Robert Gardali taught art at the secondary level for 25 years.  He has  been an instructor's assistant in ceramic design at the Arrowmont School of Crafts and an instructor's assistant in sculpture at the Instituto di Allende in San Miguel, GTO, Mexico. The emphasis has always been in three dimensional design coupled with uncompromising craftsmanship. He attained a BA and a MA from San Jose State University.

He has exhibited at the Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland; Arrowmount Gallery, Gatlinburg, Tennessee; The Insituto di Allende Gallery, San Miguel Allende, GTO, Mexico; San Jose State University Art Gallery, San Jose; California Exhibition, Sacramento; Crocker Art Gallery, Sacramento; Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto; Richmond Art Center, Richmond; Haggin Gallery, Stockton;Festival, 1870 Art Center Gallery, Belmont; Gump's, San Francisco; Tercera Gallery, Palo Alto and in private collections in Europe and the United States.  He is currently exhibiting in galleries in Burlingame, Portola Valley and Carmel, California.

Artist's Statement:

I refer to my work as bas-relief sculpture. I developed my technique of bas-relief some thirty odd years ago while working on a Master's Degree project. The nature of the process is not conducive to repetitious editions. Therefore all of my work is "one of kind". You will not find edition numbers stamped on my bronze. I take great pride in the fact that I personally do all of the processes including the framing. I am my own patineur using formulas that I have developed over the years. My free standing sculpture forms are created from the same techniques as the wall mount and often are companions to each other.  My art is inspired by natures' beauty. The images are those of the natural things that we see and interpret in our everyday travels. I see nature as a perfect source that makes no mistakes, just variations from the norm. I create images out of context to emphasize the phenomenon of a tiny or vast impression of something natural.