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Rebecca Robinson (artist)

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Rebecca Robinson
EducationArt/Visual Communications
Alma materNorth Carolina Central University

Rebecca Robinson, also known as PSNOB (pronounced "snob"), is a mixed media artist from Indianapolis, Indiana. Her work has been exhibited at the Chicago Museum of Science and History, Newfields, the Harrison Center, the Kurt Vonnegut Museum, and featured by the Arts Council of Indianapolis. She also designed custom cleats for the Indianapolis Colts.[1] She is a member of the Eighteen Art Collective that created the Black Lives Matter street mural in Indianapolis.[2][3]

Life and education

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Originally from Indianapolis, Robinson attended a Montessori school as a child.[4] Robinson studied fashion and design in Atlanta, Georgia.[5] She then graduated from with a degree Art/Visual Communications from North Carolina Central University.[6]

Work

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Robinson's work includes approaches that focus on history, photography, film, graphic and fashion design.[7] Subjects have included includes jazz musicians, people associated with the Madam Walker Legacy Center, and figures of other people.[8] Her work has been exhibited or shown at the Chicago Museum of Science and History, Newfields, the Harrison Center, the Kurt Vonnegut Museum, the Indianapolis Public Library, Re:Public Art Gallery, and featured by the Arts Council of Indianapolis.[2][3][7][9]

To make her work accessible to a broad audience, Robinson created a fashion line of custom designed handbags under the brand PSNOB (pronounced "snob").[6][3] PSNOB was created in 2001 while Robinson was living in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2021, Robinson expressed a desire to be known as more than PSNOB and to be recognized as an artist in other media as well.[10]

In 2019, she created a nonprofit called ONE ARRT TM. The organization aims to offer art supplies for under-resourced communities.[5]

Her murals have been displayed at Union Station and on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail.[11][8] Her mural, entitled, "New Nation" features a kneeling figure silhouetted in black and holding a flag against a white background. Robinson's style includes the use of industrial materials commonly found at hardware stores.[12]

In 2021, Robinson co-curated an exhibit of women artists of color at the Indianapolis Public Library.[13] In that same year she was commissioned by the Indianapolis Colts to design custom football cleats. Robinson designed three pairs of shoes that were then auctioned after a game with the Texans.[1]

Robinson has served as a member of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum Planning Committee, the Indianapolis Cabaret Board of Directors, The Indianapolis Black Documentary Film Festival Advisory Committee, and the Indianapolis Public Library's African American History Committee Advisory Board.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Two local artists work with Colts for My Cause, My Cleats". WTTV CBS4Indy. 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  2. ^ a b "Rebecca Robinson » GANGGANG". GANGGANG. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  3. ^ a b c "Rebecca Robinson: Local Legend". discovernewfields.org. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  4. ^ Rebecca Robinson Interview, October 12, 2020. American University. http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2567
  5. ^ a b "Living Art Conversations with Rebecca Robinson - Cultural Daily". culturaldaily.com. 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  6. ^ a b "Wearable fine art: Rebecca Robinson turns paintings into purses". Indianapolis Recorder. June 1, 2017. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  7. ^ a b Harrison, Keisha. "Reclaiming The Space: Support Local Artists – Indianapolis City Market". Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  8. ^ a b Bongiovanni, Domenica. "Downtown is now a living art gallery. It's fostering conversations about black lives". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  9. ^ COOPER, BREANNA (2021-07-22). "18 LLC launch promotes Indianapolis art". Indianapolis Recorder. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  10. ^ HERRON, ABRIANA (2021-07-29). "Black photographers showcase art at Central Library". Indianapolis Recorder. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  11. ^ Ditmire, Jill (2020-06-17). "Boarded Up Windows Being Transformed Into Works Of Art". WFYI Public Media. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  12. ^ Herrington, Kyle (2020-06-20). "Seeing opportunity as a Black artist in Indy: The art of Rebecca Robinson". NUVO. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  13. ^ COOPER, BREANNA (2021-11-11). "'A force to be reckoned with': Women of Color Art Exhibition at Central Library". Indianapolis Recorder. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  14. ^ "Rebecca Robinson". Harrison Center. 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
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