About the Artist

Robin Samiljan grew up on the North Shore of Chicago in Wilmette, IL. After graduating from Vanderbilt University she moved to Swampscott, MA. The beauty of the New England landscape captured her imagination and prompted her to re-create nature’s gifts through visual art. Following the reading of the book "The Tao of Watercolor" she studied watercolor painting with Vermont artist and author Jeanne Carbonetti. Years of being active in the arts community led her to becoming president of the Swampscott Art Association followed by heading the art committee at the Marblehead Art Association.

Robin was introduced to encaustic painting techniques while attending the International Encaustic Conference in 2009 hosted at Montserrat College of Art where she was teaching watercolor painting. She started exploring soft pastel painting after moving back to Chicago in 2013. The Covid 19 pandemic allowed her the time to hone and combine a variety of her artistic techniques.

Samiljan continues to work with multiple art mediums using saturated pigments on papers and boards, often combined with wax or gesso to create luminous, dimensional textures.  She is a signature member of the Chicago Pastel Painters and maintains Copley Artist membership in Boston. Most recently, her home has transitioned from Chicago to Green Bay, WI where she is actively re-connecting with nature. She offers painting workshops at the Peninsula School of Art in Fish Creek, WI. and weekly classes at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay, WI.