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Robin Denevan

Green Passage
21 x 21, wax and oil on canvas

"Deep River" 21"x 21", wax and oil on canvas	"Green Passage" 21"x 21", wax and oil on canvas	"Distant Terra" 21"x 21" , wax and oil on canvas	"Oranoco Light" 21"x 21", wax and oil on canvas
"Mangrove" 42"x 68", wax and oil on canvas	"Ochre Waters" 21"x 68", wax and oil on canvas	"To the Sea" 21" x 68", wax and oil on canvas	"Sienna Waters" 42"x 68", wax and oil on canvas

Artist Statement This body of work is an exploration of the relationships and dualities of atmosphere and form. These paintings focus on a pause between extremes, a place where the imagery is continuous and rhythmic, a forest grove, a river’s shore, a jungle canopy. For the past six years Robin Denevan has traveled extensively throughout Asia and Latin America with charcoal, graphite and ink as his primary media. The works’ intent is to convey an emotional and visceral impression of his experiences abroad. His drawings are a journal of the strange and evocative landscapes he encounters while traveling. Though often representational in nature, the styles shift with the changing landscapes and suggest departures for his abstract paintings. Denevan’s recent series of paintings are based on the deep mangrove forests and dense canopies of Venezuela’s Orinoco Delta. These works reflect the rich and textured beauty of this isolated region. Painted on wood and on canvas with ink, acrylic, oil, and beeswax, the “Orinoco Abstractions” explore the subtleties of light, reflection, and density with layered surfaces and organic forms. Biography SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS “Robin Denevan: Encaustic Horizons,” Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, CA 2005 “Orinoco Abstractions,” ENZI, San Francisco, CA 2003 “Landscapes of Asia,” Klein’s, San Francisco, CA 2002 “Paintings of the Mekong,” ENZI, San Francisco, CA 2001 “Drawings from Asia,” Bonnie Hicks Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2001 “El Valle y la Luna,” Galeria Vinales, Vinales, Cuba 1999 “Nightscapes and Abstractions,” Zarr’s, San Francisco, CA 1998 “Nocturnal,” Gallery Flux, San Francisco, CA 1998 “Robin Denevan,” Rockridge Library, Oakland, CA 1997 “Mermectophobia,” Rosecrutian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, 1994 SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS “Romancing the Landscape” Gwenda Jay Addingston Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 “Group Exhibition” Rock Paper Scissors, Asbury Park, N.J. 2004 “Art Walk” Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 2004 “Spring Exhibition” Hotel Healdsburg Carriage House, Healdsburg, CA 2004 “Fall Exhibition” Anne Bradford Gallery, Healdsburg, CA 2003 “Two Person Exhibition” Voshan Gallery, Palo Alto, CA 2003 “Spring Show,” Mad River Post, San Francisco, CA 2003 EDUCATION B.F.A. with Distinction, Painting, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA 1997

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