Robin Mitchell, California Artist

Untitled, 4x6" Original Painting on Postcard, Signed en verso.

Robin Mitchell's work can be seen at the upcoming gallery reception at Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, on Saturday, March 5th, 5-7pm  (invitation included in auction.)

Robin Mitchell lives and works in Santa Monica, California. She received both her BFA (1972) and MFA (1974) from the California Institute of the Arts. While an undergraduate student at Cal Arts, she was a member of the Feminist Art Program and worked on the historic Womanhouse Project.  More detailed information can be found on her website: robinmitchell.net

Mitchell’s work focuses on the act of mark-making to explore how the mark, in its abstract nature, is able to communicate an image and transcend beyond it to suggest themes both tangible and intangible. Her paintings are part of the tradition of work by artists like Agnes Martin, Hilma Af Klimt, Emma Kunz, and Bill Jensen, who underpin abstract representation with spiritual elements. Over the years, Mitchell’s artwork has evolved from formal concerns to embrace a more spiritual imagery alluding to aspects of the natural world and of human nature. Many of her paintings have a strong central image that is reflective of personal identity, both physical and psychological.