Robin Footitt (b. 1982)
lives and works in London
E. robin.footitt@network.rca.ac.uk
2009 Royal College of Art
2004 Central Saint Martins College of Art
2001 Wimbledon School of Art
Solo Exhibitions
2008
Rescue Attempt
Hoxton Hall Windowspace / Hoxton Works
Hoxton Street, London, UK
less hope
96 Gillespie
Gillespie Rd, London, UK
2007
Stand Apart
Nancy Victor
Charlotte St, London, UK
2006
Choose Your Own Adventure
Hagan Saint Philip
Lincoln Ave, Bronx, New York, USA
Group Exhibitions
2010
Florence Trust 10 (* opens July 2010)
The Florence Trust
St Saviours, Aberdeen Park, London, UK
2009
Through The Wall
A Foundation, Rochelle School
Arnold Circus, London, UK
site09 Darbyshire Award
Site Festival Stroud
Museum in the Park, Gloucestershire, UK
SHOW RCA 2009: ONE
Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore, London, UK
Lexicon Hatdance (Nicolas Deshayes, Lucy Moore, Maria Zahle)
Hockney Gallery
Jay Mews, London, UK
We Can Understand The Meaning Better Without
The Crypt Gallery
St. Pancras Parish Church, London, UK
The Panelists (curated by KRK Ryden)
Pravus Gallery
E. Roosevelt, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Ghost Tank (Nathan Barlex, Robin Footitt, Andrew Larkin)
Blyth Gallery
Imperial College, Kensington, London, UK
2008
RCA Secret 2008
Gulbenkian Gallery
Kensington Gore, London, UK
Dreaming of Babylon (Sam Bassett, Robin Footitt, David Shillinglaw)
Agnčs B
Covent Garden, London, UK
Spin
The Arts Gallery
Davies St, London, UK
Credit Crunch
RCA Painting Studios
Howie St, Battersea, London, UK
RCA Painting Group Show
Bank of America
Canary Square, London, UK
Realise (Carl Burgess, Robin Footitt, James Dawes)
Ei'kon
Ĺrhus, Copenhagen, Denmark
Caption
Hockney Gallery
Jay Mews, London, UK
Mythical, Domestic, Working & Loved
96 Gillespie
Gillespie Rd, London, UK
When Things Come Together
Nowhere North
Falkland Rd, London, UK
2007
RCA Secret 2007
Gulbenkian Gallery
Kensington Gore, London, UK
Individual Universes
BAR (Brent Artists' Resource)
Willesden, London, UK
Friendly Fire
Nancy Victor (in association with Nowhere North)
Charlotte St, London, UK
Summer Show
96 Gillespie
Gillespie Rd, London, UK
Location Archive
Nowhere North
Falkland Rd, London, UK
PRIME
Nowhere North
Falkland Rd, London, UK
2006
Fantastic Pastimes
Diorama Arts
Osnaburgh St, London, UK
Comics and Sequentials
Ironworks Gallery
East 134th St, Bronx, New York, USA
Works on Paper
Hagan Saint Philip
Lincoln Ave, Bronx, New York, USA
2005
Field of Vision: Extremes
Institute for New Media
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Events and Collaborations
2009 Co-ordinator of Through The Wall, exhibition of MA Painting graduates of Royal College of Art at A Foundation, Rochelle School, London
2008 Artwork commission for F1 Racing Team, Red Bull Racing
2007 Collaborative book project, live projections and album artwork with UK musician KT Tunstall
2006 Assistant to both Liam Gillick and Adam Dant for commissioned artwork by the Hayward Gallery for ‘How To Improve The World: 60 Years of British Art’
2004 Collaborative book and sound project with US musician Tom Waits
Arts Awards/Prizes
2009 British Airways Great Britons, shortlist / Florence Trust Studio Residency 09/10, The Florence Trust, London / site09 Darbyshire Award, shortlist
2008 Royal College of Art Paris Studio Residency, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
2006 Internship in the Curatorial Department of Prints and Illustrated Books, MoMA, New York / Internship in association with the Arts Council of England and Hayward Gallery, London
Recent Press/Publications
2009 10 Men Magazine (Int.), Summer 2009 / Faesthetic (USA), Issue #10
2008 Art Monthly (UK), September 2008 / ‘KT Tunstall Talks Art: Part Two’, directed by Sam Handsley (MySpace TV), interview by KT Tunstall at Nowhere North gallery, running time 2min 41sec / Faesthetic (USA), Issue #7
2007 'Meet KT the comic book hero' - John Dingwall, Daily Record (UK), Thursday 6th September 2007 / Flavorpill LDN (UK), Issue #202 / 'People. Robin Footitt Keeps Growing' - Dork Magazine (USA), www.dorkmag.com / 'Robin Footitt: Stand Apart' - Ciaroscuro (UK), www.ciaroscuro.com / ‘A Comic by Robin Footitt’, directed by Rupert Style (RSA Films) for KT Tunstall ‘Drastic Fantastic’ deluxe edition, running time 10min 32sec
2006 artcal.net (USA), exhibition picks for “Choose Your Own Adventure” and “Works on Paper” / Marmalade (UK), June 2006 / Blackbook Magazine (USA), Issue 43
Collections
Royal College of Art Collection (Outset Fund in conjunction with Tate and Whitechapel Gallery), UK
Parallel Group, UK
Amlin Collection, UK
Tim Rollins, USA
Private Collections, worldwide