Robynn Smith- "Print Day In May."

ROBYNN SMITH, Professor Emeritus at California’s Monterey Peninsula College, where she founded Print Day in May in 2007. She holds a BFA in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design and two degrees from San Jose State University: an MFA in Sculpture/Ceramics and an MA in Painting. A printmaker and mixed media painter , she has had solo exhibitions in galleries and museums from Australia to Iceland Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. Her work can be found in public collections in Belgium, Canada, and the United States. Robynn travels extensively for residencies and teaching opportunities, and leads workshops at her own Blue Mouse Studios in Aptos, California.

Robynn Smith is an artist who believes that creativity is not a luxury, it is a human need, a language of belonging, and a quiet form of healing.

Robynn’s greatest legacy may be the one that can’t be hung on a wall. Through decades of teaching, residencies, and workshops, she has helped people rediscover their hands, their courage, and their sense of permanency.

Print Day in May is free, open to all, May 2nd is coming. The presses are waiting, what will you do for Print Day In May?