During the 1950s and '60s, Robert Chuey had over ten one-man one-man shows in Southern California , six of them taking place at the Frank Perls Gallery in Bevery Hills, and two at the Fleisher-Anhalt Gallery in Los Angeles, CA. His first show, in 1951, of still lifes with kitchen utensils was extremely successful and Chuey became known for his "pots and pans" paintings