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"Pared", 2008, aquarelle on paper, 7.5x7.5 inches

Robert Aitchison - www.robertaitchison.com

Robert Aitchison’s paintings and drawings explore the natural world, expressing the experience of nature through an investigation of its structure, details, and ephemeral characteristics. His creative process involves extensive layering and reordering of distilled, fragmented imagery informed by nature and natural phenomena. The synthesis of organic lines and diffused fields of vibrant color establish compositions which move beyond the depiction of specific locales and allude more to the act of seeing and contemplating the natural world. Aitchison was raised in Spring, Texas and studied painting at the University of Texas at Austin. His art has been exhibited in Texas, New York, Europe and South America and can be found in private collections in the United States, Europe, and South America. He currently lives and works in New York City.

Solo Exhibitions

2008	Galería El Salar, La Paz, Bolivia
2003	The Curb Art Space, New York, New York
2001	Het Muziektheater Artiestenfoyer, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Group Exhibitions

2008	Men on Maps, Haven Arts Gallery, Bronx, New York Fundacíon de Arte y Culturas Bolivianas, La Paz, Bolivia *Sacred Surveillance, Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York, New York Openings Art Space, New York, New York Music + Art II*, Bloomingdale School of Music, New York, New York
2007	*Moving On, The Curb Art Space, New York, New York Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York, New York Beyond Borders, The Curb Art Space, New York, New York Music + Art*, Bloomingdale School of Music, New York, New York
2006	*Open Chapters, The Consulate General of Bulgaria, New York, New York Take Five*, The Curb Art Space, New York, New York
2005	*Americana, EAE Gallery, Leiden, The Netherlands Dynamix*, The Curb Art Space, New York, New York
2004	*RAIN, Treehouse Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Relics, WAX Gallery, Brooklyn, New York Exporganic,* The Curb Art Space, New York, New York

Bibliography

Eileen Markey, “Who, What, Where, When, Why is God?” Busted Halo (online), June 2007.
The Big Abstract Show, Review, Abstract Art Online, Summer 2003.
Loes de Bree, “Overeenkomsten Dans en Schilderen,” Voet Noot, December, 2001, nummer 5.
Christopher Schade, “New American Talent: The Fourteenth Exhibition,” The Austin American Statesman, September 30, 1999.

Featured

Artist Interview, TVO-Bolivia, September 5, 2008, La Paz, Bolivia
Feature Interview, Veronica TV, December 2002, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
LONG STORY SHORT, Independent Feature Film, Top Priority Productions, 2001.

Education

1993 B.F.A. The University of Texas, Austin, Texas

web: www.robertaitchison.com
email: robertoaitchison@gmail.com

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