July 17 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Discover how New York-based artist Aurora Robson transforms found and recycled materials into striking sculptures and installations that reflect themes of sustainability and the environment. Learn how she uses this meditative process not only to address personal and social struggles, but also to search for hope through her practice and materials.
As a leading voice in the intersection of contemporary art and ecological awareness, Robson’s work and story offer an inspiring example of how creativity can drive change, encourage reflection, and transform the way we see the world around us.
Her work is currently featured in The Long View: From Conservation to Sustainability: Works from the Bank of America Collection, on view at AMFA from June 13 to August 31, 2025.
About Aurora Robson
Aurora Robson is known predominantly for her innovative, meditative work intercepting the plastic waste stream. Born in Canada, Robson grew up in Hawaii and then lived in New York City, where she studied metal welding at Apex Technical School and earned her New York State metal welding certification. Robson then completed a double major in art history and visual art at Columbia University.
Since then, Robson has exhibited internationally while developing numerous techniques for sculpting with post-industrial and post-consumer plastic, including fastening, weaving, sewing, threading, ultrasonic and injection welding, and most recently 3-D printing.
A recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Grant, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Sculpture, a TED/Lincoln Re-Imagine Prize, and a National Endowment for the Arts Grant, Robson is also the founding artist of Project Vortex, an international collective of artists, designers and architects innovating with plastic debris.
She currently lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband, two daughters, and a very expressive dog.
Night Flowers: Artist Talk with Aurora Robson is supported in part by the Alice L. Walton Foundation.
The Long View: From Conservation to Sustainability: Works from the Bank of America Collection is presented by Bank of America.
Additional support is provided by Anne and Merritt Dyke.
This exhibition has been loaned through the Bank of America Art in our Communities® program.
