EDUCATION
1977 The New School for Social Research, "Fund Raising and Grant Writing"
1971-73 Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA, M.F.A.
1967-71 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, B.F.A.
EXHIBITIONS
2021 Mostly monochrome, Online exhibition, woart
2021 For the love of nature, 3 person show, 440 gallery, brooklyn, n.y.
2021 togetherness & oneness, wah center, williamsburg, NY
2021 Over/time, 3 person show, 440 gallery, brooklyn, n.y.
2021 12th annual drawing discourse, unc ashville, n.c.
2020 Linked, 3 person show, 440 gallery, brooklyn, n.y.
2020 Atlantic Walk, group show, NU Hotel, brooklyn, n.y.
2020 Sweetwaters Cafe’, solo show sponsored by Arts Gowanus, Brooklyn, n.y.
2020 Fresh Paint, Art of our century gallery, N.y., n.y.
2019 15th Annual Small Works Show, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
2019 Transform, La Bodega Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y., Group Show
2019 The Constructions: A Complete Fabrication, Ground Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, group show curated by John Gagne
2019 RE:RE:RE: patterns, La Bodega Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y., Group Show
2019 The Root of The Matter, The Nu Hotel, solo exhibition curated by Welancora Gallery
2019 Rendering Likeness Volume 2, La Bodega Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y. Group Show
2019 PSWT Exhibition, 55 Water St. Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y. Group Show
2019 The Gathering, Ground Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y., A two person show.
2019 The Circle Show, Shapeshifter Lab, group show, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Gifts By Artists, Ground Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y., Group Show.
2018 On The Table, Gas Works Gallery, Bklyn, N.Y., A group show in conjunction with the annual Brooklyn Clay Tour
2018 17th Annual Tokyo/New York Friendship Show, Nippon Gallery, N.Y.C.
2017 16th Annual Tokyo/New York Friendship Show, Nippon Gallery, N.Y.C.
2017 This Is Not A Teapot, Ground Floor Gallery, Bklyn, N.Y. Group Show in conjunction with the annual Brooklyn Clay Tour.
2016, 2017, 2018 Curated the Ceramic Exhibit for the annual "Gowanus Open Studios" weekend, Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1983 Variations On a Theme: Embellished Elevations of the Carnegie Mansion, Cooper Hewitt Museum, N.Y.C.
1982 New Drawing in America, The Drawing Center, N.Y, London, Italy
1982 Deck The Halls: A Drawing Exhibition, GE Headquarters, Fairfield, CT
1981 Art On Paper, Weatherspoon Gallery, Greensboro, N.C.
1981 Former N.C. Artists, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, N.C. & N.C. Museum of Art, Raleigh, N.C.
1981 The Art of North Carolina, Squibb World Headquarters, Princeton, N.J. & Duke University Museum of Art, N.C.
1981 Heresies Benefit Exhibition, The Grey Art Gallery, N.Y.C.
1981 Works In The Decorative Mode, Carolyn Schneebeck Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
1980 Recap, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, N.Y.C.
1980,1976,1975,1974,1973 Annual North Carolina Artists Exhibition, N.C. Museum of Art, Raleigh, N.C. (42nd, 39th, 38th, 36th)
1980 Young Americans of The Eighties, Hans Strelow Gallery, Dusseldorf
1980 New York Pattern Show, Merwin Gallery, Illinois Wesleyan University
1979 Short Stories and Tall Tales, solo show, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, NYC
1979 Pattern, Dayton Art Center, Dayton, Ohio
1979 CAPS Graphic Artists, State University of NY at Brockport & New Paltz
1979 Decorative Art: Recent Works, Douglass College, Rutgers, University, N,J,
1978 Works of Art on Paper, The Collectors Gallery, Raleigh, N.C.
1978 Pattern Painting, Sewell Art Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas
1978 Pattern On Paper, Gladstone/Villani Gallery, N.Y.C.
1978 Paperwork, The Drawing Center, N.Y.C.
1977 Art in Public Places, Organization For Independent Artists, Commerce Building, Washington,DC
1977 Pattern Painting, P.S. 1, Institute for Art and Urban Resources, N.Y.C.
1977 Southeastern Drawing Invitational, SECCA, Winston Salem, N.C.
HONORS
2021 togetherness and oneness, wah center, honorable mention, brooklyn, n.y.
2021 12th Annual drawing Discourse Unc ashville, special award
2018 Honorable Mention from the 17th Annual Tokyo/New York Friendship Exhibit, NY, NY
2017 Received the "Madeline Sadin" award from Greenwich House Pottery, NY, NY
1996 Winner of "Picture It Painted Professionally" Residential Interior, Painting and Decorating Contractors of America
1981 Artist in Residence, YADDO, Saratoga Springs, NY
1979 Creative Artists Public Service Grant, NY State Council on the Arts
1976 Urban Wall commission from the Fayetteville Arts Council, N.C.
1972-73 Mills Research Associateship Grant in Painting, Claremont Graduate. School
1971-73 Claremont Graduate School Fellowship
1972-73 Teaching Assistantship, Film Arts, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS and INTERVIEWS
2016 From Idea to Finished Form, Ceramics Monthly, September issue, p.61
"Originally published in September 2016 issue of Ceramics Monthly. http://www.ceramicsmonthly.org . Copyright, The American Ceramic Society. Reprinted with permission."
2016 Arts Gowanus: Artist Profile
2016 BoHo Home: Everyday Artist, Robin Roi
2008 Paint Style, Firefly Books, Technical Consultant to Benjamin Moore & Co. for decorative finishes and sample production
2008 Demystifying Decorative Finishing... Or: Why Gild The Lily? Journal of Architectural Coatings, June issue
2003 The Gilder's Tip, Journal of the Society of Gilders, Interview Vol 17 Issue Profile of Robin Roi
1997 Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville, N.C. "Urban Wall Revisited".
1996 The Urban Wall, Melissa Clement, Staff Writer, Nov 22
1995 The Decorative Art of Stenciling, Traditional Home, pages 94-99, July 1995
1986 The Quilt Digest, The Quilt Digest Press, San Francisco, Edited by Michael M. Kile, Page 69, "The Three Fiances".
1984 Crazy Quilts, Penny McMorris, E.P. Dutton, Inc., page 113, Illus. 127 "The Three Fiances".
1983 Variations on a Theme: Embellished Elevations of the Carnegie Mansion, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, NYC. Smithsonian Institution, Catalogue Page 66
REVIEWS
Oct 2018 Selected by Assoc. Director of DC Moore Gallery, Peter Luke Colon, as "the studio to visit ” at the annual Gowanus Open Studios Tour, Brooklyn, NY
Jan 1982 Downtown: Trends in American Drawing, by Grace Glueck, New York Times
Jan 1981 N.Y. Reviews, Flash Art, by Valentine Tatransky
Oct 1981 Former North Carolina Artists, Raleigh Times by Lyn Johnson
Nov 1979 Voice Choices, The Village Voice by Carrie Rickey
Jun 1979 Decoration, Ornament, Pattern and Utility, Flash Art by Carrie Rickey
Jun 1979 Du Die Kunstzeitschrift Du Magazine (Decorative Arts Today), Zuruck und hin zur "Wurde des Dekorativen" by Harald Szeemann Pages 56-68
Dec 1978 N.Y. Reviews, ArtForum, by Jeff Perrone
Feb 1978 N.Y. Reviews, Art News, by Peter Frank
Jan 1978 Pattern Painting, Arts Magazine, by Carrie Rickey
Nov 1977 Issues in Pattern Painting, ArtForum, by John Perreault
Jun 1973 Opulence, Womanspace Journal, Volume 3, Melinda Terbel
VIDEO/FILM/SLIDE
2018 Slide presentation: Pattern, Sweet Lorraine Gallery, TI Art Studios, Brooklyn, N.Y.
2015 Merging The Old With The New In Your Townhouse by Robin Roi, produced by Vandenberg Inc., on youtube.
1979 Robin Lehrer: Pattern Painter: a video interview produced by Rutgers University Media Center
1979 The Third Century: Art For People, film interview, produced by Duke University Media Center.
1976 Lives Of The Artists By Wives Of The Artists, video presentation at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, N.C.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016-21 Jane's Carousel, Brooklyn, N.Y. Lead Restoration of Gilding and Decorative Paint
2016 The Painted Pot, Brooklyn, N.Y., Ceramic Instructor
2010 Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC, Adjunct Professor: "Materials"
2000 Studio E, NYC, Designed a portfolio of over 20 specialty wallcovering designs
1983-2015 Evergreene Architectural Arts, NYC, Director of Decorative Finishes
1982-83 Trompe L'Oeil Studios, NYC, Staff Artist
1981-82 The Heller Gallery, NYC, Registrar
1981 The American Crafts Museum, NYC, Gallery Assistant
1978-80 The Drawing Center, NYC, Dir. Educational Program and Viewing Program Staff
1977 Artist in Residence, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston Salem,
1976-77 Artist in Residence, Vance Granville Community College, Oxford, NC
1975-76 Artist in Residence, Fayetteville Technical Institute, NC
1974-75 Artist in Residence, Southeastern Community College, Whiteville, NC
