Blaise Tobia (born January 20, 1953) is a contemporary artist and photographer who lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
At UCSD, he studied primarily with photographers Fred Lonidier and Phel Steinmetz, as well as with Allan Kaprow and the artists Newton and Helen Harrison.
He worked as a Research Assistant for the school's Mandeville Gallery; among his duties he acted as a photographer and facilitator for performance artists Lynn Hershman, Laurie Anderson and Norma Jean Deák.
In 1980, Tobia and Maksymowicz moved to Oberlin, Ohio, where he became a founding member of the town's alternate newspaper, The Local Paper.
In 1985, Tobia began splitting his time between New York City and Philadelphia when he was hired as an assistant professor by Drexel University.