ARTIST STATEMENT & BIO
Robin Whatley is a mixed media collage artist, educator, and curator based in Denver CO. With a background in arts administration, she holds a BFA with a concentration in painting from Colorado State University, and studied at the Santa Chiara Italart in Castiglione Fiorentino, Italy. Her work examines old print ads like an archeological artifact of our ancestors. The nameless figures inked into aged pulp of 1960’s magazines are carefully rescued from the dehumanizing old Madison Ave world and safely released into a vivid and futuristic landscape. These seamlessly blended vintage paper cut-outs and water-based paintings transport the viewer into surreal and otherworldly landscapes where humanity and identity are explored beyond consumerism.
Robin’s work has been included in numerous group and solo exhibitions around the US including Arizona, Colorado, Rhode Island, Florida and Washington. Her work has been published with Kolaj Magazine, a world art magazine on contemporary collage, and The Curator’s Salon Magazine in London UK.
NEWS & UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
The Evocative Collage Art of Robin Whatley, ArtBurst Studios online article, January 4, 2024
This Week at Kolaj Magazine, Kolaj Magazineonline newsletter, November 6, 2022
Denver’s Most Inspiring Stories, VoyageDenver interview and online article, February 15, 2022
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
“Memory & Nostalgia: Collage and Mixed Media Painting”, Saturday, February 21, 2026, 10am-5pm, hosted at the Art Students League of Denver
“Finding New Life: Collage Art with Vintage Magazines”, Friday, March 20, 2026, 1-4pm, hosted at the Art Students League of Denver
“World Collage Day”, Saturday, May 9, 2026, 10am-1pm & 2-5pm, all day event hosted at the Art Students League of Denver (10am-1pm) Art Students League of Denver (2-5pm)
“Eco-Collage”, Saturday, July 11, 2026, 1-4pm, hosted at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
“Collage: Modern & Contemporary Mixed Media”, Saturday, September 26, 2026, 10am-2pm, hosted at the Denver Art Museum, registration opens summer of 2026!