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Robyne Robinson

(She/Her)
  • Public Art Consultant and Writer, Freelance
Albuquerque, Minneapolis, Santa Fe
As seen in: Pioneer Press, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Minnesota Monthly, Artful Living, Canvas Rebel Magazine, The Paper (ABQ), Fiber Art Now, Southwest Contemporary
Covers:  Street Art and Public Policy, Public Art, Urban Affairs, Architecture, Black Art and Design, Museum exhibitions, the effects of Covid on the Arts, Artist feature interviews, subjects that intrigue me.
Promoting art to brand corporate spacemaking and business identity; Create emotional equity in communities and reinvest in local, city and state infrastructure.

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Robyne Robinson’s Biography

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Robyne is a broadcast journalist who has won Emmys and numerous other awards for her news and entertainment reporting. She is known for her work in the arts and winning coveted interviews with celebrities like Prince. She's been featured on International networks like BBC America, and in magazines like Elle Decor, Art News and Juxtapoz. She currently writes for the National Gallery of Art, Artful Living, Art of the West, Mpls.-St. Paul Home & Design, Minnesota Monthly, the American Institut…

Robyne Robinson’s Journalist Portfolio

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St. Paul City Council considers adding an Office of Arts and Culture

St. Paul City Council considers adding an Office of Arts and Culture

Robyne Robinson, a former Fox 9 news anchor and producer turned arts consultant, presented a general vision t…

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Reframing the Future After Operation Metro Surge

Reframing the Future After Operation Metro Surge

Three local artists speak to Robinson about their fractured sense of belonging in the wake of ICE's surge.

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Meet Robyne Robinson

Meet Robyne Robinson

We're excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Robyne Robinson. We hope you'll enjoy…

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Inside the New Women-Led Era of the Luxury Hospitality Industry | Artful Living Magazine

Inside the New Women-Led Era of the Luxury Hospitality Industry | Artful Living Magazine

From Morocco to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, meet the women who are fiercely shaping a new era of glo…

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Robyne Robinson Explores the Influence of Black Dandyism in the Twin Cities | Artful Living Magaz...

Robyne Robinson Explores the Influence of Black Dandyism in the Twin Cities | Artful Living Magaz...

After the massive success of the 2025 Met Gala, Robyne Robinson explores how Black Dandyism is represented th…

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In Conversation with Former MPD Chief Medaria Arradondo

In Conversation with Former MPD Chief Medaria Arradondo

After trying to protect and serve his home-town through 31 years and a historic civil rights uprising, the fo…

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Articles

Reframing the Future After Operation Metro Surge

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By Robyne Robinson
| Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Verified
When Renee Good was shot by an ICE officer on Portland Avenue South in January, it shook me. For 20 years, I lived half a mile away on 35th Street. I was always in that Central neighborhood—eating Korean barbecue at Midtown Global Market on Lake Street, creating community murals with artist Reggie LeFlore at Funky Grits on Chicago Avenue, and, as a TV news reporter, getting chased out of Prince and Mayte’s wedding at Park Avenue United Methodist.
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In Conversation with Medaria Arradondo, Former Minneapolis Police Department Chief

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By Robyne Robinson
| Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Verified
Medaria Arradondo’s new book, Chief Rondo: Securing Justice for the Murder of George Floyd, is his personal reflection on his complex and tumultuous final years as the Minneapolis Police Department’s police chief. Born in Minneapolis, and still known simply as “Rondo” in the Northside neighborhood where he grew up, he worked his way to MPD’s highest position over a career that spanned more than three decades.
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Caroline Liu’s Chinese Garden is Not as Sweet as It Looks. And That’s Good.

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By Natalie Hegert, Robyne Robinson
| Southwest Contemporary
Caroline Liu’s exhibition at the Gallery One Art Vault in Albuquerque City Hall lures you in then hits you with a one-two punch about erased histories and Asian marginalization.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was an intern/Writer and Copy Editor at the Chicago Defender - One of the oldest Black newspapers in the US.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I am old enough to have used an IBM Selectric.

How is social media changing news?

Not necessarily for the best. While choice is good, it's not for news. People silo their news to a dangerous level. Jan. 6th is proof.

Awards

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Pavek Museum of Broadcasting

2018 - Broadcasting Hall of Fame

First African American inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame

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Upper Midwest Emmy

2004 - Talent - Anchor

2004-2005 Upper Midwest Regional Emmy Award for Best Anchor KMSP TV Minneapolis-St. Paul

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Chicago Midwest Emmy Award

1997 - Outstanding Achievement in Informational Programming - Talk Show

"Talk with Robyne", Host - Producer - Writer

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