For 31 years Robin Slow taught art at Golden Bay High School in Takaka. The teaching of art was a major focus for him but in turn it provided a learning and development opportunity for his own work and progression. Along with this also, was the extensive work that he has done with the whanau at Onetahua Marae. Producing murals, traditional instruments, weaving, kowhaiwhai and carving, while having overall responsibility for the design and layout of the wharenui. Painting as an individualistic process, took over mainly as a means of recording visually the learning process and the discoveries that had been explored over these preparatory years of developing the marae. However, once his paintings were discovered as part of this artistic preparatory catalogue, they became the feature of a large solo show which then became the explosive beginning of his successful exhibiting career.

Eight years ago he resigned his Art Teaching position in order to concentrate on his own full time image making. This full time art career has been exhaustively busy and Robin has been involved in numerous sold out solo and group exhibitions around the country, including a recent travelling public gallery exhibition. His works are in many private and public collections including a large triptych in the company of the young Royals (Harry and Meaghan) who visited the country in 2018.

 

Works in Gallery

Robin Slow
‘Rangatira, Tohunga, Tui
Acrylic on canvas framed
1570 x 810mm
$4,200 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Whenua Kaitiaki’
Acrylic on canvas framed
860 x 1460mm
$3,500 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Mohua Kaitiaki’
Acrylic on canvas framed
860 x 1460mm
$3,500

Robin Slow
‘Whare Tipuna’
Acrylic on canvas
810 x 1070 mm
$1,950 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Tane’
Acrylic on canvas
970 x 660 mm
$2,500 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Huruhuru Waka’
Acrylic on canvas
2000 x 1070mm
$4,800 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘A Tribe of Tui’
Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
1060 x 800 mm
$2,300 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Kaiwaewae’
Acrylic on canvas
940 x 470 mm
$1,550 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Untitled’
Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
1830 x 1250 mm
$2,600 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Nga Iwi’
Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
810 x 560 mm
$1,400 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Tuia Ki Te Rangi’
Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
960 x 660 mm
$1,650 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Korowai Huruhuru’
Acrylic on canvas
940 x 660 mm
$2,500 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Tuia Ki Te Whenua’
Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
960 x 510 mm
$1,500 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Bind Together’
Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
810 x 1060 mm
$2,300 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Springs I’
Acrylic on canvas
660 x 1270 mm
$2,200 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Te Waikoropupu’
Acrylic on canvas
1070 x 810 mm
$2,200 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Separation’
Acrylic, gold leaf on canvas
1880 x 1260 mm
$3,500 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Kaitiaki Tui’
Acrylic on canvas
1240 x 630 mm
$1,900 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Mohua’
Pen and gold leaf on paper
900 x 750 mm
$1,400 SOLD

Robin Slow
‘Mana Mohua’
Pen and gold leaf on paper
780 x 690 mm
$1,200 SOLD