 
 As the daughter of a traveling salesman, Robin Taylor spent the first eight years of her life crisscrossing the United States with her family in a dusty dark green Mercury. Without realizing it, Robin began to lipread as a child when her hearing started to diminish.
It wasn't until she failed first grade that a medical examination revealed that Robin had extensive scar tissue damage in both inner ears. Luckily, a new experimental drug was able to restore her hearing after several years, but with the restoration came a pronounced stutter.
At age 15 her mother enrolled her in a youth acting program and by 17 she left home to pursue acting as a career.
Robin's characteristic perseverance in the face of obstacles enabled her to earn a B.F.A. in Acting from the United States International University (School of Performing Arts), San Diego, CA and a M.F.A. in Acting from University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA). And she has beautifully overcome her stutter.
 
 
Top left: age 16; top right: age 19;
bottom left: age 21; bottom right: age 22
However, during the early 1980s, Robin developed a tumor in her right brain. Its removal left her hearing-impaired. Nevertheless, she continued to perform. On Broadway, she appeared in A Chorus Line and Sally Marr and Her Escorts; and Off-Broadway, Nunsense. On television she has appeared on Convictions, The Rockford Files, Law & Order, and Off the Minnesota Strip (Movie of the Week). Robin was one of the last Warner Brothers contract players. (Click here for a more detailed listing of her acting credits.)
  
Widow, Big River (Paper Mill Playhouse); Peter Pan, Peter Pan (Candlewood Playhouse); Sister Mary Amnesia, Nunsense (Off-Broadway; Douglas Fairbanks)
  
Girl, Chevrolet TV spot; Kristine/Connie, A Chorus Line (Broadway; Nat'l Tour); Extra, The Rockford Files
 
Gloria, Damn Yankees (Cortland Repertory); Meg, Brigadoon (Music Theater of Wichita)
In the 1990s Robin discovered another outlet for her creativity in sculpture. Her theatrical background inspired her many pieces, which grace the homes of writers, actors, doctors, directors, and sound designers. She has shown in California, Kansas, Vermont, Georgia, and New York as well as London. Robin works with Polich Art Works and Tallix Foundries.
"The philosophy behind my sculpture comes from a very private place," says Robin. "Many of my works deal with the emotional frustration of being a hard-of-hearing person torn between two language worlds. I also use my past history, medical issues, and daily life experiences to create them. I use my art to share my story. Come and sit on the bench next to me."
Robin's work traverses modern and post-modern styles and strategies. She creates romantic depictions of the human body; tells stories in her sculptures; uses colors to paint voices and feelings; and uses found objects to explore the comedy and tragedy of the human condition.
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