Robin Holder's Chronology
(Abbreviated)
1952
Born, Chicago, IL
1959
Parents divorced, moved to Manhattan, NY.
1969
Graduated from New York City's High School of Music
and Art.
1969–71
Received a scholarship to The Art Students League of New York, NYC.
Studied with: Marshall Glasier, Vaclav Vytlacil, Morris Kantor, and Rudolf Baranik.
1973
Married Miguel Enrique Luna Alcivar in Mexico City, Mexico.
1974
Birth of son Enrique Sebastian Marc Luna Holder in Quito, Ecuador.
1976–77
Worked in lithography at Amsterdams Grafisch Atelier, the Netherlands.
1977–86
Assistant Director/Coordinator at The Printmaking
Workshop, NYC, NY.
1979
Group Exhibition: Voices Expressing What Is. Westbeth Galleries, NYC, NY. Curators: Benny Andrews, Howardena Pindell, and May Stevens.
1982
Group exhibition: The Wild Art Show. P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, NY. Curator: Faith Ringgold.
1984
Group exhibition: Art In Print. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, NYC, NY.
End of marriage to Miguel Enrique Luna Alcivar.
1985
Group exhibition: Generations in Transition. Hampton University, Hampton, VA. Curator: Dr. Jacqueline Fonvielle-Bontemps.
1986
Group exhibition: Progressions—A Cultural Legacy. The Clocktower, NYC, NY. Curators: Emma Amos, Julia Hotton, and Vivian Browne.
1987–09
Teaching Artist. The Studio in a School Association, NYC, NY.
1988
Group exhibition: Prevailing Spirit. Longwood Arts Gallery, NYC, NY. Sponsored by the Bronx Council on the Arts. Curator: Fred Wilson. Teaching Residency. The Children's Museum of Manhattan,
NYC, NY.
1989
Received a grant from the Manhattan Graphics Center,
NYC, NY.
1990
Artist in Residence. El Museo Del Barrio, NYC, NY. Sponsored by New York State Council on the Arts.
One person exhibition: Robin Holder. The Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY.
1991
One person exhibition. Kent State University, Kent, OH. One person exhibition: "Warrior Women". ACBAW Center for
the Arts, Mount Vernon, NY. Filmed by The New York Foundation for the Arts for a public service announcement produced for television.
1992
Featured in an Arts Education Program for Sesame Street: Family History Portrait Quilt with Young Students. Aired on PBS Fall 1992 through Spring 1997.
1993
Commissioned for an exterior plaza in precast concrete stone and concrete: 6,500 sq. ft. NYC, NY. NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program, NYC, NY. Architect: Gruzen, Sampton and Steinglass, NYC, NY.
1995
Assistant to Bob Blackburn. Master Printmaking Workshop at Altos de Chavon, Dominican Republic. Sponsored by United States Information Service, United
State Embassy, Dominican Republic, and Parsons School of Design, NYC, NY.
One person exhibition: Robin Holder. Cedar Crest College, Tompkins Gallery, Allentown, PA.
1996
Commissioned for six stained glass windows, NYC, NY. NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program. Architect: RKT & B, NYC, NY.
Commissioned for Portraits and Patterns, seven 32" x 80" ceramic tile murals. Public Art for Public Schools, NYC. Architect: Fleming, Inc., NYC, NY.
1997
Group exhibition: Women in Full Effect. Rush Art, NYC, NY. Curator: Nanette Carter.
One person exhibition: Reflections. State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY.
Commissioned for stained glass window, 8' x 14'. Wayside Baptist Church, Brooklyn, NY.
1998
Commissioned for five works for the Racial Justice Awards.
The YWCA of the USA, NYC, NY.
1999
Received the Individual Visual Artist Grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council, NY.
Received a fellowship from The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, NYC, NY.
Group exhibition: Women United: Aesthetically Multicultural. Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD. Curator: Charlotte Armstead-Williams.
2001
Commissioned by Absolut® Vodka to create a work
Absolut Holder.
2001
Residency Grant Artist as Catalyst 2001. Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, Philadelphia, PA.
Commissioned for Transformations, sixteen antique leaded glass windows sponsored by the State of Connecticut Arts Commission. Connecticut Juvenile Training School, Middletown, CT.
2002
Commissioned for Bayonne, five 2.5' x 5' paintings, by the New Jersey Transit, for the Hudson Bergen Light Rail System, NJ. Architect: Parsons Brinkerhoff, Philadelphia
2003
Group exhibition: From Challenge to Triumph. Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, Brooklyn, NY. Curators: Blake T. Kimbrough and Melvin A. Marshall.
2004–06
Trained high school and middle school NYC Department of Education teachers how to implement the Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts, NYC, NY
2005
The Brooklyn Museum Education Program's Basquiat Master Class workshops at Holder's studio.
Resident Artist. Temple Visual Arts Festival. Lafayette College, Easton, PA.
Group exhibition: Common Cause: Collecting African American Art. Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC. Curator: Cheryl Sutton.
Group exhibition: New York/Paris DIALOGUE Paris/New York. Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris Atelier Lacouriere-Frelaut, Paris, France. Curator: Maddy Rosenberg.
Group exhibition: African American Printmakers: The Legacy Continues. Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ. Curator: Cynthia Hawkins.
2006
Site specific commission for Migration, 34 windows in laminated glass, NYC, NY. Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY.
One person exhibition: Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, GA.
Commissioned to create a Collectors Guild Print, They Damaged Us More Than Katrina. National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA.
2007
Group exhibition: Daughters of the House of Life: Betty Blayton and Robin Holder. Hammonds House Museum, Atlanta, GA. Curator: Kevin Sipp.
2008
Group Exhibition: New Prints: Artists' Commentary. International Print Center New York, NYC. Curators: Nick Lamia, Gary Simmons, Robin White Owen, and Martha Wilson.
2009
One person exhibition: Robin Holder: Rhythm, Movement, and Change. Parish Gallery, Washington, DC.
One person exhibition: An American Consciousness: Robin Holder's Mid-Career Retrospective. The David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland, College Park. Curator: Dorit Yaron.