ROBYN FOSTER is a visual artist based on Quandamooka Country, in Redland City, South East Queensland, Australia, an area she has a life long connection with.
Working from her Mount Cotton studio on a large bush block, nature is a constant companion and inspriation.
Artist Books have been central to Foster's practice for over a decade. Her current explorations centre on sculptural paper forms with a focus on hand drawn, bright, playful images which reflect both her inner and outer worlds. Stitching, folding, collage, printing and paper cutting are other mainstays of Foster's practice.
Explorations are always supported by the ideas of
Triumphing the genre of book/paper arts /
Searching for common threads between past, present and future human endeavour /
The ramifications of human impact on our environments
Focusing now on her own arts practice Foster was previously a long standing member of the exhibition installation team at Redland Art Gallery as well as an invited member of the gallery's Exhibition and Acquisitions panel and Convenor for the Redland Art Awards (2010-2012).
Foster taught extension art classes to pupils at the Australian School of the Arts - Sheldon College for many years as well as holding workshops for students of all ages in conjunction with exhibitions.
Foster created and co-ordinated the Personal Histories International Artist Book exhibitions (Redland Museum 2014, Redland Art Gallery 2015 and UNSW Canberra 2015), a series of exhibitions involving over one hundred book artists from many countries.
Foster has held solo exhibitions, participated in and co-ordinated many group exhibitions and projects, has performed commissions for both public and private clients and has had hands on involvement with numerous community art projects and groups over the past 20 years.
Working from her Mount Cotton studio on a large bush block, nature is a constant companion and inspriation.
Artist Books have been central to Foster's practice for over a decade. Her current explorations centre on sculptural paper forms with a focus on hand drawn, bright, playful images which reflect both her inner and outer worlds. Stitching, folding, collage, printing and paper cutting are other mainstays of Foster's practice.
Explorations are always supported by the ideas of
Triumphing the genre of book/paper arts /
Searching for common threads between past, present and future human endeavour /
The ramifications of human impact on our environments
Focusing now on her own arts practice Foster was previously a long standing member of the exhibition installation team at Redland Art Gallery as well as an invited member of the gallery's Exhibition and Acquisitions panel and Convenor for the Redland Art Awards (2010-2012).
Foster taught extension art classes to pupils at the Australian School of the Arts - Sheldon College for many years as well as holding workshops for students of all ages in conjunction with exhibitions.
Foster created and co-ordinated the Personal Histories International Artist Book exhibitions (Redland Museum 2014, Redland Art Gallery 2015 and UNSW Canberra 2015), a series of exhibitions involving over one hundred book artists from many countries.
Foster has held solo exhibitions, participated in and co-ordinated many group exhibitions and projects, has performed commissions for both public and private clients and has had hands on involvement with numerous community art projects and groups over the past 20 years.