Artist
Michele Robins, Ph.D.
Born in Lausanne, Switzerland
Residing and working in Pennsylvania and New York
Website: michelerobinsphotography.com
Email: Michele.Robins@gmail.com
Studio:
Mana Contemporary
888 Newark Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey 07306-6342
Background/General Education
| Ph.D. | Clinical/Developmental Psychology, Bryn Mawr College |
| M.S. | Education, University of Pennsylvania |
| B.S. | Psychology and French, William Smith College |
Art Education
| Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| University of the Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Université de Haute Bretagne Rennes, France |
| Parsons School of Design, New York, New York |
| Ecole des Beaux Arts, Rennes, France |
Awards
| 2012 | Juror Award of Merit (Cityscape/Architecture) from International Fine Art Photography Competition: Grand Prix de la Découverte, Paris, France |
| 2011 | Awards presented at Trenton City Museum "Ellarslie Open XXIX". Best in Show Photography. Best in Show Printmaking. Honorable Mention Watercolor |
| 2009 | Merit Award presented at the Perkins Center for the Arts for Artistic Excellence in Faculty and Members Show |
| 2009 | Juror's Award, Annual Juried Watercolor Exhibition presented at Perkins Center for the Arts |
| 2009 | Award presented at Trenton City Museum "Ellarslie Open XXVII" for Mixed Media (Runner Up) |
| 2008 | Merit Award presented at the Perkins Center for the Arts for special recognition in Faculty and Members Show |
| 2007 | Juror's Award, Annual Juried Watercolor Exhibition presented at Perkins Center for the Arts |
| 2006 | Best In Show Award, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey |
| 2005 | Merit Award presented at the Perkins Center for the Arts for special recognition in Faculty and Members Show |
| 2004 | Merit Award presented at the Perkins Center for the Arts Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission in Recognition of Outstanding Achievement and Artistic Accomplishment |
Solo Exhibition
| 2020 | Dance and Architecture, Alternative Photographic Processes, by Michele Robins, The Warren Family Gallery at Berkshire School, Sheffield, Massachusetts (January 9 to March 7 2020) |
Juried Exhibitions
| 2022 | PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont, The Magic of Light (March 3 to March 26 2022) | |
| 2019 | PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont, Contemporary Landscape Exhibition (October 10 to November 2 2019) | |
| 2018 | Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA), Alumni Gallery, Continuing Education Annual Juried Student Exhibition (March 22 to April 13 2018) | |
| 2014 | Soho Photo Gallery, Tenth Annual National Alternative Process Competition, New York (November 4 to November 29 2014) | |
| 2011 | Trenton City Museum "Ellarslie Open XXIX" (April 30 to June 20 2010) | |
| 2010 | Trenton City Museum "Ellarslie Open XXVIII" (May 1 to June 20 2010) | |
| 2009 | Juried Watercolor Exhibition, The Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, New Jersey (May 3 to June 14 2009) | |
| 2009 | Trenton City Museum "Ellarslie Open XXVII" (April 25 to June 14 2009) | |
| 2009 | Juried Photography Exhibition, "Photography 28," The Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, New Jersey (January 31 2009 to March 1 2009) | |
| 2009 | Alternative Process Traveling Exhibit - Texas Photographic Society Options Gallery, Odessa, TX (January 15 2009 - March 27 2009) | |
| 2008 | Trenton City Museum "Ellarslie Open XXVI" (April 19 to June 22 2008) | |
| 2008 | Juried Photography Exhibition, "Photography 27," The Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, New Jersey (January 26 to February 24 2008) | |
| 2007 | Soho Photo Gallery, Third Annual Alternative Process Competition, New York (November 6 to December 1 2007) | |
| 2007 | Juried Photography Exhibition, "Sun Pixels to Mega-Pixels," The Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, New York (September 29 - November 4 2007) | |
| 2007 | Trenton City Museum Salon de Refuses "Ellarslie Open XXV" (April 28 to June 24 2007) | |
| 2007 | Annual Juried Watercolor Exhibition, The Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, New Jersey (April 22 to May 20 2007) | |
| 2007 | Biggs Picture: Landscapes by Regional Artists, Biggs Museum Dover, Delaware (March 10 - June 24 2007) | |
| 2007 | Woodmere Museum, Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania (January 27 to March 4 2007) | |
| 2007 | Juried Photography Exhibition, "Photography 26," The Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, New Jersey (January 27 to February 25 2007) | |
| 2007 | Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, "Visual Edge 3: Handcrafted," Sacramento, California (January 5 to February 3 2007) | |
| 2006 | Atlanta Photography Group, "In Your Dreams" Competition, Atlanta, Georgia (August 4 to September 8 2006) | |
| 2006 | Atlanta Photography Group, "Hot: Images That Sizzle" Competition, Atlanta, Georgia (June 16 to July 21 2006) | |
| 2006 | INFOCUS Juried Exhibition, Palm Beach Photographic Centre Delray Beach, Florida (June 9 to August 5 2006) | |
| 2006 | Soho Photo Gallery, Second Annual Alternative Process Competition, New York (May 2 to June 3 2006) | |
| 2006 | Annual Juried Watercolor Exhibition, The Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, New Jersey (April 23 to May 21 2006) | |
| 2006 | Photo Image '06 presented by the Philadelphia Center for the Photographic Image and Philadelphia City Paper - Show at the Nexus/Foundation for Today's Art (April 6 to April 30 2006) | |
| 2006 | "Focus on Sculpture" Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton New Jersey (January 14 2006 to April 30 2006) | |
| 2005 | Trenton City Museum "Ellarslie Open XXIII" (April 30 to June 19 2005) | |
| 2005 | Annual Juried Watercolor Exhibition, The Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, New Jersey (April 25 to May 23 2005) | |
| 2005 | Juried Photography Exhibition, "Photography 24," The Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, New Jersey (January 29 to February 27 2005) | |
| 2004 | Annual Juried Watercolor Exhibition, The Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, New Jersey (April 25 to May 23, 2004) | |
| 2002 | A Tribute to New York" The Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, New Jersey (September 2002) |
Invited Exhibitions
| 2023 | Light of Dance, by Michele Robins, the Warren Family Gallery at Berkshire School, Sheffield, Massachusetts (June 3 2023 to June 5 2023) |
| 2010 | New Faces Exhibit - Artists' House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (June 2 2010 to June 27 2010) |
| 2009 | Alternative Process Traveling Exhibit - Texas Photographic Society Options Gallery, Odessa, TX (January 15 2009 to March 27 2011) |
| 2009 | Selections: Original Works from the Book of Alternative Photographic Processes, by Christopher James, Second Edition - Borowsky and Open Lens Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (February 15 2009 to April 12 2009) |
| 2008 | Lumière de Danse - Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White Street, New York, New York (September 4 2008 to October 4 2008) |
| 2007 | Pink at Perkins - The Contradictory Character of a Complex Color, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, New Jersey (October 13 to November 25 2007) |
Publications
Work featured in:
The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes, Third Edition
Christopher James, Delmar (2015)
The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes, Second Edition
Christopher James, Delmar (2008)
Collections
Bibliothèque nationale de France Paris, France
Artwork in several private and corporate collections throughout the United States and Europe