b. 1980, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Lives and works in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA & Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Email (william_john_robinson@yahoo.ca) / Instagram
Education
2019
M.F.A. in Visual Arts, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick NJ
2007
Minor in Art History, NSCAD University, Halifax NS
2005
B.F.A. Interdisciplinary, NSCAD University, Halifax NS
Solo: Exhibitions | Projects | Performances
2018
Duet, TRUCK Contemporary Art, Calgary AB
2017
Pickard Quarry Transpose, Artspace, Peterborough ON
Pickard Quarry Transpose, Struts Gallery, Sackville NB
2016
The Bronze Voice, OBEY Convention IX, Halifax NS
Brutalist Songs, Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton NB
Brutalist Song II - Killam Memorial Library, Dalhousie University Killam Memorial Library, HRM Open Project, Halifax NS
2015
Sun Ship Machine Gun - Metallurgy I, Nocturne: Art at Night, Halifax NS, Curated by Rose Zack
Sun Ship Machine Gun - Metallurgy I, Art in the Open, Charlottetown P.E.I., Curated by Confederation Centre Art Gallery
2014
Liberation Snare, Over the Hill Performance Series, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax Citadel, Halifax NS
Young Prayer, St. Michael's United Church, White Night, Melbourne Australia
2013
Ursprache, Presbyterian Church of St. David, Nocturne: Art at Night, Halifax NS
Brutalist Song I - Confederation Centre of the Arts, Art in the Open, Charlottetown P.E.I., Curated by This Town Is Small
Faker G.I.F.F., Art in the Open, Charlottetown P.E.I., Curated by Confederation Centre Art Gallery
2012
Young Prayer, Metropolitan United Church, Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Toronto ON, Curated by Helena Reckitt
2011
Young Prayer, St. Matthew’s Church, Nocturne: Art at Night, Halifax NS
Parchetypes, Point Pleasant Park, HRM Open Projects, Halifax NS
2010
Young Prayer, Khyber Centre for the Arts, Halifax NS
2009
Stairway to Heaven, Nocturne, Khyber Centre for the Arts, Halifax NS
2007
Allay Allay, GalleryDeluxeGallery, Halifax NS
2004
Dislocate, Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax NS
Collaborative – Two Person: Exhibitions | Projects | Performances
2008
High On A Hill, Khyber Centre for the Arts, Nocturne, Halifax NS, w/ Lisa Lipton, music and performance
2005
White Night, Closet Gallery, Khyber Centre for the Arts, Halifax NS, w/ Tanya Busse
Group: Exhibitions | Projects | Performances
2019-2020
Rutgers MFA Print Portfolio Exhibition, Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick NJ
2019
What Use Are Flowers?, Public Sculpture Exhibition, Voorhees Mall, Rutgers University in association with Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick NJ (current)
What Use Are Flowers?, Public Sculpture Model Exhibition, Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ (current)
Kara Walker Presents: The Colossus of Rutgers, Brooklyn Army Terminal, Brooklyn NY
Like a Day, Rutgers in NYC - 2019 MFA Exhibition, 21 Ludlow Street, New York NY
Necessary & Insufficient, Rutgers MFA Thesis Exhibition, Mason Gross Galleries at Civic Square Building, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick NJ
2018
Nova Scotia Art Bank Purchase Exhibition, Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax NS
Left Overs, Mason Gross Galleries at Civic Square Building, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick NJ
2018 Tepper Chair Event: Kara Walker and Rutgers Cohort as The Perpetual Care Society, Kirkpatrick Chapel, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick NJ
2017
MFA First Year Exhibition, Mason Gross Galleries at Civic Square Building, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick NJ
Co-Cureate Show, Mason Gross Galleries at Civic Square Building, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick NJ
IOTA: Gallery Pop Up (Deux), Anna Leonowens Art Bar + Projects, NSCAD University, Halifax NS
Last Chants, Hermes Gallery, Halifax NS
2016-17
Sobey Art Award Exhibition, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa ON
2016
Eyelevel Reshelving Initiative 7, Eyelevel Gallery at Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax NS
2015
Top Songs, NAISA (New Adventures In Sound Art) Radio Broadcast, Toronto ON, Curated by Eleanor King
2014
Rock Show: Art at the Intersection of Music, AGNS, Halifax NS, Curated by David Diviney
ERI 6: Labour & Leisure, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax NS
Somewheres, Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown P.E.I., Curated by Pan Wendt
2013
Set: Process as Product, Khyber Centrefor the Arts, Halifax NS, Curated by Sam Kinsley
2012
ERI 5: The Resistance to Change, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax NS
2012
Tete a Tete, Visual Arts Nova Scotia 2011-2012 Mentorship Program Exhibition, Port Loggia Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax NS
2010
Input/Output: CFAT Electronics Residency Exhibition, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax NS
2006
Unsurprising Geographies: Y Level Group Exhibition, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax NS
2005
On the Periphery: Public Performance Series, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax NS, w/ Halifax Scavenger Society
Urban Flesh and Blood, The Kaliningrad Branch of the National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Kaliningrad Russia
Awards
2017
Established Artist Recognition Award, Arts Nova Scotia
2016
Short List Nominee – Atlantic Region Finalist, Sobey Art Award, National Prize
Long List Nominee – Atlantic Region, Sobey Art Award, National Prize
Grants & Scholarships
2020
Creation Grant, Grants to Individuals, Arts Nova Scotia
2018
Creation Grant, Grants to Individuals, Arts Nova Scotia
2016
Research Grant, Grants to New Media and Audio Artists, Canada Council for the Arts
2015
Creation Grant, Grants to Individuals, Arts Nova Scotia
“Sweet Home” Film Production Grant, AFCOOP, Halifax NS
2014 – 2015
Open Projects Grant, HRM Community Relations & Cultural Affairs, Halifax NS
2013
Creation Grant, Grants to Individuals, Arts Nova Scotia
2012
Visual Arts Nova Scotia Mentorship Program Recipient, Visual Arts Nova Scotia, Halifax NS, Mentored by Robert Bean
2011
Creation Grant, Grants to Individuals, Nova Scotia Communities, Culture & Heritage
Open Projects Grant, HRM Community Relations & Cultural Affairs, Halifax NS
2005
Media Arts Scholarship Program Recipient, Centre For Art Tapes, Halifax NS
Residencies
2013 – 2014
CFAT Local Artist In Residency, Centre For Arts Tapes, Halifax NS
2013
Small Town Collaborations Artist In Residency, This Town is Small Artist Run Centre & Art in the Open, Charlottetown P.E.I.
Winter Banff Artist In Residency, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff AB
Killam Library Artist In Residency, Killam Library: Dalhousie University, Halifax NS
2010
CFAT Electronics Residency Program, Centre For Art Tapes, Halifax NS
Curatorial Projects
2018
Library Voice, Presented in conjunction with Co-Create Exhibition, Mason Gross Galleries at Civic Square Building, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick NJ w/ Valerie Suter
2016
Gleaning a Song: The Singing Voice as Artifact in Media Art, Presented by the Centre for Art Tapes, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax NS
Collections
2019
Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ
2018
Nova Scotia Art Bank, Arts Nova Scotia, Halifax NS
Screenings
2012
You Kids Have a Story for Everything: Atlantic Showcase, Tete-A-Tete / Media Talks Festival, Sackville NB (title of work: Wiebe)
2011
Atlantic Shorts 2, Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax NS (title of work: Wiebe)
2008
Personal Culture: Postmodern Fear and Fantasy, Eastern Edge, St. John’s NF, Curated by Mireille Bourgeois (title of work: White Night)
2006
CFAT Media Train: B-Open, USF Bergen, Bergen Norway (title of work: White Night)
Mind Exchange, Kohlenquelle, Berlin Germany (title of work: White Night)
Centre For Art Tapes: Media Arts Scholarship Screening, Neptune Theatre, Halifax NS (title of work: Epilogue)
Atlantic Film Co-operative: One-Minute Film Scholarship Screening, Parklane Theatres, Halifax NS (title of work: They Resound Through Time)
2005
CFAT Media Train: Departing Halifax, Arriving New York, Vertex List Gallery, New York NY (title of work: White Night)
Artist Talks | Workshops
2018
Artist Talk & Workshop, Lincoln Annex Elementary School, New Brunswick NJ
Artist Talk & Workshop, New Brunswick Middle School, New Brunswick NJ
Artist Talk & Panel, Canadian New Music Network Forum, Victoriaville QC
2017
Artspace, Peterborough ON
2016
OBEY Convention IX, Halifax NS
2015
NSCAD University, Halifax NS
2014
Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax NS
Centre For Art Tapes, Halifax NS
2013
Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown P.E.I., w/ Donnalee Downe
Killam Library, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS
2012
JL Ilsley Highschool, Halifax NS
2011
Visual Arts Nova Scotia, Halifax NS
2006
Khyber Centre for the Arts, Halifax NS
Teaching Positions | Employment
2018-2019
Part Time Lecturer (Teaching Appointment) – 4D Fundamentals, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick NJ
Appointed Project Artist & Consultant, Windows of Understanding - Community Public Art & Education Program, New Brunswick NJ
Honors Thesis Advisor, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick NJ
2018
Instructor – Extended Studies Summer Program, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick NJ
2017-
LAB Sculpture Assistant, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick NJ
2013-
Multimedia Technician, Multimedia Department, NSCAD University, Halifax NS
2013
Art Project Instructor, 4Cs Community Public Art Project, St. Joseph’s A. McKay Public School, Halifax NS
2012-13
Art Instructor, DowNStown, Halifax NS
2011 – 12
Art Project Facilitator, NS Board of Education, JL Ilsley High School, Spryfield NS
2010
Youth Community Art Instructor, Community Billboard Project, Saint Patrick’s Alexandrea Elementary School, Halifax NS