Stephanie Robison (born August 5, 1976) is a sculpture artist based in

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Work

Her work is exemplified by the post-minimalist use of materials (ala

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only much larger, but smaller than

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's full room works) in a range of tactically diverse ways, such as stuffed fabric, wood, and marble. The effect recalls

surrealism Surrealism is a cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists depicted unnerving, illogical scenes and developed techniques to allow the unconscious mind to express itself. Its aim was, according to ...

, with undertones of disconnected, fluid anatomy. Her installation Wreaking Ball Cloud appeared in the 9th Northwest Biennial 2009 at the

Tacoma Art Museum The Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) is an art museum in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It focuses primarily on the art and artists from the Pacific Northwest and broader western region of the U.S. Founded in 1935, the museum has strong roots in the c ...

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. She was regularly featured at the Tilt Gallery in Portland, Oregon. Her work has been selected for several juried exhibitions including the Center on Contemporary Art Annual in Seattle and more recently the 10th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition at the University of Hawaii. She is currently a tenured faculty member teaching sculpture at

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Education

She received her Masters of Fine Arts in Sculpture from the

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in 2004.

Personal life

References

*Kangas, Matthew
"Seattleites are standouts in otherwise flat CoCA Annual"
"Seattle Times", December 8, 2006. Retrieved August 18, 2007 *Motley, John
"Paper Fences"
"Portland Mercury", February 9, 2006. Retrieved August 18, 2007

External links

Stephanie Robison official siteTilt Gallery website
1976 births Living people Artists from Portland, Oregon City College of San Francisco faculty {{US-sculptor-stub