Robin Richmond RWS | |
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Born | 1951 Philadelphia USA |
Education | St George’s English School, Rome. |
Alma mater | Chelsea School of Art |
Known for | Painting, Writing about art, Illustration, Teaching |
Spouse(s) | Prof. James A. Hampton, Cognitive Scientist |
Children |
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Robin Richmond RWS is a London-based British-American painter, writer, critic, teacher and illustrator, regularly exhibiting her art in the UK and France. [1] She is the author of five books on art and has illustrated three children's books. She is a leading colourist and painter of abstract landscapes. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Watercolour Society in 2022. She is the author of an art blog. [2]
Born Nov 7, 1951 in Philadelphia, USA, Richmond grew up in Rome, before moving to London in 1969. Her early work is very figurative and based on direct observation. [1]
After graduating from Chelsea School of Art with a BA (Fine Art) in 1974, where she studied with Ken Kiff, Prunella Clough, Gillian Ayres, and others, Richmond took an MA in Art History at Chelsea with Nicholas Wadley. She had her first one-woman show of paintings at the Ben Uri Gallery, London in 1976. [3] Since then, she has exhibited regularly in London, New York, and at regional galleries in France, the US, and the UK. She held the post of visiting professor in art at the University of California, Santa Cruz (1985), [4] and at Yale University (2002). [5] Since 1976 she has exhibited regularly in London's West End in particular at the Mercury Gallery, [6] and the Curwen Gallery [7]
In 2021 she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Watercolour Society. [8] [9]
Richmond has contributed to regular group exhibitions, 1989–2024 at the Royal Watercolour Society, Bankside Gallery and Whitcomb Street Gallery, London; 1989–2016 at the Curwen and New Academy Gallery, London; and 1988–1993 at the Mercury Gallery, London.
Robin Richmond RWS | |
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Born | 1951 Philadelphia USA |
Education | St George’s English School, Rome. |
Alma mater | Chelsea School of Art |
Known for | Painting, Writing about art, Illustration, Teaching |
Spouse(s) | Prof. James A. Hampton, Cognitive Scientist |
Children |
|
Robin Richmond RWS is a London-based British-American painter, writer, critic, teacher and illustrator, regularly exhibiting her art in the UK and France. [1] She is the author of five books on art and has illustrated three children's books. She is a leading colourist and painter of abstract landscapes. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Watercolour Society in 2022. She is the author of an art blog. [2]
Born Nov 7, 1951 in Philadelphia, USA, Richmond grew up in Rome, before moving to London in 1969. Her early work is very figurative and based on direct observation. [1]
After graduating from Chelsea School of Art with a BA (Fine Art) in 1974, where she studied with Ken Kiff, Prunella Clough, Gillian Ayres, and others, Richmond took an MA in Art History at Chelsea with Nicholas Wadley. She had her first one-woman show of paintings at the Ben Uri Gallery, London in 1976. [3] Since then, she has exhibited regularly in London, New York, and at regional galleries in France, the US, and the UK. She held the post of visiting professor in art at the University of California, Santa Cruz (1985), [4] and at Yale University (2002). [5] Since 1976 she has exhibited regularly in London's West End in particular at the Mercury Gallery, [6] and the Curwen Gallery [7]
In 2021 she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Watercolour Society. [8] [9]
Richmond has contributed to regular group exhibitions, 1989–2024 at the Royal Watercolour Society, Bankside Gallery and Whitcomb Street Gallery, London; 1989–2016 at the Curwen and New Academy Gallery, London; and 1988–1993 at the Mercury Gallery, London.