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About Robin Lazarus-Berlin
Artist Statement
My series, Together:Apart, lingers in the space between presence and absence, where closeness does not always mean connection. I am drawn to what is quiet and easily overlooked: a pause, a turned back, a person lost in thought. Even together, people each keep something private, holding on to their own inner world and distance.
The imagery recalls vintage vacation photographs, which suggest a past happier or more complete than it was. Like photos preserved in albums, these paintings show only what is intentionally visible, hinting at relaxation and togetherness. Yet, what is hidden gradually emerges: empty spaces between people, subtle tension in a gesture, or emotional complexity just outside the viewer’s sight.
The color palette is quiet, with muted tones, as though affected by gentle light that both exposes and fades details. These paintings do not tell a clear story; instead, they evoke a sense of stillness, separation, and unattainable moments, encouraging the viewer to pause where memory and reality briefly meet.
Bio
Robin Lazarus-Berlin earned a B.A. in Graphic Communications from the University of Maryland, College Park. Upon graduating, she worked at various advertising agencies and design firms in Baltimore and Washington, DC. Robin started her graphic design studio, Lazarus Design, LLC, in 1995 and worked for twenty-five years, building a large client base, including Time-Life, Marriott International, Maytag, and Georgetown University.
In 2020, Robin focused her passion and creativity on oil painting. She has been fortunate to study with Glen Kessler at The Compass Atelier in Kensington, MD, and Gonzalo Ruiz Navarro and Maud Taber-Thomas at The Yellow Barn Studio in Glen Echo, MD. Robin graduated from the Master Artist Program at The Compass Atelier in March 2026.
Awards
Falls Church Art Gallery Juried “Kinship” Exhibit 2025, Falls Church, VA, First Place Juror’s Choice Award
Camelback Gallery’s Annual 2023 International Juried Oil Painting Awards, Scottsdale, AZ, First Place Award
Camelback Gallery’s Annual 2023 International Juried Oil Painting Awards, Scottsdale, AZ, Merit Award
Camelback Gallery’s Annual 2023 International Juried Shades of Red, Scottsdale, AZ; Bronze Award
Martha Spak Gallery, Washington, DC, Art in Bloom Annual Juried Show; Honorable Mention
Rockville Art League Juried Members’ Winter Show, Third Prize, Oils and Acrylics
Camelback Gallery’s 5th Annual Portraits 2022 International Juried Painting Competition, Scottsdale, AZ, Bronze Prize
Rockville Art League Juried Members’ Spring Show, Third Prize, Oils and Acrylics
27th Annual Friends of the Yellow Barn Studio Juried Members’ Show, Honorable Mention, Oils and Acrylics
Rockville Art League Juried Members’ Winter Show, Honorable Mention, Oils and Acrylics
Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase 46th Art Show & Sale, Honorable Mention, Portraits
Shows and Exhibitions
2026
The Master Artist Program Thesis Show, Rockville, MD
American Women Artists’s 2026 Annual Online Juried Exhibition, Knoxville, TN/Online
Maryland Federation of Art's Human Expressions 2026 Juried Exhibition, Annapolis, MD/Online
Maryland Federation of Art's Spring Member Show 2026 Juried Exhibition, Annapolis, MD
Create! Magazine Women's Issue 2026, Issue #56, May 2026
Artist Space Gallery’s Annual 2026 Botanicals Art Exhibition, New York, NY/Online
Rockville Art League Juried Members’ Spring Show, Rockville, MD
2025
Falls Church Art Gallery Juried “Kinship” Exhibit 2025, Falls Church, VA
Camelback Gallery’s Annual 2025 International Juried Flower Power, Scottsdale, AZ; Finalist Award
Artist Space Gallery’s Annual 2025 International Juried Red Art Exhibition, New York, NY/Online
2023
Camelback Gallery’s Annual 2023 International Juried Oil Painting Awards, Scottsdale, AZ; First Place Award
Camelback Gallery’s Annual 2023 International Juried Oil Painting Awards, Scottsdale, AZ; Merit Award
Camelback Gallery’s Annual 2023 International Juried Shades of Red, Scottsdale, AZ; Bronze Award
Martha Spak Gallery, Art in Bloom Annual Juried Show, Washington, DC; Honorable Mention
Academy Center of the Arts, 2023 National Juried Art Exhibition, Lynchburg, VA
Rockville Art League Juried Members’ Spring Show, Rockville, MD
2022
Rockville Art League Juried Members’ Winter Show, Rockville, MD; Third Prize, Oils and Acrylics
Camelback Gallery’s 5th Annual Portraits 2022 International Juried Painting Competition, Scottsdale, AZ; Bronze Prize
The Montpelier Center for Arts & Education 9th Annual South-Atlantic Juried Exhibition, Montpelier, VA
Sixx Cool Artists Show at the Kentlands Photography Café, Gaithersburg, MD
Montgomery Art Association’s Paint the Town Show, Kensington, MD
Glen Echo 51st Annual Labor Day Juried Art Show, Glen Echo, MD
Academy Center of the Arts, 2022 National Juried Art Exhibition, Lynchburg, VA
2022 MAA Show at Brookside Garden, Wheaton, MD
Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase 46th Art Show & Sale, Chevy Chase, MD; Honorable Mention, Portraits
Compass Atelier Show at Brookside Garden, Wheaton, MD
Rockville Art League Juried Members’ Spring Show, Rockville, MD
2021
City of Bowie Spring Open Gallery Juried Show, Bowie, MD
Rockville Art League Juried Members’ Spring Show, Rockville, MD; Third Prize, Oils and Acrylics
Montgomery Art Association’s Creative Expressions 2021 Juried Show
Windridge Vineyard Summer Juried Exhibit, Darnestown, MD
Chesapeake Arts Center’s Hal Gomer Gallery’s Our Maryland Juried Exhibit, Brooklyn Park, MD
Montgomery Art Association’s Paint the Town Show, Kensington, MD
27th Annual Friends of the Yellow Barn Studio Juried Members’ Show, Glen Echo, MD; Honorable Mention, Oils and Acrylics
Rockville Art League Juried Members’ Winter Show, Rockville, MD; Honorable Mention, Oils and Acrylics
2020
26th Annual Friends of the Yellow Barn Studio Juried Members’ Show, Glen Echo, MD
Press