Ro Robertson
Ro Robertson (they/them) (b. 1984, Sunderland, UK) is a contemporary artist based in West Cornwall. Robertson’s practice spans sculpture, drawing, painting and video, mediums through which they explore the boundaries of the human body and its environment.
Recent and forthcoming exhibitions include Sea State, a two-person exhibition with Maggi Hambling, Wolterton Hall, Norfolk, opening June 2025; The Ribs Begin to Rise, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland, opening July 2025; Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes, The Hepworth Wakefield, touring to The Box, Plymouth and Museum Arnhem, Netherlands later in 2025; and Modern Thresholds: Ro Robertson, Tate St Ives, until December 2025. Recent group exhibitions include Dreaming of Home, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, New York; TRICKSTER FIGURES at MK Gallery, Milton Keynes; and WINK WINK at Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery, Rossendale.
SELECTED WORKS
Ro Robertson; Interlude II, 2024; Mild steel, sea water, rain water, marine paint, oil stick, chalk, graphite, rocks and rope;
Ro Robertson, 'Porth I', 2023; Gouache paint, watercolour pencil, graphite, sand and binder on paper 200 x 140 cm; Photography: Deniz Güzel;
Ro Robertson, 'Interlude I', 2023; Corten Steel, marine paint, found blue rope; 320 x 400 x 400 cm; Photography: Deniz Güzel;
Ro Robertson, 'Porth II', 2023; Gouache paint, watercolour pencil, graphite, sand and binder on paper 200 x 140 cm; Photography: Deniz Güzel;
Ro Robertson 'Torso II', 2021; Corten steel, jesmonite, paint and found objects (white vest, white sports socks, seaweed, mulch and rocks); 160 x 140 x 140 cm;
Ro Robertson, 'Drench', 2022; Painted Corten Steel; 320 x 400 x 400 cm; Photography: Jack Hems;
Ro Robertson 'Torso III', 2022; Corten steel, oil paint, and found objects (white vest, white boxer shorts and rock); 69 x 169 x 108 cm;
Ro Robertson, 'Torso (my cotton, filled with cold steel),' 2021; Corten steel, jesmonite, paint and found objects (white vest, blue shorts, sports socks, mulch, box of matches); 150 x 175 x 80 cm; Edition of 3 (#1/3); Photography: Jack Hems;
Ro Robertson, 'Island (anchored by mud),' 2021; Gouache, charcoal, graphite, pastel, sandstone, red mud and binder on board; 155.9 x 66.2 x 6 cm; Photography: Jack Hems;
Ro Robertson, 'Island (departing),' 2021; Gouache, charcoal, graphite, pastel, sandstone, red mud and binder on board 155.9 x 66.2 x 6 cm; Photography: Jack Hems;
Ro Robertson, 'Stone (Butch),' 2021, Corten steel, jesmonite and paint, 220 x 130 x 156 cm; Image courtesy Sculpture in the City; Photography: Nick Turpin;
Ro Robertson, 'Between Two Bodies,' 2020, Jesmonite, pigment and steel rebar; Collection: The Hepworth Wakefield; Image courtesy The Hepworth Wakefield; Photography: Nick Singleton;
Ro Robertson, 'The Island,' Gouache, charcoal, graphite, oil and plaster dust, 87 x 122 cm; Collection: The Hepworth Wakefield; Image courtesy The Hepworth Wakefield; Photography: Nick Singleton;
Installation view, 'Stone Butch,' The Hepworth Wakefield, 2019; Image courtesy The Hepworth Wakefield; Photography: Lewis Ronald;
Ro Robertson, 'Pissing,' Performance for camera, single channel video (looped) with sound; Image courtesy the artist;
Installation view, 'Stone Butch,' The Hepworth Wakefield, 2019; Image courtesy The Hepworth Wakefield; Photography: Lewis Ronald;
Ro Robertson, 'Packing,' 2020, Photographic image from performance for camera; Image courtesy the artist;
Ro Robertson, 'Packing,' 2020, Photographic image from performance for camera; Image courtesy the artist;
Ro Robertson, 'Stonebodywater,' 2019, Photographic image from performance for camera single channel video, 1 minute (looped) with sound; Image courtesy the artist;
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