Bob Emser is an internationally recognized and lauded sculptor, with exhibits on 4 continents, 7 countries and 27 states in the U.S. His extensive body of work, dating back to 1978, can be seen in cities and municipalities, sculpture parks, museums and institutions of higher learning. During his 30-year career he has served as a visiting artist and has taught at several universities, held a tenured professorship, and founded a not-for-profit art center that is still in existence. He has also served as the executive director of Chicago’s international sculpture exhibition, Pier Walk. Currently he is serving on the board of directors of the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park and is the president of the Chicago Sculpture International, a local affiliate of the International Sculpture Center, on whose Board of Directors he has served.