Rob Longley has worked as an artist for over fifty years. He first came to Provincetown to study with Henry Hensche, who had been Charles Hawthorne's assistant. Steeped in the Hawthorne/Hensche tradition, Longley's work ranges in subjects from idyllic Cape Cod landscapes and seascapes to portrayals of urban streets.

Longley has had many one-man shows, was awarded the prestigious

Greenshields Foundation grant, as well as a grant from the New York State Arts

Council, and has exhibited widely in the Northeast. His work is included in numerous collections, including those of the late Napi Van Derek, and the Provincetown Art Association and Museum.