Robert Kleyn

Robert Kleyn (b. Amsterdam) studied mathematics and architecture at UBC and was active in early photo-conceptual, video and projection-based art in Vancouver. His slide works and photographs were often performative as in his 1976 exhibition with Rodney Graham at Pender Street Gallery. In addition to exhibiting in Canada, he had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Italy where he lived from the mid ’70s until 1990, and in New York where he was associated with the interdisciplinary groups Colab Projects and Machine Language. Kleyn has worked in theatre and film, in addition to an ongoing practice in sculpture, installation, and photography. He has taught architecture and has done numerous art-related projects and collaborations with other artists since moving back to Vancouver in 2003. His artworks are in public and private collections.