Andrew Cornell Robinson
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Andrew Cornell Robinson is an American
artist based in New York City. He was born in 1968 in Camden, New Jersey.
Robinson is best known for his artwork that spans various media from ceramics and painting to photography and sculptural installations. He became known in the New York art world in the 1990s and 2000s, often associated with bridging eccentric, socio-political content with craft and assemblage materials .
Andrew Cornell Robinson exhibited with galleries such as Anna Kustera Gallery and Paul Sharpe Projects in New York, Eyelevel BQE Gallery in Brooklyn and museums such as the Baltimore Contemporary Museum and the Aldrich Museum of Art. His work has been featured in presentations by the Craft Council of the United Kingdom, Clay in the East at the Virginia Commonwealth University and the American Center for Design in Chicago. He has written on art for Sculpture Magazine, The Gay City News, Sculpture Magazine and ArtCat. His work is in both private and public collections. He was a founding member of the board of directors of the Foucault Society in the United States. Robinson studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1991. He then studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, earning an MFA degree in 1994. He has received awards from Cannes for digital media work and fellowships from The Edward Albee Foundation in 2010.
His work has been the subject of reviews and essays by Frank Holliday
, Hrag Vartanian
and Zane Wilson. Wilson wrote about Robinson's work "Andrew Robinson’s work overlaps themes of multiple cultures, sexual identity, absence of historical presence, political awareness executed through careful nods to art history through genuine invention of beautifully crafted objects."
He has been a visiting artist at CUNY, Cooper Union's summer program, and he has taught with Brooklyn College, The New School, and Parsons School of Design.
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artist based in New York City. He was born in 1968 in Camden, New Jersey.
Robinson is best known for his artwork that spans various media from ceramics and painting to photography and sculptural installations. He became known in the New York art world in the 1990s and 2000s, often associated with bridging eccentric, socio-political content with craft and assemblage materials .
Andrew Cornell Robinson exhibited with galleries such as Anna Kustera Gallery and Paul Sharpe Projects in New York, Eyelevel BQE Gallery in Brooklyn and museums such as the Baltimore Contemporary Museum and the Aldrich Museum of Art. His work has been featured in presentations by the Craft Council of the United Kingdom, Clay in the East at the Virginia Commonwealth University and the American Center for Design in Chicago. He has written on art for Sculpture Magazine, The Gay City News, Sculpture Magazine and ArtCat. His work is in both private and public collections. He was a founding member of the board of directors of the Foucault Society in the United States. Robinson studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1991. He then studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, earning an MFA degree in 1994. He has received awards from Cannes for digital media work and fellowships from The Edward Albee Foundation in 2010.
His work has been the subject of reviews and essays by Frank Holliday
Frank Holliday
-BIO:Frank Holliday Born 1957, North Carolina, USAis a painter who became known in the New York art world in the 1970s and 1980s and is often associated with the East Village scene....
, Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian was born in Aleppo, Syria, raised in Toronto, Canada, and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. He is a writer, critic and curator who regularly contributes to AGBU News Magazine, Ararat Magazine, and other publications...
and Zane Wilson. Wilson wrote about Robinson's work "Andrew Robinson’s work overlaps themes of multiple cultures, sexual identity, absence of historical presence, political awareness executed through careful nods to art history through genuine invention of beautifully crafted objects."
He has been a visiting artist at CUNY, Cooper Union's summer program, and he has taught with Brooklyn College, The New School, and Parsons School of Design.
Exhibitions and Projects
- Disobedience, Anna Kustera Gallery, New York, New York, 2011
- The Eye in Eyelevel, Eyelevel BQE Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, 2011
- Naming of the Animals, Curious Matter Gallery, Jersey City, New Jersey, 2011
- Groundswell Community Mural Project Benefit, Affirmation Arts Gallery, New York, New York, 2010
- The Box Which Contains The World, curator Ali Aschman, Beta Spaces, Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn, New York, 2010
- Bloodlines, Eyelevel BQE Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, 2010
- Brooklyn Artillery, Brooklyn, New York, 2009
- Focus, Eyelevel BQE, Brooklyn, New York, 2009
- Groundswell Art Auction Benefit, Affirmation Arts, New York, New York, 2009
- Red Badge of Courage ReVisited, Curator Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Newark Arts Council, Newark, New Jersey, 2008
- Crime Drama, Eye Level Gallery, at Victor Osborne, Brooklyn, New York, 2008
- In Your Presence, Open Spaces, Curator Steven Weintraub, Brooklyn, New York, 2007
- Small Works Exhibition, curator Jim Kempner, NYU 80 Washington Square Galleries, New York, New York, 2007
- Viewing room at the Paul Sharpe Gallery, New York, New York, 2006
- Post Cards from the Edge, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., Visual AIDS, New York, New York, 2006
- Gowanus Artists Open Studio, Brooklyn, New York, 2006
- Bodily, a group exhibition curated by Steven Weintraub, Collision Machine, Brooklyn, New York, 2006
- Publishing Triangle Silent Auction benefit for the Shilts-Grahn Nonfiction Awards and the Lorde-Gunn, at Remy Toledo Gallery, New York, New York, 2005
- Post Cards from the Edge, Robert Miller, New York, New York, 2005
- Matzo Files, at PS122 Gallery, New York, New York, 2005
- Night of a 1000 Drawings, Artist Space, New York, New York, 2005
- Groundswell benefit at White Columns, New York, New York, 2004
- Post Cards from the Edge, Brent Sikkema, New York, New York, 2004
- Matzo Files, Matzo Files Gallery, New York, New York, 2004
- Head Shot, Monmouth County Arts Council, Red Bank, New Jersey, 2003
- Walk The Windows, Installation on Atlantic Avenue with "Build The Boulevard", Brooklyn, New York, 2003
- Snap Shot, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, New York, 2002
- 1000 Drawings, Artist Space, New York, New York, 2001
- Snap Shot, Beaver College, Fine Arts Gallery, Glenside, PA., 2001
- Snap Shot, Contemporary Museum in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, 2001
- Street Paintings, Halcyon, Brooklyn, New York, 2000
- Post Cards from the Edge, Andrew Kreps Gallery, Visual AIDS, New York, New York, 2000
- Group Show, Benefit for the Jericho Project curator Jonathan Danis, New York, 1999
- The Wedding, Lime Lite, curator Jonathan Danis, New York, 1999
- Group Show, PS122 Gallery, New York, curator Susan Schrieber, 1997
- Angels in New York, Collaboration with Carlos Blanco and Juana Valdes, New Artist Warehouse, New York, New York, 1995
- Special Projects, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, curator Gregory Amenoff, 1994
- Places and Things, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, curator Gary Stephan, 1994
- Liberty, Lincoln Foundation, New York, curator Mary Carter, 1994
- AIDS Assaults, ACT UP, SOWEBO Arts Festival, Baltimore, Maryland, 1991
External links
- Artist Website
- Video interview with Andrew Cornell Robinson at the Edward Albee Foundation
- Algo más…, an interview with Colour Me In
- Andrew Cornell Robinson at PS1
- Andrew Cornell Robinson, Presentation at the Crafts Council, London, UK, 2010
- ART CAT, Pick, 2010
- Listing of Fellows on the Edward Albee Foundation
- Andrew Cornell Robinson interviews Michelle Lopez