Education
2000: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Otago School of Fine Arts (major in Painting, minor in Printmaking)
1996: Diploma in Art and Craft, Hungry Creek School of Art and Craft
1990: Foundation in Fine Art, Nelson Polytechnic

Artistic Achievements

Awards
Paramount Winner of the Wallace Art Awards 2007 for ‘Taniwha/Dragon (qi gong notes/ spirit bones)’
Selected for National Portrait Award 2006 for ‘Martin’
Finalist for the Wallace Art Awards 2004 for ‘Zeitgeist’
Selected for NCC Art Awards 2003 for Reclaimed Materials
Finalist for the Wallace Art Awards 2003 for ‘Set Fire to Self—Drown #2’
Finalist for the Wallace Art Awards 2002
Finalist for the Wallace Art Awards 2000

Artist Residencies
Tylee Cottage Residency, Whanganui, New Zealand, July–December 2008
International Studio and Curatorial Programme, New York, USA, January–June 2008
McCahon Art Residency, Titirangi, New Zealand, July–September 2007
International Exhibitions
Flinders Street Gallery, Sydney, Australia, December 2009 (forthcoming solo show)
New York International Outsider Art Fair, New York, USA, January 9th–11th 2009
***, Berlin, Germany, (group show), December 2006
Camden Gallery, London, United Kingdom, (group show), December 2006
Newcontemporaries Gallery, Sydney, Australia, Set Fire to Self—Drown (solo show), February 13th–March 9th 2003
Stephen McLaughlan Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, Unutterable Loud Obviousness (solo show), August 2002

Solo Regional Gallery Exhibitions
The Suter Art Gallery–Te Aratoi o Whakatū, Nelson, February 2010 (forthcoming)
Tauranga Public Gallery, The Light, July 2009 (forthcoming)
Sarjeant Gallery–Te Whare O Rehua, Whanganui, The Light, March 28th–June 7th, 2009
Lopdell House Gallery, Waitakere City, Ghost Guest Host: Loved Fuckt Killd Eatn, 14th December 2007–10th February 2008
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Maker, 16th June–29th July 2007
Centre of Contemporary Art, Mair Gallery, Christchurch, Giants Saints Monsters, June 2007
Ashburton Art Gallery, God and Death, July 29th–September 10th 2006
Left Bank Gallery, Greymouth, Rise, May 2006
Te Manawa Gallery, Palmerston North, Rise, October 2005
Eastern Southland Gallery, Gore, Rise, March 2005
Left Bank Gallery, Greymouth, Rugged Individual, April 2003
Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch, (large works), May 2000
Left Bank Gallery, Greymouth, Vortex Boy—Living with Ghosts, August 1999
Dunedin Community Gallery, Dunedin, Hot Undercurrent, May 1999
Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch, (works on paper), May 1999
Selected Solo Dealer Gallery Exhibitions
Mark Hutchins Gallery, Wellington, March 2009 (forthcoming)
PaperGraphica, Christchurch, New York: Works on Paper, October 2008
Mark Hutchins Gallery, Wellington, Qi Gong Miniatures, December 2nd–22nd 2007
PaperGraphica, Christchurch, Drawings: Works on Paper, October 2007
Bath Street Gallery, Auckland, Rise, June 28th–July 21st 2007
Lyttleton Port Gallery, Christchurch, March 2007
Milford Gallery, Dunedin, Ancient, August 2006
Milford Gallery, Dunedin, Start Up, March 2006
Bath Street Gallery, Auckland, Giants Saints Monsters, December 2005
Temple Gallery, Dunedin, Rise, November 2004
Tatton Gallery, Nelson, One Eyed Night, September 2004
Arthouse Gallery, Christchurch, Catalist, May 2004
Bath Street Gallery, Auckland, New Works, November 2003
Temple Gallery, Dunedin, Set Fire to Self—Drown, May 2003
Arthouse Gallery, Christchurch, Faultline Graduate, May 2003
Number Six, Lyttleton, Christchurch, Small Works, September 2002
Arthouse Gallery, Christchurch, Like It Matters! (solo show), March 2002
Arthouse Gallery, Christchurch, Vulnerable (Ego Commodity), May 2001
Satellite Gallery and Higher Trust Arts Advocacy Group, Dunedin, open studio exhibition, March 2001
Walrus Gallery, Wellington, September 2000
Moray Gallery, Dunedin, Delirious, September 1999

Touring Group Exhibitions
Wallace Art Awards touring exhibition (Aotea Centre, Auckland; New Dowse Gallery, Wellington), September 2007
National Portrait Award touring exhibition (Shed 11, Wellington), April 2006
Wallace Art Awards touring exhibition (Aotea Centre, Auckland; New Dowse Gallery, Wellington), September 2003
NCC Art Awards Second Thoughts touring exhibition, 2003
Wallace Art Awards touring exhibition (Aotea Centre, Auckland; New Dowse Gallery, Wellington), August 2000
Selected Group Exhibitions
Bath Street Gallery, Auckland, Christmas Exhibition, November 28th–December 22nd 2006
Milford Gallery, Dunedin, Object, July 22nd–August 10th 2006
Mark Hutchins Gallery, Wellington (with Richard Lewer and Scott Kennedy), June 20th–July 8th 2006
Cleveland Living Arts Centre, Dunedin, Large Art, February 2006
SOCA Gallery, Dorian Gray Invitational Exhibition, August 8th–26th 2005
64zero3 Gallery, Christchurch, Between Warhead and Warhorse (with Scott Flanagan), June 2005
Temple Gallery, Dunedin, August 2003
Temple Gallery, Dunedin, (with Colin McCahon and Ralph Hotere), September 2002
Chiaroscuro Gallery, Auckland, January 2001
Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin, (with ceramicist Jim Cooper), March 2000
Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch, Miniatures, November 1999
Robert McDougal Art Annex, Christchurch, Gruesome, April 1999

Selected Collections
Nova Arts Trust, London, United Kindom
New Contemporaries, Sydney, Australia
Wallace Arts Trust, New Zealand
Hocken Collection, University of Otago, New Zelaand
Christchurch Art Gallery–Te Puna O Waiwhetu collection, Christchurch. New Zealand
Palmerston North Public Gallery–Te Manawa, New Zealand
Eastern Southland Gallery, Gore, New Zealand
Tanya Carlson collection, New Zealand
Chris Knox/Barbara Ward collection New Zealand

Miscellaneous
x.o.genesis, animations for short film in collaboration with film-maker Rowan Wernham, (forthcoming)
Arc Café, Dunedin, photography show, February 2006
Temple Gallery, Dunedin, curated Mixed Blessings miniatures exhibition, December 2005–January 2006
New Zealand Fashion Industry Show, New York, USA, hand-painted T-Shirts (in collaboration with Tanya Carlson), November 2002

Bibliography
New York: Works on Paper (2008)
in conjunction with PaperGraphica exhibition
Ghost Guest Host: Loved Fuckt Killd Eatn (2008)
in conjunction with Lopdell House Exhibition
essays by Scott Flanagan, artist, and David Hall, writer
With Drawn Doodle (2007)
a selection of 7 years of sketchbook doodles
Maker (2007)
in conjunction with Dunedin Public Art Gallery exhibition
essay by Justin Paton, Curator of Contemporary Art, Dunedin Public Art Gallery
Giants Sands Monsters (2005)
140 page book with accompanying DVD of studio process
essay by Chris Knox, musician, writer and cartoonist
Sarjeant Gallery, James Robinson: The Light, March 28 - June 21, 2009