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Artist Bio
Robin VanHoozer is as vibrant as the colors she puts on her canvas. Robin finds the link between the reality of the outside world and the inner being. This ability to connect is displayed in her work.  Raised with a background rich in history and nature, her work displays a love of architecture and places, figures, movement and color. A native of Missouri, Robin’s studio is located in the historic Museum Hill District of St. Joseph, Missouri.
Robin received her MA from the University of Missouri in Kansas City and has attended encaustic workshops at San Francisco and at the Women’s Studio Workshop at Rosendale, New York. Currently Robin’s work is on display in the office of Senator Claire McCaskill in Washington, D.C. She has exhibited at the Apex Gallery and the Kansas City Artist Coalition. Other exhibitions of her work have been at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art and several other local venues. Robin's work has been featured on the ABC television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Artist Statement
Just as we must live in both the real world and in the world of our minds and imaginations my work weaves together what I see and what I imagine. Striving to find the link between the reality of the outside world and my inner being drives my artistic vision. Woven throughout my work are glimpses of what I see and what I can imagine.
Radiantly faceted layers of fused wax provide a rich, complex, and changing tapestry on which to compose my personal perspectives. Multiple materials such as photographs, glass, thread, oil, oil pastel, and fireworks become part of the tapestry in the layers of wax. Seeking the infinite pathways that light my wax worlds the transparent and translucent layers allow me to choose what I reveal or conceal.
When I enter my studio, which is my haven, each day I weave what I have captured, glimpsed, or noticed from the corner of my eye. Building a visual tapestry by collecting a texture, a shape, a color, or a particularly nice line, or something that may be whimsical or absurd is a powerful tool in my art making. Each piece created is a world, a field, and a unique space that gives voice to my visual explorations.
Artist Resume
ROBIN VANHOOZER
Robin is a regionally and nationally exhibited painter. Her work has been seen nationally on ABC Television’s Show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Encaustic paint is Robin’s primary media, however, she also works in oil paint and combinations of different media.
A native of Missouri, Robin’s studio is located in the historic Museum Hill District of St. Joseph.
SHOWS AND JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2009
Senator Claire McCaskill - Hart Senate Office Building - Washington, D.C.
2008
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art - St. Joseph, MO - Women Artists of St. Joseph
2007
Helzberg Diamonds Corporate Office - July 2nd through August 24th - 18225 Swift Ave. N. Kansas City
Heartland Health Foundation - EmpowerU Building, St. Joseph, MO
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art - Radioactive Day Installation- March 4th through April 10th - St. Joseph, MO
Private Showing for City in Motion Dance Company at the residence of Eric and Andrea Vianello through Kansas City Business Council for the Arts
2006
Apex Gallery - Solo Exhibition Radioactive Day - April 13th through June 13th - 1819 Wyandotte Kansas City, MO
2005
Kansas City Artists Coalition - Underground Gallery - December 2nd through January 13th 2006
Muchnic Gallery - November 4th through December 31st - Atchison, KS
ABC Television Show - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Aired May 8th
Monarch Gallery - Extreme Art Show - June 3rd through July 30th - Kansas City, MO
2004
Albrecht-Kemper Museum - Art Membership Show - St. Joseph, MO
2002
Kansas City Artists Coalition - Open Studios - Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Artists Coalition - Art Exposed - Kansas City, MO
2001
Kansas City Artists Coalition/ St. Louis Artist’s Guild - The Road Show - September 7th through October 20th
1998
Timely Timeless Art, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO
Missouri Western State College - Solo Exhibition - Playing Games - St. Joseph, MO
1995
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - Kansas City Municipal Arts Commission Photography Contest - February 23rd through March 23rd - Kansas City, MO
1994
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art - Solo Exhibition - Noisemakers and Other Works - October 6th through November 13th - St. Joseph, MO
Trails! West Festival Exhibitor - St. Joseph, MO
1993
Parkville Fine Arts Association Juried Exhibition, Parkville, MO
1984
Plaza Art Fair Exhibitor - Kansas City, MO
CORPORATE PURCHASES, AWARDS, AND GRANTS
2007
Heartland Health Foundation - EmpowerU Building - St. Joseph, MO
Mr. Larry Goldberg - Goldberg Sullivan & McCrerey Architects - St. Joseph, MO
2006
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art - Membership Show 2nd Place in Mixed Media Category
Kansas City Artists Coalition Art Auction
2005
ABC Television Show – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Aired – May 8th, 2005
2004
Turkey Leg Auction Benefit for Food Harvest Kitchen
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art - Membership Show Honorable Mention in Painting Category
1996
University of Missouri at Kansas City Women’s Council Fellowship
Ida S. Rhodes Award and Grant
1995
First Place - Kansas City Photography Contest - Kansas City Municipal Arts Commission
1994
Honorable Mention, Trails, West Festival, St. Joseph, MO
Top 20 Nominee - Missouri Arts Council Visual Biennial
Best Individual Artist - Mayor’s Award for the Arts - St. Joseph, MO
COLLECTIONS
Heartland Health Foundation - EmpowerU Building - St. Joseph, MO
Mr. Larry Goldberg - Goldberg Sullivan & McCrerey Architects
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
EDUCATIION AND WORKSHOPS
2005
Encaustic and Monoprint Workshop - Women’s Studio Workshop- Rosendale, NY
1998
Master of Arts in Studio Art, Painting, University of Missouri at Kansas City
1988
Intaglio Printmaking continuing education class with Hugh Merrill
1982
Bachelor of Science in Education, Art, Missouri Western State College - St. Joseph, MO
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