Spirit of Portland, Independent Spirit Award and Lowenstein Trust Award recipient, Bobby Fouther is a second-generation visual and performing artist and native Oregonian.Bobby Fouther's career spans over fifty years of artistic expression in the Northwest. Filling the roles of producer, director, performer, designer, exhibitor and teacher, his work has influenced thousands of students, peers and audiences in communities throughout the United States. For many years, this former Portland State University faculty member and Oregon Ballet outreach instructor used his love for dance to spread the joy of cultural movement throughout the northwest. Currently Mr. Fouther shares his passion with students as a guest instructor for BodyVox Dance Center and Artistic Director of Afro/KidWorks in Portland, Oregon. Mr. Fouther has served as an artist-in education for statewide artist residency programs. He has served in many capacities on programs sponsored by the Oregon, Washington and Idaho Arts Commissions and the National Endowment for the Arts. Mr. Fouther has also shared his expertise on curriculum development committees for the Children’s Museum, The World Affair’s Council of Oregon, Portland Public Schools and White Bird Dance.