Amanda Robins

Amanda Robins (1961-) is an Australian contemporary artist who is best known for her sumptuous paintings and large-scale drawings of clothing and drapery.

She trained in Melbourne at the Chisholm Institute of Technology, and the Victorian College of the Arts, but currently resides in Sydney.

Her richly textured and dramatic work falls within a symbolist tradition. It transcends its subject matter with deeply evocative references to the human body that are both imaginative and perceptive.

In 1996 she was awarded the Portia Geech Memorial Award . Her entry in the 2001 Dobell Prize for Drawing at the Art Gallery of NSW, Linen dress, was subsequently purchased by Margaret Olley and donated to the gallery.

Her work is held by Artbank, the Art Gallery of NSW, the Benalla Regional Art Gallery in Victoria, and many private collections.

References

• 3rd International Biennial of Pastel Drawing, Catalogue, 1992.
• John McDonald, Art Review, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 March 1995.
• Christopher Heathcote, Art Review, The Age, 29 April 1995.
• Rita Erlich, Art Of The You Beaut Country, The Age, 8 June 1996.
• Bruce James, Me, Myself an Eye (Art Review), Sydney Morning Herald, 31 October 1998.
• Neville Drury, Images 3 Contemporary Australian Painting, (cover image), 1998, Craftsman House.
• Hendrik Kolenberg, Drawing the spotlight, Look, June 2002, 19 (colour illus.), pg. 18-19.
• Victoria Hynes, Critic's Picks, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 August 2001.
• Robert Nelson, Prize show offers fascinating tour of new directions, The Age, 21 September 2002.
• Heidi Maier, Art prize entries like chalk and cheese, Courier-Mail, 7 April 2003.
• Elizabeth Fortescue, Battle lines drawn as some see the light on artwork, Daily Telegraph, 13 September 2003.