ROBERT BURNIER (American, b. 1969) lives and works in Chicago. He will receive his M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute in Painting and Drawing in 2016. He also holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (1991). He was included in the Evanston and Vicinity Biennial 2012, curated by Shannon Stratton, and Some Dialogue at the Illinois State Museum, Chicago, 2012. Recently, he was included in Ghost Nature, curated by Caroline Picard, at Gallery 400, Chicago, IL and La Box, Bourges, France. He was also included in The Chicago Effect: Redefining the Middle at the Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL, and Imaginary Landscapes, curated by Allison Glenn, at Chicago Urban Art Society. His work has been exhibited at art fairs in Miami, New York, and Chicago. He is included in numerous private and public collections.