Abby Robinson

Abby Robinson has exhibited work in the US, Europe and Asia with Body Imaging installations held in NYC, in Shanghai’s Yongkang Lu Art Center, and the Cosmopolitan Hotel’s P3 Studio in Las Vegas (sponsored by the Art Production Fund). One-person shows include: FotoFest, Blue Sky Gallery, Barcelona’s H2O Gallery and The Workshop in Hong Kong. Robinson received grants from the Fulbright Program, Siskind Foundation, New York Foundation of the Arts, the Asian Cultural Council and the American Institute of Sri Lankan Studies. Fellowships include: Yaddo, MacDowell, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Light Works, Altos de Chavon (Dominican Republic) and Three Shadows (Beijing). Robinson has written for Asian Art News, PDNedu, and the Trans-Asia Photography Review plus published a novel, The Dick and Jane, based on her work with a private investigator. Photos have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Photo District News, and Dear Dave. Prints are in the collections of the Whitney, the Museum of Fine Arts (Houston), the Portland Art Museum, and the Benton Museum of Art. Robinson teaches at the School of Visual Arts in both the Photography and the Graphic Design & Advertising Departments and directs SVA’s Photography Workshop in Shanghai.

United Photo Industries (UPI)

United Photo Industries (UPI) is a New York based nonprofit organization that works to promote a wider understanding of, and increased access to, the art of photography.

Since its founding in 2011, UPI has rapidly solidified its position in the public art landscape by continuing to showcase thought-provoking, challenging, and exceptional photography from across the globe. In its first seven years, UPI has presented the work of more than 2,500 visual artists in gallery exhibitions and public art installations worldwide.