Peter Robinson
b. 1966, Hakatere Ashburton (Ngāi Tahu/Kāi Tahu)
Lives and works in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Peter Robinson
Space Divider (Māwhero) 2025
wool felt
installation view: Differences in kind and rhythm, Te Uru, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland (2025)
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
CERTAINLY, 2026
installation view: Serakai Studio, Hong Kong
Peter Robinson
CERTAINLY, 2026
installation view: Serakai Studio, Hong Kong
Recent Solo Exhibitions
- Charcoal Drawing, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Ōtautahi Christchurch (2025)
- Backwards Forwards, Sutton Gallery, Naarm Melbourne (2025)
- 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 A u c k l a n d ( 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
Untitled, 2025
oilstick on paper
860 x 660mm framed
Peter Robinson
'Drawings', 2025
installation view: Coastal Signs, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Peter Robinson,
Charcoal Drawing, 2024
installation view: Whāngarei Art Museum, Whangārei
Peter Robinson,
Charcoal Drawing, 2024
installation view: Whāngarei Art Museum, Whangārei
Peter Robinson,
Charcoal Drawing, 2024
installation view: Whāngarei Art Museum, Whangārei
Peter Robinson and Giorgio Griffa
Differences in kind and rhythm, 2025
installation view: Te Uru Gallery, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Peter Robinson and Giorgio Griffa
Differences in kind and rhythm, 2025
installation view: Te Uru Gallery, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Peter Robinson
Ngā Tohu, 2025
aluminium, anodised aluminium, brass, copper
Peter Robinson and Giorgio Griffa
Differences in kind and rhythm, 2025
installation view: Te Uru Gallery, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Peter Robinson and Giorgio Griffa
Differences in kind and rhythm, 2025
installation view: Te Uru Gallery, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Recent Group Exhibitions
- Certainly, Serakai, Hong Kong (2026)
- Differences in kind and rhythm, Te Uru, Tāmaki Makaurau (2025)
- H u n d r e d s u p o n t h o u s a n d s o f m o m e n t s g l i t t e r i n u n i s o n 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 5 )
- 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
If you were to work here (detail), 2013
wool felt, aluminium core
240 elements: 2400 x 35 x 35mm
Peter Robinson
If you were to work here, 2013
wool felt, aluminium core
240 elements: 2400 x 35 x 35mm
Peter Robinson
Te Tangata Kōwhai, 2024
installation view: Whangārei Art Museum, Whangārei
Peter Robinson
Te Tangata Kōwhai, 2024
installation view: Whangārei Art Museum, Whangārei
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
Kā Kaihōpara, 2023
Installation view: Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Ōtepoti Dunedin
Readings
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
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
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