Robin Johnson's practice focuses on exploring principles of contemporary representation by merging her traditional training and‭ ‬digital arts background‭. ‬Rooted in representation and perception‭, ‬she explores relationships within physical and psychological environments‭. ‬Her imagery reflects the iconic natural and cultural milieu of California as she‭ ‬creates non-linear allegories in which the scene shifts between portraiture and narration‭. ‬The environments in her work are interchangeable and‭ ‬attend to geographical‭, ‬psychological‭, ‬and historically gendered spaces‭. ‬

A nationally exhibiting artist‭, ‬she has been featured in a number of publications‭; ‬Southwest Art‭, ‬Voyage LA‭, ‬Riviera‭, ‬Orange Coast‭, ‬Studio Visit‭, ‬COAST‭, ‬and Cornell University's Epoch‭, ‬while her paintings hang in private and public collections across the country‭. Robin and her work have appeared on The Travel Channel's The Dead Files and HGTV's Hawaii Life. Robin received her MFA in Painting from the Laguna College of Art‭ + ‬Design and is currently the Art Department Chair at Cosumnes River College‭. ‬Previously she taught at the Savannah College of Art and Design‭, ‬Loyola Marymount University‭, ‬Fullerton College and served as archivist and studio assistant for noted California artist‭, ‬Tony DeLap‭. ‬


Exhibitions

2024  Cosumnes River College Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA “Robin Johnson: Golden Hills” 
2023  Cosumnes River College Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA “Faculty Exhibition”
2023  She/They Gallery, Santa Ana, CA “Valerie Samuel Henderson-Dinner Party“
2023  Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA “Faculty Exhibition”
2022  Location Gallery, Savannah, GA “Flannery O’Connor-Childhoood Home Benefit”    
2022  SCAD Atlanta, GA “Faculty Exhibition”
2021  Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA “Open Studio”
2021  Location Gallery, Savannah, GA “Savannopoly” 2020 Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA “Faculty Exhibition”
2020 Laguna College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA “Alumni Exhibition”
2020 SCAD Virtual, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA “Open Studio”
2019 Golden West College Art Gallery, Huntington Beach, CA “Femella”
2018 Golden West College Art Gallery, Huntington Beach, CA “The Art of the Self”
2018 Fullerton College Art Gallery, Fullerton, CA Biennial Faculty Exhibition
2018 Coastline College, Newport, CA “On the Ropes, In the Kisser”
2017 Poets and Artists, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Coastline College, Newport, CA “Like Mark”
2016 Fullerton College Art Gallery, Fullerton, CA Biennial Faculty Exhibition
2016 Q Art Salon, Santa Ana, CA “Reflections on Home, Housing, Shelter” 
2015 Q Art Salon, Santa Ana, CA “Fleshed Out”
2015 San Dieguito Arts Guild, Encinitas, CA 
2014 WestEdge 2014, Santa Monica, CA
2014 Fullerton College Art Gallery, Fullerton, CA Biennial Faculty Exhibition
2014 San Dieguito Arts Guild, Encinitas, CA
2013 Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA,
        “Gettin’Off the Ground: Contemporary Stories From an American Community”
2013 Wells Fargo Bank, Laguna Beach, CA
2013 Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA “Nature Exhibition”
2013 Festival of the Arts, Laguna Beach, CA
2013 City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA, “Made in California”
2012 Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Culver City, CA, Drawing Salon
2012 Studio Gallery: Bistango, Irvine, CA
2012 Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA, MFA Exhibition
2012 Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA 
        “Contemporary Traditionalists”
2012 Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, Thesis Exhibition
2012 Wells Fargo Bank, Laguna Beach, CA, Festival of the Arts Preview
2012 Festival of the Arts, Laguna Beach, CA
2012 LCAD, Laguna Beach, CA, Graduate MFA Exhibition
2011 Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA, Summer Show
2011 Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA
        Two-Person Show: Inner Human; Robin Johnson & Nate Wilson
2011 House of Balsamic, Irvine, CA
2011 Chermers Gallery, Tustin, CA 
2011 Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA 
2009 Fairhaven Juried Exhibit, Santa Ana, CA 
2009 Kudos Salon, Encinitas, CA 
2009 San Diego Art Institute Museum of the Living Artist, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 
        50th International Juried Exhibition
2009 SDWCA San Diego Womens History Museum, San Diego, CA,
        Juried Exhibit, Herstory, Awarded: Best of Show & 2nd Place 
2009 LCAD Graduating Senior Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA 
2009 Collectors Choice Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA 
2009 Las Cruces Annual Art Exhibit, Las Cruces, CA 
2008 Dawson Cole Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA 
2008 7°Gallery Drawing & Painting Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA 
2008 Las Cruces Annual Art Exhibit, Las Cruces, CA 
2008 Collectors Choice Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA 
        Awarded: Best of Show Junior 
2007 Las Cruces Annual Art Exhibit, Las Cruces, CA 
2007 Collectors Choice Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA 
2006 Collectors Choice Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA

Publications