Artist, designer, and educator Mimi Robinson began creating color palettes for her own painting and teaching practice. She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and is currently an adjunct professor at California College of the Arts. Robinson has worked extensively in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Caribbean and is the founder of Bridging Cultures Through Design, an initiative that promotes and engages creative exchanges between students and artisan communities around the world.