Robin is a curious observer of the natural world. Early in her life this lead her to explore art making. Her background as an artist started in 1984, earning a BFA in painting from the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland.
After graduation, Robin took a long hiatus from art. Returning to art making after September 11, 2001, she began to study watercolors. Working currently in water media which includes watercolor, acrylics, and inks, she actively explores and experiments with other materials.
Her passion for the natural world, landscapes, human activity, and how those interact is woven in with her love of the spontaneity of water media. Taking her cue with the medium’s natural abstraction, pigments, and textures, Robin paints beyond local color, and pictorial observations. Like most artists, Robin has her own idiosyncratic approach to the work in the studio. She embraces the process of spending time with these materials as a way of learning and personal growth. This act of art making becomes the dialogue between herself and the viewer in this creative journey. Art is the conduit, and by sharing it with others creates a moment unique in time.
Robin is an award winning artist, holding signature status in watercolor. She has juried art shows, has been accepted in to various local, regional and national shows, and continues her membership & volunteering in arts organizations.
Recent Awards, One Person Shows, Juried Shows
2023 Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, 48th Exhibit, Grapevine, Texas2023 Oregon Watercolor Society Spring Show, honorable mention award2023 Finalist SPLASH Publication The Best of Watercolor, published July 20232022 Oregon Watercolor Society Spring Show, 4th place
2022 Western Federation Watercolor Society Show
2021 Rose Festival Art Show, Awarded; Best of Show
2021 Northwest Watercolor Society Achievement: Signature Status
2020 Finalist SPLASH 22 Publication “Creative Spark - Publishing June 2021
2020 National Watercolor Society Member Show - San Pedro, CA
2020 Northwest Watercolor Society Member Show - Bothell, WA
2020 Oregon Watercolor Society Spring Show - Astoria, OR
2019 Northwest Watercolor Society Member Show “The Barbara Pitts” 4th Place Award
2019 Portland Rose Festival; Honorable Mention
2019 National Watercolor Society Member Show - San Pedro, CA
2019 Beaverton Art Mix, Beaverton City Library
2018 Beaverton Art Mix, Beaverton City Library - BAM Chairman’s Ribbon
2017 Beaverton Art Mix, Beaverton City Library
2017 Group Show September, Art on Broadway
2017 April Nautical Show – Oregon Society of Artists “People’s Choice” Ribbon
One Person Shows:
2021-Current, Opening ROBIN BECIC GALLERY
2020 – Flower Temple Designs Show, Portland Oregon
2019 – Calvin Presbyterian Church, Tigard Oregon
2018 - City Hall Lobby - Beaverton City Hall, Beaverton, Oregon.
2017 - Thea’s Vintage Living - Pearl District, Portland, OR
Current Arts Organizations volunteer, & leadership involvement
Juror of 12 x 12 Art Show and Sale, Oregon Society of Artists
2021 - Current: Gallery owner, Robin Becic Gallery, Portland, OR.
2016- 2021: Gallery Director (Volunteer Position)(Board Position) Oregon Society of Artists - Portland, Oregon
2015 – Current; Active member in Watercolor Society of Oregon, Northwest Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Oregon Society of Artists