About the Artist
Robin M. Gilliam is a mixed media abstract collage artist in Annapolis, Maryland, who specializes in creating to get her zen on. She paints and weaves found objects into mixed media collages and journals and is a teaching artist at Maryland Hall.
Robin achieved her BA in art and psychology from Goucher College in 1984. She has spent the past 30+ years creating to heal from life’s challenges, such as sexual assault, addiction, spouse battling opioids and stage 3 head/neck cancer, and aging parents with cancer and dementia (both passed now).
Robin is a survivor who shares her powerful art with others who find themselves in spaces meant for caring and healing. She was juried into The Behavior Health Awareness Art Show by Maryland’s First Lady, Mrs. Yumi Hogan; and the Maryland State Arts Council, Art on the Fly, Dusk to Dawn New Day Campaign Show. Her artwork can be found in Ashley Addiction Treatment and private collections.
Robin Gilliam website Recovery Art Studio
Artist's Statement
My original mixed media collages are inspired by found objects and life's challenges. I collect these items from antique stores (my sister and I call it junking), rusty objects and bird feathers that appear on the street while out walking with my dogs, hidden messages from books and magazines, and vintage buttons, beads, ribbons and linens. As I weave these unusual and unique items together with intuitive painting, I create symbols of life celebrated, life challenged, and life recovered. Ultimately I am creating zen - serenity, courage and wisdom.
