| Exhibitions | |||
2007 |
Winter Group Show, NAA Gallery, North Adams, MA "Frances N. Roddy Open Competition” Concord Art Association “Proof of Purchase”, “, MARHYS Gallery, Boston Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA, Annual Members’ Show Espace Chatelet-Victoria, Avenue Victoria, Paris, France Cape Ann Historical Museum, New Acquisitions, Gloucester MA
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2006
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School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, December Sale
Jane Deering Gallery, Boston Jane Deering Gallery, Gloucester MA Jane Deering Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA Concord Art Association, Teacher/ Student Exhibition Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
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| 2005
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School of the Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston, December Sale
Jane Deering Gallery, Gloucester MA
Concord Arts Association, Frances N. Roddy Competition
and Teacher/Student Exhibition Brandeis University, Women’s Study Research Center, “Reach for the Stars”
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2004
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School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, December Sale
Jane Deering Gallery, Gloucester, Summer Exhibition, Annapolis Exhibition “Lobster Landings” Public Art Project (Pathways for Children),Gloucester, MA Concord Arts Association, “Second Annual Teacher/Student Exhibition Montserrat College of Art, Annual Auction Wenham Museum, Wenham, MA “North Shore Artist Show” Concord Arts Association, Concord MA, “Members Juried Painting Exhibition”
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| 2003 |
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont
Solo Exhibition, Zapotecan Portraits, Circolo, Manchester by the Sea, MA Frances N. Roddy Competition, Concord Arts Association, Concord, MA. Drawing Prize Award Montserrat College of Art, MA Annual Art Auction, Jurors Award Casa Gonzalez, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca Mexico |
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| 2002 |
Barnet Rubenstein Memorial Exhibition, SMFA Boston MA South End Open Studios, Boston MA Atelier Sicart, Rue des Quatre Vents, Paris
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| 2001 |
"Animal as Muse: Divine to Demonic" Newton Art Centre MA Montserrat College of Art Annual Auction "7/11" Brickbottom Gallery, Boston MA
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2000 |
“Women and Watercolour” Boston Public Library, MA “Drawn from Life” Brickbottom Gallery, Boston MA Acacia Gallery, Gloucester MA, 3 artist exhibition
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| 1999 |
Acacia Gallery, Gloucester MA, 3 artist exhibition Montserrat College of Art Annual Auction
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| 1998 |
North End Open Studios, Boston MA Montserrat College of Art Annual Auction
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| 1997 |
North
End Open Studios Montserrat Annual Auction |
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| 1996 |
Pepper Gallery Boston, One Woman Show Artcetera Benefit Auction, Boston MA USA Artists Art Fair, Philadelphia, PA
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| 1995 |
Pepper Gallery Boston, 3-artist exhibition Aideckman Gallery, Tufts University, MFA Thesis Exhibition USA Artists Art Fair, Philadelphia, PA
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| 1994 |
Dana Pond Award Finalist, SMFA, Boston Photography Dept. Annual Exhibition SMFA, Boston
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| 1993 |
The European Show, SMFA Boston The Flower Show, SMFA Boston
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| 1992-85 |
Lynne Stern Associates Gallery, London UK
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| 1992-83 |
Royal Academy of Arts Business Gallery, London UK |
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| 1987 |
National Portrait Gallery, John Player Award Finalist, London |
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| 1985 |
Nation Film Theatre Group Exhibition, London |
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| 1982 |
National Portrait Gallery, Annual Award Finalist, London |
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1981
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Scottish Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Vague Designs, Group Exhibition, Edinburgh UK University of Edinburgh 2 person Exhibition
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| 1980 |
Shore Gallery, Edinburgh Solo Exhibition Edinburgh College of Art BA Thesis Exhibition |
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| Fellowships, Boards, Research Projects | |||
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2006 |
Medici Society, SMFA, Boston | ||
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2006 |
Vermont Studio Centre, Artists Grant | ||
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2005-2007 |
Drawing Project, “La Grande
Chaumiere” Life-drawing studio, Paris Edinburgh College of Art Alumni Association Launch in North America
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2003 |
Full Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT | ||
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2001-05 |
Presidents Council, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly MA | ||
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2001-06 |
Zapotecan Painting Project, Oaxaca Mexico | ||
| Portrait Commissions | |||
| Painted
commissioned portraits throughout Britain, in Kenya and the United States.
File of photographs of commissioned work available upon request. |
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| Teaching Experience | |||
| 2007 | School of Visual Arts, New York City, Life-drawing, Animal Drawing for Film Animation. Watercolor Portrait , Concord Art Association |
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2006/ 2008 |
Art –making Workshop, Oaxaca, Mexico in conjunction with Concord Art Association |
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2005
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SMFA Art-making Workshop, Oaxaca, Mexico Concord Art Association, Watercolor Portrait Workshop
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2004-5 |
Portrait Painting with Watercolor
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2003 |
Watercolour Intensive for Artists, Gloucester MA
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| 1998-05 |
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston “Expressive Gesture:
Life drawing and Painting Workshop, Summer School Program |
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| 2000-01 |
Tufts University Undergraduate Program, Advanced Drawing | ||
| 1997-98 |
School of Visual Arts, NYC, Advanced Drawing, Film Dept. | ||
| 1996 |
Montserrat College of Art, Beverly MA, Advanced Life Drawing | ||
| 1995 |
Harvard
Summer School, Teaching Assistant, Intro to Painting |
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| 1993-95 |
SMFA
Boston, Introduction to Painting, Continuing Ed. Dept.
SMFA Boston, Teaching Assistant to Barnet Rubenstein |
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| 1987-91 |
Westminster Adult Education Institute London, Part time Instructor, Drawing and Painting | ||
| 1984-86 |
Blake
College
London, Part time instructor, Drawing and Painting |
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| Education | |||
| 1997-
99 |
Harvard Extension School. Creative Writing Fiction, Creative Writing Short Story, Creative Writing Memoir |
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| 1992-95 |
Master of Fine Arts
Boston, MA |
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1980 |
Edinburgh College of Art Edinburgh, Scotland Bachelor of Arts
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1979 |
Hospitalfield House Arbroath, UK Summer School
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| 1971-73 |
Glasgow School of Art Glasgow UK Diploma Course
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| 1969-70 |
Falmouth School of Art Falmouth, UK Foundation Course
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| Collectors List | |||
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United
Kingdom
Italy
USA
Ann Macomber
Jon J. Sullivan Terri Real |
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As a result of being selected as a finalist in London's prestigious Annual Portrait Competition in 1982, she was taken on by the Royal Academy of Art's Business Galleries as a portrait artist and worked and taught drawing and painting in London until moving to the U.S. in 1992.
Robin graduated from Boston's School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University with a Masters Degree in Fine Art and has been based in the U.S. since that time.
Robin has work in collections throughout the U.S. and continues to teach drawing and painting at the college level. Her teaching positions have included Advanced Life Drawing and Animal Drawing at the School of Visual Arts, New York City, Drawing and Painting at Tufts University and SMFA, Boston.
She has recently spent time painting in Oaxaca, Mexico and Paris, France.
Robin was born in Nairobi, Kenya to British parents. Her father was an architect with the Colonial Service and a talented amateur painter. Her mother was a journalist.
Robin attended many art classes as a child. Until she went to Art School at the age of 17, she had schooling in Kenya, London, Spain and Ireland.
She did her Foundation year at Falmouth School of Art in Cornwall, England and subsequently studied at Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1980 from Edinburgh College of At. In her Degree show, Robin exhibited several large paintings on canvas of unusual people she knew as well as a series of drawings and intimate watercolours. This led to further exhibitions and some portrait commissions.