Robin Speijer (1997, The Netherlands)
Currently based in Westervoort
Robin Speijer’s work focuses on a combination of color, light and textures. At first glance, the subject seems to be the many forms of fabric. The feel of the material and its ability to take on many different shapes fascinates her. She captures the folds that naturally occur, carefully framing them within her paintings. These details have been zoomed in on and enlarged, creating depth and softness. In doing so she separates the material from the context it was contained in, allowing it to be viewed differently. The paintings, however objective the painter intended them to be, contain an emotional intimacy that arises from the artist’s subjective methods for composition and framing. Standing in front of Robin’s paintings, one feels as if she wants to share their duality in material: the intimacy of the soft fabrics that nurture us, and the paint on canvas that represents this layer by layer.
Text by Yoeri Guépin, based on a studio visit (2019)
2015 - 2019 HKU - Bachelor of Fine Art, with honours
2014 - 2015 HKU - Preparatory Course
EXHIBITIONS
CURRENT
• 16.10.2022 - 05.03.2023 / MORE & meer - Museum MORE, Gorssel
UPCOMING
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PAST
2022
• Copy/Paste - Galerie With Tsjalling, Groningen
• Lines of Movement - ECI Cultuurfabriek, Roermond
• Van Oerbeest tot Rokende Croissant - Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
• A Moment - Tesoro Collection, Amsterdam
2021
• Op de Huid - Studio Omstand, Arnhem
• Young Collectors Festival - Young Collectors Circle, Amsterdam
• A Rainbow in Curved Air - Raam Maar, Rotterdam
2020
• Artist's Call - Museum Belvedere, Heerenveen
• SOFTART - SBK Kunstuitleen, Amsterdam
• Realisme Nu - Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
• Enter Art Fair - booth Rademakers Gallery - Copenhagen, Denmark
• Zoom In - Galerie Pouloeuff, Naarden
• Vase or Face - Cokkie Snoei, Rotterdam
• Jonge Talenten 2019 - Artphy, Onstwedde
2019
• Little Big Art Show - Circle Gallery, Amsterdam
• Sprouts Young Talents 2019 - SBK Kunstuitleen, Amsterdam
• Manic Patterns - Cokkie Snoei, Rotterdam
• Art Noord 3 - Museum Belvedere, Heerenveen
• Best of Graduates 2019 - Ron Mandos, Amsterdam
• Exposure (Fine Art Graduation)- De Pastoe Fabriek, Utrecht
2018
• I Never Promised You a Rose Garden - Botanische Tuinen, Utrecht
Museum Voorlinden, NL
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL
Collectie Rijkskantoren, NL
Albert Heijn Collection, NL
KPMG Art Collection, NL
Lakeside Collection, NL
MAL Collection, NL
Various Private Collections, NL
2020
• Dooyewaard Espinette Studio Award - Winner
• Sacha Tanja Penning - Winner
• Galerie Pouloeuff Public's Prize - Winner
2019
• SBK Young Talent Award - Nominated
• SBK Otto Hetterscheid Stimuleringsprijs - Nominated
• Young Blood Award - Nominated
• Dooyewaard Stipendium - Winner
• Hiviniziki OV Prijs - Nominated
2023
• De Grote Nederlandse KunstKalender 2023 (3rd of January)
2022
• 14-12-2022: Interview Suboart Magazine
• 23-06-2022: TopKunst (Dorpsradio Laren)
• Serieus, de Podcast X Rizoom - Aflevering 2: Robin Speijer
• MagjeZien en horen #5: Kunst bij de koper thuis
2021
• Nieuwe Stadsblad, 22-09-2021: Stedelijk Museum Schiedam koopt 100 procent Schiedams werk
• Telegraaf, 15-09-2021: Lokale Kunst voor Museum
• Tesoro Talks episode 1, 13-06-2021: Robin Speijer
• NH Nieuws, 26-03-2021: Culture Club, aflevering 2
• Het Parool, 15-02-2021: De keuze van Ali Keles
• Atelier Magazine #210, januari/februari 2021: Monumentale zachtheid
• MagjeZien en horen #4: Hoe is 't nu met: Robin Speijer
2020
• Nieuwe Stadsblad, 16-09-2020: Ontmoet en groet prijswinnaar Robin Speijer
• Gooi- en Eemlander, 10-09-2020: Opnieuw prijs voor Speijer
• Telegraaf, 08-09-2020: Robin Speijer jongste winnaar van de Sacha Tanja Penning
• Gooi- en Eemlander, 09-07-2020: Oog voor het detail in Galerie Pouloeuff
• NPO 2, 03-07-2020: Nu te Zien, Realisme Nu
• Dagblad van het Noorden, 31-01-2020: Het afwerken moet nog beginnen
2019
• Gooi- en Eemlander, 03-07-2019: Robin Speijer winnares Dooyewaard-stipendium
• DUIC, 19-06-2019: Exposure 2019 van HKU School of Fine art in de Pastoe Fabriek
2018
• Channable.com, 13-05-2018: Jonge onderneming steunt jonge kunstenaars
2020 - 2022
• Residency in Dooyewaard Espinette Studio, Blaricum
2020 - now
• Treasurer, curator and editor for Stichting Kunstplatform Rizoom
2022
• Guest teacher for HKU Seminar: Critical Feedback
• Guest lecture at the HKU
2021
• Guest lecture at the HKU
2020
• Participant in Ron Mandos Sunday Session: The Future of Painting
• Meet and greet presentation at the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
• Guest lecture at the HKU
2019 - 2020
• Residency in Dooyewaard Stipend Studio, Blaricum
2018
• Assistant for Suzan Drummen – MIR Project, Amersfoort
2017 - 2018
• Assistant for Claudia Martinez Garay – Rijksakademie, Amsterdam
Assistant for Claudia Martinez Garay – Rijksakademie, Amsterdam
Hiviniziki OV Prijs - Nominated