about her work: Robin Quigley's recent collection of jewelry, One a Day, explores events and occurrences common to the human condition. She works directly and simply, with the goal of starting and completing a piece in one day. Typically she begins with the selection of a single item from an edited collection of found objects and materials, seeking to unravel the mystery of her attraction to the chosen subject though "tableau" compositions. Daily studio expeditions yield jewelry that is both literal and abstract in content.
supporting experiences: Quigley enjoys travel whenever time permits. Pursuing her studio practice away from the "familiar and comfortable" has been both productive and thought-provoking, inevitably offering new insights and discoveries that feed into her work. In addition to teaching and serving as department head of RISD's Jewelry + Metalsmithing Department, she has been a visiting professor at the Salzburg Summer Academy (Austria) and the Pont-Aven School of Art (Brittany, France), and an artist in residence at the Paul Gauguin Cultural Center (Hiva Oa, Marquesan Islands) and most recently at the Jam Factory (Adelaide, Australia).
solo exhibitions 2004 Souvenir, Mobilia Gallery, Boston, MA
2002 Mobilia Gallery, Boston, MA
1990, 1988 Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY
1985, 1981, 1978 Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
selected group exhibitions 2005: Artists Choice, Arron Faber Gallery, NYC 2003 Pulp Fiction: Impressions of Brittany, The French Library and Cultural Center, Boston, MA
1998 Benchmarkers, National Ornamental Museum, Memphis, TN
1996 Jewelry at the Castle, Schmuckzfitzeichen, Salzburg, Austria
1994 Metals Invitational, The University of Akron, OH
1993 Contemporary Metal: Form & Narrative, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
1992 American Jewellery & Metalwork, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
1991 New Bronze Age, The Society for Art in Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA
1990 RISD Departmental Exhibition, The Hand & the Spirit, Scottsdale, AZ; The Society for Art in Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA
1989 Function/Nonfunction, Rezac Gallery, Chicago, IL
1989 Craft Today USA, Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France
1986 Craft Today: Poetry of the Physical, American Craft Museum, New York, NY
1986 Ten Years RA, Galerie RA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1985 International Jewelry Invitational, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
education Rhode Island School of Design, MFA in Sculpture, 1976
Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA, BFA in Jewelry, 1974
awards RISD Provost Award / Sheridan Center, Brown University, 2006 RISD Faculty Development Grant, 2007, 2003, 1996, 1991, 1988, 1985 National Endowment for the Arts, Craftsman Fellowship, 1986, '79
