The direct gaze can be compelling, offering frank emotional engagement, but this vital physical connection between us is increasingly absent in our digital age. My portraits are intended to convey something of the mystery implicit in facial expressions, and engage the viewer in speculation about the subject's origins and relevance in the present day. The focus of my work is slowly shifting as I continue to explore the possibilities of expressing the complexity of human interactions within the context of figurative painting. In more recent painting I hope to express the tensions and emotional implications of the way we position ourselves physically in relation to others.

Website: www.rosalindrobinson.com

After studying for a BA in Fine Art in London, Rosalind worked as a scenic artist for the BBC before pursuing her career as an artist and mural painter.
Since 2010 her focus has been on producing paintings and drawings in her studio. Her work is in public and private collections in America,Sweden, Italy and the UK. 
She was elected an Associate Member of the Society of Women Artists in 2016 and appointed to the Council of the Society of Women Artists in April 2019.

In 2020 she was elected an Academician at the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol.

She became a full SWA member in 2021

AWARDS:

2020 Awarded Academician status at the RWA Bristol

2018 Winner of ‘The Artist’ Editor’s Choice Award at the SWA Annual Open in Mall Galleries London

2016 Winner of the Rosemary & Co Artist’s Brushes Award at the SWA Annual Open in Mall Galleries London

2011 Winner of the Crack Illustration Award at the RWA Annual Open Exhibition.