Robert Tynes directs the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Department of Art, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Tynes designs and edits the exhibition catalogues, which are produced through Blurb.com for visiting artists. The gallery is located on the main floor of Owen Hall and is at the heart of the Art Department's curriculum and demanding undergraduate BFA program with concentrations in Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture.