Flushing Av (J/M)

Migration

Robin Holder
Artwork in laminated glass by Robin Holder showing colorful abstract shapes in purple, green and orange.
“Migration” (2006) by Robin Holder at NYCT Flushing Av Station. Photo: Rob Wilson

About the Project

This extensive artwork contains 34 panels of laminated glass, that focus on the artist, Robin Holder’s exploration of sprawling topics, including spatial relationships, color, and movement as well as issues of humanity, culture, and identity. The imagery is abstract, with precision in the quality of line and forms, which was a particular challenge since the medium is glass. Holder explained that the images "incorporate symbols from various cultures that relate to the theme of interaction, movement, and society in motion. I hope that this work promotes a sense of celebration and reflects the vivacity, energy and liveliness of my fellow New Yorkers who use the Flushing Av Station." 

About the Artist

Robin Holder served a member-artist, Community Outreach Coordinator, and Program Director at Robert Blackburn’s The Printmaking Workshop for over a decade. During her tenure there, Holder worked alongside other esteemed artists, notably Elizabeth Catlett and Emma Amos. Beyond her skills in printmaking, Holder uses a variety of other media, including painting, digital image manipulation, drawing, and site-specific installation. Motivated by her biracial background, Holder’s practice seeks to reveal conflicts in the human experience. Holder creates social justice narratives in her works, exploring themes of societal access, powerlessness, complexities of identity, class, cultural inequity, and race. Her work is exhibited widely and appears in the collections of the Library of Congress, the Washington State Arts Commission, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, among other notable organizations.