Robin Tewes

Born Queens, New YorkRecipient of 2008 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award, Recipient of 2007 Adoph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Award, 2004 and 1989 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Painting. Mid Atlantic grant.Represented by Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York CityI'm interested in how much a single narrative moment can tell us about ourselves. The walls or backgrounds of my paintings are minimal, but at closer glance are covered with words and images scratched or painted on the surface. My intention is that nothing is what it seems, especially at first glance. I want my paintings to be accessible, thought provoking, say something and to possibly make a difference. The personal reference in my work can be a universal experience.

BFA Hunter College 1978. 2011 MST Visual Arts, Pace University, Selected Exhibtitions: Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum, The Drawing Center,P.S.1, Art in General,P.S.122,Drawing Center,Aldridge Museum,Academy of Art-Beijing,Faggionato Gallery, Adam Baumgold Gallery, Bill Maynes Gallery, John Weber Gallery, Rutgers University,SnugHarbor,Henry Street Settlement,P.P.O.W. Gallery,Pelham Art Center,White ColumnsAcademic Positions: Currently teaching Fine Arts at Pace University. Bard MFAProgram,Bard College, Parsons School of Design, New York Selected lectures: Yale University, Universityof Massachusetts, Middlebury College, Queens College, Cranbrook, UCLA, Pace UniversityResidencies at Djerassi and Pyramid Atlantic, Maryland Selected articles and reviews: Artforum, Artnews, Art in America, New York Times, Village Voice, New York Magazine, Tema Celeste,The NewYorker, New Observations.,