Arthur Robins was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1953. He began painting, sculpting and drawing at the age of two and a half.
Arthurattended art schools throughout his childhood, receiving many awards and scholarships. After attending Pratt Institute, he supported his art through woodworking, including cabinetry and furniture making, while showing in galleries and public spaces.
Arthur has shown his art in major Art Galleries and Museums, as well as the sidewalks of New York City. He has lived exclusively off the sale of his art since 1987.
In 1993 he was a founding member of A.R.T.I.S.T., a group that successfully litigated a Federal landmark case extending the First Amendment right of free speech to artists and fine art.
Arthur has sold original works of art to collectors from every state and over fifty countries around the world. He is also known as a fine furniture maker. Arthur’s Art has been acquired by the METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART as well as THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
WIKIPEDIA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Milton_Robins
MEDIA
- 2024 Chicago Splash Magazine – article
- 2009 NY Daily News
- 2007 Current TV
- 2007 You Tube- Arthur Robins Channel
- 2006 Luxury Living TV
- 2005 THIS REVOLUTION Film-Featured, played Himself
- 2004 CBS NEWS (Lead story, 6:00 and 11:00 PM)
- 2004 Inside Pool Magazine [September] – see copy on Articles page
- 2004 Messianic Times
- 2001 Billiard Digest [September] – article
- 1998 American Cueist [July] – magazine cover and inside article
- 1998 ARTnews [February] – see copy on Articles page
- 1998 The International Economy
- 1996 Peace, Love & Harmony Cable TV
- 1995 ZDF-TV German Television
- 1994 Channel 5 Fox TV News
- 1994 Soundtruth – Cable TV
- 1994 Channel 9 WWOR News
- 1985 East Village Art
- 1981 New York Post
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
- 2014 Redwood Art Gallery, Manhattan NYC
- 2013 Adams Art Gallery , Stroudsburg PA.
- 2011 Alabaster Box Gallery , Stroudsburg PA.
- 2009 Papoos Gallery NYC NY
- 2008 Sherwood Design Engineers NYC HQ, NY
- 2007 Aqueduct Raceway, Queens, NY
- 2005 Sui Generis Gallery, Midtown NYC
- 2004 U.S.Open Billiards, NYC
- 2004 Las Vegas BCA Nationals, Las Vegas Nevada
- 2003 Gallery Diamante, Carmel, Ca.
- 2003 National Pool and Billiards Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada
- 2002-2003 Art Now Gallery, Santa Cruz, Ca.
- 2002 Open Studio Tour, Santa Cruz, Ca.
- 2000 U.S. Open Billiards Tournement, Roseland, NYC
- 1999 The Friars Club, NYC
- 1998 Neuberger Museum of Art, New York, NY – exhibition cover, inside cover, bio
- 1997 Revelation Fine Ar/New World Art Center, Ne York, NY
- 1995 John McEnroe Gallery, New York, NY
- 1991 Exhibition Space, New York, NY
- 1985 Steven Adams Gallery, New York, NY
- 1980 United States Federal Courthouse, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2011 Cathedral of the Arts Festival, Jersey City, NJ
- 2007 Icosahedron Gallery
- 2000 Museum of the City of New York, NYC
- 1999 The New York Athletic Club, NYC
- 1998 Museum of the City of New York, NY
- 1998 The Armoy Works on Paper, NYC
- 1997 Revelation Fine Art, New York, NY
- 1996 John McEnroe Gallery, New York, NY
- 1996 ACA Galleries, New York, NY
- 1995 John McEnroe Gallery, New York, NY
- 1991 Science Fiction Art Show, Tarrytown, NY
- 1990 Science Fiction Art Show, Philadelphia, PA
- 1989 Mural on Lite Elite, Broome & Bowery, New York, NY
- 1988 La Mama/La Galleria, New York, NY
- 1986 Michael Todd Room, New York, NY
- 1986 Steven Adams Gallery, New York, NY
- 1986 Now Gallery, New York, NY
- 1985 Steven Adams Gallery, New York, NY
- 1985 Now Gallery, New York, NY
- 1984 Nico Smith Gallery, New York, NY
- 1983 Mural on West Broadway, New York, NY
- 1981 Public Image Gallery, New York, NY
- 1979 United States Court House, New York, NY
- 1975 Tim Blackburn Gallery, New York, NY
EDUCATION
| 1969-1971 | William Allen High School, Allentown, PA Top student of James P. Musselman |
| 1971 | Syracuse University, NY Painting, Sculpture & Drawing |
| 1971-1973 | Pratt Institute, NY |
| 1973-1974 | Independent Study with Sculptor Takashi Nakazawa |
| 1974-1975 | Brooklyn Academy of Music Jazz Percussion |
| 1977 | Cabinet & Furniture Making apprenticeship under Don Boyce, Soho |
| 1978 | Cabinet & Furniture Making apprenticeship under Roger Scorcio |
| 1976-1985 | Seido Karate under Master Tadashi Nakamura Attained Black Belt |
| 1989-1997 | Artists For Israel Institute, NYC Studied Theology and Scriptures (Old and New Testaments) in original Hebrew and Greek. |