Robin’s work is both intimate and highly relatable. Her paintings reflect an incredible understanding of how we express ourselves in deeply personal moments. By focusing almost exclusively on body language and an emotionally evocative color palette, Robin encourages us to think about each character’s story. And in doing so, we often find our own stories in her paintings.”
                                                                                                                   -Alex Farkas, Director and Curator UGallery, San Francisco, California

​Robin was born and lived in the suburban midwest until relocating to Boston in 2013, when her husband began working in New England. She describes feeling energized by its culturally rich urban environment steeped in history, the European sensibility of the city, and the proximity to the ocean. Robin recalls a childhood filled with drawing detailed pictures of doll like girls, using mixed media to create collages, and always feeling engaged and moved by color; color remains a striking element in all of her work.

 Robin's visual voice is unique and recognizable, expressing the human figure in a contemporary style with emotionally intuitive paintings. The work reflects a practiced and imaginative use of line, shape, composition, and of course color, layering acrylic paint and charcoal on stretched canvas.  The relationship of women and their bodies is a recurrent theme in her work as is an  emotional sensitivity to what it means to be female.
Robin welcomes visits to her studio by appointment.



Represented by
UGallery, San Francisco, CA 
https://www.ugallery.com/artist/robin-okun
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Adam Goldberg & Gathered Gallery, Toledo, Ohio

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Memberships
Women"s Caucus for Art
Fort Point Arts Community