Robin Juan is an artist, designer, and curator located in Brooklyn and San Francisco.
b. 1987 San Francisco, CA
Educated @ The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Currently Art and Design @ Dolby Laboratories
Independent Curator @
A Posture of Latency, curated with Kirsten Harkonen
feat. Haseeb Ahmed + Daniel Baird, Chris Bradley, and Owen Kydd
Leeds College of Art, Leeds UK, October 2015
Young Curators, New Ideas IV
feat. CJ Matherne, Matt Nichols, Josh Reames
Meulensteen Gallery, New York, June 2012
Kaleidoscope: A Survey of California Video Work, curated with Kirsten Harkonen
feat. David Berezin, Ben Bigelow, Petra Cortright, Stephanie Halmos, Rebecca Najdowski, Greg Stimac
ArtPad, San Francisco, May 2012
the big stink moves like a moth towards the light, in conversation with John Roebas
feat. Ethan Cook, McKeever Donovan, Michael Hunter, Andrew Laumann, Mallory Anita Lawson, Sofia Leiby,
John Roebas, Letha Wilson, Eric Viet
HungryMan Gallery, Chicago, February 2012
Keepin’ It Real
feat. Petra Cortright, Thomson Dryjanski, Derek Frech + Bob Myaing, Aaron Graham, Mac Katter
HungryMan Gallery, Chicago, July 2011
Days of Plenty
feat. Carson Fisk-Vittori + Michael Hunter, Jessica Labatte, Casey McGonagle
Hyde Street Gallery, San Francisco, September 2010
Curatorial Director @
HungryMan Gallery, Chicago and San Francisco
May 2008 – June 2012
Writer @
Humble Arts Foundation Blog
feat. Rafaël Rozendaal + BYOB, Parker Ito’s *new jps*, Nicholas Gottlund
July – November 2011
Residencies and Awards @
The Wassaic Project Residency Winter 2013 – 2014
University of Connecticut Visual Communications Senior Projects Advisor 2014
Print Magazine 30 under 30 nominee 2010
Exhibitions and Projects @
Parking Lot Art Fair: collab. with Matt Nichols, San Francisco, CA Spring 2016
The Wassaic Project: Summer Festival Wassaic, NY Summer 2014
Ever Gold Gallery: 5 Year Anniversary Show, San Francisco, January 2014
Needles and Pens: Something at Every Moment, San Francisco, August 2013
ITP Space: In Good Taste, solo show Jackson, Wyoming May 2013
Little Paper Planes: Faces, San Francisco, December 2012
Important Projects: True Purple, solo show Oakland, April 2012
Azimuth Projects: At Play, Chicago, July 2011
Noble and Superior Projects: Polyamory, Chicago, June 2011
Humble Arts Foundation: solo show, New York, December 2010
TASCHEN: Humble Arts Foundation Group Show, New York, October 2010
LVL3: HeArts for Haiti Benefit, Chicago, April 2010
Woman Made Gallery: While in Class, Chicago, January 2010
Pentagon Gallery: Nemesis, Chicago, December 2009
Press @
The Millbrook Independent: Arvolyn Hill Interviews Wassaic’s Winter Artists, 2014
Juxtapoz: EVER GOLD GALLERY FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY GROUP SHOW, 2014
ArtSlant: Young Curators, New Ideas IV, 2012
Artinfo: Bright Young Things, 2012
SFAQ: ALL TOO FAMILIAR @ HUNGRYMAN GALLERY, SF, 2012
New City Magazine: Wyatt Grant, Lionel Guzman, Jared Silbert, 2011
New American Paintings: MDW Fair WrapUp, 2011
Daily Serving: Daniel Baird at HungryMan Gallery, 2011
Temporary Art Review: HungryMan Gallery Profile, 2011
San Francisco Chronicle: Dirty Pictures, 2011
Curated Mag: Keepin’ It Real, 2011
ArtDaily.org, Dirty Pictures Exhibition, 2011
Time Out Chicago: Chicago Students Started The Art Galleries, 2011
Time Out Chicago: Keepin’ It Real, 2011
LVL3 Artist of the Week: Robin Juan, 2011
ArtLog Global Exhibition Highlights: Keepin’ It Real, 2011
Bullett Magazine: Home Sweet Art Show, June 12, 2011
The Broadview: CSH Alumnae Head HungryMan Gallery, 2011
Beautiful Decay: Heidi Norton, 2011
Fecal Face: HungryMan Gallery Opening New Gallery, 2010
New City Magazine: Jacob C Hammes, 2010
Engineer‘s Daughter Heidi deVries: Days of Plenty, 2010
Art Practical: Weekly Pick, Days of Plenty, 2010
Chicago Tribune: What’s NEXT?, 2010
VenusZine, Hungry for Alternative Art Space, 2010
New City Magazine: Nemesis/Pentagon Gallery, 2010
New City Magazine: Mathew Paul Jinks, 2008
Committees @
AASH Network of the Sacred Heart 2017 Conference Marketing Chair
AIGA SF Design Week 2016 Events Committee Member
Spinsters of San Francisco Multimedia and Database Co-Chair
Spinsters of San Francisco Patrons Gala Committee Member
