Upon graduating from the University of New Mexico with a BA in Art, Robert moved to Mexico in order to learn Spanish and teach English as a Second Language (ESL). After two years abroad, he relocated to Los Angeles, where he completed his Single Subject Teaching Credential in Art and his MA in TESOL from CSULA. Robert now teaches Art in the Pasadena Unified School District, ESL at Glendale College, and recently completed a MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute.