BIOGRAPHY Paul Robinson, born 1964 in Liverpool. Studied Fine Art at Sunderland. Subsequent employment as an illustrator, graphic designer and commercial industrial printer led to the involvement with graphic language.
Robinson entered Lecturing in 1991 and continued to teach until 2000 whereupon he embarked on a career as a professional artist and designer. In 2003 Robinson established and became a Director of Artshed Ware Ltd, a contemporary art gallery.
'An Englishman in New York' British artist and Artshed Gallery Director Paul Robinson exhibited at the Agora Gallery in New York from 14th November 2006 to 5th December 2006. Robinsons work can be found at :
www.redhallcontemporary.com
http://www.festivalofarchitecture.org/artists
www.artmesh.org
www.artshed-ware.com
Press Release, The Agora Gallery, New York - The works of British artist Paul Robinson transform the banal environs of still-lives and interiors into enticing images created in a style that recalls the painterly inventions of Abstract Expressionists. Symbolic images resonate as vessels of discourse with connotations beyond the superficial. Robinson presents his audience with a visual puzzle, space is flattened, and objects and surrounding elements are given the same treatment and authority. His images are playful and loosely painted, joyous pastels and hearty reds are offset with areas of black. Viewing Robinson?s paintings is an act of discovery; from his configurations everyday objects, such as a chair, plant, wineglass or bathtub, come forth from the schematic of shapes and color. Robinson studied Fine Art at Sunderland Polytechnic and went on to earn a Postgraduate Certificate of Education to pursue a career in teaching. Having worked previously as an illustrator, Graphic designer and industrial printer, Robinson chose to concentrate on his fine arts career. Robinson established the contemporary art gallery Artshed Ware Ltd. in 2003, acting as director, while continuing his work as an artist.…Read More
Currently showing at Hove Arts Trail - 51 Wilbury Rd, Hove, Brighton.
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1996 Painting selected for Eastern Open - King's Lynn, Norfolk
1997 Solo Exhibition of paintings - Trinity Studios, Colchester
1997 Joint Exhibition of paintings - The Bull Gallery, Barnet
1997 Print selected for public collection - Lister Hospital, Stevenage
1998 Paintings in public collection - North Hertfordshire College, Hitchin
1999 Exhibition of paintings - The 'Place' Letchworth
99-00 Painting selected for Eastern Open - King's Lynn, Norfolk
2003 Set up Artshed Ware Ltd. Commercial contemporary gallery, resident artist
2004 1st Hertfordshire Art & Sculpture Fair, organiser and exhibitor Artshed
2005 Hertfordshire Art & Sculpture Fair, organiser and exhibitor Artshed
2006 Hertfordshire Art & Sculpture Fair, organiser and exhibitor Artshed
2006 The Agora Gallery New York 530 West 25th St, New York, November/December
2006 The Great Art Fair : Alexandra Palace
2007 Painting selected for Eastern Open - King's Lynn, Norfolk
2007 The Hertfordshire Art Fair - AF4
2007 - September - The Brighton Art fair
2007 - Rhapsody House Gallery, Tunbridge Wells
2007 - Edinburgh Art Fair
2008 - "FORM", Olypia, London2008 - Spring Show - Edgar Modern International, Bath
2008 - The Affordable Art Fair (Spring Show), Battersea, London
2008 - "FORM", Olypia, London
2008 - Spring Show - Edgar Modern International, Bath
2008 - The Affordable Art Fair (Spring Show), Battersea, London
2008 - Bristol AAF
2008 - THE AFFORDABLE ART FAIR - Paris Stand H1, Espace Champerret, Paris 17em. 29 May - 1 June 2009 - April - Eastern Open, Norfolk
2009 - May - Hove Open House,
2009 - Brighton Art Fair - 2nd - 4th October
2009 - Michael Brown Gallery, CFA, Hitchin, North Hertfordshire College, Herts - 10th October
2010 - Gallery @ CFA, Hitchin
2010 September - 'Cross My Art', 210 Pentonville Rd, London (art & escape)
2012 - April - Birdwoodhouse Gallery, Totnes, Devon…Read More
Currently showing at Hove Arts Trail - 51 Wilbury Rd, Hove, Brighton.
http://www.hovearts.co.uk/venues/51wilburyroad.htm
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Also currently exhibiting with Art & Escape London at Barker & May, Winchmore Hill, London