Robin Cheers is an artist working in the impressionist tradition with a contemporary style focused on representing the figure and everyday life. A consummate observer, Robin’s oil paintings celebrate the overlooked or ordinary scenes of modern life. Whether working on site from direct observation or with sketches and photos, Robin’s use of open brushwork and layering textures create light paintings full of color and life.
Whether working from life or in the studio, the primary goal of my work is to put the world on pause. I love to capture the fleeting moments of life and light and be mindful of the moment. My early career in graphic design instilled in me a strong sense of design and composition. Drawing comes naturally, and I can render things easily. But in my journey as an artist, rendering is no longer enough. In recent years, I have played more with color and texture to push myself to direct the mood and feeling in each painting. I believe that a strong understanding of the fundamentals of art – drawing, composition, values, and color – is an important foundation for knowing how and when to break “the rules” and paint more poetically.
Robin is an active member of her local art community, a founding member of Plein Air Austin and teaches online and local painting classes and workshops in the US and abroad. Her instructional video Brushwork Secrets Unleashed is available from Streamline Publishing. She is a signature member of the American Impressionist Society and National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, an artist member of the Oil Painters of America and an Artist in Residence at the Austin Visual Arts Association ArtSpace. Robin has won awards of excellence in both plein air competitions and juried art shows. Her work is collected worldwide.
selected exhibitions
2025 – Oil Painters of America Western Regional Juried Exhibition
2025 – American Impressionist Society 26th National Juried Exhibition
2025 – Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition
2025 – Salmagundi Club Juried Exhibition “City Spots”
2025 – American Impressionist Society 9th Annual Impressions Small Works Showcase
2024 – Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Juried Exhibition, London
2024 – New Orleans Art Association National Juried Show (New Orleans Museum of Art)
2024 – Oil Painters of America Western Regional Juried Exhibition (Phippen Museum)
2024 – American Impressionist Society 25th National Juried Exhibition (Rockport Art Association and Museum) 2024 – NOAPS “Best of America Small Works” Juried Exhibition
2024 – American Impressionist Society 8th Annual Small Works Exhibition
2023 – American Impressionist Society 24th National Juried Exhibition
2023 – American Impressionist Society 7th Annual Small Works Exhibition
2023 – NOAPS “Best of America Small Works” Juried Exhibition Winner Best Impressionism Award
2022 – National Oil and Acrylic Painters “Best of America” National Exhibition
2022 – Oil Painters of America Western Regional Juried Exhibition
2022 – American Impressionist Society 23rd Annual National Juried Exhibition
2022 – American Impressionist Society 6th Annual Small Works Exhibition
2022 – Oil Painters of America 31st National Juried Exhibition
2022 – NOAPS “Best of America Small Works” Juried Exhibition Winner Best Impressionism Award
2022 – 13th Biennial National Juried Art Exhibit
2021 – Oil Painters of America Western Regional Juried Exhibition
2021 – American Impressionist Society 22nd Annual National Juried Exhibition Winner Third Place Plein Air “Wet Painting” Competition
2021 – NOAPS Associate Member On-Line Juried Exhibition
2021 – NOAPS Spring International On-Line Juried Open Exhibition
2021 – American Impressionist Society 5th Annual Small Works Showcase
2020 – American Impressionist Society Online Exhibition
2020 – Oil Painters of America Western Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils
2020 – American Impressionist Society 21st Annual National Juried Exhibition
2018 – American Impressionist Society 2nd Annual Small Works Showcase
2017 – American Impressionist Society 1st Annual Small Works Showcase
2016 – Oil Painters of America National Salon
2015 – Holiday Treasures Salon, Debra Huse Gallery
2015 – American Impressionist Society National Juried Show
2015 – 3×3 – Three Women, Three Visions, Russell Collection Fine Art
2014 – American Impressionist Society National Juried Show
2013 – “Slice of Life” – Gardner Colby Galleries
2012 – Solo Show “Vignettes”, Tidewater Gallery
2011 – Best of Texas Group Show, Russell Collection Fine Art
2011 – Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery
2011 – OPA Western Region Juried Show
2011 – Texas’ Best Group Show, Wisby Smith Gallery
2010 – Three-person show, Studio 47
2010 – Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery
2009 – Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 113th Annual Juried Show, NYC
2009 – American Impressionist Society Annual Juried Show
2009 – Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery
2008 – Small Works North America, Greenwich Workshop Gallery
gallery representation
Edward Montgomery Fine Art, Carmel-By-The-Sea, California
ArtSpace Gallery, Austin, Texas
affiliations
American Impressionist Society, Signature Member
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Signature Member
Oil Painters of America
Plein Air Austin, Founding Member
Austin Visual Arts Association