Robin Davisson

KAIROS

May 7th - June 11th, 2021

KAIROS: The ancient Greek’s word for moments where time seems to stand still, measured only by a feeling that things are just right, that everything is possible. 

Rooted in relentless and eclectic curiosity, scientific training, and a love for the visceral qualities of the materials themselves, each piece begins as an experiment. Like my science, I want each painting to teach something that is not already known. Through bold gestural marks, paint poured from above, abundant swipes, or flooded pools of pigment coaxed by gravity - layers build and the distinctive identity of the painting begins to reveal itself. 

The energy is always oscillating between abandon and restraint, until it comes to rest in kairos.

Biography:

Robin Davisson started her professional life as a biomedical scientist in the field of molecular physiology. Her work over nearly three decades contributed in major ways to our understanding of the control of the circulation in health and diseases such as hypertension. Dr. Davisson was honored with many major national and international awards by her scientific peers and was an endowed professor at Cornell University.

Throughout this award-winning career, Robin’s passionate avocation was fiber art. Eventually, the pull of art was irresistible and Robin decided to close her research laboratories to devote her efforts completely to abstract painting. She is an alumna of multiple programs at The Penland School as well as numerous other online and in-person art courses. Robin’s lyrical, process-driven work is rooted in eclectic curiosity and the material surprises she discovers working with her finely-developed visual vocabulary.