Selected Solo Exhibitions

2023

Houston Botanic Garden
Houston TX

2022

Steve Tobin: ROOTED
San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, TX

2020 - 2021

Steve Tobin: Nature Underground
Naples Botanical Gardens Naples, Florida

2019 - 2020

Steve Tobin: Unearthed
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Boothbay, Maine

2018

Steelwaters
5th Shanghai Jing’An International Sculpture Project (JISP) Shanghai, China

2016 - Present

San José Museum of Art
San José, California. Installation
Steve Tobin: Cocoon Awakenings
Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania

2016 - 2017

Steve Tobin: Southern Roots
Cheekwood Estate and Gardens, Nashville, Tennessee
Steelroots
4th Shanghai Jing’An International Sculpture Project (JISP) Shanghai, China

2015 - 2016

Exposed: The Secret Life of Roots
United States Botanic Gardens, Washington, D.C.

2014 - 2016

Installation
Palm Springs Museum of Art, Palm Springs, California.

2014

Out of this World: Works by Steve Tobin
James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Steve Tobin: Roots
Museum of Art–Deland, Deland, Florida

2013

Roots on 7
Morrison Gallery, Kent, Connecticut

2012

Steve Tobin’s Natural History
Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, Florida
Aerial Roots
Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey (catalogue)
Exposed Roots
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Vail, Colorado

2011

Steve Tobin’s Natural History
Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, Florida
Touching Earth & Sky
Minneapolis Landscape Arboretum, University of Minnesota, Chaska, Minnesota

2010

Steelroots
Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York
Steelroots
The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois
Steelroots
The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois

2009

Steelroots
Calgary, Canada. Permanent public installation
Steelroots
Chicago, Illinois. Public installation

2008

Steelroots
The Patricia & Philip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
Weeds in the Garden
Fordhook Farm of the W. Atlee Burpee Co, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Installation
Steelroots
Kouros Gallery, New York, New York

2007

Steelroots, 40 Years of Art in the Parks
New York Department of Parks and Recreation, Prospect Park, Brooklyn [catalogue]
Cocoons
Philadelphia International Airport. Installation
Steelroots
Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, California

2006

Steve Tobin Paintings
OK Harris Gallery, New York, New York
Exploded Earth
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Steelroots
Kouros Sculpture Center, Ridgefield, Connecticut

2005

Trinity Root
9/11 memorial, Wall Street and Broadway, New York, New York. Installation. Moved to Trinity Retreat Center, West Cornwall, Connecticut, 2015.
Steve Tobin Paintings
The Banana Factory, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
The Banana Factory, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
The Banana Factory, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

2004

Roots
Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, Missouri. Installation
Roots
Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. Installation

2003

Lantern House
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine. Permanent installation
Earth Bronzes
College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine
Earth Bronzes
Florida International University, Miami, Florida. Permanent installation

2002 - 2003

Naked Earth
George C. Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, California;
Ancillary exhibition
at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California
Lantern House
George Eastman Museum, Rochester, New York

2001 - 2002

Earth Bronzes
Lehigh University Art Galleries and Museum, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

2001

Earth Bronze Trilogy, Part I
Lehigh University Art Galleries and Museum, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Lantern House, Marco Polo Gallery
49th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy

1999 - 2001

Earth Bronzes
American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York;
Ancillary exhibition
African Termite Mounds, Montefiore Square, West Harlem, New York
Cocoons
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York

1998

Earth Bronzes
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, Massachusetts. Traveled to OK Harris Gallery New York, New York [catalogue]
Termite Hills
Art et Industrie, New York, New York [catalogue]

1997

Broadway River
New York University, Broadway Windows, New York, New York

1996

Matzoh House
Gallery B.A.I., New York, New York

1995

Steve Tobin: Reconstructions
Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania [catalogue]
Steve Tobin: Reconstructions
Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Steve Tobin: Reconstructions
Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona

1994

Sanske Galerie
Zürich, Switzerland
Habatat Galleries
Boca Raton, Florida

1993

Steve Tobin at Retretti
Retretti Art Centre, Punkaharju, Finland [catalogue]

1992

Carpe Diem Gallery
Paris, France
Waterglass
American Craft Museum (Museum of Arts and Design), New York, New York. Installation

1991

Lehigh University Art Museum
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Habatat Galleries
Boca Raton, Florida

1990

Cocoons
Judy Youens Gallery, Houston, Texas
Steve Tobin
Sanske Gallerie, Zürich, Switzerland

1989

Cocoons
Holsten Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida

1988

Steve Tobin: The Glass Garden
Moore College of Art and Design, Levy Gallery for the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1987

Dream Glass
Axis Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Glass for Tea Ceremony
Tazawa Gallery, Kyoto, Japan

1986

Wheaton Ware
LaVaggi Gallery, New York, New York
Glasscapes
Glass Gallery, New York, New York

1985

David Bernstein Gallery
Boston, Massachusetts
Manhattan Bowls
Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1982

Glass Sculpture
Gallery 10, New York, New York

1980

Glass Portraits
Hanson Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Glasscapes
Spring Street Enamels Gallery, New York, New York

1979

Sculptured Glass
Bienville Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana

Selected Solo Exhibitions

January 2024 to February 2025 Steve Tobin: “Earth to Sky”, Imua Discovery Garden, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii

November 30, 2023 to January 20, 2024 Steve Tobin’s “Everything Grows”, Shanghai Station 1907, Shanghai, China

2023 Steve Tobin’s Intertwined, Houston Botanical GardenHouston, Texas

2022 Steve Tobin: Rooted, San Antonio Botanical GardenSan Antonio, Texas

2020 – 2021 Steve Tobin: Nature Underground, Naples Botanical Garden, Naples, Florida

2020 Alter Root, Woodmere Art Museum, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania

2019 – 2020 Steve Tobin: Roots, Sculpturesite Gallery, Glen Ellen, Callifornia

2018 Steelwaters, 5th Shanghai Jing’An International Sculpture Project, Shanghai, China

2016 – PRESENT San José Museum of Art, San José, California, Installation

Steve Tobin: Cocoon Awakenings, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania

2016 – 2017 Steve Tobin: Southern Roots, Cheekwood Estate and Gardens, Nashville, Tennessee

Steelroots, 4th Shanghai Jing’An International Sculpture Project, Shanghai, China

2015 – 2016 Exposed: The Secret Life of Roots, United States Botanic Gardens, Washington, D.C.

2014 – 2016 Palm Springs Museum of Art, Palm Springs, California, Installation

2014 Out of this World: Works by Steve Tobin, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Steve Tobin:Roots, Museum of Art-DeLand, DeLand, Florida

2013 Roots on 7, Morrison Gallery, Kent, Connecticut

2012 Steve Tobin’s Natural History, Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, Florida

Aerial Roots, States, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey (catalogue)

Exposed Roots, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Vail, Colorado

Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida

2011 Steve Tobin’s Natural History, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, Florida

Touching Earth & Sky, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, University of Minnesota, Chaska Minnesota

2010 Steelroots, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York

Steelroots,The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois

Steelroots, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania

2009 Steelroots, Calgary, Canada, Permanent Public Installation

Steelroots, Chicago, Illinois, Public Installation

2008 Steelroots, The Patricia & Philip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University, Miami, Florida

Weeds in the Garden, Fordhook Farm of the W. Atlee Burpee Company, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Installation

Steelroots, Kouros Gallery, New York, New York

2007 Steelroots, Brooklyn,40 Years of Art in the Parks, New York Department of Parks and Recreation,

Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York (catalogue)

Coocoons,  Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Steelroots, Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, California

2006 Steve Tobin Paintings, OK Harris Gallery, New York, New York

Exploded Earth, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

Steelroots, Kouros Sculpture Center, Ridgefield, Connecticut

2005 Trinity Root, 9/11 Memorial, Wall Street and Broadway, New York, New York, Installation

Moved to Trinity Retreat Center, West Cornwall, Connecticut, 2015

Steve Tobin Paintings, The Banana Factory, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Earth Bronzes and New Nature, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine

2004 Roots, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, Missouri, Installation

Roots,  Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, Installation

2003 Lantern House, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine, Permanent Installation

Earth Bronzes, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine

Earth Bronzes, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, Permanent Installation

2002 – 2003 Naked Earth, George C. Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, California;

ancillary exhibition, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California

Lantern House, George Eastman Museum, Rochester, New York

2001 – 2002 Earth Bronzes, Lehigh University Art Galleries and Museum, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

2001 Earth Bronze Trilogy, Buschlen-Mowatt Gallery, Canada, Vancouver

Lantern House, Marco Polo Gallery, 49th Venice Biennale, VeniceItaly

1999 – 2001 Earth Bronzes, American Museum of Natural History,  New York, New York;

ancillary exhibition, African Termite Mounds, Montefiore Square, West Harlem, New York

Cocoons, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York

1998 Earth Bronzes, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, Massachusetts.

Traveled to OK Harris Gallery, New York, New York (catalogue)

Termite Hills, Art et Industrie, New York, New York (catalogue)

1997 Broadway River, New York University, Broadway Windows, New York, New York

1996 Matzoh House, Gallery B.A.I., New York, New York

1995 Steve Tobin: Reconstructions, Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College,

Collegeville, Pennsylvania (catalog)

Steve Tobin: Reconstructions, Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Steve Tobin: Reconstructions, Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona

1994 Sanske Galerie, Zürich, Switzerland

Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, Florida

1993 Steve Tobin at Retretti, Retretti Art Centre, Punkaharju, Finland (catalogue)

1992 Carpe Diem Gallery,  Paris, France

Waterglass, American Craft Museum (Museum of Arts and Design), New York, New York, Installation

1991 Lehigh University Art Museum, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, Florida

1990 Cocoons, Judy Youens Gallery, Houston, Texas

Steve Tobin, Sanske Galerie, Zürich, Switzerland

1989 Cocoons, Holsten Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida

1988 Steve Tobin: The Glass Garden, Moore College of Art and Design, Levy Gallery for the Arts,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1987 Dream Glass, Axis Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

Glass for Tea Ceremony, Tazawa Gallery, Kyoto, Japan

1986 Wheaton Ware, LaVaggi Gallery, New York, New York

Glasscapes, Glass Gallery, New York, New York

1985 David Bernstein Gallery, Boston Massachusetts

Manhattan Bowls, Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1982 Glass Sculpture, Gallery 10, New York, New York

1980 Glass Portraits, Hanson Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana

Glasscapes, Spring Street Enamels Gallery, New York, New York

1979 Sculptured Glass, Bienville Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana