Robin Antar

American sculptor Robin Antar has been called “Brooklyn’s answer to Andy Warhol.” She brings Pop art to stone, carving iconic American food and clothing with her distinct brand of hyperrealism.

Antar began sculpting in stone as a teenager in 1974, carving abstract sculptures that were deeply rooted in her emotions. She received a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York in 1981.

In 1998, her artistic path evolved from Abstract Expressionism to Pop art as she turned to realism, inspired by American popular culture.

Antar’s mission is to create a visual record of modern American culture through commonplace objects as she explores the question, “What is America?” Meticulously carved in stone, a hamburger with fries, an American-made work boot, Oreo cookies and a giant Ballpark Frank become lasting monuments to contemporary life.

A concurrent series, “What is America Now?” brings strong emotions to sculptures representing major events in recent times that have greatly affected American culture such as the September 11 attack on New York’s Twin Towers in 2001 and the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016.

Robin Antar is the recipient of the Wynn Newhouse Grant as well as the Allied Artists of America Gol...

A BFA from The School of Visual Arts (1976-1981).

Her work has been exhibited at prestigious venues such as: Sotheby’s, New York, NY; National Art Club, New York, NY; Nabisco Gallery, East Hanover, NJ; Fine Art Management Enterprises, Miami, FL; City Museum of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; Provincetown Art Museum, Provincetown, MA; MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV; Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA, among many others.