Robin White New Zealand, 1946-.
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About Robin White
Born in Te Puke on the North Island of New Zealand in 1946, Robin White, who is part Maori, studied at the School of Fine Arts at Auckland University in the late 1960s. Colin McCahon was one of her mentors and Canterbury painter, and Rita Angus another key influence. She held her first solo show in 1970, and worked as a full time artist from 1972 after moving to the South Island. Of Maori and Pakeha descent Robin White has been one of this country's most prominent painters and printmakers since the 1970s. In 1982 she moved with her family to Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands) to work with the Ba'Hai community. White set up a studio there returning to New Zealand in 1999 where she continues to work with weavers and artists from around the Pacific. In 2002 a survey show, "Island Life: Robin White in New Zealand and Kiribati", toured New Zealand. Robin White has represented New Zealand at a number of international exhibitions including the sixth International Biennale of Sydney and the first Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in Brisbane, and the sixth Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in 2009.
Robin White is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1988 of 577, of which 459 (80%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $362,054 for Glenda at Tahakopa sold by Webb's in September 2022. This year 12 works have been offered for sale. Works by Robin White are held by the Auckland Art Gallery, Christchurch Art Gallery and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Robin White is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 268
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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