Emily Kane Alexander Robinson
Each of my paintings begins as a voyage into the unknown. The adventure is to find a way to express in pigment the elusive effects of light in the air, movement on the water, or the unique energy of a particular day. Sometimes the adventure is simply playing with the paint until it feels right.
During the last few years I have been exploring the medium of oil bars on gessoed paper and canvas. This medium has taken me to new places beyond the plein air tradition of capturing a scene on location. Now my paintings often begin in the studio, supported by photos, field sketches, memories and ideas. I love the texture, marks, and interweaving of colors and strokes possible with oil bars. I have always been fond of the gestural marks made by an artist, seeing where the hand has been, an intimate trail of energy and intention.
Born in Pennsylvania and raised mostly in Virginia, K Robinson studied fine arts in college, earned a Master of Architecture degree, and practiced architecture for many years in Washington, DC. before moving to California in 1993. While in the Bay Area she reconnected with painting and ventured into two new genres—plein air landscape oil painting and botanical watercolors. In 2003, she and her family relocated to Seattle, where she continued studying and painting at Gage Academy of Art under the mentorships of Mitch Albala, Margaret Davidson, and Tom Hoffmann. In 2008, she became a member of the 49th Street Studio in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. Influenced by over forty years of sailing and living on the water, she continues to draw inspiration from the constantly changing coastlines, luminous skies, and endless waterways of the Pacific Northwest.
EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS
| 2012— | Juried member of Women Painters of Washington |
| 2012— | Artist Trust |
| 2008— | Member of 49th Street Studio, Seattle, WA |
| 2003-08 | Gage Academy (formerly Seattle Academy of Fine Art), Seattle, WA |
| 2003-06 | Member of Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists and American Society of Botanical Artists |
| 2001-03 | Member of The Glover Group, Orinda, CA |
| 1977 | Master of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1973 | Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts (Cum Laude), College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA |
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
| 2012— | Women Painters of Washington Gallery, Columbia Center, Seattle, WA |
| 2011— | Beach Gallery, Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| 2010–20 | Bainbridge Arts & Crafts Gallery, a non-profit gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA |
Exhibitions & Awards
| 2024 | Matzke Gallery WPW Juried Show, Camano Isl., WA, "Limitless Possibilities" |
| 2023 | Cordata Gallery, Bellingham, WA –Juried show "Fresh Perspectives" |
| 2023 | Scott Milo Gallery, Anacortes, WA –Juried show "Like a Breath of Fresh Air" |
| 2023 | Women Painters of Washington Gallery – "Color Outside the Lines" |
| 2022 | Matzke Gallery WPW Juried Show, Camano Isl., WA, "Creative Paradigm" |
| 2022 | Women Painters of Washington Gallery – "Flower Power" |
| 2021 | Beach Gallery, "Falling for Art", Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2021 | Women Painters of Washington Juried Exhibit – juried show "This is Me", |
| 2021 | Women Painters of Washington Juried Exhibit – juried show "Reflection", Award Received |
| 2020 | Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Ctr – juried show "The Legacy Continues: Empowering Women" |
| 2020 | Women Painters of Washington Gallery – "Innovations" |
| 2019 | American Art Company, Tacoma, WA – Juried show "Elemental Rhapsody" |
| 2019 | Women Painters of Washington Gallery – "The Language of Blue" |
| 2019 | Scott Milo Gallery, Anacortes, WA –Juried show "A Brush with Color" |
| 2019 | University House Wallingford – "WPW: From the Studio to the Gallery" |
| 2019 | Women Painters of Washington Gallery – "On Location" |
| 2018 | San Francisco Women Artists Gallery – "Northwest Perspectives" |
| 2018 | Matzke Fine Art Gallery, Camano Island, WA – Juried show "Play of Light" |
| 2018 | Allied Arts Gallery in the Park, Richland, WA – Juried show "Fusion" |
| 2018 | Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend, WA –Solo show "On the Water" |
| 2018 | Women Painters of Washington Gallery – "Portraits With/Out People" and "Duets" |
| 2017 | Women Painters of Washington Gallery – "Threads" and "Seasons" |
| 2017 | Childhoods End Gallery, Olympia, WA – Juried show "Seasons" Betty Jo Fitzgerald Award |
| 2017 | The Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY – Juried show "Women Artists Coast to Coast: East " |
| 2016 | Women Painters of Washington Gallery – "BIG" and "Abstract Marks" |
| 2016 | Confluence Gallery & Art Center, Twisp, WA – "Back to the Garden" |
| 2016 | Bellevue Arts Museum Community Education Gallery, Bellevue, WA – "Women's Work" |
| 2015 | Confluence Gallery & Art Center, Twisp, WA – "After the Wildfire: Rebuilding and Recovery" |
| 2015 | Women Painters of Washington Gallery – "Radiance" and "BLACK & WHITE +one" |
| 2015 | Scott Milo Gallery, Anacortes, WA – Juried Show "Summer Impressions" |
| 2015 | Larson Gallery , Yakima, WA – " Visual Voices " |
| 2014 | Women Painters of Washington Gallery – "Harmony, Members show" and "Atmosphere" |
| 2013 | Women Painters of Washington Gallery – "Finale" and "Illumination" |
| 2013 | Polaris Global Mobility, Seattle, WA – "Selected works from Evanescence and Color of Light" |
| 2013 | Edmonds Arts Festival, Edmonds, WA – "Juried Gallery" |
| 2012-13 | Women Painters of Washington – "Traveling Show" |
| 2012 | Women Painters of Washington Gallery – "Insights" and "Encounters" |
| 2012 | Lynnwood Convention Center, Lynnwood, WA – Juried Group Show |
| 2012 | Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA – Juried Landscape Show |
| 2011 | Lila Yoga Studio, Seattle, WA – Solo show of botanical paintings |
| 2011 | The Edmonds Arts Commission and the Edmonds Arts Festival Museum presents |
| 2011 | Paintings by K Robinson, solo show, Francis Anderson Center, Edmonds, WA |
| 2010 | Gage Academy Alumni Show, Seattle, WA |
| 2009 | Made in Montlake Art Show, Seattle |
| 2009 | Gage Academy Alumni Show, Seattle, WA |
| 2008 | Gage Academy – Rosen Gallery solo show "The Color of Light" |
| 2008 | Gage Academy – Annual Student Show |
| 2008 | Madison Valley Art Walk, Seattle, WA |
| 2007 | Laurelhurst Community Center – "Holiday on Earth" Art Show, Seattle, WA |
| 2007 | Gage Academy – Annual Student Show: Pen & Ink, Pastel, and Watercolor Show; Plein Air Show |
| 2006 | The Beauty of Botany, international juried exhibition of botanical paintings, at Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA |
| 2006 | Gage Academy – Annual Student Show |
| 2006 | Madison Valley Art Walk, |
| 2006 | Gage Academy – "Landscape Invitational", curated by Mitch Albala |
| 2006 | Santosha Yoga Studio, Seattle, WA– solo show of botanical paintings |
| 2005 | Seattle Academy of Fine Art – Annual Student Show; "Small Works Show" |
| 2005 | Center for Urban Horticulture, "Contemporary Botanical Art of the Pacific Northwest," |
| 2005 | a juried exhibition in honor of the grand opening of Merrill Hall, University of Washington |
| 2004 | Solo show "California Plein Air" at 2000 First Avenue, Seattle, WA, June July |
| 2004 | Seattle Academy of Fine Art –Annual Student Show – Third Prize in "Other" category |
| 2004 | Seattle Academy of Fine Art – Works on Paper Invitational, curated by Margaret Davidson |
| 2003 | Orinda Library Gallery, "The Glover Group: A Plein Air Painting Exhibition," Orinda, CA |
| 2003 | Art Show benefit for "Preserve Lamorinda Open Space," Moraga, CA |
| 2002 | Epperson Gallery, "Our Impressions: The Glover Group Show," Crockett, CA |
| 2002 | Epperson Gallery, "Celebrate the Bridge" group show, Crockett, CA |
| 2002 | Lamorinda Arts Alliance, group show at John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA |
| 2002 | Lamorinda Arts Alliance, "Open Studios 2002" |
| 2002 | Orinda Library Gallery, "The Glover Group Show," Orinda, CA |
| 2002 | Little Valley Vineyard, Glover Group Show, Sunol , CA |
