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Biography
Charles Robb is a contemporary artist based in Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia. His work explores the relationship between memorial objects and incidental forms through sculptural, digital and photographic media.
Robb’s work has been seen in numerous group and solo exhibitions at venues including MONA (Hobart), the Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney), the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia (Melbourne), the Institute of Modern Art (Brisbane), the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts and Monash University Museum (Melbourne).
In addition to his gallery-based practice, Robb has also completed several major public art projects including Rise (2008), Southbank Institute of TAFE, Brisbane (Cox Rayner Architects and John Holland Group Pty Ltd), Reverie I (2015), Gardens Point Road Plinth, Brisbane (Brisbane City Council), The General Sir John Monash Commemorative Sculpture (with Sarah Holland-Batt, 2018) for the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, and The 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial Sculpture (2023) for the City of Swan in Perth, WA. He has recently completed a major sculptural commission for the Australian War Memorial in Canberra: The Lt Col Vivian Bullwinkel Commemorative Sculpture (2023)
Robb was included in the 2012 McClelland Sculpture Survey (Langwarrin, Victoria), and he has been shortlisted three times for the Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award, winning commendations in 2002 and 2005. He has also been shortlisted for the National Gallery of Australia Sculpture Award (2005). He received project grants from Arts Queensland (2000 and 2004) and the Australia Council (2001) and was awarded an inaugural Freedman Foundation Scholarship in 2001. In 2006, Robb was awarded the Australia Council residency at the Cité des Internationales in Paris.
In addition to appearing in catalogues, his work has been featured in reviews in Art and Australia, Artlink, Art Monthly, Australian Art Collector, Broadsheet, Eyeline, World Sculpture News and Contemporary. His writing has been published in Eyeline, Photofile and unMagazine.
He is currently Associate Professor in Visual Art in the QUT School of Creative Arts, Meanjin/Brisbane.