Bio

Kathleen Robbins earned her MFA at Massachusetts College of Art where she was later an adjunct faculty member. Kathleen is a resident of the Button Factory Artist Studios in Portsmouth. Many of her landscapes reflect the Seacoast area and recently, the Maine coast. Professional experience includes her work over the past decade as an art therapist at Exeter Hospital.

Inspiration comes from many sources including still life and landscape. The process of building the painting is critical to her work. Gesture, color, line and surface all play with the space to create a distinct back and forth motion between representation and abstraction.

What drives the work is the initial response to a moment in time. Layers are then built upon or removed to create the final piece as the painting takes on a life of its own.

The surface is often calm and time is suspended, with the ever-present tension on the verge of movement and change. How one object or shape affects the other is a continuing source of fascination.

EDUCATION:

  • Massachusetts College of Art 9/1993 to 5/1995

MASTER OF FINE ARTS, PAINTING, BOSTON, MA

Received graduate painting award


  • Southeastern Massachusetts University 9/1976 to 5/1981

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, PAINTING, NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA


PROFESSIONAL:

  • Healing Arts Instructor, 1/2006 to Present

EXETER HOSPITAL, CENTER FOR CANCER CARE EXETER, NH


  • Adjunct Faculty Member 9/1995 to 5/2000

MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART BOSTON, MA






AWARDS:



Omer T Lassonde 35th Annual Juried Exhibition "Beyond the Boundaries", NHAA 3/2021-5/2021

Juror Andrew Spahr Chief Curator Currier Museum of Art Manchester NH

Second Place

PORTSMOUTH, NH



New Hampshire Art Association, Plein Air Wet Paint Out, 7/2019

Third Place

PORTSMOUTH, NH


Omer T Lassonde 33rd Annual Juried Exhibition Juror Kate Kostoupolous, Chase Gallery, 4/2019

Third Place

PORTSMOUTH, NH


New Hampshire Art Association Wet Paint Out Plein Air Competition 7/2017

First Place

PORTSMOUTH, NH


New Hampshire Art Association Wet Paint Out Plein Air Competition 7/2015

First Place

PORTSMOUTH, NH


Chatham Inc. Award for Painting 12/1996

NEW HAMPSHIRE ART ASSOCIATION, 50TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION MANCHESTER, NH,

Currier Gallery of Art


Master of Fine Art Painting Award 5/1995

MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART BOSTON, MA


Drawing Conclusions: A Drawing and Printmaking Exhibition 4/1993

BANNISTER GALLERY, RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE OF ART CENTER PROVIDENCE, RI,

Third Place



SOLO EXHIBITIONS:


  • Work in Transtion, 7/2018-9/2018, YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, York Maine

  • Recent Paintings November 2009 SUSAN MAASCH FINE ART, Portland ME Paintings of Cape Elizabeth Maine

  • Recent Paintings August 2007 COOPER JACKSON GALLERY, Portland ME

  • Recent Paintings 10/3/06 to 10/31/06 THE CLOWN GALLERY Portland, ME

  • “Landscapes| Real and Imagined” 3/2001 to 4/2001 GALLERY SEVENTY-NINENEWBURY STREET BOSTON, MA

  • Recent Landscape Paintings 3/2000 to 4/2000 SHAPIRO GALLERY, NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE MANCHESTER, NH

  • Recent Paintings and Drawings 3/1999 to 4/1999 ENDICOTT COLLEGE OF ART BEVERLY,

  • Recent Paintings 2/1999 to 3/1999 POOKE GALLERY, WALNUT HILL SCHOOL NATICK, MA



GROUP EXHIBITIONS


  • Group Show Nahcotta Gallery 7/2016 NAHCOTTA GALLERY, PORTSMOUTH, NH

  • Salon Show 12/15 NAHCOTTA GALLERY, PORTSMOUTH, NH

  • Enormous Tiny Art Show 2/14 NAHCOTTA GALLERY, PORTSMOUTH, NH

  • Salon Show 12/14 NAHCOTTA GALLERY, PORTSMOUTH, NH

  • Salon Show 12/13 NAHCOTTA GALLERY, PORTSMOUTH, NH

  • Group Show 8/13 SUSAN MAASCH FINE ART, PORTLAND MAINE

  • June Landscape Show 6/13 NAHCOTTA GALLERY, PORTSMOUTH, NH

  • Enormous Tiny Art Show 2/13NAHCOTTA GALLERY, PORTSMOUTH, NH

  • Salon Show 12/12 NAHCOTTA GALLERY, PORTSMOUTH, NH

  • Enormous Tiny Art Show 9/12 – 10/12,NAHCOTTA GALLERY, PORTSMOUTH, NH

  • Enormous Tiny Art Show 9/11- 10/11NAHCOTTA GALLERY, PORTSMOUTH, NH

  • Susan Maasch Fine Art 7/10 PORTLAND, MAINE

  • Group Show July 2010 “The Contemporary Landscape”Susan Maasch Fine Art 2/10PORTLAND, MAINE

  • Susan Maasch Fine Art 2/Group Show Feb 2010 “From Realism to Abstraction”, MAINE PORTLAND, MAINE

  • Enormous Tiny Art Show 2/10 to 3/10 NAHCOTTA GALLERY, PORTSMOUTH, NH

  • Members Juried Show, Painting And Sculpture 1/10 to 2/10 CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS, Juror: Nina Neilson Concord Art Association

  • Enormous Tiny Art Show 9/09- 10/09 NAHCOTTA GALLERY PORTSMOUTH NH

  • Dux Femina Facti: A women is in charge:5/09-6/09 Small and Tiny works, SUSAN MAASCH FINE ART PORTLAND ME

  • The Tiny Enormous Art Show 2/09 to 3/09,NAHCOTTA GALLERY PORTSMOUTH NH

  • The Landscape Show 8/6/2008 to 8/31/2008 NACOTTA GALLERY PORTSMOUTH NH

  • Landlocked: The Contemporary Landscape 7/15/2008 to 8/15/2008 SUSAN MAASCH FINE ART PORTLAND, ME

  • Landscape Invitational 8/1/07 to 8/31/07 NAHCOTTA GALLERY PORTSMOUTH, NH

  • Landscape Group Show 7/2/07 to 7/30/07 COOPER JACKSON GALLERY, PORTLAND, ME

  • Abstract 8/3/06 to 8/31/06 THE CLOWN GALLERY PORTLAND, ME Group Show

  • Invitational Landscape Show 8/5/05 to 8/30/05 THE CLOWN GALLERY PORTLAND, ME Group Show

  • 2004 Juried Competition 10/23/04 to 10/28/04 SHARON ARTS CENTER PETERBOROUGH, NH Juror: Mara Williams, independent curator

  • Fifth Annual Frances N. Roddy Competition 9/9/04 to 10/31/04 CONCORD ART ASSOCIATION CONCORD, MA Juror: Rachel Lafo, Decordova Museum

  • Invitational Landscape Show 8/5/04 to 8/30/04 THE CLOWN GALLERY PORTLAND, ME

  • Group Show Recent Works – Painterly Landscapes 10/1/03 to 10/29/03 THE CLOWN GALLERY PORTLAND, ME, Two Person Show

  • Boundaries and Beyond, New England Landscapes 11/2/02 to 11/30/02 THE CLOWN GALLERY PORTLAND, ME Two Person Show

  • Between Solace and Awe: Beyond the Landscape 7/2002 to 8/2002 STARR GALLERY NEWTON, MA Group Show

  • Biennial 2001 9/2001 to 10/2001 NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF ART MANCHESTER, NH Open to New Hampshire Artists, Juried

  • “Seasons” 5/2001 to 7/2001 MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, BOSTON, MA Group Show

  • One Place Separate Visions 10/1999, POOKE GALLERY, WALNUT HILL SCHOOL NATICK, MA Group Show

  • 51st New Hampshire Art Association Exhibition 12/1997 CURRIER GALLERY OF ART MANCHESTER, NH Annual, Juried

  • Corporeality 2/1996 K&T LIONHEART GALLERY, NEWBURY STREET BOSTON, MA Two Person Show

  • 50th New Hampshire Art Association Exhibition 12/1996 CURRIER GALLERY OF ART MANCHESTER, NH Annual, Juried

  • Biennial 1995 9/1995 INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES MANCHESTER, NH Open to New Hampshire Artists, Juried

  • Five Fold 5/1995 BAKALAR GALLERY, MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART BOSTON, MA ,Graduate Thesis Exhibition June 6, 1994

  • BAKALAR GALLERY, MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART BOSTON, MA MFA Candidates Summer Show

  • Drawing Conclusions: A Drawing and Printmaking Exhibition 4/1993 BANNISTER GALLERY, RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE OF ART CENTER PROVIDENCE, RI Third Place

  • 45th New Hampshire Art Association Exhibit 2/1992 CURRIER GALLERY OF ART MANCHESTER, NH Annual Show, Juried

  • 7th New Hampshire Arts Biennial Exhibit 5/1991 INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES MANCHESTER, NH Open to New Hampshire Artists, Juried

  • 5th Annual Omer T. Lassonde Memorial Exhibit 4/1991 OMER T. LASSONDE GALLERY PORTSMOUTH, NH Open to New Hampshire Artists, Juried

  • 43rd Annual New Hampshire Art Association Show 1/1990 CURRIER GALLERY OF ART MANCHESTER, NH Annual, Juried

  • 6th New Hampshire Arts Biennial Exhibit 4/1989 INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES MANCHESTER, NH Open to New Hampshire Artists, Juried


COLLECTIONS


Many throughout Southern Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island Massachusetts, Connecticut, Switzerland


PROFESSIONAL



Healing Arts Instructor, 1/2006 to Present EXETER HOSPITAL, CENTER FOR CANCER CARE EXETER, NH

Adjunct Faculty Member 9/1995 to 5/2000 MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART BOSTON, MA

Adjunct Faculty Member 1/1991 to 5/1992 NOTRE DAME COLLEGE MANCHESTER, NH