EDUCATION:

Laguna College of Art and Design (2010-present)
MFA in Painting

University of Southern California (2005-2009)
BA Fine Arts, focus in Graphic Design and Painting 
BA Neuroscience 

Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy (Summer 2007)
 Onsite drawing & The History of Florence


EXHIBITIONS:

"The Flip Side"  LCAD Faculty Show, Gallery 793, Laguna Beach, CA March 2013

"Connections"  Group Exhibition, Lynn J Gallery, Buena Park, CA November 2012

"Bits and Pieces" Juried Exhibition, Linus Gallery, Pasadena, CA October 2012

"The Realist Perspective" Group Exhibition, Gallery 533, Los Angeles, CA August 2012

"NATURE | NURTURE" Two Woman Show, Robin Smith & Robin Hextrum, Exhibit[A] Gallery, Long Beach, CA August 2012

"Artists Remember the Year 1942" Group Exhibition, OC Great Park, Irvine, CA July 2012

"Magnitude 7.7"  Juried Exhibition, Manifest Gallery Cincinnati, Ohio June 2012 

"Consequences" Juried Exhibition, Arc Studios and Gallery, San Francisco, CA May 2012

"MFA Thesis Exhibition" Group Exhibition, Arena 1 Gallery Santa Monica, CA May 2012

"LCAD MFA in Painting Exhibition" Group Exhibition, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach CA May 2012

"All Women Art Exhibition" Juried Exhibition, Light Space and Time Online Gallery, February 2012

"Nature Exhibit" Juried Exhibition, Linus Gallery, Pasadena, CA October 2011

"Summer Exhibition" Juried Exhibition, Gallery 793, Laguna Beach, CA June 2011

"Urban Ocean Festival" Juried Exhibition, Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA June 2011

"Koko in the Kayak" Group Exhibition, Gallery Artemis, Buena Park, CA May 2011

"Student, Mentor, Faculty Exhibition" Group Exhibition, House of Balsamic, Irvine, CA May 2011

"Japan Disaster Relief Fundraiser" Group Exhibition, Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA April 2011

“MFA Faculty and Student Show” Group exhibition, Irvine Arts Center, Irvine CA February 2011

“Apocalypse Wow!” Group exhibition, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood CA December 2009

“Sex and Sports: Exploring the Condition of the Modern Female Athlete” Solo exhibition, Roski School of Fine Arts Lindhurst Gallery, USC, Los Angeles CA September 2009

 “NCAA Art Exhibition” Group exhibition, NCAA Convention Center, Washington DC, MD January 2009 

“Louis Galen Annual Artletics Exhibition” Galen Center, USC, Los Angeles, CA February/March 2008.

"Advanced Drawing Exhibition," Watt Hall, USC, Los Angeles, CA April 2008

"Santa Reparata International School of Art Final Show," Group Exhibition, Florence, Italy, August 2007 

“Artletics Exhibition,” Group Exhibition, Heritage Hall, USC, Los Angeles, CA April 2006

“Annual Undergraduate Student Exhibition” Group Exhibtion, Fisher Museum, USC, Los Angeles, CA May 2006.


AWARDS & HONORS:

Gallery Favorite, Bits and Pieces Exhibition, Linus Gallery October 2012

Linus Gallery's Curator's Choice Award Fall 2011

Urban Ocean Fesitval 2nd place in Painting Spring 2011

LCAD President Award Fall 2010

USC Presidential Scholar 2005-2009

Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society Member Spring 2008

David X. Marks Foundation Scholar athlete 2007-2008

USC Dean's List Fall 2005- Fall 2009

2007-2008 Pac-10 Conference All-Academic First Team

PAC 10 Scholar Athlete Women’s Rowing 2009


PUBLICATIONS:

Marin IJ, “Art of the athlete: Stinson's Hextrum excels as a painter and rower at USC,” July 7th, 2009.

University of Southern California Chronicle, "Sound of Body, With Art Talent to Boot," page 2, photograph of "in Contemplation of a Race." March 10, 2008.

Daily Trojan, "Varsity athletes take part in art exhibit," by Anita Little,  pages 1, 14. Photograph of "In Contemplation of a Race." February 27, 2008.

"All Things Trojan," by Adam Rose, Los Angeles Times/ Blogs,  image of "In Contemplation of a Race." <http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/allthingstrojan/2008/02/artletics.html>February 28, 2008.

USC Report, "Artletics Exhibition at Galen Center," page 12, February 12, 2008.


GUEST LECTURE:

"Sex and Sports" November 2008, November 2009 and November 2010

For three years running I gave a guest lecture to Michael Messner's Sociology Class at USC about how I convey gender issues in sports through my artwork.



TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

The Voyeuristic Gaze: Women in Art from Edo Japan and Europe in the 19th Century, Laguna College of Art and Design Fall 2013

Perspective Drawing Instructor Laguna College of Art and Design Spring 2013-Fall 2013

Teaching Assistant for Jonathan Burke in Drawing Fundamentals, Laguna College of Art and Design, Fall 2012

Teaching Assistant for James Galindo in Perspective Drawing, Laguna College of Art and Design, Fall 2012

Fine Art Instructor, OC Art Studios, Oso Grande Elementary School, Fall 2012

LCAD Gesture Workshop Moderator Summer 2012--Present

Fantasy Art Instructor, OC Art Studios, Canyon Vista Elementary School Summer 2012

MFA Long Pose Workshop Moderator Fall 2011-Spring 2012

Plein Air Painting Workshop Moderator Fall 2011- Spring 2012

Teaching Assistant for Betty Shelton in Advanced Portraiture, Laguna College of Art and Design, Spring 2012

Animal Art Instructor, OC Art Studios, Barcelona Hills Elementary Spring 2012

Fantasy Art Instructor, OC Art Studios, Oso Grande Elementary School Spring 2012

Teaching Assistant for Sergio Rebia in Drawing Fundamentals, Laguna College of Art and Design Fall 2011

Sculpture and Painting Instructor at The Art Studio in Westminster Summer 2011


MURAL: 

Assistant to Sandra Jones Campbell for a mural in Downtown Laguna Beach, March 2011

RESEARCH:

Undergraduate Research Assistant for Sociology professor Michael Messner for the 2010 journal article on Gender in Televised Media (Summer-Fall 2009)


EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITES: 

Faceclub:

Weekly MFA drawing group

USC Trojan Marching Band:

USC Trojan Marching Band Member- Flute Section, Fall 2005

USC Women's Crew Team Involvement:

Varsity Member of the USC Crew team, Fall 2005-Spring 2009

USC Women's Crew Team Captain, Fall 2007-Spring 2008

Novice Team Assistant Coach Fall 2009