Robert Knudsen is a graduate of the Maryland Institute, College of Art (MICA). His work has been shown in local, national and international exhibits. He was selected to participate in The Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program for Artists in Brittany, France where he worked and lived along with other artists for five weeks. The residency culminated with group shows in France and Baltimore. His paintings are done on location from Rhode Island to Key West, Florida in the US as well as Brittany, France and the Amalfi Coast in Italy.