1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art

2012 Finalist

Bob Trotman

North Carolina artist Bob Trotman creates wooden sculptures depicting office workers dressed in business attire. Often posed in unexpected ways, Trotman’s figures convey the humor, anxiety, and even absurdity of life as an office professional. Trotman’s work is included in numerous public collections including the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and the North Carolina Museum of Art.