About the Artist
Robin Williamson
Representational Artist
Robin Williamson is an award-winning artist living and working in Texas. She is also the founder of the Davinci Studios. She is best known for her refined, delicate, and realistic style of painting in oils. After a successful career in Information Technology, Robin "retired" to raise her three children. While doing so, she re-ignited a life-long love affair with art and took her first formal oil-painting classes. She was hooked. Since then, she has fervently pursued both education and easel time to continue to hone her skills. She is passionate about art education and has studied with some of today’s leading figurative artists such as Max Ginsberg, Anthony Ryder, Robert Liberace, Joshua LaRock, Jordan Sokol, and Oliver Sin. She is a graduate of Johnnie Liliedahl's School of Classical Oil Painting, and has studied at Studio Incamminati, Scottsdale Artist's School, The Ryder Studio, and The Coppini Academy. She also holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Texas A&M University and Southern Methodist University.
Robin's desire is to glorify her Creator by reproducing the beauty of life around her. Painting people is her first love. She is intrigued by people of all walks of life, who do everything from the mundane to the extraordinary. She particularly enjoys painting dancers because it combines her love of painting the figure with her love of dance. She is equally adept at still-life painting, and finds it an exciting challenge to capture the realistic look of inanimate objects. Robin’s artistic influences are some of the great master figurative painters such as William A. Bouguereau, John Singer Sargent, Rembrandt van Rijn, Ilya Repin, and of course Leonardo Da Vinci, an engineer, artist, and musician.
Robin is a Master Artist with the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America, and a Signature Member of the American Women Artists. She is also a BoldBrush sponsored artist. She is a member of the Cecilia Beaux Forum, which promotes and supports women in the figurative arts. Robin serves as a board member for the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society and is the Texas State Co-Ambassador for the Portrait Society of America. She has won numerous national and international awards, and her work has been featured in International Artist, Southwest Art, and American Art Collector Magazines. Robin is represented by Jack Meier Gallery in Houston, Texas.
Selected Awards
2026 3rd Place. National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS) Best of America Small Works
2026 Outstanding Technique Award, 7th NTD International Figure Painting Competition
2025 The Almenara Collection Award, American Artist Professional League, 97th Grand National Exhibition
2025 Bronze Medal, Oil Painters of America, Western Regional Exhibition
2025 Finalist, 18th International Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon, Figurative Category
2025 Semi-finalist, 18th International Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon, (4 Paintings)
2024 Semi-finalist, 17th International Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon, Figurative Category (2 Paintings)
2024 Award of Excellence, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS), 38th Best of America International Exhibition
2024 2nd Place, A La Mode - The Language of Fashion in Art, Mark Arts, Wichita, KS
2024 Third Prize, Humans24 - The New York Figurative Exhibition, The Salmagundi Club, NY
2021 2nd Place Oil/Acrylics, Richeson 75 Small Works Competition
2023 Honorable Mention, The Artists Magazine 40th Annual Art Competition, Portrait/Figure Category
2023 Finalist, Portrait Society of America, Member's Only Competition, Commissioned Portrait Category
2023 Finalist, The Almenara Art Prize, Figurative Category (7 Paintings)
2023 Best Realism Award, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS), Best of America Small Painting Exhibition
2022 Finalist, 16th International Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon, Figurative Category (1 Painting), Semi-finalist, 3 paintings
2022 Finalist, Southwest Art Magazine Artistic Excellence, Top 100 Artists
2021 2nd Place Oil/Acrylics, Richeson 75 Portrait/Figure Competition
2020 Finalist, Portrait Society of America, Member's Only Competition, Commissioned Portrait Category
2020 Finalist, 15th International Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon, Figurative Category (1 Painting), Semi-finalist, 4 paintings
2020 Figurative Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America (OPA), Western Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils
2019 John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America (OPA), National Juried Exhibition
2019 Finalist, 14th International Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon, Figurative Category (2 Paintings)
2019 Award of Excellence, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS), Best of America Small Painting Exhibit
2019 Best People Award, NOAPS, Spring On-Line International Competition
2018 Third Prize, International Artist Magazine Challenge, People and Figures
2018 Finalist, 13th International Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon, Portraiture Category
2018 Finalist, Southwest Art Magazine Artistic Excellence, Top 100 Artists
2018 Award of Excellence, NOAPS, Spring On-Line International Online Competition
2018 Finalist, The Gateway International Painting Competition, April
2018 Finalist, Boldbrush Painting Competition, February
2018 Artist’s Choice Award, The Gateway International Painting Competition, February
2017 Eighth Place, Portrait Society of America, Member’s Only Competition, Commissioned Portrait Category
2017 Merit Award, NOAPS, Fall Online International Competition
2016 Third Place, NOAPS, Spring Online International Competition
2015 Honorable Mention, Scottsdale Artists School Best and Brightest Juried Show and Sale
2014 First Place, Miniature, Scottsdale Artists School Best and Brightest Juried Show and Sale
Selected Exhibitions
2024 National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America Exhibition Small Paintings, Sugarman-Peterson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2024 A La Mode - The Language of Fashion in Art, Mark Arts, Wichita, KS (2 Paintings)
2024 Richeson 75 International Portrait/Figure Exhibit, Richeson Art School and Gallery, Kimberly, WI
2024 Humans24 - The New York Figurative Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
2024 Oil Painters of America (OPA) National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Mark Arts, Wichita, KS
2024 Oil Painters of America (OPA) Western Regional Juried Exhibition, Phippen Museum, Prescott, AZ
2024 National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America International Exhibition, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2024 Annual Open Show - Photography, Painting, and Sculpture, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY (2 paintings)
2023 National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America Exhibition Small Paintings, Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO
2023 Oil Painters of America (OPA) National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Reinert Fine Art, Charleston, SC
2020 Oil Painters of America (OPA) Western Regional Juried Exhibition, Brushworks Gallery, Salt Lake City,UT
2022 National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America Small Paintings Exhibition, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2022 National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America Exhibition, Wilcox Gallery, Jackson, WY
2021 Richeson 75 International Portrait/Figure Exhibit, Richeson Art School and Gallery, Kimberly, WI
2021 National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America Exhibition, Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT
2020 Oil Painters of America (OPA) National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, RS Hanna Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX
2020 Oil Painters of America (OPA) Western Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Illume Gallery of Fine Art, St. George,UT
2019 Richeson 75 International Figure/Portrait Exhibit, Richeson Art School and Gallery, Kimberly, WI
2019 Oil Painters of America (OPA), National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Illume Gallery of Fine Art, St. George, Utah
2019 National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS), Best of America Small Painting Exhibit, RS Hanna Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX
2019 14th Annual Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon, Online Exhibition
2018 13th Annual Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon, Online Exhibition
2018 NOAPS, Best of America National Exhibition, Eisele Gallery of Fine Art, Cincinnati , OH
2018 OPA Salon Show of Traditional Oils, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Traverse City, Michigan
2018 NOAPS, Best of America Small Painting National Juried Exhibition, Richland Fine Art Gallery, Nashville, TN
2018 American Women Artists, Spring Online Juried Show
2017 NOAPS, Fall Showcase, RS Hanna Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX
2017 OPA, National Juried Exhibition, Eisele Gallery of Fine Art, Cincinnati, OH
2017 NOAPS, Fall Online International Exhibition
2017 Richeson School of Art and Gallery, Richeson 75 International Figure/Portrait Exhibition, Kimberly, WI
2017 NOAPS, “Best of America” Exhibit, Castle Gallery of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
2017 American Women Artists (AWA), Spring Online Juried Show
2016 OPA, Western Regional Juried Exhibition, The Marshall Gallery of Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2016 NOAPS, Spring Online International Exhibition
2015 OPA, Juried Salon Show of Traditional Oils, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2015 Best and Brightest Juried Show and Sale, Scottsdale Artists School, Scottsdale, AZ
2014 NOAPS, “Best of America” Exhibit, Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MO
2014 Best and Brightest Juried Show and Sale, Scottsdale Artists School, Scottsdale, AZ
2014 Richeson School of Art and Gallery, Richeson 75 International Figure/Portrait Exhibition, Kimberly, WI
2014 Richeson School of Art and Gallery, Richeson 75 Still Life & Floral Exhibition, Kimberly, WI
2013 Salon International Juried Exhibition, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2012 Salon International Juried Exhibition, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
