Mitchell Robles is highly regarded for his bold blend of abstract expressionism and contemporary Native American themes. His primitive and vibrant images are both a revelation and a celebration of his Chumash ancestry. "My paintings are my personal quest for my cultural and spiritual identity," says this 11th generation native of Santa Barbara, California. Robles was influenced by his artistic and musical family to channel his own creative energies in music and painting since early childhood.

Growing up in both Santa Barbara, CA and Scottsdale, AZ, Robles found his true home in the vast solitude of the Arizona desert. As a young artist, his love of history and the outdoors led him to explore and photograph indigenous ruins and sacred sites in California and throughout the Western United States. It was through these explorations that he developed a deep sense of connection to his own ancient lineage and to the natural world.

Robles, a nationally recognized and accomplished full-time working artist, has exhibited in galleries throughout California, as well as galleries in Scottsdale, Santa Fe, Park City, and Jackson Hole. In addition, his art has been featured in Southwest Art Magazine, the Ritz-Carlton Magazine and textbook publications throughout the United States. Robles' art has also appeared in several Sundance Film Festival documentaries and in 1997 was the featured artist for the American Library's annual celebrity READ poster, A Global Newspaper Rock.

Global Green International invited Robles to participate in a celebrity auction fundraiser hosted by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, where Robles had an opportunity to meet and converse with Gorbachev. Robles was invited to create an original design for the exhibition "Pony Expressionism," a Masterwork Series of The Trail of Painted Ponies Collection, at the International Museum of the Horse at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. His painted pony Echoes of the Past was the sole pony representing the part of the exhibition focusing on the horse in art history.

Collectors of Robles' art reside throughout the United States, Europe, and most recently Robles was commissioned to create a painting for a collector in Moscow. Robles never stops exploring new territory with his painting technique and colors, and his attention to detail imbues mystical rock art, brave war ponies, and watchful ravens with life.