Robert Brinker

Robert Brinker is a mixed media artist whose primarily focus is painting and cut paper collage. He has exhibited nationally and internationally. In 2003 and 2004 he was a Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome.

Brinker’s works can be found in the permanent collections of the Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo; Lavazza Coffee, Turin, Italy; New York Prebyterian Hospital, New York; National Art Museum of China, Beijing; Progressive Insurance, Cleveland; The British Library, London; The New York Public Library, New York; Altria Group Inc., New York; Henry Schein Inc., International Headquarters, Melville; Philip Morris Companies Inc., New York, and in numerous established private collections.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2015    Mind Maze, Michael Warren Contemporary, Denver, CO
2014    Chaos & Control, Quintenz Gallery, Aspen, CO
2012    Finger Tangle – New Paintings, Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, New York, NY
2011    Command X, 212Gallery, Aspen, CO
2009    New Drawings and Works on Paper, Harvey/Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO
2008    Foul Play, Sara Tecchia Roma New York, NY
2007    New Works on Paper, Harvey/Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO
2002    Stained, Substation No. 9, The Northern Indiana Arts Association, Hammond, IN
1998    9 Lambs (A Flock), P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, curated by Alana Heiss, Long Island City, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015   Small is Beautiful, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Typology Morphology, T + H Gallery, Institute for Electronic Arts, Boston, MA
2015 Typology Morphology, Institute for Electronic Arts, Alfred, NY
2015 Past & Present, Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, New York, NY
2014   Small is Beautiful, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY
2014 Introductions II: A Closer Look, Michael Warren Contemporary, Denver, CO
2014 Octavia Summer Show, Octavia Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2014 Introductions, Michael Warren Contemporary, Denver, CO
2013 Marcel Duchamp, Nude Descending a Staircase; An Homage,
2013 Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, New York, NY
2013 The Armory Show, New York, NY
2011 Giving and Receiving, Colorado University Art Museum,  Boulder, CO, curated by Lisa Tamaris Becker
2011 New Work-Summer Group Show, Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, New York, NY
2011 Paper A-Z, Sue Scott Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Art Basel Miami Beach, Francis M. Naumann Fine Art booth (December)
2009 Fall Forward, Sara Tecchia Roma New York, NY
2009 Bad Habits, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, curated by Heather Pesanti, Buffalo, NY
2009 Scope New York, NY
2009 Arte Fiera-Arte First, Bologna, Italy
2009 Faculty Exhibition, Holualoa Foundation for the Arts, Donkey
Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI
2008 Timeless: The Art of Drawing, Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ
2008 Yard Sale: summer show, Sara Tecchia Roma New York, NY
2008 Small is Beautiful, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY
2008 Mechanism Organism, A9 Space, Alcohol Gallery District, Beijing, China
2008 Scope New York, NY
2007 Small is Beautiful, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY
2007 Why Can’t We All Just Get Along, Sara Tecchia Roma New York, NY
2007 Insatiable Streams: The Institute for Electronic Arts 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Beijing BS 1 Contemporary Art Center and Zero Field Art Center, Beijing, China (catalogue)
2007 Corresponding & Responding, The National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China, curated by James Surls and Liu Xiaochun
2007 Your line…, Sara Tecchia Roma New York, NY
2007 In Search of Duende, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, curated by Susan Working & Kathleen Loe, Snowmass Village, CO
2006    Extended Remix, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, curated by Cydney Payton, Denver, CO
2006 A Summer Show, Sara Tecchia Roma New York, NY
2006 Finding Balance, Houston Center for Contemporary Crafts, curated by James Surls, Houston, TX (catalogue)
2004 Aspen Valley Biennial, Aspen Art Museum, curated by Dean Sobel, Aspen, CO
2004 Installation Annex, David Floria Gallery, Aspen, CO
2004 Drawn to the Present, Pace University Gallery, curated by Jane Dickson and Linda Gottesfeld, Pleasantville, NY
2001 Open Source: Artists from The Institute for Electronic Arts (IEA), The Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Beijing, China (catalogue)