Amber Robles-Gordon facts for kids

Amber Robles-Gordon (born in 1977 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is an American visual artist. She creates art using many different materials, which is called mixed media art. Amber lives in Washington, D.C.. She often uses everyday objects and fabrics to make her art. Her creations include sculptures, large art installations, and public art pieces that people can see outside.

Her Journey to Art

Amber Robles-Gordon went to Trinity College in Washington, D.C., and earned her degree in 2005. Later, in 2011, she got her master's degree in Painting from Howard University, also in Washington, D.C. She was also an important member of a group called Black Artists DC (BADC).

What Kind of Art Does She Make?

Amber Robles-Gordon's art has been shown all over the world. You can find her work in the US, Europe, and Asia. In 2010, she got a special chance to create a public art piece for the D.C. Creates Public Arts Program.

She has also been asked to create art for other places. These include the Washington Project for the Arts, the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association, and the Humanities Council of Washington, D.C. Her art has also been displayed at Howard University and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

What People Say About Her Art

In 2018, The Washington Post newspaper wrote about Amber's art. They said she is known for hanging long pieces of fabric and other found objects in amazing ways. The newspaper noted that her art can look like outer space or plants. They felt her art celebrates natural cycles.

A few years before, The Washington Post also wrote about her work. They observed that Amber uses only found objects. She arranges ribbons and scraps on wire frames. The result is a burst of colors and patterns. Her art reminds people of tropical places. It also shows how rigid frames can hold soft fabrics.

Solo Art Shows

Amber Robles-Gordon has had many art shows where only her work was displayed:

• 1995 The Art, The Brittany, Arlington, VA
• 1997 The Artwork of A. Robles-Gordon, Dance Place Exhibition Space, Washington, DC
• 2007 Can You Free Me?, Ramee’ Gallery, Washington, DC
• 2010 Matrices of Transformation, Michael Platt Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
• 2011 Milked, National League of American Penn Woman, Washington, DC
• 2011 Wired, Installation and Exhibit, Pleasant Plains Workshop, Washington, DC
• 2012 Milked, Riverviews Art Space, Lynchburg, Virginia
• 2012 With Every Fiber of My Being, Honfleur Gallery, Washington, DC
• 2017 Arts Center/Gallery Delaware State University, Dover, DE
• 2017 Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA
• 2018  Kohl Gallery at Washington College, Chestertown, MD
• 2018 Third Eye Open, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC
• 2020 American University (upcoming), American University Museum at Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC

Group Art Shows in Museums and Universities

Her art has also been part of many group shows in museums and universities:

• 2006 Mother and Child: Expression of Love, Smithsonian Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History, Washington, DC
• 2006 Sistahs, In Our Own Words, Banneker Douglass Museum, Annapolis, MD
• 2007 A Creative Profile: Artist of the East Bank, Smithsonian Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History, Washington, DC
• 2009 Colorblind/Colorsight, The Rotunda Gallery at American University, Washington, DC
• 2009 Migrations: BADC Exhibit, Luther Collage, Decorah, Iowa
• 2010 Global Art Buzz, University of California, Washington Center, Washington, DC
• 2011 Transformer Silent Auction Exhibition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
• 2015 Personal Patterns, Montgomery College, Takoma Park, MD
• 2016 Arts for Justice, American University Museum, Katzen Center, Washington, DC
• 2017 Living on the Land, Salisbury University Art Gallery, Salisbury, MD
• 2019 The Path of Terminator Crossing and Juxtaposing Whiteness, American Academy, Rome, Italy
• 2021 Successions: Traversing US Colonialism, American University Museum, Washington, DC.

Where Her Art is Kept

Amber Robles-Gordon's art is part of several important collections:

• Judith A. Hoffberg Archive Library, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
• Masterpiece Miniature Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Capital One Bank, McLean, Virginia
• City of Washington, DC  
• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, NY
• The Gautier Family Collection, Washington, DC