Carolyn Robles is a Tucson-based portrait and figurative artist exploring symbolism and narrative through her own creations as well as commissions. She works primarily in oil, pastel, and drawing media.
Carolyn (Carrie) grew up in Tucson, Arizona, in a nature loving and artistic family, where exposure to art and a variety of art materials fostered a curiosity for creating in a vast array of media and subject matter. Gaining an early start in art lead to fulfilling portrait commissions and teaching art since she was a teen. Her teaching career continued in after school programs and at Laguna College of Art + Design, Canyon Ranch and The Drawing Studio, as well as on going private instruction through Robles Studio.
She has been featured numerous times in the Pastel Journal, including a feature article for her Grand Prize win in the Pastel 100, in Artists Magazine, The Artists Network, local Tucson publications, and the book – Pure Pastel: Contemporary Works by Today’s Top Artists by Anne Hevener.
She earned a BFA in Studio Arts from NAU, studied art in Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Spain and Italy while living in Europe for five years. And received an MFA from Laguna College of Art + Design with a degree in Narrative Painting.
Her work is in corporate and private collections throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, Australia, France, Spain, Senegal, and Japan.
“Her work astonishes with subtle meanings and compassionate understanding of the subjects she portrays”- Michael Fenlason ( Late Director: Tubac Center of the Arts)
Represented by The Tucson Desert Art Museum: Four Corners Gallery
7000 E. Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson, AZ 85715
