More information on juror Robert Watson

Previous Jury Experience: St Stephen's Arts and Crafts Festival, Coconut Grove, FL; Florida Printmakers 14th Competition And Traveling Exhibition: International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Miami FL; Members Exhibition, Boca Museum Artist Guild, Boca Raton, FL; 20th Annual Melbourne Art Festival, Melbourne, FL; Images Exhibition Boca Museum Artist Guild, Boca Raton, FL; Winter Interlude Exhibition for the Delray Art League, Delray Beach, FL; St. Stephen's Art and Craft Show Coconut Grove, FL; Spring Juried Exhibition, Boca Museum Artist Guild, Festival of the Arts, Miami Beach, FL; Committee member for Sheldon Lurie Art Against AIDS, Miami-Dade Community College; Fifth Annual Harvest Days Juried Art Competition; Artist show place co-op. Lake Worth, FL; Banyan Coconut Grove Exhibition; Women in the Arts Exhibition

Qualifications: Director of the Schmidt College of Arts Humanities Ritter Art Gallery, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Campus; Director of S.E. Wimberley Library Gallery, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Campus; Director Nantucket Artist Association Gallery, Nantucket, MA (Summer); Professor of Art, Florida Atlantic University

Short Bio: Participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions at over 30 galleries and museums nationally and internationally including ten appearances in the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale's Hortt Exhibition where in 1978 he was awarded Best of Show. His work is included in many collections such as Bucknell University, Disney Corporation, Boeing Aircraft Corporation and Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale. Professor Watson has given guest lectures and workshops at Ohio University, Athens Ohio, Norton Museum School of Art, and Florida International University among many others.

Feedback from previous clients

Average rating: 3.94 out of 4.00 (with 34 clients providing ratings)

"I appreciated his honest assessments plus the fact I could e-mail him if I needed furthur help. He answered the "why" for me."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"The juror was very insightful and helpful. "
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Bob answered every question I had for him. He gave me very specific advice as to the direction I should take with my artwork and the application process. Purchasing this review was probably the most beneficial investment I have made in my art career! Thanks so much, Bob! "
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Overall, very good feedback. Jurror did not give feedback on one of the images or 2 of the booth shots. (I did the 15+5option) But comments on the other images were clear and helpful. He also gave ideas for how I can stretch and target my work to improve my chances of acceptance."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Took the time to review images that didn't appear in the original review because of a technical glitch. Thanks!"
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Very frank, useful comments with good suggestions on directions for improvement."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Good information and solid ideas to improve ."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Robert gave very pointed, reasoned responses to my specific questions, and an excellent critique of my work."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Excellent suggestions for improvement. Very satisfied. Appreciated the follow up opportunity via e-mail. Would have appreciated a little more detail in individual critiques of art slides. Great suggestions on booth improvement. Very prompt review."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"It was very good feedback. He gave me some good suggestions on creating a better booth space. Since I am somewhere in the nether world between crafts person and artist his feedback on what it takes to get into the fine art shows was helpful. And I guess I need to decide whether I am an artist or craftsman. He seemed knowledgable about how to present art pieces, and about the process of selection for major art fairs. I felt I was getting advice from a professional, someone who has been on both sides of the very arbitrary, puzzling jury process."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"I was 0 for 10 on Zapp before virtual jury and now I'm at about 60% accepted. Best show investment I've made. "
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

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Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Robert Watson confirmed a lot of thoughts we had about the jury process. He took the time to look outside the box and gave us some valuable input. We give him 'Two Sheep Up' (Out of two possible sheep). Thanks! P.S. Do more than one Virtual Jury with different jurors and you might find some very different results. Very interesting... P.S. II We just got into two more with the same set of slides.... "
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Very complete slide evaluation and very helpful comments on how to improve myself."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Bob has been incredibly helpful and straight forward about what he saw as the strengths and weaknesses of my work as it pertained to the jury process. He has gone out of his way to give me, a newcomer, a glimpse into how and why the jury process works. "
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Bob was VERY helpful. His comments were specific, so that we will really be able to utilize them. He answered all my questions, and even went above and beyond by answering additional questions I had after reading his first e-mail."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Bob's comments were very helpful and gave me needed insight into a juror's mindset. I was not surprised by his comments and certainly made me feel as if, being a representational artist, I very little chance of getting into the bigger shows, as these shows are looking for more abstract, cutting edge work, which is not what I do. I do appreciate his straight-forward and helpful comments."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"very enlightening......finally a clear analysis that I can work on."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"FYI-my medium is photography. All I can say right now is Wow! A LOT of food for thought; a lot of helpful insights and suggestions to help me move forward. Gave a very well thought out response; not just reviewing the images but overall philosophy on what the jurors are looking for as it relates to my genre."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Bob is very knowledgeable and generous with time and information. His comments were thorough, thoughtful, well reasoned and obliviously based on experience. He seemed to care about the process and made suggestions beyond the scope of the jury process. I'll look forward to my next crit."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Excellent ideas to ponder before I stir the pot. Honest feedback = helpful ideas. Thanks!"
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Thanks for the great feedback Bob. The insight you have given me into the jury process is invaluable. I'm looking forward to improving my jury images based on your thought provoking response."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Excellent feedback. Bob's review of the images was technical, precise, and he gave a good perspective on why particular images were stronger than others. He reviewed the image presentation, but also gave advice on techniques for how to engage the jurors more effectively with content. Answered all of my questions. Looking forward to incorporating the feedback for upcoming applications! Thanks Bob! "
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"I'm very glad I used this juror! Very thorough and interesting viewpoint. I'll be back for more..."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Great Feedback on my portfolio and great response to my questions. Thanks so much!"
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"I am very pleased with thoroughness and relevancy of this juror's comments. His comments provided me with needed insight into my work. Highly recommended."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"I found Robert's comments right on. I appreciate the manner in which he presented his thoughts. He provided me thoughtful feedback and helpful suggestions. "
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Enormously helpful! We appreciate the time Bob took to find ways to be of help. We appreciated the candor and specific notes he made. The suggestions were wise and made perfect sense. Many idea's we just hadn't thought of. Wish we had done this sooner. Looking forward to making adjustments for the fall. If you're reading this Bob, thanks so much!We'll let you know of some of the adjustments we make and how it goes."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Very good critique, thank you "
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Good helpful comments not only about suitability of my work for art fairs but about the work itself and what direction to think about moving towards in the future."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 3 (Very good)

"It took three readings of the review to see that he really did address my questions! Many useful suggestions."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 3 (Very good)

"This was just the kick in the seat of the pants I needed. I appreciate your candid comments and I agree with almost all of it. I had gotten into the habit of creating work that people liked and hadn't been stretching myself as much as in the past. I have been looking at including more organic forms and materials into my work, taking my planet series a step further by morphing into geometric shapes and adding additional elements. Currently I'm drawing on mylar and experimenting with ways to attach it to canvas and paper (sewing, grommets, etc). I honestly didn't know how to set up a tent and I've learned alot from observation at festivals lately and your comments help tremendously. I have meant to continue my musical series too - I'm trying to figure out a way to make them festival friendly - we've had so much rain of late I'm hesitant to take framed pieces - at least right now. I am going to take an organic forms and materials workshop this summer too - to integrate into my work to make it more interesting. I have only submitted to one extremely large festival (Inman Park which is 200,000) and they have a juried section and a market. I was frustrated because the artists I knew that got in art very folk - writing saying on canvas. But, I am realizing I have to compete for the fine art slots, which there aren't too many of them. I'm going to work through the summer and push myself - and go from there. I might do this again when I feel ready. thanks for your time and your honesty"
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)

"Overall excellent review and critique. Bob is obviously taking the assignment very seriously; he did a detailed analysis of my slides and my work in the context of his knowledge of the trends and preferences of the juries in my field. I learned a lot about the jury processes and will be able to make good use of this information for my future submissions. I appreciate the fact that his comments were focused on my work and the questions I had, and were not the run-of-the-mill statements you get with some other reviewers. I have no hesitation whatsoever to highly recommend Bob for this Virtual Jury exercise."
Client's rating of Robert Watson: 4 (Excellent)