Pen Robit
He graduated from Phare Ponleu Selpak in 2010. His art practice primarily employs painting, including occasional live painting and performance. He draws on various techniques, shuttling between figurative and abstraction, often comments on social realities and influences from Cambodian cultural iconography as well as ongoing societal discourses. Robit’s work attempts to represent Cambodia’s past, present, and future socio-political fabric.
Pen Robit participated in the Memory Workshop with Vann Nath and Séra Ing at Bophana Center, Phnom Penh (2009) and did an exchange study program at Pivaut Applied School of Art, Nantes, France (2011). He was an artist-in-residence with Peninsula To Australia International Art and Culture Exchange, Taiwan (2015) and at OzAsia Festival, Adelaide, Australia (2016).
Solo exhibitions include Out Of This World, Richard Koh Fine Art, Malaysia (2020); Beyond, Tribe Cambodia, Siem Reap, Cambodia; Thread, Sa Sa Art Projects, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (2019); Krama, Romeet Contemporary Art Space, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (2013) and Untitled, Romeet Contemporary Art Space, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (2012). Recent group exhibitions include No Boundaries, Art Exchange Project Indonesia & Cambodia (2015), Java and Asia Foundation, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; 20 ANS! Made in Cambodia (2015), Galerie Impressions, Paris; Made in Battambang (2014), French Institute, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; and Southeast Asia: Figurative Speaking (2014), The East Gallery, Vancouver.
Solo Exhibition
- 2020 Out Of This World, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2018 Beyond, Tribe Cambodia, Siem Reap, Cambodia
- 2013 Krama, Romeet Gallery, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2018 Thread, Sa Sa Art Projects, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2012 Untitled, Romeet Gallery, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Group Exhibitions
- 2020 Sa Sa Art Projects Auction, Factory Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2020 S.E.A. FOCUS, Gillman Barracks, Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
- 2019 Art Expo Malaysia, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hotel Art Fair, W Bangkok, Richard Koh Projects, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2015 No Boundaries, Java Art Café, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2015 Art Exchange Project Indonesia & Cambodia, Asia Foundation, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2015 20 ANS ! Made in Cambodia, Galerie Impressions, Paris, France
- 2014 Made in Battambang, French Institute, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2014 Southeast Asia: Figuratively Speaking, The East Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
- 2012 20 ANS (France Cambodge), French Institute, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2011 Jurng Maek/Horizon, Make Maek Gallery, Battambang, Cambodia
- 2011 Untitled, Sammaki Gallery, Battambang, Cambodia
- 2011 Untitled, Sammaki Gallery, Battambang, Cambodia
- 2011 Black & White, Himawari Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2010 The Memory Workshop, Bophana Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2009 Woman under the light, CCF, Siem Reap, Cambodia
- 2008 Untitled, Lotus Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Workshops and Residencies
- 2016 OzAsia Festival (ADELAIDE) Australia
- 2015 Peninsula Austronesia International Art and Culture Exchanges in Taiwan
- 2009 The Memory Workshop with Vann Nath & Séra Ing, Bophana Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2008 South East Asian Workshop, Tep Seri Sok Sopha Studio, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Education
- 2011 Pivaut Applied School of Art, Nantes, France
- 2010 Graduated from Phare Ponleu Selpak’s School of Visual and Applied Arts, Battambang, Cambodia
- [RKFA] Pen Robit: The “Real” Man
Youtube, by Richard Koh Fine Art, May 17, 2020. - Cambodian painter Pen robit offers snapshots of reality through his colourful art, The Star, Cambodia expats online, by Rouwen Lin, Feburary 19, 2020.
- Phnom Penh’s Arts Scene is small, Mighty, and Rootes in Heritage, Rosewood Hotel and conversation, by Cynthia Rosenfeld, May 20, 2019.
- In pictures: The last years of the White Building, The Phnom Penh Post, by Jenni Reid, August 30, 2017.
- Meet the Start: Pen Robit, by Phare Cicus, July 29, 2016.
- One last celebration of art, The Phnom Penh Post, by Harriet Fitch Little, June 13, 2015.
- Art After Social Media in Cambodia, Rhizome, by Ben Valentine, April 3, 2015.
- Performance is Contemporary: Performance and its documentation in visual art in Cambodia, Udaya, Journal of Khmer Studies, 12/2014.
- Battambang gallery takes its maiden voyage, The Phnom Penh Post, by Harriet Fitch Little and Vandy Muong, Dec 12, 2014.
- Battambang Artistic Talent Showcased, Asialife, January 29, 2014.
- Inside artist’s studio home, The Phnom Penh Post, by Rosa Ellen, June 27, 2013.
- Cambodian art’s Aussie envoy, The Phnom Penh Post, by Nikki Majewski, June 24 2012.
- Airport Exhibition Exposes Travelers to Contemporary Arts, Cambodian Alliance for the Arts, by Lauren Q., May 7, 2012.
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ប៉ែន រ៉ូប៊ីត (កើតឆ្នាំ ១៩៩១ ក្នុងខេត្តបាត់ដំបង ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា) រស់នៅ និងធ្វើការនៅក្នុងទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញ ។
គាត់បានបញ្ចប់ការសិក្សានៅ ហ្វារ ពន្លឺសិល្បៈ ក្នុងឆ្នាំ ២០១០។ ការអនុវត្តសិល្បៈរបស់គាត់ គឺផ្តោតសំខាន់លើការគូរគំនូររួមទាំងការគូររូបផ្ទាល់ និងការសម្តែង ។ សិល្បៈរបស់គាត់ត្រូវបានបង្កើតឡើងដោយវិធីផ្សេងៗគ្នា ដែលស្ថិតនៅក្នុងលំយោលរវាងរូបី និងអរូបី ហើយជាញឹកញាប់គឺបង្ហាញអំពីតថភាពសង្គម និងឥទ្ធិពលនៃនិមិត្តសញ្ញាវប្បធម៌ខ្មែរ ក៏ដូចជាការជជែកវែកញែកពីសង្គម។ ស្នាដៃរបស់រ៉ូប៊ីត ច្រើនតំណាងឲ្យស្ថានភាពបច្ចុប្បន្ន អតីតកាល និងអនាគតនៃសង្គមនយោបាយរបស់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ។
ប៊ែន រ៉ូប៊ីត បានចូលរួមសិក្ខាសាលាស្តីពីការចងចាំជាមួយ លោក វ៉ាន់ ណាត និងសេរ៉ា អ៊ីងនៅ មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលបុប្ផាណារាជធានីភ្នំពេញ (ឆ្នាំ ២០០៩) និងបានធ្វើកម្មវិធីផ្លាស់ប្តូរការសិក្សានៅ Pivaut Applied School of Art, Nantes ប្រទេសបារាំង (២០១១) ។ គាត់ធ្លាប់ជាសិល្បករស្នាក់នៅ ជាមួយការផ្លាស់ប្តូរសិល្បៈ និងវប្បធម៌អន្តរជាតិនៅកោះតៃវ៉ាន់ (២០១៥) និងនៅមហោស្រព OzAsia Adelaide ប្រទេសអូស្ត្រាលី (ឆ្នាំ ២០១៦) ។
ការតាំងពិព័រណ៍ទោលរបស់ រ៉ូប៊ីត រួមមាន Out Of This World, នៅវិចិត្រសាល Richard Koh Fine Art, ប្រទេសម៉ាឡេស៊ី (២០២០); Beyond, នៅវិចិត្រសាល Tribe Cambodia, ខេត្តសៀមរាប ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា; សរសៃ, នៅគម្រោងសិល្បៈស-ស, រាជធានីភ្នំពេញុ ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា (២០១៩); ក្រម៉ា, នៅវិចិត្រសាល រមៀត សិល្បៈសហសម័យ, រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា (២០១៣) ; និង Untitled, នៅវិចិត្រសាល រមៀត, រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា (២០១២) ។ ការតាំងពិព័រណ៍ក្រុមថ្មីៗរបស់គាត់ រួមមាន No Boundaries គម្រោងផ្លាស់ប្តូរសិល្បៈឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី និងកម្ពុជា (២០១៥) ចាវ៉ា និងមូលនិធិអាស៊ី, រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា; 20 ANS! Made in Cambodia (២០១៥), នៅ Galerie Impressions, ទីក្រុងប៉ារីស ប្រទេសបារាំង; Made in Battambang (២០១៤), នៅវិចិត្រសាល វិទ្យាស្ថានបារាំង, រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា; និង Southeast Asia: Figurative Speaking (២០១៤) នៅវិចិត្រសាល The East Gallery, ទីក្រុងវែនខូវើ ប្រទេសកាណាដា ។
Solo Exhibition
- 2020 Out Of This World, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2018 Beyond, Tribe Cambodia, Siem Reap, Cambodia
- 2013 Krama, Romeet Gallery, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2018 Thread, Sa Sa Art Projects, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2012 Untitled, Romeet Gallery, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Group Exhibitions
- 2020 Sa Sa Art Projects Auction, Factory Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2020 S.E.A. FOCUS, Gillman Barracks, Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
- 2019 Art Expo Malaysia, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hotel Art Fair, W Bangkok, Richard Koh Projects, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2015 No Boundaries, Java Art Café, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2015 Art Exchange Project Indonesia & Cambodia, Asia Foundation, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2015 20 ANS ! Made in Cambodia, Galerie Impressions, Paris, France
- 2014 Made in Battambang, French Institute, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2014 Southeast Asia: Figuratively Speaking, The East Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
- 2012 20 ANS (France Cambodge), French Institute, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2011 Jurng Maek/Horizon, Make Maek Gallery, Battambang, Cambodia
- 2011 Untitled, Sammaki Gallery, Battambang, Cambodia
- 2011 Untitled, Sammaki Gallery, Battambang, Cambodia
- 2011 Black & White, Himawari Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2010 The Memory Workshop, Bophana Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2009 Woman under the light, CCF, Siem Reap, Cambodia
- 2008 Untitled, Lotus Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Workshops and Residencies
- 2016 OzAsia Festival (ADELAIDE) Australia
- 2015 Peninsula Austronesia International Art and Culture Exchanges in Taiwan
- 2009 The Memory Workshop with Vann Nath & Séra Ing, Bophana Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 2008 South East Asian Workshop, Tep Seri Sok Sopha Studio, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Education
- 2011 Pivaut Applied School of Art, Nantes, France
- 2010 Graduated from Phare Ponleu Selpak’s School of Visual and Applied Arts, Battambang, Cambodia
- [RKFA] Pen Robit: The “Real” Man
Youtube, by Richard Koh Fine Art, May 17, 2020. - Cambodian painter Pen robit offers snapshots of reality through his colourful art, The Star, Cambodia expats online, by Rouwen Lin, Feburary 19, 2020.
- Phnom Penh’s Arts Scene is small, Mighty, and Rootes in Heritage, Rosewood Hotel and conversation, by Cynthia Rosenfeld, May 20, 2019.
- In pictures: The last years of the White Building, The Phnom Penh Post, by Jenni Reid, August 30, 2017.
- Meet the Start: Pen Robit, by Phare Cicus, July 29, 2016.
- One last celebration of art, The Phnom Penh Post, by Harriet Fitch Little, June 13, 2015.
- Art After Social Media in Cambodia, Rhizome, by Ben Valentine, April 3, 2015.
- Performance is Contemporary: Performance and its documentation in visual art in Cambodia, Udaya, Journal of Khmer Studies, 12/2014.
- Battambang gallery takes its maiden voyage, The Phnom Penh Post, by Harriet Fitch Little and Vandy Muong, Dec 12, 2014.
- Battambang Artistic Talent Showcased, Asialife, January 29, 2014.
- Inside artist’s studio home, The Phnom Penh Post, by Rosa Ellen, June 27, 2013.
- Cambodian art’s Aussie envoy, The Phnom Penh Post, by Nikki Majewski, June 24 2012.
- Airport Exhibition Exposes Travelers to Contemporary Arts, Cambodian Alliance for the Arts, by Lauren Q., May 7, 2012.
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