Robin Rivers CV

UPCOMING SOLO EXHIBITION

Mixed-Media Photography, October 22, 2026 - January 14, 2027
Misrememberings: Fragments of Longing & Love (Curated by NorthVan Arts)
District of North Vancouver Foyer Gallery, North Vancouver, Canada


TEACHING & LEADERSHIP

Quill Academy of Creative Writing | Founder & Director | 2019-Present

Founded and serve as head instructor at academy dedicated to building foundational writing skills and love of literature in young people ages 7-18 through small group and individualized instruction. The Elite program also mentors young writers on paths to publishing their own work.


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2026

Fragments of What Makes Us Alive | Group Exhibition, Collage
Atelier Ghostbirds, Caldas de Rainha, Portugal | March 2026

Art Rental Show | Group Exhibition, Mixed-Media Photography
NorthVan Arts CityScape Community Art Space, North Vancouver | March 7-April 11, 2026

NorthVan Arts Rental Program | Juried Selection, Mixed-Media Photography
North Vancouver, Canada | March 2026-March 2027
Three works accepted: "It Was Always You," "Kiss Me As If It Were The Last Time," "Let Me Be Your Moon and Stars"

2025

Wish You Were Here | Group Exhibition, Collage
A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | July 2025

Harmony Arts Festival | Juried Group Exhibition, Collage
West Vancouver, Canada | August 2025

Serenade For The Soul | Group Exhibition, Mixed-Media Photography
The Gallery George, Vancouver, Canada | August 2025

My Place | Juried Group Exhibition, Collage
Langley Arts Council, Langley, BC | August 2025

Whisper of The Garden | Juried International Online Group Exhibition, Mixed-Media Photography
Open Call For Artists | September 2025
Featured artist interview included

Radiant Horizons | Juried International Online Group Exhibition, Mixed-Media Photography
Sfumato Art Creatives | October 2025

Postcards From The Edge | Group Exhibition, Collage
Outsiders and Others, Vancouver, Canada | December 2025

Anonymous Art Show | Group Exhibition, Collage
North Van Arts, North Vancouver | November/December 2025

Places and Spaces | Juried Online Group Exhibition, Photography
Decagon Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | 2025

Earlier Work

Goose Spit Interpretive Signs | Juried Photography Selection
Comox Valley Regional District, Courtenay, BC | 2011


PUBLICATIONS & FEATURES

Visual Arts

Portfolio Feature and Interview | Collage
Photo Trouvée Magazine Issue 19 | April 2026 

"What We Preserve Shapes What We Remember" | Feature
Traveling Easel Substack by Lauryn Kai | 2025

"A Promise Between Only Us" | Collage
Photo Trouvée Magazine Issue 18 | 2025

Exhibition Catalogues:

  • "Watershed" | Radiant Horizons Exhibition Catalog | 2025
  • "Illumination" | Places and Spaces Exhibition Catalog, Decagon Gallery | 2025

Literary Work

Poetry: "Mother of Sorrows" | Blade and Bloom Arts and Literature Magazine, Issue 1 | 2026

Poetry: "Monsters," "Soft Pants" | Skirting Around Journal, Winter 2025

Short Stories: "Mare" | Ghost Stories YYC Volume 4 anthology and exhibition, Ruberto Ostberg Gallery, Calgary | 2025

Short Story: "Albertine" | Debuted with collage work at The Gallery George, Vancouver | 2025

Novel: Woman On The Wall | 2022


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Artist Residencies

Château Saint Pierre de Mejans, France | Artist In Residence | 2026
Château Orquevaux, France | Writer In Residence | 2024

Specialized Training

Collage Training with Canadian collage artist Lisa Pijuan-Nomura | 2025
Photo Trouvée Magazine Virtual Residency with Juliana Naufel and Twiggy Boyer | 2025
Cyfarwydd 1&2 folklore writing with Welsh mythologist Angharad Wynne | 2022 & 2024


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Canadian Artists' Representation/Le Front des artistes canadiens (CARFAC) | 2025-Present
International Council on Archives/Conseil International Des Archives | 2026-Present
The Writer's Union of Canada | 2022-Present
Alliance of Independent Authors | 2022-Present
Federation of BC Writers | 2019-Present
Historical Novel Society | 2019-Present


AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Finalist | Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Book Awards for BC Authors | 2023
Multiple Journalism Awards | 1996-1999
National Mental Health Association Media Award, Golden Bell Award, Illinois Press Association, Pacific Northwest Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Press


BACKGROUND

Media Career: Editor/Publisher, Our Big Earth Media | 2006-2012
Journalism: Publications across North America | 1993-2006
Education: B.A., University of Colorado at Colorado Springs | 1993