Robert Holyhead

Robert Holyhead (b. 1974 Trowbridge, UK) lives and works in London.

He has had two one-person exhibitions with Karsten Schubert (2009 and 2010), and took part in the Whitechapel Gallery’s East End Academy: The Painting Edition, 2009. In 2009/2010 he was commissioned by the Government Art Collection to produce two site specific works for the British Embassy in Brussels. He was awarded the five-year ACME Fire Station live/work residency in 2005 and in 2007 was invited on a 3-month residency with Fundaziun NAIRS, Scuol (Switzerland).

The Arts Council, The Government Art Collection and Tate have acquired his work. Two paintings are currently on show at Tate Britain as part of the display The Space Between.

Forthcoming Exhibitions:

Solo exhibition at PEER, 97 & 99 Hoxton Street, London. N1 6QL
16th May – 30th June 2012
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