Phil Robbins' work explodes with energy. It engages your attention immediately - it connects with something
deep inside - challenging and exciting.
The dual nature of all our feelings - sorrow and joy - anger and love - active and passive - organic and
inorganic - restrained and free - is visible in the deep black backgrounds giving way to dancing energy.
Each work seems to have its own pulse which transmits to the viewer - recharging.
"We are like bundles of energy dancing along some multi dimensional thread within these infinite impossibilities
laughing crying making life making contact with other people things – solids – liquids (when we’re lucky)
– sounds – gases even –- we observe and guess and do our best to understand - having fun seems to work.
The connection between the energy of the universe and our experience as human beings is beautiful to me
and what I explore in my work. Energy flows – it rises and falls within us like a tide– we are jostled by everyday
noise – and yet sometimes we can feel the long slow tides of our essence - the slower rhythms which perhaps do
not end with death."
Philip Conway Robbins
t: 07930821119 e: phil@rowrowrow.co.uk w: www.philiprobbins.co
BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 30.12.1957
Education
2016- Warriors for the Human Spirit - Meg Wheatley
2013 Certified Integral Development Coach
2009 Training in Person Centred Planning facilitation for people in Suffolk
2008 Partners in Policy Making, Eastern Region., training in working with and supporting people
with disabilities and impairments and in the statutary framework for assessment and support
1996 - Training in techniques appropriate to enhancing learning for people with SEN and classical
autism e.g.: NLP, ABA, Intensive Interaction, Son Rise using both behavioral and relational techniques
1995 Norwich School of Art and Design, M.A. in Fine Art.
1981 London School of Economics, M.Sc. in Economics.
1979 New College, University of Oxford, MA, P.P.E., P.P.P, Zoology
Experience:
2014 - Expert by Experience on Care Treatment Reviews – post winterbourne transforming care
and improving lives programme
1994 - Managing home based educational programme for Son with autism and severe LD –
multi agency funded - using multiple techniques as appropriate to the person
2008- Guest lecturer at University Campus Suffolk on “The Impact of People on Families”
2007- Founder member of Weather and Root – a project to set up inclusive communities with
people with disabilities and impairment and carers at the center.
2006- Participating artist in Eastfeast Professional Development Programme for creative
practitioners working in schools
1996 - Co-founder, treasurer and resident artist of Asylum Studios, Rendlesham – www.asylumstudios.co.uk
1994 -01 Insite - Artists Multimedia Programme, Arts Council and Lottery funded multimedia programme.
Co-orginator of project and Member of Project Team, responsibility for IT support for commissioned
artists.
Commissioned artist.
1995-96 Part-time lecturer ‘Digital technology for Fine Art Practice’ Norwich School of Art and Design.
Part-time lecturer ‘Experimental Photography and Digital Technology’ Kingsway College, London.
1982-94 Senior Consultant Economist, Economist Intelligence Unit
1991 Featured Artist, Anglia TV's 'Moving Art' programme.
1991 Visiting lecturer, Goldsmiths' MA in Fine Art
Selected exhibitions
2008 Two person show “weather and root” at Highgate Gallery, London and Landguard Fort, Felixstowe
launching the inclusive community project
2000- Open Studios, Asylum Studios, Suffolk
2005 ‘Secret Refuge’ - one person show at ‘The Cut’, Halesworth, Suffolk
2003 ‘Asylum’ - one person show at The Highgate Gallery, London
2003 Commissioned Artist for Ipswich IpArt Festival