Robert Roest Dutch, b. 1992
Robert Roest (b. 1992, Leerbroek, NL. Lives and works in New Jersey, NJ) graduated from Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Utrecht with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art and currently resides in New Jersey. Roest has held solo exhibitions at EUROPA, New York, US; and Cinnamon, Rotterdam, NL. He has also featured in group exhibitions with Cob Gallery, London, UK; Timothy Taylor, New York, US; Embajada, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, US; Venus over Manhattan; New York, US.
EDUCATION
2013 – BFA in Art, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Utrecht
2024 Eight paintings proving angels are really watching over us, EUROPA, New York City 2024 Seven paintings proving angels are really watching over us, NADA/EUROPA, Miami/New York City
2020 Meatware Ecosystem II, Cinnnamon, Rotterdam, NL
2019 Images for Deep Relaxation and Physiological Hygiene, Cinnnamon, Rotterdam, NL
2019 I wanna leave the snake skin, Herman van Veen Art Center, Soest, NL
2017 Meatware Ecosystem, Cinnnamon, Rotterdam, NL
2016 Exorcise from a safe distance, Cinnnamon, Rotterdam, NL
2025 Sun Dog, Cob Gallery, London, UK
2024 Dog Days Of Summer, Timothy Tayler Gallery, New York, US
2024 INTO THE ABYSS, Embajadada, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2023 DADS, Wesbeth Gallery, New York, US
2023 I Don’t Mind If You Forgive Me, Bridddge Gallery, New York, US
2022 Hidden Remains, Fontana Gallery, Amsterdam NL. Curated by Pieter Dobbelsteen 2022 Message from the Underground, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, US
2022 Direct Message, TW Fine Art, New York, US
2021 The Interior, Venus over Manhattan, New York, US
2021 The Modern Dog Painter II, New Galerie, Paris, FR
2021 Richard Waar?, Pictura, Dordrecht, NL
2021 When shit hits the fan again, Guts Gallery, London, UK
2021 A New Art World, Guts Gallery, London, UK
2021 Cave Canem, Eve Leibe Gallery, London, UK
2021 The Modern Dog Painter, Karl Marx Studio Space, Paris, FR
2020 Let me tell you a story, LIS10 Gallery, Milan, IT
2019 Ballroom Project, Cinnnamon, Antwerp, BE
2019 TWENTYFORSEVEN, academiegalerie, Utrecht, NL
2018 Sky is one, ground is zero, Allard Wildenberg Art Projects, Naarden, NL
2018 Soft?, Gallery Sophie van de Velde, Antwerp, BE
2018 Screw Your Courage To The Sticking Place, Showhouse JayJay, Antwerp, BE
2017 Young Utrecht Delight, Galerie SANAA, Utrecht, NL
2015 Driemensionaal, Galerie Kunstliefde, Utrecht, NL
2014 Licht, Zomerexpo, Gemeente Museum Den Hague, NL
2013 Promise Promise, Frank Taal Galerie, Rotterdam, NL
2013 Exposure, HKU Academy, Utrecht, NL
RESIDENCIES
2022 CCA Andratx, Mallorca, Spain
2021 Venus over Manhattan, Montauk, US
2024 What to See in NYC Galleries in February, The New York Times
2024 Robert Roest on Idols, Angels, and the Anthropocene, Interview Magazine
2023 For Robert Roest, snarling dogs aren’t always angry, Document Journal