About
"Once a socially outgoing and talkative child, my life changed drastically when I was a teenager. Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, the two and one half years of traveling to NYC for treatment became routine. While distancing myself from friends and school activities, I began focusing instead on mastering backgammon, John Gnagy’s Learn To Draw, and assembling jigsaw puzzles. The hospital environment also exposed me to patients, doctors, and hospital staff with diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, and spiritual belief systems, gave me a broader view of the world than my Jewish suburban neighborhood on Long Island.
I moved to Manhattan at seventeen to attend art school--first for graphic design and then for art education. Afterwards, I spent time in Philadelphia-- selling art supplies to pay my rent, while painting, drawing, and selling handmade jewelry. During my two and a half years, I was absorbed in the city’s more intimate art scene as I experimented with a variety of mixed media, painting, and sculpture to create unique artworks. I began to identify as a mostly self-taught artist and continue to think of myself in that vain.
I have been strongly influenced by poet, painter and printmaker, William Blake and the metaphysical richly textured work of twentieth century artists like Andre Masson and Mark Tobey. In addition are also, the playful paintings and sculptures of Jean Miro and the complex optical illusionary graphics of MC Escher. And while briefly studying with artists such as Ursula von Rydingsvard (NYC), Christine Martin (NYC), and B. Amore (VT) I absorbed their philosophies and was exposed to the intimate heartbeat of powerful imagery. My own artistic practice is thoughtful, contemplative, and playful."
Robin Glassman’s exhibition history and education
Solo & Two Person Exhibits:
2019 - Park Slope/ Windsor Terrace Artists Open Studio Weekend, Brooklyn, NY
2018 - "Layers of Life: Artworks Spanning Three Decades by Robin Glassman", Charles Hallac Patient Recreation Center
@ Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
2017 - "Life Lines", Ivy Brown Gallery, New York, NY
2015- Open Studio, (partial sales donated to The Creative Center @ University Settlement, NYC), Windsor Terrace, NY
2007 - Park Slope Studio Tour, Brooklyn, NY
2005 - NYC Citywide Open Studios (Brooklyn), Windsor Terrace, NY
2003 - Open Studio, DAC's 7th annual D.U.M.B.O Art Under the Bridge festival, DUMBO, NY
2002 - "Interplay", in conjunction with New York Guitar Festival, Merkin Concert Hall, New York, NY
2001 - Open Studio, participant in BWAC sponsored Park Slope Tour, Brooklyn, NY
Group Exhibitions:
2021- “Renewal” an exhibition of works by Hudson Valley Artist Group, curated by Elisa Pritzker, Wired Gallery, High Falls, NY
2020-The USPS Art Project, Pelham Art Center.
2019 - 5 Degrees of Summer: artsPSWT @ NiteHawk Cinema
International Sculpture Day Saugerties 2019, J.J. Newberry's, Saugerties, NY
"Divine Feminist- The Exhibition", Artfront Galleries, Newark, NJ
2017 - "OPEN (C)ALL: Truth", BRIC (Brooklyn Information & Culture), Brooklyn, NY
2016 - "OPEN (C)All: Up for Debate", BRIC (Brooklyn Information & Culture), Brooklyn, NY
2015 - "Holding Ground Art Show", part of a conference sponsored by NY Loves Mountains,
The Commons, Brooklyn, NY
"Postcards from the Edge", 17th Annual Visual AIDS benefit, Luhring Augustine, New York, NY
2013 - "Cancer Journeys", Greene County Council on the Arts, Catskill, NY
"Travelogue", The Sketchbook Project 2013, a traveling exhibition, Art House Coop, USA
2012 - "Water", Muroff Kotler Visual Arts Gallery at Ulster County Community College, Stone Ridge, NY
2009 - 9th Kingston Outdoor Sculpture Biennial, "Go Green and Keep the Hudson Clean", Kingston, NY
"Got Art?",The Creative Center Benefit, The University Settlement, New York, NY
"We Are All Connected", The Sketchbook Project 2, a traveling exhibition, Art House Coop, USA
2007 - "Brooklynature, in the Garden: Nature's Lasting Impression, Our Environmental Footprint:
Juried Fine Art Exhibition of Environmental Sculpture", St. Joseph's College, Brooklyn, NY
2006 - "Art by the Foot", Marbletown Arts Association, BE Gallery, High Falls, NY
"BAG Small Works Show", Brooklyn Arts Gym, Brooklyn, NY
Postcards from the Edge, Visual Aids Benefit, Sikkema, Jenkins & Co., New York, NY
2005 - Community Art Museum, 3rd Annual Brooklyn Peace Fair, Brooklyn, NY
The Square Foot Show, Art Gotham, New York, NY
BWAC Fall Show, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
Postcards from the Edge, Visual Aids, Robert Miller Gallery, New York, NY
2004 - 22nd Annual BWAC Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Empire Fulton State Park, DUMBO, NY
BWAC Pier Show 12, Brooklyn, NY
Postcards from the Edge, Visual Aids Benefit, Brent Sikkema Gallery, New York, NY
27th Annual Small Works Show, 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York, N
2003 - BWAC Pier Show 11, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
The Robin Show 2, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Postcards from the Edge, Visual Aids Benefit, Galerie Lelong, New York, NY
2002 - BWAC Pier Show 10, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY2
The Robin Show, "Sacred City - a Site Specific Inspiration," Satellite Project Space, L.I.C., NY
2001 - Small Works Show, Object/ Image Gallery, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
BWAC Pier Show 9, "Peace Hope fades": an installation, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
2000 - Bay One Inaugural Exhibition, a Small Works Show, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
BWAC (Brooklyn Waterfront Artist's Coalition) Pier Show 8, "Cacophony in Transit –
an 8' x 8' Wall Installation", Brooklyn, NY
1996 - Art from Detritus III: Recycling With Imagination, an exhibition in conjunction with the National
Recycling Coalition's 15th Annual Congress and Exposition, AIA Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Selected Collaborative Projects:
2002 - Balance at Play, improvisational dance piece inspired by "Sacred City", a site-specific
installation, choreographed with Sabine Heubusch, The Robin Show, Satellite Project Space, L.I.C., NY
2001 - Peace, Healing, Solidarity and Understanding Mural Weekend - participant,
Groundswell Community Mural Project, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY
2000 - Chorealive: Dances Celebrating Life/ Wild Woman's Chorea, co -producer / publicist for dance concert, Dance First ,(founded by Rachael Shao-Lan Blum) an "umbrella" group of New Jersey's Center for Modern Dance Education -CMDE, Judson Church Gym, New York, NY
1997 - "Natural Wonders", watercolor exhibit & auction, in celebration of the First Women's Rights Convention sponsored by WILPF(Women's International League For Peace & Freedom) part of a cabaret concert featuring Pete Seeger, Washington Square United Methodist Church, New York, NY
1990 - "Nijinsky's Winds," set designer/dancer, produced and written by John DeVita,
( poetry, dance, performance and visual art event), Multi Media Gallery, New York, NY
Publications & Published Works:
2019 - "Divine Feminist- The Exhibition", Group show catalogue, Artfront Galleries, Newark, NJ
2009 - "Go Green Keep the Hudson Clean", KSB Catalogue, Art Society of Kingston, pg 19 (New York)
2003 - Subway Anthology, P & G Press, pg 32 (New York)
2002 - "Five Robins Spread their Artistic Wings" The Daily News (New York)
1997 - "Looking Back: Facing Forward" (A Newsletter for Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer),
MSKCC's Pediatrics Long-Term Follow-Up Program (New York)
1994 - * Illuminations: an Alphabet Book to Color & Heal,
(A coloring book filled with inspirational words and images), LoveBird Press (New York)
1993 - The Heart of Healing, pp. 176-177, Turner Publishing (Georgia)
1989 - "Dancing in the Dark", a broadside poster, poem by John DeVita, NYPL (New York)
Education:
1983 - New York University, B.S. in Art Education, New York, NY
1979 - Fashion Institute of Technology, A.A.S. in Advertising Design, New York, NY
Additional Training/ Art Retreats:
2013-2015 - The Creative Center - New York, NY
Visible Ink Writing Workshop - New York, NY
2001 - R&F Encaustic - Kingston, NY
Poetry & Healing - John Fox, Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY
1997 - Kokoro, Studio Art Retreat Center, B. Amore, Castleton, VT
1989 - School of Visual Arts, Illustration - Michelle Banks, New York, NY
1983,1987-1990 - ATI (Artist/ Teacher Institute sponsored by New Jersey State Council of the Arts), Pomona, NJ:
Drawing /Painting - Jacob Landau; Dance Intensive - Carolyn Dorfman; Experimental Sculpture- Christine Martens
Professional Affiliations:
Jewish Art Salon, NY, NY
New York Artists Circle, NY
Park Slope/ Windsor Terrace Artists, Brooklyn, NY