• Overview
    ​Robin Speijer

    Robin Speijer graduated from the University of the Arts in Utrecht in 2019. As a painter, she explores the grey area between figuration and abstraction. She uses textile as a starting point for her work: it can take on an endless amount of shapes, whilst remaining recognizable as a soft and flexible material. With her paintings, Speijer evokes a visual experience of the world close to her own, where her eyes constantly gravitate towards details. By exclusively using close-ups, the material’s context is erased, and your gaze is pulled in. As if your eyes are fingers that have to feel and explore the depicted matter. She conveys a realistic illusion of depth and tactility whilst preserving the painterly qualities that indicate the flatness of the canvas.

     

    Speijer has exhibited in museums such as Kunsthal Rotterdam and Museum MORE, and various galleries such as Ron Mandos and Cokkie Snoei. Her work is included in the collection of Museum Voorlinden, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Lakeside Collection, and various other business and private collections across the Netherlands. 

  • Biography
    Photo by Arnoud van Mosselveld
    Photo by Arnoud van Mosselveld

     

    EDUCATION

    2015-2019   

    • Bachelor Fine Art at HKU, Utrecht, Netherlands

     

    2014-2015    

    • Preparatory at HKU, Utrecht, Netherlands

     

     

    SOLO EXHIBITIONS

    2021            

    • Raam Maar, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ‘A Rainbow in Curved Air’

     

     

    SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

    2025              

    • Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ‘Bleu Zone’
    • Museum MORE, Gorssel, Netherlands, ‘Reality Check’
    • Singer Museum, Laren, Netherlands, ‘Rond de Hut van Mondriaan’
    • Niek Waterbolk, Utrecht, Netherlands, ‘Kreukelzone’

    2024             

    • Moving Gallery, Utrecht, Netherlands, ‘Etcher’
    • Moving Gallery, Utrecht, Netherlands, ‘Kleurpotlood’
    • Unfair, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • Art Rotterdam (with Ron Mandos), Best of Graduates Legacy

    2023             

    • Sanquin, Amsterdam, Netherlands, duo exhibition with Krijn Kroes
    • Museum More, Gorssel, Netherlands, ‘MORE & mere’

     2022             

    • Gallery With Tsjalling, Groningen, Netherlands, ‘Copy/Paste’
    • ECI Cultuurfabriek, Roermond, Netherlands, ‘Lines of Movement’
    • Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Schiedam, ‘From Primal Beast to Smoking Croissant’
    • Tesoro Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ‘A Moment’

    2021             

    • Studio Omstad, Arnhem, Netherlands, ‘Op de Huid’
    • Young Collectors Circle, Amsterdam, Netherlands Young Collectors Festival

    2020               

    • Museum Belvedere, Heerenveen, Netherlands, ‘Artist’s Call’
    • SBK Kunstuitleen, Amsterdam, ‘SOFTART’
    • Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Schiedam, Netherlands, ‘Realisme Nu’
    • Enter Art Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark, with Rademakers Gallery
    • Galerie Pouloeuff, Naardem, Netherlands, ‘Zoom In’
    • Cokkie Snoei, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ‘Vase or Face’
    • Artphy, Onstwedde, Young Talents 2019

    2019           

    • SBK Kunstuitleen, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sprouts Young Talents 2019
    • Cokkie Snoei, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ‘Manic Patterns’
    • Museum Belvedere, Heerenveen, Netherlands, Art Noord 3
    • Ron Mandos, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Best of Graduates 2019
    • HKU Pastoefabriek, Utrecht, Netherlands, Fine Art Exposure

    2018                  

    • Botanische Tuinen, Utrecht, Netherlands, ‘I Never Promised You a Rose Garden’

     

     

    PRIZES & GRANTS

    2025               

    • Cultuurfonds - Van Tijl Fonds: Ontwikkelbijdrage
    • Cultuur Academy - Stroomversneller

    2024                

    • Stichting Stokroos: Seed Grant

    2020               

    • Dooyewaard Espinette Studio Award
    • Sacha Tanja Penning
    • Galerie Pouloeuff Public’s Prize

     

     

    SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA

    2025               

    • Her Parool, 16-05-2025, Beeldrijm
    • Reality Check - book published by Museum MORE
    • Rond de Hut van Mondriaan - book published by the Dooyewaard Stichting

    2023   

    • MUZE AvroTros: 8 gezichten van modern realisme
    • MagjeZien en Horen #6: Portretten van een nieuwe generatie beeldende kunstenaars,
    • door Sarah van Binsbergen
    • Video interview for Pictoright
    • De Grote Nederlandse KunstKalender 2023 (3rd of January)

    2022                 

    • Interview Suboart Magazine
    • TopKunst (Dorpsradio Laren)
    • Serieus, de Podcast X Rizoom- Aflevering 2: Robin Speijer
    • MagjeZien en Horen #5: Kunst bij de koper thuis

    2021                 

    • Nieuwe Stadsblad, 22-09-2021: Stedelijk Museum Schiedam koopt 100 procent Schiedams werk                                              
    • Telegraaf, 15-09-2021: Lokale Kunst voor Museum
    • Tesoro Talks episode 1, 13-06-2021: Robin Speijer
    • NH Nieuws, 26-03-2021: Culture Club, aflevering 2
    • Atelier Magazine #210: Monumentale Zachtheid
    • MagjeZien en Horen #4: Hoe is ‘t nu met Robin Speijer

    2020               

    • Nieuwe Stadsblad, 16-09-2020: Ontmoet en groet prijswinnaar Robin Speijer
    • Gooi- en Eemlander, 10-09-2020: Opnieuw prijs voor Speijer
    • Telegraaf, 08-09-2020: Robin Speijer jongste winnaar van de Sacha Tanja Penning
    • Gooi- en Eemlander, 09-07-2020: Oog voor het detail in Galerie Pouloeuff
    • NPO 2, 03-07-2020: Nu te Zien, Realisme Nu
    • Dagblad van het Noorden, 31-01-2020: Het afwerken moet nog beginnen

    2019   

    • Gooi- en Eemlander, 03-07-2019: Robin Speijer winnares Dooyewaard-stipendium
    • DUIC, 19-06-2019: Exposure 2019 van HKU School of Fine art in de Pastoe Fabriek

    2018                  

    • Channable.com, 13-05-2018: Jonge onderneming steunt jonge kunstenaars

     

     

    COLLECTIONS

    • Museum Voorlinden, NL
    • Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL
    • Collectie Rijkskantoren, NL
    • Albert Heijn Collection, NL
    • KPMG Art Collection, NL
    • Lakeside Collection, NL
    • MAL Collection, NL
    • Sanquin, NL
    • 20+ Private Collections in NL, DK

     

     

    OTHER ACTIVITIES

    2023-now        

    • Photography for various artists: Marie Reintjes, Krijn Kroes & Lea van Vlodrop

    2020-now       

    • Recurring Guest teacher, HKU, Utrecht. NL

    2025               

    • Workshop teacher at Some Days Some Arts for Barattolo Project, Siena, IT

    2020-2023      

    • Treasurer, curator and editor for Stichting Kunstplatform Rizoom 2020-2022     
    • Resident at Dooyewaard Espinette Studio, Blaricum, NL

    2022                

    • Guest teacher for HKU Seminar: Critical Feedback

    2020               

    • Participant in Ron Mandos Sunday Session: The Future of Painting – Meet and greet presentation at Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL

    2019-2020      

    • Resident at Dooyewaard Stipendium Studio, Blaricum, NL

    2018-2019       

    • Assistant for Claudia Martinez Garay, Rijksakademie, Amsterdam,NL

    2018                

    • Assistant for Suzan Drummen, MIR Project, Amersfoort, NL
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