Dju Robinson Montreal, QC, Canada Artist

Dju Robinson

Montreal, QC, Canada  

Robinson is a Montreal-born artist working in the Mile-End. A self-taught creator, she has gained acclaim as a sculptor from her very beginnings, in the late 1990s. As of 2008, Robinson has been exclusively dedicating herself to oil and acrylic painting. Highly active on the local arts scene for over twenty years, she has earned a solid reputation throughout the country for her creative endeavours. Robinson has exhibited her work in over forty solo and group shows, and has participated in numerous artistic events. A co-founder and co-organiser of the XL biennial in Montreal,, as well as the multidisciplinary CreatiC Circle (2002), Robinson has also taught sculpture at the prestigious Saidye Bronfman Center for the Arts. In 2007, the Saint-Jean-sur Richelieu Arts Festival awarded her with an Honorable Mention for her professionnal achievements. The artist is sought out to create album covers, and has notably created the artwork for Karkwa’s Live album, Sagot’s Piano Mal, as well as Robi Kuster’s Rooster; she has also designed and sculpted the Cardozo-Coderre prize. Julie Robison’s work has been featured in diverse publications, notably Décover, The Montreal Mirror, The Hour, La Presse, the Journal de Montréal, and in the CBC online Cultural Guide.

Education:

2005 Wax modeling and sculpture, Terrasculpt, Montreal
2003 Sculpture course, Saidye Bronfman Center for the Arts, Montreal
2003 Drawing and Painting, Centre de Ressources Éducatives et Pédagogiques, Montreal
1999 Sculpture workshop, Gora Studio, Montreal
1996 Professional Photography vocational training, Marsan College, Montreal

Exhibitions:

2015 Solo Exhibition, Divasn Orange, Montreal
Collective exhibition, XL3 biennial

2014 Montreal Erotic Art Festival

2013 Collective exhibition, XL2 biennial
Duo exhibition with Ben Williamson, Zephyr Gallery, Montreal

2012 Collective exhibition, « L’école des enterrés », Galerie du Viaduc, Montreal

2011 Permanent exhibition, Patrick John Mills Gallery, Ottawa
Collective exhibition, XL1 biennial

2010 Collective exhibition, « Pretty Ugly Art », Patrick John Mills Gallery, Ottawa
Collective exhibition, « Sex is not Art » Patrick John Mills Gallery, Ottawa

2009 Collective exhibition, Complexe Desjardins, Montreal
Solo exhibition, Sherif Laoun, Montreal

2008 Solo exhibition, Sherif Laoun, Montreal

2007 Collective exhibition, Galerie Zone Orange, Montreal
Collective exhibition, Galerie du Viaduc, Montreal

2005 « 4 Artist Exhibit », Casa Obscura, collectively produced event, Montreal
Permanent exhibition, Galerie Cru, Montreal
Permanent exhibition, Galerie Clair Obscur, Montreal
Permanent exhibition, Galerie Olivier Martin, Montreal
2004 Solo exhibition, Galerie Casa Obscura, Montreal
Solo exhibition, Galerie Espace, Montreal

2003 Hôtel Delta, exposition, Montreal
Solo exhibition, Galerie Artus, Montreal
Maison de la Culture Frontenac, « Les Paroles dans le Vent », Montreal
Solo exhibition, Galerie Clair Obscur, Montreal
2002 Paintings, La forêt du rien de 2 kilos theatre production, World Beat Center, Montreal

Solo exhibition, Mile-End Public Library, Montreal
« Aphasia Awareness Week », Montreal
Collective Exhibition, Le và-et-vient, Montreal
2000 Galerie Olivier Martin, Montreal

1999 Solo exhibition, Eco-District, Montreal
« Le Rendez-vous des Jeunes Créateurs en Arts », Nous tous au soleil event, Bonsecours Market, Montreal

1998 Collective Exhibition, Galerie Isart, Montreal
« Le Rendez-vous des Jeunes Créateurs en Arts », Nous tous au soleil event, Bonsecours Market, Montreal

Thoth, Master of Time / Tôth, seigneur du temps
Painting, 30 H x 36 W x 1 in
Dju Robinson
Canada

Sara Sahara
Painting, 36 H x 30 W x 1.5 in
Dju Robinson
Canada 

The Whistle, A Desert's Tangent / Siffle, la tangente du désert
Painting, 36 H x 30 W x 1.5 in
Dju Robinson
Canada

Elle #1
Painting, 26 H x 20 W x 1.5 in
Dju Robinson
Canada

 The Passers-By / Les passants
Painting, 18 H x 24 W x 1 in
Dju Robinson
Canada

Elle #2
Painting, 26 H x 20 W x 1.5 in
Dju Robinson
Canada

The Pillars of Wisdom... / Les piliers de la sagesse ne se contemplent pas sans une certaine ambiguïté (surtout à l'envers).
Painting, 40 H x 60 W x 1.3 in
Dju Robinson
Canada

 La coquine #1
Painting, 34 H x 25 W x 1 in
Dju Robinson
Canada

 The Shield #1 / Le bouclier #1
Painting, 20 H x 26 W x 1.5 in
Dju Robinson
Canada

 Le crabe
Painting, 20 H x 34 W x 1 in
Dju Robinson
Canada

 The Shield #2 / Le bouclier #2
Painting, 20 H x 26 W x 1.5 in
Dju Robinson
Canada

Le supplice (Torment)
Painting, 33 H x 23 W x 1 in
Dju Robinson
Canada

The Gong's Entrance... / L'entrée du gong dans une timidité bien connue du bambou
Painting, 68 H x 52 W x 1.5 in
Dju Robinson
Canada

Le guitariste (The Guitar Player)
Painting, 48 H x 31 W x 1.2 in
Dju Robinson
Canada

If only we could... / Si nous pouvions...
Painting, 84 H x 72 W x 1.5 in
Dju Robinson
Canada

 Les joies de la scène (Playing On Stage)
Painting, 72 H x 84 W x 1.5 in
Dju Robinson
Canada

 From the Pore-Traits series // Les joies de la scène : painting by @robinson_art_mtl

 - Le rêve d'un pêcheur -
Huile sur toile
38"x34". 2015

 -Il n'y a pas d'abstraction, ni de figuration, il n'y a que de l'expression.-
Huile sur toile 2016
60"x48"

 À l'ombre des grands pins, là où la pénombre des lignes s'excite.-
Huile sur toile 2016
30"x40"

Ci-haut : sois la bonne mère dans l'échelle de ces deux mondes. En bas : #workinprogress #enconstruction #titreavenir #titletocome. #freshpaint #peinturefraiche #oilpainting #peinturealhuile #grandformat #largescaleart #new #nouveau #thisismajor #lagrosseaffaire #aveniretoile #upcomingart #robinsonartmtl #2016

 « Mère noire »
Huile sur toile
Oil on canvas
26 x 20 po./in.
2015

 L'artiste au travail sur une nouvelle toile ! The artist and her work in progress #lerevecalmedeneptune #neptunespeacefuldream #robinsonartmtl #workinprogress #travailencours #painting #peinturealhuile #peinturefraiche #oilpainting #freshpaint #teaser #sneakpeek #itsgonnabeawesome #cavaetrebeau #staytuned #restezalaffut

 Dju Robinson  Montreal, QC, Canada Artist

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