Bob Doster is an award-winning, nationally acclaimed artist who has been creating and teaching for more than fifty years. Prestigious awards include SC Governor’s highest recognition in the arts: the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Award. Doster has been named Keeper of Culture by the York Heritage & Cultural Commission, Hero of the Child by SC First Steps, Small Business of the Years by Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce, CN2 Hometown Hero and received City of Lancaster Mayoral Proclamation.

Doster has been featured in publications and broadcasts including Southern Living Magazine, Carolina Arts, Sandlapper, SCETV, Arts Hub, National Welders Magazine, and a myriad of newspapers and travel magazines. Works by Doster can be found in museums, galleries, public art, corporate and private collections worldwide.

In addition, you can visit almost every school in SC (and many beyond SC) to find works created by students during artist residencies with Doster.

Doster’s works are prominent in local, regional, and national competitions including:

University of North Georgia Sculpture Exhibition

Jackson County, NC Green Energy Park Sculpture Competition

City of North Charleston, National Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition

Lake City, SC ArtFields

City of Burlington, NC Willow Walk

City of Cornelius, NC Beyond Walls

City of Anderson, SC Public Art Competition

Boone, NC Downtown Development Sculpture Competition

Oconee, GA Cultural Arts Foundation Southwards

Caldwell County, NC Arts Council National Outdoor Sculpture Competition

City of Cary, NC Sculpture in the Landscape

Clemson University, SC Art in the Garden

USC Upstate Annual Sculpture Exhibition

Beaumont, TX Art League National Competition

Martinsburg, WV Berkley Arts Council Art & Earth Competition

North Charleston, SC PalmettoHands Traveling Exhibition

Maria V. Howard Arts Center National Juried Art Show, Rocky Mount NC

City of Fayetteville, NC Sculpture Exhibition

City of Cary, NC Visual Art Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition

SC State Museum of Art Collection

I.P. Stanback Museum & Planetarium of SC State University

Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh NC

Contemporary South, Pitt County NC Art Council

SCHWA National Competition, Rocky Mount NC

Rocky Mount Imperial Center for Arts & Sciences

Broadhurst Gallery - Pinehurst NC

Sandpiper Gallery - Edisto Beach, SC

Edward Dare Gallery - Charleston, SC

Black Mountain Ironworks - NC

Pinckney Simons Gallery - Hilton Head Island & Beaufort, SC

Michael McDunn Studio - Greenville, SC

Artisans Center of South Carolina - Walterboro

City Art - Columbia, SC

Leroy Springs Company Recreation Department - Fort Mill, SC

Edward Jones Investments - Fort Mill, SC

York County Museum - Rock Hill, SC

Brattonsville Gift Shop - York, SC

Arts Council of York County - Rock Hill, SC

Char-Lin’s Shed - Marian, SC

Arts Council of Chester County SC

Lancaster County SC Council of the Arts

Cheraw Visitors Center - Cheraw, SC

Blue Heron Gallery - Sunset Beach, NC

Rhett House - Beaufort, SC

Winonas Flowers & Gifts - Lancaster, SC

Aiken Center for the Art - Aiken, SC

Annette’s Hallmark - Lancaster, SC

Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens - Belmont, NC

Historic White Home - Rock Hill, SC

Olde English District Visitor Center & Artists Market - Richburg, SC

Chesterfield Arts Council - Cheraw, SC

Consignments@Elginwood Farms - Elgin, SC

Lone Home Crafts - Columbia, SC