Roy Staab

USA (born 1941) – sculptor, site-specific artist. He has received BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1969. Since 1983 he has worked exclusively in nature with nature, making ephemerical environmental site installations. For his sculptures he uses local, found materials, often the reflection of the installations in the water is a part of the work. Staab has received many grants and commissions for his site work including New York Foundation for the Arts, a Japan/American Artist Exchange Creative Artist Fellowship. In 2010 he was given the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Museum of Wisconsin Art and was awarded the ‘Artist of the year’ by the Milwaukee Arts Board in 2012.  He has presented his works at museums or made outdoor installations in Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the United States.