Artist Statement
My art begins when I pick up the camera to photograph places that I see from the corner of my eye. My painted collages combine photo images printed on cotton and sheer transparent cloth. I reassemble vividly colored and textured architectural fragments, inviting the viewer to inhabit the imaginary space or moment, transforming a thought or a glimpse into a visual poem.
The cloth photo images are like remnants of an ancient tapestry, carrying in them the deeper mystery and elusiveness of stories, memories and dreams told and untold.
Robin Becker Biography
Robin Becker received her BFA in Printmaking and studied architecture at Arizona State University. She earned her MFA in Fibers and Photography from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Her work is held in private and public collections in the USA, France, Germany, and Japan. She lives and creates in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
International and National Exhibitions:
The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Koehler Company Gallery, Sheboygan, WI
Aoyma Gallery, Aoyma, Japan
Heartland Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Nakazawa Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Arizona State University Museum Gallery, Tempe, AZ
Battle Creek Art Museum, Battle Creek, MI
Brunnier Art Museum, Ames, Iowa
Electra Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Museum Gallery, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Louisville School of Arts Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
Mitchell Museum Main Gallery, Mt Vernon, IL
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Purdue University Galleries, West Lafayette, Indiana
University of Louisville Main Art Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
Southern Illinois University Museum, Carbondale, IL
Tucson Museum, Tucson, AZ
