Artist's Bio

 

Education

 

    1968-1973 Wayne State University and Centre for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan

 

Solo Exhibitions

 

    Images of Women: Equalities and Inequalities. Philip K Wood Gallery, 1997
    Zen Rocks & Santa Fe Suite. Peter K Wood Gallery, September 1999.
    Robin Baker & Robert Hinchley. Peter K Wood Gallery 1998.
    Robin's Flight. SAW Video Ottawa Arts Court Feb. 2002
    Figurative Classical & Contemporary. Sans Souci Gallery, Oct-Nov, 2003
    Zen and Now - Green Door Restaurant. Ottawa, June 2005
    Moments in Humanity- Atrium Gallery, Ottawa Oct-Nov, 2005
    The Reflective Spirit - Cumberland Gallery, Orleans/Ottawa, Nov 2007
    Empowered Women - Judith Moore Gallery, Merrickville,Oct/Nov 2008
    Journey Towards Empowerment - Atrium Gallery, Ottawa Feb/March 2010

 

Group Exhibitions

 

    Almonte, Ann Arbour, Mich., Detroit, Kingston, Merrickville, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Wakefield, Westport, & Windsor.
    Annual exhibit Merrickville Artists' Guild.

 

Special Exhibits

 

    In Praise of Women's Bodies - World Conference on Breast Cancer, at the National Congress Centre, Ottawa July 1999
    Divinia et Famina III: Sacred Domesticity - Ottawa University, May 2000.
    The Mayor's Sweet Heart Lunch for the Arts, Canadian Museum of Nature 2002
    Vagina Monologues (set design). Brockville Arts Centre, Brockville 2003
    Drawing 2005. 6th Annual Juried Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto 2005
    On and Off the Wall. Juror & Exhibitor, Britannia Gallery, Ottawa April 2005
    Regeneration - Juried Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto April 2006
    3rd Annual "The Print Show" John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto June 2006
    Women's Art Festival, Kingston, August 2006, 2007
    5th Annual "The Print Show" John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto June 2008
    6th Annual "The Print Show" John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto June 2009

 

Publications

 

    Queen's Quarterly, Queens University, Kingston.

    Fall 2001; Winter 2003; Fall 2004

     

Current Galleries

 

    Michalange Gallery, Montreal
    Ottawa Art Rental, Ottawa

 

 

Studio

In 1995, through a collaborative project with Carleton University's School of Architecture, a unique building was designed and constructed to serve as Ms. Baker's art studio and as a place for workshops and special events held for the public and artistic community.

 

When not painting or teaching, Ms.Baker actively works to promote the visual arts through special public awareness exhibits, demonstrations, and lectures. In 1998, Ms. Baker completed a 11' x 14' commission of seven painted masonite panels for the lobby entrance of Mosaid Technologies Incorportated of Kanata, Ont. Robin Baker has since completed several series of works inspired by her travels across Canada, and visits to New Mexico, Portugal, and Morocco.

 

Robin Baker is a mixed media artist and art instructor, working in oils, encaustics, watercolours, pastels, and pen and ink with subjects ranging from landscapes, the figure, and still life. Abstract works and the human figure remain her special interests.

 

When not painting or teaching, Ms Baker actively works to promote the visual arts through special public awareness exhibits, demonstrations, and lectures. Robin Baker has several series of works inspired by the people and landscapes encountered during her travels across Canada and visits to New Mexico, Portugal, Morocco, Turkey, Costa Rica, and Paris, France.

 

 

Teaching Experience

 

Robin Baker has instructed classes in colour, drawing, and other forms of artistic creative expression through art colleges, art galleries, and private workshops.

 

She regularly conducts week-end workshops exploring various aspects of creativity. She has also provided specialized workshops for corporations and government managers to stimulate creativity and re-invigorate leaders to think "out of the box."