His work has also received fellowships from the following artist residencies: The University of Georgia, Athens GA, 2026; The McColl Center for Artist-In-Residence, 2026; Charlotte NC; Iris Project Artist Residency Program in LA, California; Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts in Saratoga, Wyoming; Angels Gate Cultural Center in association with Marymount California University in San Pedro, CA; Playa Artist Residency in Summer Lake, OR; Anderson Ranch Art Center in Snow Mass, CO; Hambidge Creative Center for the Arts and Science in Rabun Gap, GA; the Klaus Center for the Arts, San Pedro, CA; Contemporary Artist Center in North Adams, MA; the African American Master Artist in Residence Program (AAMARP), Northeastern University in Boston, MA; and Le Cite International des Artes, Artist Residency, Paris, France.  His work is included in corporate and private collections including the Smithsonian Institution, RISD Museum, the Newport Art Museum, the Fitchburg Art Museum, Ethan Cohen Galleries, NY, The Chicago Public Libraries and other public institutions.

Bob earned a Masters of Fine Art Degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a Bachelors of Fine Art Degree from the Rhode Island School of Design. He has taught art and design at colleges and universities throughout the country, including; Princeton University, Brown University, Columbia College in Chicago and Saint Paul’s College in Virginia.  He is Professor Emeritus, Department of Art & Art History at the University of Rhode Island, where he taught for 28.5 years. Between 2010 and 2013 he served as chair of that department. From 2014-2018, Dilworth served as Director of the URI Main Art Gallery where he curated academic-centered exhibitions by local, regional and national artists. He was Chair of Africana Studies at URI from 2018–2020. He retired from the University of Rhode Island in the spring of 2020.

He served on the Board of Trustees at the Newport Art Museum (2017-20) and served on the Board of Directors at the Jamestown Art Center (2021-2024), and served as chair of the Providence Art in City Life Commission (2022-2025). He currently serves on the Board of the Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading Group. Dilworth lives in Providence where he works as a full-time visual artist, represented by Cade Tompkins Projects.