
Robyn Penn
Robyn Penn was born in Pretoria, South Africa, and currently lives and works in Johannesburg as a fine artist, an art teacher and a printmaker. Penn’s prolific printmaking career started in August 2011, when she began collaborating with David Krut Workshop (DKW) on a series of monotypes and gave a lecture to the DKW team on colour palettes. Penn had her first solo exhibition with David Krut Projects (DKP) in November 2011, titled Pretty World. Since then, she has had four solo shows with DKP, most recently Cloud of Unknowing in June 2016. Penn’s enduring fascination with cloud imagery is evident from her early shows to the present day. Initially, this took the form of an exploration of the sublime, but her clouds have since shifted from romanticized sky-scapes to beautiful but politically charged meditations on climate change denial. Penn has an honours degree, with distinction, in Fine arts from Canterbury University, New Zealand, and did a year’s training in Fine Arts at The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), South Africa. She also has a BA in Psychology from Wits. In 1998, Penn was awarded the Bickerton – Widdowson Trust Memorial scholarship. That year, she completed her BAFA, majoring in painting. Since collaborating with DKW in 2011, Penn has produced numerous series’ of prints, ranging from mezzotints to sugarlifts, totalling twenty-two editioned works. In 2012 she had her first solo exhibition at David Krut Gallery in Johannesburg, as well as showing in group shows in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Italy, London and New York. In 2017 she had her first solo exhibition at Barnard Gallery in Cape Town. Her work is represented in private and corporate collections. Currently she works as an independent artist and teaches art classes privately.
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FILM | The printing of ‘Middle of Nowhere’, 2020 by Robyn Penn
In this video, editioning printers Kim- Lee Loggenberg and Sbongiseni Khulu ink up and print Robyn Penn's Middle of Nowhere,...
Print of the Month September 2020 | Robyn Penn | The Middle of Nowhere (Narau)
The Middle of Nowhere (Nauru), 2016 For the month of September we are highlighting Robyn Penn’s intaglio print, The Middle of Nowhere (Nauru), 2016. This...
The Print Club launched in collaboration with Mesh Club at the Keyes art Mile
MESH CLUB is extremely proud to partner with David Krut Projects to bring together a collection dedicated exclusively to printed works of art...
Print of the Month | November 2018 – Robyn Penn ‘Cloud of Unknowing’
Joburg-based multimedia artist Robyn Penn has collaborated with David Krut Workshop (DKW) since 2011 and has had a number...
The Proof is in the Printmaking
Explaining Proofs in printmaking at the David Krut Workshop (DKW) At the David Krut Workshop (DKW) we specialize in edition...
Robyn Penn: The Map is Not the Territory I and II
Blogger: Rachel van Blydenstein Printer Kim-Lee Loggenberg is immersed in the completion of Robyn Penn’s latest edition, The Map is...
Who are DKP featuring at the FNB Joburg Art Fair? 2016-09
09.2016 Blogger: Jessie Cohen This year, David Krut Projects is proud to showcase South African and Ethiopian artists across 4 separate booths at the...
DKP ask four women artists to reflect on the impact of their gender on their art 2016-09
02.09.16 Blogger: Jessie Cohen To celebrate Women's Month, the DK Bookstore hosted an exhibition of all-women artists, which is on display for...
Master printer feature: Jillian Ross 2016-10
28.10.16 Blogger: Jessie Cohen Master printer feature: Jillian Ross [caption id="attachment_42960" align="aligncenter" width="640"] DKW master printer Jillian Ross[/caption] For profiling Ross,...
A Cape Town Colleague’s Visit to the Golden City
David Krut Projects Cape Town can get icy in winter. We had our annual break for the first two weeks...
July in Review – what have the DKP team and our associated artists been up to?
22.07.16 This month, we showcased a rich selection of contemporary artists at Turbine Art Fair (TAF), including Quinten Williams, Mary Wafer, Robyn...
Robyn Penn exhibits at DKP – “Cloud of Unknowing” (2016)
Cloud of Unknowing Currently on at DKP: Robyn Penn David Krut Projects presents Cloud of Unknowing, a solo exhibition of hauntingly...
DKW – A Week in Pictures
22/07/16 David Krut Workshop deals in images. So here is our week in pictures, documenting what we do best ... [caption...
Robyn Penn on her largest cloud painting: “Epitaph”
30/06/16 Last week, Robyn Penn opened her solo show, Cloud of Unknowing, at DKP Parkwood. On the back wall of the gallery...
A fabulous foundry visit with Robyn Penn
Blogger: Jessie Cohen 07/06/16 This week, we caught up with Robyn Penn at the Workhorse Bronze Foundry to see how her intriguing...
Nearing the finish line: Robyn Penn on her latest cloud prints
This week, Robyn Penn came to DKW to continue developing her mezzotints, which are set to feature in her exhibition at DKP...
The clue is in the clouds: Robyn Penn prepares for upcoming solo exhibition at DKP
Blogger: Jessie Cohen 19/05/16 Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting Robyn Penn in her painting studio as she...
Robyn Penn makes an epic cloud print
Blogger: Jessie Cohen 01/02/16 “I find clouds a sublime metaphor for the transience of the moment, and, in the spirit...
AOM: Control is the word
Activities (and weather conditions) are heating up at AOM before we shut our doors for 2015. The team multi-task in...
“In this profession, a millimetre matters”: Printing with precision at AOM
It’s another scorching day at AOM and printer Kim-Lee Loggenberg is in the workshop bright and early, ready to roll....
Last night at DKP: bumper exhibition openings in connection with “thirsty Thursdays”!
Last night, we celebrated three exhibitions openings at DKP: Endale Desalegn’s “Two Social Pacifiers ጡጦ” at the Parkwood gallery and...
The storm before the calm: preparations for exhibitions by Endale Desalegn & Robyn Penn
Blogger: Jessie Cohen 29.10.15 This week, we are busy preparing for multiple exhibitions at DKP, opening next week on 5...
This week at David Krut Workshop
The week at DKW has been effervescent. With new works being produced for multiple artist’s simultaneously. Stephen Hobbs has been...
Interview with Robyn Penn – Nine Views of a Cloud
Robyn Penn has collaborated with David Krut Projects on multiple shows and prints, and the workshop team has been hard...
Robyn Penn Preparing for Carved: Linocut and Woodcut Group Exhibition
In preparation for the Carved: Lino and woodcut group exhibition, Robyn Penn spent time in the David Krut Workshop (DKW)...
Robyn Penn – Echo opening 3 October 2013
We would like to thank all of those who joined us on Thursday 2 October for the opening of Robyn...
Cross-Currents, 31 July – 25 August 2012
Cross-Currents, showing at David Krut Projects Cape Town from 31 July – 25 August 2012, presents a selection of works...
David Krut Projects Cape Town – Cross-Currents, 31 July – 25 August
Cross-Currents, showing at David Krut Projects Cape Town from 31 July – 25 August 2012, presents a selection of works...
Robyn Penn: Pretty World, 17 November 2011 – 12 February 2012 at Arts on Main
The washing machine switches to the spin cycle while the incessant vacuuming continues. Outside someone is mowing the lawn. From...
Robyn Penn: Pretty World Artist’s Talk on Saturday 19th November at AOM
In 1911, the building that is now known as Arts on Main was originally built. It began as a bonded...
Robyn Penn: Pretty World exhibition, 17 November – 12 February 2012 at AOM
The washing machine switches to the spin cycle while the incessant vacuuming continues. Outside someone is mowing the lawn. From...
Untitled: DKW Summer Show (5 November 2011 – 21 January 2012)
The David Krut Projects Summer Show for 2011 features artworks from a wide selection of artists, most of whom have...
David Krut Projects at Joburg Art Fair 2011
David Krut Projects will be showcasing work by Bruce Backhouse, Gail Behrmann, Deborah Bell, Bronwen Findlay, Claire Gavronsky, Joseph Hart, Stephen...
IMPRINT: Selected Editions and Works on Paper, Installation Images
David Krut Projects is pleased to present IMPRINT, a selection of editions and works on paper by local and international...