With medication and rest, she has been painting again since 2010. Moving from representational watercolors to abstract expressionist acrylics, Sand Anderson has found non-objective painting expresses those things that are hard to understand or explain. After her diagnosis she created four exhibits exploring the mystery of human suffering without becoming macabre. Her use of bright, vibrant color always moves toward hope. She is especially tuned in with those who suffer and hopes to be a visual voice for hope and healing.

Most recently, Sand Anderson has been interpreting choral and orchestral music with color, texture and movement. The exhibit showcased at the SMAC Gallery is a body of work interpreting the music of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg. Anderson created this series after receiving a grant from the SW MN Arts Council to go to Bergen, Norway to study Grieg’s life, work and the landscapes that inspired his music. In addition, she collaborated with choral conductor Matthew Olson interpreting Bach’s Mass in B Minor for a Bach summer music festival held in June 2019. Sand Anderson believes that combining the arts enhances and strengthens the experience of the viewer.

Robyn Sand Anderson is a 2017 SMAC Individual Artist grant recipient.