Capital City Arts Initiative

Exhibition Dates: February 9 – May 18, 2012
Artist’s Reception: Thursday, February 9, 5-7pm
Exhibition Venue: CCAI Courthouse Gallery 885 E Musser St, Carson City, Nevada

Jenny Robinson 
Exhibition at CCAI Courthouse Gallery

The Capital City Arts Initiative announces its exhibition, Elapsed in Time, with prints by artist Jenny Robinson at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery from February 9 – May 18, 2012. CCAI hosted a reception for the artist on Thursday, February 9 from 5 – 7pm; during the reception Ms. Robinson gave an informal talk about her work. The Courthouse is located at 885 East Musser Street, Carson City. The exhibition and reception are free and the public is cordially invited.

Robinson’s subject matter revolves around urban environments that are in a constant cycle of decay and renewal. By exploring the dichotomy of these often-abandoned structures, at once monumental and fragile, unsightly yet beautiful, she aims to bring attention to the drama of the overlooked and abandoned corners of the modern world. Her exquisite large compositions draw viewers in and encourage them to contemplate the ultimate fragility of our built environment.

Born in the United Kingdom and raised in Borneo, Jenny Robinson studied for her BFA degree at West Surrey College of Art and Design in England and has traveled extensively around the world. Since moving to San Francisco in 2000, she has had multiple exhibitions and has taught Printmaking in Art Colleges and Art Institutes throughout the US, including at Kala Art Institute, San Francisco Center for the Book, and the Institute of Contemporary Art in San Jose. She was recently a presenter at the Yuma Art Symposium.

Robinson has work in many private and public collections, including the Library of Congress Print Collection, Washington D.C.; Achenbach Fine Print Collection, San Francisco; Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, California; and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford UK. Jenny Robinson is a member of London’s Royal Society of Painter Printmakers (R.E.), the Los Angeles Printmaking Society, and the California Society of Printmakers. Frequently, she is an Artist in residence at the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley.

Media artist and writer Chris Lanier wrote the exhibition essay, A Sense of Majesty, for Ms. Robinson’s exhibition; the essay is available on the CCAI website.

The Capital City Arts Initiative is an artist-centered organization committed to the encouragement and support of artists and the arts and culture of Carson City and the surrounding region. The Initiative is committed to community building for the area’s diverse adult and youth populations through art projects and exhibitions, live events, arts education programs, artist residencies, and its online projects.

During the exhibition, Jenny gave a talk about her artwork to students at Douglas High School in Minden, Nevada.

CCAI is funded, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts, John Ben Snow Memorial Trust, City of Carson City, Nevada Arts Council, Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the John and Grace Nauman Foundation.

top image: Jenny Robinson, Gasometer Blue, monoprint on paper with drypoint
2nd image: installation view of the exhibition
3rd image: Western Nevada College drawing class at the opening reception

bottom image: exhibition flier