Peter Robinson
b. 1966, Hakatere Ashburton (Ngāi Tahu/Kāi Tahu)
Lives and works in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

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

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

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