Robin Harvey was born and raised in Clarkston Washington in a log house on the Snake River. She fell in love with drawing at an early age and grew to love portrait work in her Jr. High and High School Art Classes.When Robin married she put art aside to raised her family.Her passion for art returned in the mid 90’s after taking a graphite portrait class by Loretta Jenkins Robar in Spokane WA.Loretta asked Robin to take over teaching her class after only a few short months as she pursued other ventures.

In 2000 the Harvey family moved back to the Lewiston, Clarkston Valley. There Robin was commissioned to illustrate a children’s book called "Exploring Idaho from A to Z” by Gwen Taylor.The book was her first experience at painting landscapes.Since then she has expanded her art from predominantly Graphite portraits and commissions to still life, flowers, landscapes, marinescapes, wildlife and animals in oil, acrylic, pastel, water color and scratchboard.

Robin’s love of art grows deeper every day between her painting and teaching graphite portrait and watercolor classes at the Valley Art Center in Clarkston, WA. Her art is on display at the Snake River Showcase studio in the Dahman Artisan Barn in Uniontown, WA, the Valley Art Centerand at her own studio, Robin’s Art Nest Studio in Lewiston, Id. She is currently the President of the Valley Art Center and enjoys the opportunity to share her love of all kinds of art with her community.