Kevin Robertson - Biography

“Robertson was part of a group of figurative artists associated with the Gotham studios in Perth, who looked at the
legacy of figurative elements of traditional art making and picture imaging. His works have been characterised by
a strong sense of psychological tension and draw reference from such artists as Eric Fischl and Lucian Freud.” 'mix tape' catalogue, The Art Galley of Western Australia

1982-84 BA Fine Art (Painting) - Western Australian Institute of Technology (now Curtin University)
1991 Graduate Diploma in Visual Arts Studies, College of Fine Arts, University of NSW
1992 Master of Art, College of Fine Arts, University of NSW

1987 Australia-England-Italy - A Painted Travelogue (with Megan Salmon) Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
1990 New Paintings, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
1992 Paintings and Drawings, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
1997 Recent Paintings, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
2001 New York Studies, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
2003 Cloud Paintings 2002/2003, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
2009 Paintings 2004-2009, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
2010 The Poet’s Shooter : Observations of Architecture and Music, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth

1984 Destination China, Nexus Galleries, Fremantle and Quang Dong Academy of Fine Art, China
1989 Heidelberg and Heritage, Two Visions of Australia - One Hundred Years Apart, Linden Gallery, Melbourne
1990 Hung, Drawn and Quartered, Fremantle Arts Centre
1994 Presence: Explorations of Character, Fremantle Art Centre
1996 Out of Australia, PICA, WA
1996 Oddfellows, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, touring 9 national venues
1997 Guitar Shaped World, Tamworth City Gallery
1997 A Face in the Crowd, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
1998 ACAF6, Australian Contemporary Art Fair Melbourne, Victoria (represented by Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth)
2004 Field of vision: New York, the lab gallery, New York
2004 Clouded Over, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
2004 Bankwest Contemporary Art Prize, PICA, WA
2005 Configured, Geralton Regional Art Gallery
2005 City of Perth Art Award, PICA, WA 2006 mix tape, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
2006 Figuration in the West Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
2006 Configured, IASKA Kellerberrin
2006 Melbourne Art Fair, represented by Galerie Düsseldorf
2007 City of Perth Art Award, Perth Town Hall
2008 Linden 1968, Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, St. Kilda, Melbourne
2009 Small is the new big, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2010 Group Show, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2010 Pure Contemplation Without Knowledge 2010, Nyisztor Studio, Perth
2011 Staffroom 2011: Curtin University School of Design and Art staff, The Moores Buildings, Fremantle

1988 Sir Charles Gairdner Art Prize (jointly)
1989 Guy Grey-Smith Memorial Travelling Grant
1999 Albany Art Award
2004 Vincent Awards

Curtin University of Technology, Artbank, Wesfarmers
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Kerry Stokes Collection, Bankwest, Royal Perth Hospital, Town of Vincent Art Collection, Edith Cowan University, New Norcia Art Gallery, University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, The Holmes à Court Collection

1989 –1991 Annual art exhibitions: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
1993, 1994 Bondi Pavilion Art Awards, Sydney NSW
1999 “Architectonic, Architecture as Metaphor in Art”, Cullity Gallery, University of WA
2005 “Configured: Aspects of contemporary Western Australian figurative art”, toured throughout Western Australia (including the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Perth) by Art on the Move
2009 “Fragments from the Future: Aspects of Modernism in the Kerry Stokes Collection”, The Mining Hall of Fame Kalgoorlie
2011 “Angel Hair: Contemporary Western Australian Art from the Kerry Stokes Collection”, Mandurah Performing Art Centre/Central TAFE Gallery, Perth

1999 “Architectonic, Architecture as Metaphor in Art”, School of Architecture and Fine Art, University of WA
2001 “An earthbound rocket”, The Architect, Winter 01, The Cambridge Group, pp14-15, ISSN 1037 3460
2005 “Figure in a studio (Seated nude) by Fred Cress”, acquisitions + discourse", Friends of the Art Gallery of WA, QDi Direct Press
2005 “Configured: Aspects of contemporary Western Australian figurative art”, Art on the Move, ISBN 09581959 99
2009 “Fragments from the Future: Aspects of Modernism from the Kerry Stokes Collection”, published by Australian Capital Equity, ISBN 978-0-9577906-3-6
2011 “Angel Hair: Contemporary Western Australian Art from the Kerry Stokes Collection”, ISBN 978-0-9577906-6-7

1988 Collection Assistant, Curtin University Art Collection
1989-1991 Art Curator, Sir Charles Gairdener Hospital Art Collection
1993-1994 Senior Attendant, The Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney
1999-2001 Installation Manager, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of WA
2001 Acting Project Manager, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of WA
2002-2009 Collection Assistant, Kerry Stokes Art Collection
2010-2011 Curatorial Assistant, Kerry Stokes Art Collection

1988 Painting Lecturer (part-time) School of Fine Art, Curtin University
1995-1996 Drawing Lecturer, School of Design, Curtin University
2003-2004 Painting Lecturer (part-time) School of Fine Art, Curtin University
2007 Studio Assistant (part-time) Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts, The University of WA
2010 Tutoring in Art History (casual) Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts, The University of WA
2010-2011 Teaching Life Drawing (part-time), Fremantle Arts Centre
2010-2011 Seminars, Department of Art, Curtin University

1988 The Artists' Rottnest. Fremantle Arts Centre Press, ISBN 0 949206 34 2
1990 Darlington and the Hills, Curtin University of Technology, ISBN 1 86342 105 X 1991
1991 Cinderella on the Beach: A Source Book of Western Australia's Visual Culture. University of Western Australia Press, ISBN 1875560041
1992 Salvatore Zofrea: Images from The Psalms, Craftsman House Press, Sydney, ISBN 976 8097 23 X Basel & Sydney, ISBN 976 8097 40 X
1995 Howard Taylor - Forest Figure. Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Fremantle, ISBN 1 86368 116