Robin Cembalest

Founder, Robin Cembalest Editorial Strategies, Respected journalist, influential Instagrammer, and the former longtime editor of ARTnews, Robin Cembalest trains art professionals how to communicate effectively about themselves, their work, and their projects. She teaches writing, social media, public speaking, and other essential skills across the art industry. An early art-world adapter to social media, Robin has built a specialty in career development for the digital era, helping institutions and individuals to create and implement organic content strategies. A mentor to generations of emerging writers, Robin now helps visual artists to express themselves in her workshops at schools, residencies, and local arts councils. She is a faculty member of the School of Visual Arts, an adjunct assistant professor at Columbia University School of the Arts, an instructor in the Bronx Museum’s AIM program, and a coach at Creative Capital. Widely published in the art and mainstream press, Robin is best known today as @rcembalest, handle of her popular Instagram.