Robin Dahl Sams 

315 South Broad Street
Edenton North Carolina   27932
252 482-1075  home studio or Robin Sams Gallery 
       

http://www.robinsams.com
      email robin

BIOGRAPHY 

Born in New Jersey and raised in Maryland.  Received Bachelor
of Fine Arts Degree from The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, R.I. 
Married Naval Officer in 1973 and lived on the East Coast, West Coast,  
Deep South and Europe.  Worked during this time as a commercial artist and 
illustrator.  Lived on a sailboat  for over a year, cruising to Maine and the 
Bahamas. Now has a home and art studio on a farm in Chowan County. 
Featured in article on the Artrain in the August 1996 issue of Smithsonian 
Magazine. Received an Emerging Artist Grant from The North Carolina State 
Arts Council.  Listed in 1999 Who’s Who in the South & Southwest. 
Board Member, NC Watercolor Society, 2001.  Owner of
the  Robin Sams Gallery at 315 S. Broad St., Edenton, N.C. 

AWARDS 

--Artist Grant, 1999, NC State Art Council

--2nd Prize, 1999 Landmark Show, Pasquotank County Arts Council

--Merit Award, 1999 Frank Stick Art Show,Dare County Arts Council

--First Place, 1997 Members Exhibit, Chowan Arts Council, Edenton, N.C.     








-Excellence Award, Frank Stick Art Show, Nags Head, NC, 1997. 








-Judge’s Choice Award, Ahoskie Chicken Fest Art Show 1997,
Merit Award & Purchase Awards 








-Emerging Artist Grant, North Carolina State Arts Council, December 1996. 








-First Prize in Watercolor, Rocky Mount Arts Center 39th Annual Outdoor
Art Show,  May 1996. 








-Honorable Mention, Beaufort County Arts Council Fine Art Show 1998. 








-Merit Award, Ahoskie Chicken Fest Art Show,  Ahoskie, NC, April 1996. 








-Merit Award, Chowan Arts Council,  April 1996 Cotton Mill Art Show
 Edenton, NC. 








-First Prize, North Carolina General Federation of Woman’s Club Arts Festival,
Winston-Salem, 1996. 








-Excellence Award, 1996 Frank Stick Art Show, Nags Head, NC. 








-Peoples Choice Award 1995 Edenton Bay Art Show, Edenton, NC. 








-Second Place 1994, Third Place 1995,  Members Exhibit, Chowan Arts
Council, Edenton, NC 








-Third Prize 1994 Landmark Show, &  Purchase Award,   Pasquotank Arts Council.

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SHOWS 

Note:  Since 1998 Robin has concentrated fully on her gallery and no longer

 enters art shows.


-NC Watercolor Society Show, 1999, Cary NC




-One  Woman Show, 6 February-4 March 1998, Chowan Arts Council, Edenton, NC.




-Three Person Show, 6 June-31 Aug 1998, Chowan Arts Council, Edenton, N.C.




-Juried Group Show Beaufort County Arts Council, Sept - Oct 1997, Fine Arts
Show Jul-Aug 1998




-North Carolina Watercolor Society Shows, 1998 Highlands, 1997 Edenton;
 1995  Charlotte.




-One Woman Show, June 1995, Pasquotank Arts Council, Elizabeth City, NC.




-Three Person Show, July 1996, Chowan Arts Council, Edenton, NC.




-Exhibits at Island Gallery, Manteo; & Edenton Art Gallery.




-Exhibits at the Chowan County Arts Council and The Historic Edenton Visitor Center.




-Exhibits at the Pasquotank County Arts Council and the Museum of the Albemarle.
ORGANIZATIONS




-Member of Board of Directors, Chowan Arts Council, Edenton, NC 1994- Sept. 1996




-Board Member,  North Carolina Watercolor Society,  2001




-Member of  Chowan,  Pasquotank County &  Dare County  Arts Councils
COLLECTIONS




-Home Savings Bank,  New South Bank, Washington, N.C.




-Gift from the people of Martin County,  N.C. to their State Representative.   




-Roanoke Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie, N.C.  and Chowan Hospital, Edenton, N.C.




-The Granville Queen, Edenton, NC.

-Centura Bank, Edenton, NC




-Congressman Walter Jones

Description of Work

Concentrates on the effect of light on form, and color relationships while
working realistically in watercolor and oils.  Favorite subjects are all portraits, 
figurative work and landscapes. Has studied with Christopher Schink,
Don Andrews, John DeLa Vega and Ralph Smith.  Accepts commissions.