Bob Rauschenberg Gallery

For over twenty-five years, the Gallery at Florida SouthWestern State College had an enduring friendship with world-renowned artist Robert Rauschenberg. Exhibitions of Mr. Rauschenberg’s work started in 1980 and the Gallery was host to numerous world premiere showings, including the unveiling of the first installation of the 1/4 Mile or 2 Furlong Piece. The following is a list of the fifteen Rauschenberg exhibitions held at Florida SouthWestern State College: Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at FSW The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery was founded as The Gallery of Fine Art in 1979 on the Lee County campus of Florida Southwestern State College/FSW (then Edison Community College). On June 4th 2004 the Gallery of Fine Art was renamed the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery, to honor and commemorate our longtime association and friendship with the artist. Over more than three decades until his death, the Gallery worked closely with Rauschenberg to present world premiere exhibitions including multiple installations of the ¼ Mile or Two Furlong Piece.  The artist insisted on naming the space the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery (versus the “Robert Rauschenberg Gallery”) as it was consistent with the intimate, informal relationship he maintained with both our local Southwest Florida community and FSW.