He as been a member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts since 1968. He is a graduate of Pratt Institute and the University of Hartford. Bob taught for 30 years in Connecticut at Glastonbury H S (5years), Manchester Community College (25 years) and the University of Hartford (adjunct faculty). Retiring to Vermont in 1993, he has been a member of the speakers Bureau of the Vermont Humanities Council since 2001 and has served on the Board of Directors of Catamount Arts since 1996. Bob is married to Libby Hillhouse and they reside in their home in Ryegate, Vermont.