something so well-known to their everyday life, but then be thrown into an experience that changes the way they see. The audio creates space in all dimensions to help break through the doors of perception and step viewers into an immersive experience where they can escape and help deal with traumas and memories of the past.
EDUCATION
BFA, Photography, Savannah College of Art and Design- Savannah, Georgia
TWO PERSON EXHIBITION
Faces And Spaces, April 21st to 23rd 2017, Oglethorpe Gallery. 406 E. Oglethorpe Avenue Savannah, Georgia 31401
GROUP SHOW AND ONLINE EXHIBITION
FEEL, Fool Proof Contemporary Art, August 2nd to September 13th 2019. 3240 Larimer Street Denver, CO 80205
Artilicous, Fool Proof Contemporary Art, April 5th to May 17th 2019. 3240 Larimer Street Denver, CO 80205
Pulchritudinous, Fool Proof Contemporary Art, February 1st to March 30th 2019. 3240 Larimer Street Denver, CO 80205
ColdPlay, Fool Proof Contemporary Art, December 7th to January 18th 2018. 3240 Larimer Street Denver, CO 80205
Green, Verde, Vert Exhibition, October 25th to November 11th 2018. 900 Santa Fe Drive Denver, Colorado 80204
Political Art Publication And Online Exhibition, September 1st to December 1st 2018
Photography at The Emerald: 3rd Annual Autumn Exhibition, August 28th to September 28th 2018. 500 Main Street Springfield, Oregon 97477
Juried Photography Exhibition & Publication / Online Artsy Exhibition, June 9th to July 22nd 2018. 1793 E. Main Street Ventura, California 93001
On Edge 2018 Juried Exhibition, Edge Gallery, April 27th to May 12th, 2018. 7001 W. Colfax Avenue, Lakewood, Colorado 80214
PhotoPlace Gallery: Myths, Legends, and Dreams, March 7th to March 31st 2018. 3 Park Street Middlebury, Vermont 05753
LoosenArt: The Mask, Exhibition/ Online Exhibition and Book Publication, March 1st to March 11th, 2018. Millepiani Gallery, Cagliari Via Marconi 262 Q.S.E. Rome, Italy 09045
Photowork 2018, 31st Annual National Photography Exhibition, February 10th to March 24th 2018. 55 Noxon Street Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
LA Artcore 2nd Annual Photographic Competition and Exhibition, February 10th to February 27th 2018 650A S. Avenue 21 Los Angeles, California 90031
2017 International Juried Exhibition, The Center for Contemporary Art, November 17th to December 23rd 2017 2020 Burnt Mills Road Bedminster, New Jersey 07921
The Subconscious, Light Leaked, October 31st 2017, online exhibition
The Passporte Prize Exhibition, The Passporte Gallery, October 11th 2017, online exhibition
Alternative Reality, Float Photo Magazine, June 2nd 2017, online exhibition
Color: The visual Spectrum, Black Box Gallery, June 2nd, 2017. 811 E. Burnside Street #212 Portland, Oregon 97214
Humans, The Loft at Fabrik, June 2nd, 2017. 318 W. Broughton Street Savannah, Georgia 31401
2017 Senior Show, Alexander Hall, June 2, 2017 668 Indian St, Savannah, GA 31401
Black and White, Black Box Gallery, 811 East Burnside St. #212 Portland, Oregon 97214
Port City, Alexander Hall Gallery, March 3rd to 12th 2017. 668 Indian Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401
Small Works, Gutstein Gallery, November 16th to January 21st 2017. 201 E. Broughton Street Savannah, Georgia 31401
Look Here, Wilmot Gallery, April 22nd to April 23rd 2016. 1930 Montgomery Street Savannah, Georgia 31401
New Beginning, Rail Yard Studios, November 10th 2016. 57 Willow Street Nashville, Tennessee 37210
PUBLICATION
Aint-Bad Magazine, Website Feature, April 24th 2018
The Hand Magazine, Issue #19, December 21st 2017
Float Photo Magazine, Website Feature, September 10th 2017
Aint-Bad Magazine, Website Feature, August 14th 2017
AWARDS
2017 International Juried Exhibition, 3rd place prize: Escape Room, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, New Jersey 07921
New Beginning, 3rd place prize: Not Just Big Money on Wall Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37210
New Beginning, 3rd place prize: Not Just Big Money on Wall Street, Nashville TN
INTERNSHIPS
2017
Markus Kenney in Savannah, Georgia 31401
Helped produce commissioned and personal collectable art works while also providing creative incites to help create ideas.
Summer 2016
Christopher Lane in Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
Assisted Christopher for on location shoots by managing equipment to be used in a professional standard as well as editing and retouching to perfect the quality of the work.
WORK
2018
Frame It in Littleton, Colorado 80122
Work with other artist, collectors and the general public to design, build and create frames that complement varied form of artwork.
2016 – 2017
Equipment manager at Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia 31401
Managed and maintained university technological and professional studio equipment including: printers, scanners, cameras, dark room equipment and chemicals, backdrops, and off camera flash and lighting. Managed equipment rental to students and faculty members and aided in troubleshooting.
2014 - 2015
Monty Nuss Photography in Littleton, CO
Began as editor responsible for retouching and enhancing photographs on adobe Lightroom and Photoshop software. Beginning in winter, assumed full photographer position and responsibility for portrait and family sessions in addition to editing responsibilities.
2013
Vision Photography
Began as an intern responsible for enhancing photographs using ProSelect and software, was quickly hired as an employee continuing in this role in addition to greater responsibility with customer service and lighting assistance.