Peter Robinson (artist)
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Peter Robinson | |
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 Peter Robinson in his Auckland studio, 2020 | |
| Born | 1966 (age 59–60) Ashburton |
| Education | Ilam School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Style | Modernist |
Peter Robinson (born 1966 in Ashburton) is a New Zealand artist of Māori (Kāi Tahu) descent.[1] He is an associate professor at the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland.[2]
Robinson studied sculpture at the Ilam School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury between 1985 and 1989.[3]
Exhibitions
Robinson quickly established an exhibiting career after graduating from art school, and was included in a number of international exhibitions including the Asia Pacific Triennial and the São Paulo Art Biennial (1996), the Biennale of Sydney (1998), the Lyon Biennale (2000), and the Baltic Triennale (2002).[4]
In 2001 Robinson and Jacqueline Fraser were New Zealand's co-representatives at the Venice Biennale, the first time New Zealand participated with a national pavilion at the event.[5] Robinson's biennale work, Divine Comedy, was originally developed while he was artist in residence at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth.[4] In 2006 Robinson first exhibits his Walters Prize winning installation Ack at Auckland's Artspace.[6] In 2012 Robinson was selected for the Biennale of Sydney, where he filled a massive warehouse space on Cockatoo Island with a huge installation titled Gravitas Lite, crafted from carved polystyrene.[7]
Other exhibitions include:
- Polymer Monoliths IMA, Brisbane 2011
- Tribe Subtribe, The Dowse Art Museum, 2013[8]
- Peter Robinson: Cuts and Junctures, Adam Art Gallery, 2013[9]
- If You Were to Work Here (The Mood in the Museum), The fifth Auckland Triennial, Auckland Art Gallery and Auckland War Memorial Museum[10]
- Syntax, Artspace NZ, Auckland, 2015[11]
- Syntax, Jakarta Biennale, 2015[12]
- Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland, 2020[13]
- 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia 2019[14]
