Robin Speijer (1997, The Netherlands)

Currently based in Westervoort

Robin Speijer explores the intersection between figuration and abstraction. Fabric is the starting point of her works. Due to its unfixed shape and versatility, it allows for a vast array of interpretations. Speijer removes the original context and purpose of the fabric by exclusively using close-ups. Through the use of bright and contrasting colors, she accentuates the soft textures and intricate patterns to draw in the viewer. With fabric being an ever-present material in our daily lives, her work evokes instant recognition. Yet, there is a constant tension between a realistic illusion of dimension, and the painterly qualities that show that it is, in fact, a flat surface you are looking at.

"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."

- Yoeri Guépin, 2019

EXHIBITIONS

UPCOMING
• 06.07.23 - 02.10.23 / Duo show with Krijn Kroes - Sanquin, Amsterdam

PAST

2023
• 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 - 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

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

Various Private Collections, NL

NOMINATIONS & prizes

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

Publications & MEDIA

2023
• 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

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