Robbie Barber

Robbie Barber is one of two local artists that were selected from the national call for proposals to create artworks for the Waco Sculpture Zoo. He is Associate Professor of Sculpture at Baylor University, and has lived in Waco for nearly 20 years. Originally from North Carolina, Barber has studied and taught in Arizona, Italy, New Mexico and Wichita Falls. Barber has been the recipient of several prestigious artist residencies and has exhibited his work all over the USA. Robbie had long dreamed of doing a public art commission, so when the opportunity arose in his own city, he was especially motivated to throw hit hat into the ring. His work is characterized by his love of working with metal and other industrial materials that evoke rural America. He likes to add playful, quirky, and sometimes educational details to his designs, drawing attention to the fact that we are constantly surrounded by art and design that we don’t notice.