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.

Robert Chuey is included in the archives of the Oakland Art Museum, in Oakland, CA, the Smithsonian Instituition in Washington, D.C., and the Sao Paulo Art Museum in Brazil.