Peter Robinson
b. 1966, Hakatere Ashburton (Ngāi Tahu/Kāi Tahu)
Lives and works in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Peter Robinson
Spinning (detail), 2018
magnets, pins
100 x 100 x 100mm
Peter Robinson is an associate professor at the Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland. He has participated in the 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (2018), the Jakarta Biennial (2015), the 5th Auckland Triennial (2013), 13th Istanbul Biennale (2013), 11th and 18th Biennale of Sydney (1998/2012), and he was New Zealand’s representative at the 49th Venice Biennale (2001).
Peter Robinson
Driftwood 4, 2024
aluminum, timber veneer
1200 x 6000 x 250 mm
Peter Robinson
Kā Kaihōpara, 2023
charcoal, acrylic on paper
885 x 665 x 35mm
Peter Robinson
Priorities, 2024
installation view: Artspace Aotearoa, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Peter Robinson
Driftwood 1 (detail), 2023
aluminium, timber veneer
5400 x 1260 x 90mm overall
Peter Robinson
Driftwood, 2023
Installation view: Coastal Signs, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Peter Robinson
Rag Trade, 2020
installation view: 23 Gordon Rd, Morningside, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Peter Robinson
Rag Trade, 2020
installation view: 23 Gordon Rd, Morningside, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Peter Robinson
Rag Trade, 2020
installation view: 23 Gordon Rd, Morningside, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Recent Solo Exhibitions
- D r i f t w o o d , C o a s t a l S i g n s , T ā m a k i M a k a u r a u ( 2 0 2 3 )
- Kā Kaihōpara, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Ōtepoti Dunedin (2023)
- F o r w a r d s B a c k w a r d s , C o a s t a l S i g n s , T ā m a k i M a k a u r a u A u c k l a n d ( 2 0 2 2 )
- Rag Trade, 23 Gordon Rd, Tāmaki Makarau Auckland (2020)
- Notations, Sutton Gallery, Melbourne (2020)
- Fieldwork, Coca, Ōtautahi Christchurch (2018)
- After Party, Hopkinson Mossman, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington (2017)
Peter Robinson
Kā Kaihōpara, 2023
Installation view: Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Ōtepoti Dunedin
Peter Robinson
After Party, 2017
installation view: Hopkinson Mossman, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Peter Robinson
Purple Haze, 2018
anodised aluminium
1100 x 1300 x 1300mm
Peter Robinson
After Party, 2017
installation view: Hopkinson Mossman, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Recent Group Exhibitions
- Priorities, Artspace Aotearoa, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, 2024
- Walls to Live Beside, Rooms To Own, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Tāmaki Makaurau, 2022.
- A distant relative, Hopkinson Mossman, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington (2019)
- Companion Pieces, Sydney, Sydney (2019)
- The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT9), QAGOMA, Brisbane (2018)
- Spinning (with Phillip Lai), Hopkinson Mossman, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland (2018)
- Sculpture Salon, Sarah Cottier Gallery, Sydney (2018)
Peter Robinson
Ack, 2009
oil stick, charcoal on paper
2000 x 1400mm
Peter Robinson
Spinning, 2018
installation view: Hopkinson Mossman, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Peter Robinson
Squiggle, 2018
electrical wiring
330 x 340 x 180mm
Peter Robinson
Spinning, 2018
installation view: Hopkinson Mossman, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Peter Robinson
Relatives, 2019
wire
1120 x 300mm
Readings
Peter Robinson
Fieldwork, 2018
installation view: CoCA Toi Moroki Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch
Peter Robinson
Fieldwork, 2018
installation view: CoCA Toi Moroki Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch
Peter Robinson
Fieldwork, 2018
installation view: CoCA Toi Moroki Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch
Peter Robinson
Die Cuts & Derivations, 2015
installation view: Hopkinson Mossman, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Peter Robinson
Ruses & Legacies, 2013
installation view: The 13th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul
Peter Robinson
Ritual and Formation, 2013
wool felt, aluminum rod
2600 x 9750 x 500mm overall
installation dimensions vary
Peter Robinson
Ritual and Formation, 2013
wool felt, aluminum rod
2600 x 9750 x 500mm overall
installation dimensions vary