Robin Juan was born and raised in San Francisco in 1987. She received a BFA with concentration in Art History and Photography from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in December 2009. She has worked as a studio assistant for Bay Area painter Julie Chang and Chicago photographer Alan Cohen. Her photographs have been shown at Pentagon Gallery and Woman Made Gallery in Chicago. She is currently a co-founder and director of the independent art space HungryMan Gallery in Chicago, IL.