Robin Samiljan, CA
Robin Samiljan grew up in Wilmette, 18 miles north of Chicago. After graduating from Vanderbilt University she moved to Swampscott, Massachusetts. The New England landscape stimulated her imagination and prompted her to re-create nature's gifts through visual art. Influenced by reading "The Tao of Watercolor", she studied with artist-author Jeanne Carbonetti which led into the development of her professional career.
While teaching watercolor painting at Montserrat College of Art, Robin attended the International Encaustic Conference. She then received her Master of Education degree in Arts and Learning at Endicott College, and encaustic paintings were featured in her graduate school exhibition. A move back to Chicago led Robin to explore soft pastel painting. The COVID pandemic allowed her the time to hone and combine a variety of her artistic techniques.
Samiljan continues to work with multiple art mediums using saturated pigments on papers and boards often combined with wax or gesso to create luminous, dimensional textures. She is a signature member of the Chicago Pastel Painters, a member of the Green Bay Art Colony, and has maintained an Artist Membership at the Copley Society of Art in Boston since 2012. Most recently, her home has transitioned from Chicago to Green Bay where she is actively re-connecting with nature influencing her art.
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