Robin Holder

Robin Holder
Born
Chicago
NationalityAmerican
EducationLaGuardia High School Of Music and Arts
Alma materThe Art Students League of New York
Known formixed-media printmaking, paintings and public installations

Robin Holder (born 1952) is a contemporary American visual artist and activist[1] Holder is known for her mixed-media printmaking and paintings which focus on themes of spiritual and racial identity, class, social justice, and personal experience.[2] Robin Holder was commissioned to create several site-specific public art installations throughout the Northeastern United States, including New York City and New Jersey.[3] A number of her two-dimensional works can be found in several collections, including the Library of Congress, the Washington State Arts Commission, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.[4][5]  Robin has been involved in arts education for over thirty years.[6]

  1. ^ Farrington, Lisa E. (2017). African-American art : a visual and cultural history. New York. ISBN 978-0-19-999539-4. OCLC 919252820.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Farrington, Lisa E. (2011). Creating their own image : the history of African-American women artists. Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-976760-1. OCLC 712600445.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Robin Holder: On Labor and Youth". The William Rolland Gallery Of Fine Art. February 11, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Robin Holder". The Nation. June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  5. ^ Farrington, Lisa (2009). An American consciousness : Robin Holder's mid-career retrospective. Robin Holder, Michele Cohen, Dorit Yaron, David C. Driskell Center. College Park, Md.: David C. Driskell Center. pp. 9–17. ISBN 978-0-9819093-2-5. OCLC 471931202.
  6. ^ Yaron, Dorit (2009). An American consciousness : Robin Holder's mid-career retrospective. Lisa E. Farrington, Michele Cohen, Robin Holder, David C. Driskell Center. College Park, Md.: David C. Driskell Center. pp. 26–39. ISBN 978-0-9819093-2-5. OCLC 471931202.