User:Marilyn Nix/Robert Wilhite

Robert Wilhite (born May xx, 1946 in Santa Ana, California) is an American sculptor who works with sound, objects and performance. He received a B.A. degree in art from the University of California at Irvine where he studied artists including Larry Bell, Craig Kauffman and Robert Irwin; he studied with Chris Burden, Richard Newton, Barbara Smith and Alexis Smith. He received an M.F.A. degree from California State University at Northridge. He was a competitive swimmer and diver in high school and college (note).

Key points:
 * Gagosian's first gallery in Westwood
 * diving
 * worked at pace
 * Shows in Europe
 * Getty
 * Art in America
 * Life magazine
 * collaborations with Guy de Cointet