STUDIO LA PRIMITIVE
ERIC & ROBYN WERKHOVEN
ROBYN STANTON WERKHOVEN BIOGRAPHY
1952 Born Penrith, NSW Australia
EDUCATION
1970- 72 Graphic Design Diploma, Randwick Technical College, Sydney
1969 Fine Art Course, Wollongong Technical College
1959- 68 SCEGGS Grammar School, Wollongong NSW
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013 - 16 Editor / Established bi-monthly online ARTS ZINE – STUDIO LA PRIMITVE, featuring artist interviews & art news.
2012 - 16 Writes Art Column for Hunter Professional Arts Magazine
2004 - 16 Writes CULTURE VULTURE – Artist Interviews & art news – Gresford News Monthly
2003 Established as co-director, Tighes Hill Art Gallery, Newcastle
1990 Established Gresford Gallery and Studio, East Gresford, Hunter Valley
1989 Established Studio La Primitive, with Eric Werkhoven in Newcastle
1981 Overseas travel – Europe
1978- 79 Art Brooches, Roxy Jewellery, Strand Arcade, Sydney
1976- 77 Collaborated with Performance Artist Collin Chillcot,
Event & Performance Art, Wollongong & Sydney
1975 Set up painting studio, Paddington, Sydney
1972- 74 Opened business Armin Designs, silk screened clothing / textiles,
Wollongong, wholesale to selected boutiques, Sydney
1971 Silk screen designs for textiles,'"Moon in the Window" Balmain, Sydney
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 STUDIO LA PRIMITIVE – CAPRICE “a holy tirade of the heart uncovered”, with artist Eric Werkhoven,
Maitland Regional Art Gallery
2010 CAPRICE II, with artist Eric Werkhoven, SOAG Gallery, Newcastle
2009 CAPRICE I, with artist Eric Werkhoven, SOAG Gallery
1999 COSMIC ATHLETES, Lindsay Street Gallery, Newcastle
1998 FANTASICATION, John Paynter Gallery, Newcastle
1991 EROTIC HAZE, Newcastle Contemporary Gallery
1969 RECENT PAINTINGS, Regent Theatre Foyer Gallery, Wollongong
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2016 THE HOSPITAL - drawings - Maitland Regionl Art Gallery, Maitland.
LAMAN STREET ART PRIZE - winner of 2D section. Back to Back Gallery, Cooks Hill Newcastle.
2015
THE PIANOS BEEN DRINKING – group exhibition, Maitland Regional Art Gallery Maitland
RECENT WORK – E&R Werkhoven – Art Systems Wickham Gallery, Newcastle.
2014 PAA EXHIBITION - AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY, WASHINGTON DC. USA, selected by Embassy Cultural Attaché.
BLOOD – group exhibition Newcastle Art Space curator / exhibitor
ADORNMENT – group Exhibition Newcastle Art Space, Newcastle.
2013 PORTIA GEACH PORTRAIT PRIZE FINALIST – S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney.
NUDE & NAKED – ART PRIZE FINALIST, Manning River Regional Art Gallery, Taree NSW
STUDIO LA PRIMITIVE – Art Systems Gallery Newcastle
ADORNMENT group exhibition – Newcastle Art Space Gallery, Newcastle.
MULTICULTURE AUSTRALIAN Exhibition – Sydney Parliament House
NIGHTMARES EXHIBITION – Newcastle Art Space Gallery - Curator & exhibitor of group show.
2012 PORTIA GEACH TRAVELLING EXHIBITION at Tweed River Regional Art Gallery, Murwillumbah.
LAUNCH OF PORTRAIT ARTISTS AUSTRALIA BOOK AND EXHIBITION – Art House Hotel, Sydney
CAPRICE III EXHIBITION –collaborative work with Eric Werkhoven – Kaleidoscope Gallery, Waterloo Sydney
A FINE LINE BETWEEN PLEASURE & PAIN Exhibition – Newcastle Art Space Gallery- curate and exhibiting.
CELEBRATING INNOVATORS EXHIBITION – Portrait Artist Australia Federal Parliament House ACT.
2011 BLAKE ART PRIZE – DIRECTORS CUT EXHIBITION (online)
MAITLAND ART PRIZE – MINIATURE EXHIBITION, Maitland NSW
THE FACE OF AUSTRALIA - Portrait Artists Australia, Parliament House, Sydney
STUDIO LA PRIMITIVE – CAPRICE “a holy tirade of the heart uncovered” collaborative works with artist Eric Werkhoven,
Maitland Regional Art Gallery, Maitland NSW
PORTIA GEACH AWARD FOR PORTRAITURE – FINALIST - S. H. Ervin Gallery - Sydney.
PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL JOURNEY, curator & exhibiting - Newcastle Art Space Gallery, Newcastle
2010 FACE OFF – Portrait Artists Australia, MLC Gallery, Sydney
STUDIO LA PRIMITIVE – CAPRICE II, SOAG Gallery, Newcastle
T – SHIRT CULT Fashion/Art Exhibition Basel Switzerland
BLAKE ART PRIZE – DIRECTORS CUT EXHIBITION (online)
THE ARTISTS MUSE – Portrait Artists Australia, Arthouse Hotel, Sydney
CHRISTMAS SHOW, SOAG Gallery, Newcastle
2009 OPENING EXHIBITION SOAG GALLERY, Tighes Hill, Newcastle
MAITLAND ART PRIZE EXHIBITION Miniature painting – Highly Recommended
STUDIO LA PRIMITIVE – CAPRICE I, recent collaborative works by Eric & Robyn Werkhoven,
celebrating 30 year artistic relationship, SOAG Gallery, Newcastle
MUSWELLBROOK ART PRIZE Exhibition, Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery
2008 COUNTRY ENERGY LANDSCAPE PRIZE FINALIST, The Gunnery Gallery, Sydney
FROM NOW TO MAO EXHIBITION, Armory Gallery, Olympic Park, Sydney
CELEBRITY PORTRAITS EXHIBITION – National Trust Portrait Project - Brough House, Maitland NSW
2007 COUNTRY ENERGY LANDSCAPE PRIZE FINALIST , Dubbo Regional Art Gallery NSW.
CELEBRITY PORTRAITS – National Trust Portrait Project, Maitland
2006 PORTIA GEACH MEMORIAL AWARD FOR PORTRAITURE EXHIBITION FINALIST - S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
ECLECTIC EXHIBITION , Tighes Hill Gallery, Newcastle
2005 WEARABLE ART EXHIBITION, Tighes Hill Gallery, Newcastle
MUSWELLBROOK ART PRIZE Exhibition, Muswellbrook Regional Gallery
STUDIO LA PRIMITIVE, collaborative paintings with artist Eric Werkhoven - Tighes Hill Gallery, Newcastle
2004 WASTE AS ART, Honeysuckle, Newcastle
FIGURES, FACES AND LANDSCAPES, Tighes Hill Gallery, Newcastle
PUB CULTURE, selected exhibition, Maitland Regional Art Gallery NSW
Established CULTURE VULTURE Art News & Interviews – Article for monthly Gresford News, Hunter Valley NSW
PORTIA GEACH MEMORIAL AWARD FOR PORTRAITURE EXHIBITION S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2003 THE WANDERING, selective exhibition, Maitland, City Art Gallery, NSW
WASTE AS ART, Newcastle Regional Museum
OPENING EXHIBITION TIGHES HILL GALLERY Co - director , Tighes Hill, Newcastle
ESSENCE OF CHANGE, opening exhibition Maitland Regional Art Gallery
ECLECTIC EXHIBITION, Tighes Hill Gallery, Newcastle
2002 SHOP FRONT ART, Red Light Studio, Beaumont St, Hamilton, Newcastle
WASTE AS ART, Lake Macquarie Council Chambers Foyer
BRIDGING THE DIVIDE, Maitland City Gallery, Maitland
MUSWELLBROOK ART PRIZE Exhibition, Muswellbrook Regional Gallery
2001 SCULPTURE OF THE MONTH – MAY, Maitland City Art Gallery grounds
NATURAL FORCES EXHIBITION, Newcastle Art Space Gallery, Newcastle
2000 6 ARTISTS, Gibson Street Gallery, Newcastle
TOWARDS THE THIRD MILLENIUM, Maitland City Art Gallery, Maitland
RECENT WORKS with artist Diana Middleby, Lindsay Street Gallery, Newcastle
1999 HOUSE OF ART, with artists Eric Werkhoven and Monique Werkhoven
Maitland City Council Chambers Foyer Gallery, Maitland NSW
COSMIC ATHLETES, solo exhibition, Lindsay Street Gallery, Newastle
1998 FANTASTICATION, with artists Eric Werkhoven and Monique Werkhoven - John Paynter Gallery, Newcastle
ART AND SOUL, Australians’ for Native Title and Reconciliation, Maitland
PORTIA GEACH MEMORIAL AWARD FOR PORTRAITURE EXHIBITION - S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
1997 TYRELL’S TRIUMPH – ANOTHER DIMENSION EXHIBITION - Maitland City Art Gallery, Maitland
HUNTER PRIDE, Newcastle Regional Museum, Newcastle
FAREWELL TO HONGKONG, Lindsay Street Gallery, Newcastle
PRIMAVERA, LINDSAY Street Gallery, Newcastle
1996 ARTISTIC RELATIONSHIPS, selective exhibition, Maitland City Art Gallery
COLOUR IN SPACE II, with artist Suzie Lim, John Paynter Gallery, Newcastle
1995 COLOUR IN SPACE I, with artist Suzie Lim, John Paynter Gallery, Newcastle
WOMENS’ DAY EXHIBITION, Maitland Town Hall, Maitland
INTERIOR INSTALLATIONS, collaborative works with artist Eric Werkhoven - Different Image Gallery, Maitland
1994 8TH FESTIVAL OF VISUAL ARTS, Maitland City Art Gallery, Maitland
LA PRIMITIVE DESIGN, with artist Eric Werkhoven, Different Image Gallery, - Maitland NSW
GIBSON STREET GALLERY OPENING GROUP EXHIBITION , Newcastle
1993 LITTLE WORKS, 249 Gallery Newcastle
LA PRIMITIVE DESIGN, with artist Eric Werkhoven, Back to Back Gallery, Newcastle
1992 TWO FOR DINNER EXHIBITION, Back to Back Gallery, Newcastle
ID Exhibition, Contemporary Gallery, Newcastle
1991 WAR PAINT, Contemporary Gallery, Newcastle
SPARE RIB, Contemporary Gallery, Newcastle
LITTLE WORKS, Contemporary Gallery, Newcastle
1990 5 ARTISTS, Contemporary Gallery, Newcastle
EROTIC HAZE, solo exhibition, Contemporary Gallery, Newcastle
1989 WOMENS’ DAY EXHIBITION, Tikat Gallery, Newcastle
