Robinson Abby : photographer

Abby Robinson has shown her photographs in the US, Europe and Asia. Much of her work has been done in conjunction with grants from the Asian Cultural Council (1995-1996/Vietnam), the Fulbright Program (1999-2000/Sri Lanka and India), and the American Institute of Sri Lankan Studies (2004, 2005). She also received a Siskind Grant and New York Foundation of the Arts Grant in 2006. She’s had fellowships at Yaddo, MacDowell and the Virginia Center for the Creative artist colonies along with artist-in-residencies at Light Works (Syracuse, NY), Altos de Chavon (Dominican Republic) and most recently Three Shadows (Beijing). One-Person Exhibitions Include: FotoFest, Houston; H2O, Barcelona; The Workshop, Hong Kong; and Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR. She has written for Asian Art News and South Asian Popular Culture, is a contributor to the new Trans-Asia Photography Review, and has published a novel, The Dick and Jane based on her experiences working with a private investigator. Her photographs have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Time, Photographers International, Dear Dave, and Shots. Robinson lives and works in New York. She teaches photography at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in Manhattan in the B.F.A. Photography and the Graphic Design & Advertising Departments.
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