Faith Ann Gilbert was born in the 1970’s to young, loving, hardworking, blue-collar parents in Battle Creek Michigan.  At an early age Faith was drawing and dancing.  She seemed to be the only artist in a family full of athletes.  As she grew she became more and more involved in her art; she had always said, “I will either be an artist, or a dancer, or both”.  After high school Faith pursued her passion for dance, and performed professionally with a traveling troop out of Las Vegas, which took her to various destinations including Osaka Japan.  

In 1998 Faith felt compelled to return to college to pursue her art.  After strong encouragement from her professors in Kalamazoo, she applied to The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and was accepted.  In 2000 she moved to Chicago to attend SAIC and studied under prestigious artist professors such as Judith Geichman, Frank Piatek, Roxie Tremonto, Marion Kryczka, Karl Wirsum and many others.  While attending SAIC Faith fulfilled an artist residency at the Three Arts Club of Chicago; she received numerous awards for her work in college including being a recipient of many artist grants and residencies. Faith was accepted to the highly competitive Advanced Painting Studio Program at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in which she had her own studio along side eleven studio mates. 

After graduation Faith married fellow artist, Andrew Ryan Robb whom she had met in college and together they share a working studio first located in Printers Row, South Loop of Chicago 2004 and then in September of 2015 the two moved their studios to the Pikes Peak area of Colorado.  Currently Faith is represented and shows at Laughlin Gallery, Highland Park IL., NYCH Gallery, Chicago IL., and Art 1 Eleven Gallery in Colorado Springs CO.  She also shows periodically in galleries in Denver, CO. Faith has shown frequently throughout the years in galleries and alternative spaces. She continues to develop a dynamic and exciting body of work with multiple on going series along side many commissions and side projects from which many private collectors have purchased and have shown through out the world.