Andrew Cornell Robinson

Curriculum Vitae | Exhibitions | Accomplishments | Bibliography

Born in the infamous and industrious city of Camden, New Jersey, artist Andrew Cornell Robinson has always worked with his hands. He was apprenticed early in his life in a production pottery studio. He went on to explore both ceramic sculpture and fine art at The Maryland Institute College of Art, Glasgow School of Art and the School of Visual Arts where he received a Master of Fine Arts. He teaches art and design at Parsons The New School for Design in New York City. He lives and works in New York City.

"I work like an archeologist recovering and mis-interpreting artifacts. I break down objects and ideas; revising histories and rebuilding forms in unexpected ways. These hijacked histories inform the creation of an archive of sculptural forms and images. The work is initially about exploring notions of power and cultural memory. The visual vocabulary acts like a visual echo of what it describes; occupying an elusive place between concrete form or evidence and our shadowy historical memory."

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Curriculum Vitae

education

M.F.A. Fine Art, School of Visual Arts, New York, New York, 1994.
B.F.A. Ceramic Sculpture / Drawing, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore Maryland, 1991.
Ceramic Sculpture, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland, 1990.
Graphic Design / Ceramics, Kean College, Union, New Jersey, 1984 - 1986.
Ceramics Apprentice, Bailey Pottery, Westfield, New Jersey, 1978 - 1987.

awards

Artist Summer Institute, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and Creative Capital, New York, New York, 2012.
Edward Albee Foundation Fellowship, 2010.
Silver Cyber Lion at Cannes, Verizon Action Hero, 2007.
Verizon's 'Action Hero' Online Movie Tool Named 'Site of the Day' by Favourite Website Awards (FWA), 2007.
Forbes, Best of the Web, Citibank New York, New York, 2002.
Gomez, Best Financial Website, Citibank New York, New York, 2002.
First Prize, SOWEBO Arts Festival, Baltimore, Maryland, 1991.
Merit Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore Maryland, 1989-1991.
Departmental Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore Maryland, 1990.
Travel Award, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland, 1990.
Merit Award, Juried Sculpture Exhibition, Fox Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland, 1989.

affiliations

Assistant Professor and member of the faculty of Parsons the New School for Design.
College Art Association, Member of the Queer Art Caucus.
American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA), New York, New York.
The Foucault Society, former founding member of the Board of Directors. An international society comprised of philosophers, artists, activists, and academics interested in examining and advocating for the ideas of Michel Foucault.
The Interaction Design Group (IxDG) An international organization comprised of designers and academics working in interaction design.

symposia & events

Visiting Artist, Fashion, MFA program, Parsons The New School for Design, New York, New York, 2012
Visiting Artist, Columbia University, Lecture on product design and brand strategy. Sponsored by the Luxury Education Foundation, 2012
Assemble, Crafts Council of the United Kingdom, guest speaker, London, UK, June 2010.
CHI Conference, Peer panel judge, Atlanta, Georgia, 2010.
Pratt, Living Out Loud Panel Discussion, Brooklyn, New York, 2008.
Brooklyn College, Visiting Artist Lecture, Brooklyn, New York, 2008.
Parsons School of Design, Visiting Critic for the Design and Management Thesis Review, New York, New York, 2005 - 2008.
Navigating the Narrative in Art and Interactive Design, Siegel & Gale, New York, New York, 2001.
Narrative Architecture, Living Surfaces Conference, American Center for Design, Chicago, Illinois, 2000.
Technology Forum Participant, New School University, New York, New York, 1999-2000.
Lecture Leader, Visiting Artist Lecture Series, School of Visual Arts, New York, New York, 1993-1994.
Lecturer, Clay in the East Conference, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, 1991.

exhibitions

2013

New Ceramics: Andrew Cornell Robinson, et al, Anna Kustera Gallery, New York, NY.
Postcards from the Edge, Visual AIDS, Sikkema Jenkins & Co, New York, NY.

2012

Faculty Showcase, Parsons, the New School for Design, New York, NY.
Nurture Art, Juried Benefit, Brooklyn, New York.

2011

Disobedience, Anna Kustera Gallery, New York, New York.
The Eye in Eye Level, Eye Level BQE, Brooklyn, New York.
Naming of the Animals, Curious Matter, Jersey City, New Jersey.
The Frequencies Project, curated by Kathryn Lofton and John Lardas Modern, Social Science Research Council, Brooklyn, New York.

2010

Groundswell Community Mural Project Benefit, Affirmation Arts Gallery, New York, New York.
The Box Which Contains The World, curator Ali Aschman, Beta Spaces, Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn, New York.
Bloodlines, Eyelevel BQE Gallery, Brooklyn, New York.

2009

Brooklyn Artillery, Brooklyn, New York.
Focus, Eyelevel BQE, Brooklyn, New York.
Groundswell Art Auction Benefit, Affirmation Arts, New York, New York.

2008

Red Badge of Courage ReVisited, Curator Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Newark Arts Council, Newark, New Jersey.
Crime Drama, Eye Level Gallery, at Victor Osborne, Brooklyn, New York.
Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, New York.

2007

In Your Presence, Open Spaces, Curator Steven Weintraub, Brooklyn, New York.
Open Studio and Bushwick Arts Festival, Brooklyn, New York.
Small Works Exhibition, juried by Jim Kempner, NYU 80 Washington Square Galleries, New York, New York.

2006

Viewing room at the Paul Sharpe Gallery, New York, New York.
Post Cards from the Edge, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., Visual AIDS, New York, New York.
Gowanus Artists Open Studio, Brooklyn, New York.
Bodily, a group exhibition curated by Steven Weintraub, Collision Machine, Brooklyn, New York.

2005

Publishing Triangle Silent Auction benefit for the Shilts-Grahn Nonfiction Awards and the Lorde-Gunn, at Remy Toledo Gallery, New York, New York.
Post Cards from the Edge, Robert Miller, New York, New York.
Matzo Files, at PS122 Gallery, New York, New York.
Night of a 1000 Drawings, Artist Space, New York, New York.
Groundswell benefit at White Columns, New York, New York.

2004

Post Cards from the Edge, Brent Sikkema, New York, New York.
Matzo Files, Matzo Files Gallery, New York, New York.

2003

Head Shot, Monmouth County Arts Council, Red Bank, New Jersey.
Walk The Windows, Installation on Atlantic Avenue with "Build The Boulevard", Brooklyn, New York.

2002

Snap Shot, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, New York.

2001

1000 Drawings, Artist Space, New York, New York.
Post Cards From the Edge, Sara Meltzer Gallery, Visual AIDS, New York, New York.
Snap Shot, Beaver College, Fine Arts Gallery, Glenside, PA.
Snap Shot, Contemporary Museum in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland.

2000

Street Paintings, Halcyon, Brooklyn, New York.*
Post Cards from the Edge, Andrew Kreps Gallery, Visual AIDS, New York, New York.

1999

Post Cards from the Edge, Alexander and Bonin Gallery, Visual AIDS, New York.
Group Show, Benefit for the Jericho Project curator Jonathan Danis, New York.
Tour Guide, Performance Collaboration with Christine Hill, Deitch Projects, New York, New York.
The Wedding, Lime Lite, curator Jonathan Danis, New York.

1998

Drawing Show, Art Students League, New York.

1997

Group Show, PS122 Gallery, New York, curator Susan Schrieber.

1995

Angels in New York, Collaboration with Carlos Blanco and Juana Valdes, New Artist Warehouse, New York, New York.

1994

Special Projects, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, curator Gregory Amenoff.
Places and Things, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, curator Gary Stephan.
Liberty, Lincoln Foundation, New York, curator Mary Carter.

1993

Silent Auction, benefiting Gods Love We Deliver, Bell Cafe, New York.

1992

Group Show, Leslie Lowman Gallery, New York.

1991

AIDS Assaults, ACT UP, SOWEBO Arts Festival, Baltimore, Maryland.
Group Show, Keystone Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland.
Sculpture Show, Fox Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland.
Installation, Space Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland.*

1990

Clay In The East, Key Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
Young Sculptors, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland.
Review, Space Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland.*
Sculpture Show, Fox Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland.

bibliography

Selected reviews and press

I Magnifici 9. C.C.A. Congiunzioni Coordinanti Avversative. Andrew Cornell Robinson, Doron Langberg e Kyle Coniglio at Anna Kustera, by Luca Labanca, Art Tribune,5 April 2013.
Art Rx: Ceramic Art Andrew Cornell Robinson at Anna Kustera Gallery, by Hrag Vartanian, HyperAllergic, March 27, 2013.
In The Studio, International Sculpture Center, August 29, 2012, by Jan Castro.
20 Must-See Studios, Exhibitions, And Events at Bushwick Opens Studios 2012, by Benjamin Sutton, Art Info, June 2012.
Open season! It’s Bushwick’s biggest art event of the year, by Aaron Short, The Brooklyn Paper, June 2012.
Bushwick Open Studios, by Jillian Steinhauer with listings by Hrag Vartanian, HyperAllergic, May 31, 2012.
My neighbors at 117 Grattan Street, by Sharon Butler, Two Coats of Paint, 31 May 2012.
20 Must-See Studios, Exhibitions, And Events at Bushwick Opens Studios 2012, by Benjamin Sutton, Art Info, June 2012.
Open season! It’s Bushwick’s biggest art event of the year, by Aaron Short, The Brooklyn Paper, June 2012.
Curated for the Locally Conscious Shopper, Bound New York, June 2012.
Disobedience: Andrew Cornell Robinson at Anna Kustera, by Catherine Spaeth, Huffington Post, December 2011
Top Ten November Shows in NYC, by Doug McClemont, Saatchi Online Magazine, 15 November 2011
Assemble, Crafts Magazine, 2010
Video interview with Create or Else, 2010
Cobbling Together, an essay by Zane Wilson, 2010.
“algo más…”. an interview with Colour Me In, Mexico City, 2009
Installations Steal the Show at 2007 Bushwick Open Studios by Hrag Vartanian, hragvartanian.com June 3, 2007
CAA Queer Art Caucus, Publications Index, Spring 2007
In and Out: Physical and Metaphysical Share Space at Paul Sharpe Gallery, Gay City News, November 30 2006

Interview with Michelle Lopez and Andrew Cornell Robinson, Sculpture Magazine, 2010
Michelle Lopez, The Violent Bear it Away, Simon Preston Gallery, New York, NY, April, 2009
Steve DeFrank, Art Cat, September 2008
Alex Da Corte "I Attach Myself to You" Stonefox Artspace, Gay City News, December 2007
John Waters, "Unwatchable", Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York New York, Gay City News Volume five, Issue 18 May 4 - 10, 2006
"Robert Mapplethorpe and the Classical Tradition", Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York, Gay City News, Volume 75, Number 31, August 4 - 10, 2005
Queering MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York, Gay City News, Volume 3, Issue 353, December 30, 2004 -January 5, 2005.
Nayland Blake, "Reel Around", Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, New York, Gay City News, Volume 3, Issue 6 February 15 - 24, 2004.
Frank Moore retrospective "Frank Moore", Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York, New York, Gay City News, Volume 2, Issue 41 October 9 - 15, 2003.

acrStudio 1994 - Ongoing

Independent art studio which serves as a platform for my work as a visual artist as well as design consulting and multi-disciplinary collaborations.
I've worked in collaboration with artisans and technologists in product design and development from housewares with a focus on ceramics and fashion accessories such as handbags and leathergoods to work on interactive narrative platforms and digital design experiences.

Parsons The New School for Design, New York, New York, 2004-Ongoing

Faculty, Collaboration on the development of syllabus, and curriculium for the Design1, 2, 3 and 4, information visualization studio courses in the Design Management department and Marketing and Merchandising of Luxury Products.
Teach two dimensional design and visual literacy exploring Gestalt principles of visual organization, information and communication design, typography, composition, design and marketing of luxury products.

Brooklyn College CUNY, Brooklyn, New York, 2010-Ongoing

Adjunct Faculty, Sculpture, Ceramics, teaches sculpture and three dimensional design.

BBDO, New York, New York, 2009 - 2010

Interaction Design for clients such as ATT, FedEx and GE.
Developed interaction design flows and documentation, and contributed to strategic and creative brainstorms and consulting.

Razorfish, New York, New York, 2009 - 2010

Interaction Design for client: Morgan Stanley
Redesigned corporate site and developed digital communications strategies for corporate citizenship initiatives. Led interaction design, digital strategy, creative brainstorms and consulting.

R/GA Interactive, New York, New York, 2003-2009

Associate Creative Director, Interaction Design
Interaction design for clients such as Parsons School of Design, Verizon, Cable Vision VOOM, Scripps Networks, Purina, Lowe's, New York Stock Exchange, and Bank of America. Participated in multiple successful new business proposals. Coordinated requirements gathering sessions. Developed strategic implementation plans. Designed research tasks including ethnographic research, surveys, heuristic analysis, card sorts, usability testing scripts and coordinated the analysis of test results for improving customer experience. Managed persona development, logic flows for content management systems and page schematics for design development.

Citigroup, Long Island City, New York, 2001 - 2003.

Vice President, Interaction Design
Coordinated the redesign of the Citi.com financial portal.
Coordinated the development of a digital photography archive.
Development of Interaction Design process and deliverables for Citicorp and international businesses.
Established a content strategy which used a narrative structure to personalize the user experience.
Migrated a consistent brand experience and a unified approach to interactive design.
Managed the development of html template designs for a content managed portal.

Craft Students League, New York, New York, 2002-2003.

Volunteer Educator
Assisted in the management of a teaching ceramics studio, kiln firing, clay and glaze production.
Assisting director and faculty in the implementation of class projects

Siegel + Gale, New York, New York, 2000 - 2001.

Senior Information Architect / Designer
Design and brand development for leading corporations and organizations such as T. Rowe Price, College Board, Ellerbe Becket, Mirant, Boise Cascade, Marriott, Renaissance Hotels, American Express, Dow and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

American Center for Design, Chicago, Illinois, November 2000.

Guest speaker at the annual Living Surfaces conference hosted by the American Center for Design; in which I presented a paper on narrative techniques in art and design.

New School University, New York, New York, 1998- 2000.

Education Technologist / User Services Coordinator
Implemented a University wide mentoring program, for students, staff, and faculty.
Created documentation, orientations, and a learning resource website for the academic community.
Taught software and hardware usage in a multidiscipline academic environment with a focus on design.
Member of the Technology Initiatives Forum comprised of staff and faculty who review innovative ways to introduce computer technology into a pedagogical discourse.
Assisted in the management of a multi-platform computing facility with over 800 computers.
Coordinated the production of news letters and campus wide communications for Academic Computing.

William Morris Agency, inc., New York, New York, 1995-1998.

Regional Supervisor of the training, software support and the interface design team.
Developed the graphical user interface for an intranet and customized database enabling the company to track deal processes.
Contributed to the design implementation of the company's centennial logo and promotional material

Michael Kors, New York, New York, 1994-1995. Installation and set design

Designed and installed the show room runway for the Seventh on Sixth spring and fall fashion shows.

Bergdorf Goodman, New York, New York, 1994-1995.

Design and production of window and store displays for the men's department.
Coordinated the color scheme for the Romeo Gigli show room.
Designed and installed custom displays for the Gianni Versace show room.

Metro Tech center public exhibitions, Brooklyn, New York, 1992-1994.

Exhibition Design. Coordinated the design and installation of lobby exhibitions at Metro Tech Center, Pierrepont Plaza, and NYNEX Brooklyn in partnership with such organizations as the Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation, the Public Art Fund and the New York Foundation for the Arts.

Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, 1992-1994.

Curatorial Assistant / Art Educator. Responsible for the installation, insurance, registration and documentation of all art work entering the gallery. Some of these exhibitions included: Judy Pfaff's Corpo Onbrosso, Taeg Nishimoto, Baratloo and Balch, group shows such as The Street, Dirty Ornament and Life Boat.

Eigen+Art gallery, Leipzig / Berlin, Germany and New York, New York, 1993.

Curatorial Assistant. Assisted in the establishment of a satellite gallery, which represented contemporary German artists in New York.

plays well with others & misc skills

Fine and applied art

Gesture and Analytical drawing, Portraiture and Figurative Life drawing, Perspective and Isometric drawing systems.
Oil, Acrylic, Gouache, Color Theory, Mural Painting, collage and assemblage.
Wood Block, Etching, and Screen-printing.
Casting: Plaster, Clay Slip and Lost Wax Ceramic Shell and Sand Mold Casting
Ceramics: Throwing, Hand Building, Mold Making, Slip Casting, Kiln Building and Maintenance, Glaze Composition.
Metal Fabrication: Oxy-Acetylene MIG and TIG Welding, Plasma Cutter.
Modeling: Wax and Clay Figurative Sculpture
Wood Working: Band Saw, Table Saw, Router, Drill Press, Planner, Belt Sander and Wood Surface Finishing.

Design

Interactive Design, Information Architecture, Software Design, Scenario Design, Desktop Publishing, Brand and Identity Design, Graphic and Inforamtion Design, Product Design.

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