Robin Speijer (1997, The Netherlands)
Currently based in Westervoort, NL

Robin Speijer creates paintings and drawings that explore the grey area between figuration and abstraction. She uses textiles as a means to create compositions; they can take on an endless number of shapes while remaining recognizable as a soft and flexible material.

Through her works, Robin evokes a visual experience of the world close to her own, where her eyes constantly gravitate towards details. By exclusively using close-ups, the material’s context is erased, and your gaze is pulled in - as if your eyes are fingers that have to feel and explore the depicted matter. Robin conveys a realistic illusion of depth and tactility while preserving the painterly qualities that indicate the flatness of the canvas.


EDUCATION

2015 - 2019 HKU - Bachelor of Fine Art, with honours
2014 - 2015 HKU - Preparatory Course

EXHIBITIONS

Upcoming/Ongoing:

2024
30.08 - 29.09: Kleurpotlood - Moving Gallery, Utrecht
21.11 - 24.11: Unfair - Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam

Past

2024
Hoe is het nu - ACEC, Apeldoorn
Best of Graduates Legacy - Ron Mandos, Art Rotterdam
Echter - Moving Gallery, Utrecht

2023
Duo show with Krijn Kroes - Sanquin, Amsterdam
MORE & meer - Museum MORE, Gorssel

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 - 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


COLLECTIONS

Museum Voorlinden, NL
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL
Collectie Rijkskantoren, NL
Albert Heijn Collection, NL
KPMG Art Collection, NL
Lakeside Collection, NL
MAL Collection, NL
Sanquin, NL
Various Private Collections, NL


SELECTED PRIZES & GRANTS

2024
• Stichting Stokroos: Seed Grant

2020
Dooyewaard Espinette Studio Award
Sacha Tanja Penning
Galerie Pouloeuff Public's Prize

2019
Dooyewaard Stipend


PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA

2023
MUZE AvroTros: 8 gezichten van modern realisme
MagjeZien en horen #6: Portretten van een nieuwe generatie beeldend kunstenaars, door Sarah van Binsbergen
Video interview with Pictoright
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

OTHER ACTIVITIES

2024
Guest lecture at the HKU

2020 - 2023
Treasurer, curator and editor for Stichting Kunstplatform Rizoom

2020 - 2022
Residency in Dooyewaard Espinette Studio, Blaricum

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