Peter Robinson (artist)
Peter Robinson is a New Zealand artist of Māori descent. He is also an Associate Professor at the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland.Biography
Robinson studied sculpture at the Ilam School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury between 1985 and 1989. He 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, the Biennale of Sydney, the Lyon Biennale, and the Baltic Triennale.
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. Robinson's biennale work, Divine Comedy, was originally developed while he was artist in residence at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth. 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.Awards
In 2008 Robinson was awarded the Walters Prize for his 2006 exhibition Ack at Artspace NZ, Auckland. In 2016 he was recognised with a Laureate award by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand.Exhibitions
Recent exhibitions include:
- Gravitas Lite, Biennale of Sydney, 2012
- Tribe Subtribe, The Dowse Art Museum, 2013
- Peter Robinson: Cuts and Junctures, Adam Art Gallery, 2013
- If You Were to Work Here , The fifth Auckland Triennial, Auckland Art Gallery and Auckland War Memorial Museum
- Syntax, Artspace NZ, Auckland, 2015
- Syntax, Jakarta Biennale, 2015
