Selected works and installation views

Elliott Jamal Robbins, Feats of Strength, Kai Matsumiya, New York, June 1–July 19, 2025 — *Feats of Strength*
Kai Matsumiya, New York
June 1–July 19, 2025
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Works and installation archive

Biography

Elliott Jamal Robbins (born 1988, Oklahoma) is a multimedia artist working primarily with works on paper and moving images. Drawing, watercolor, collage, and hand-drawn animation form a practice concerned with representation, interiority, fragmentation, and desire.

Robbins received an MFA from the University of Arizona in 2017. Selected exhibitions include presentations at the Drawing Center, Phoenix Art Museum, Flint Institute of Arts, Nagel Draxler, Greene Naftali, Martos Gallery, and Park View.

At Kai Matsumiya, Robbins has presented Snow White Clapping (2018), The Lancer, The Liberator, The Marauder (2021), and Feats of Strength (2025).

Pink Geppetto, 2016 — *Pink Geppetto*, 2016. Mixed media.

Films

Selected films · Watch on Vimeo

An Undisclosed Illness — video still — *An Undisclosed Illness*, 2025

emerge/(re)merge — video still — *emerge/(re)merge*, 2025

Fantasmagorie — video still — *Fantasmagorie*, 2025

Earlier films

Child by Tiger — video still — *Child by Tiger*, 2021

Choo Choo Trains — video still — *Choo Choo Trains*, 2021

Wittgenstein, or God — video still — *Wittgenstein, or God*, 2020

Nasty Little Fuckers — video still — *Nasty Little Fuckers*, 2019

Tap, Click, POW, Splash, Whoosh, Whir, and Tssk — video still — *Tap, Click, POW, Splash, Whoosh, Whir, and Tssk*, 2019

Masterstudy: Snow White Clapping — video still — *Masterstudy: Snow White Clapping*, 2018

Nocturne: Sleep/Sleeplessness is the Cousin of Death — video still — *Nocturne: Sleep/Sleeplessness is the Cousin of Death*, 2018

Man Ingesting White Horse — video still — *Man Ingesting White Horse*, 2017

The John Wayne Code (2023), Walk-Cycle (2017) and Horse and Mule (2016): viewing on request.

Press

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2025

Contemporary Art Daily

“Elliott Jamal Robbins: Feats of Strength” at Kai Matsumiya. Exhibition documentation · June 1–July 19, 2025.

2020

Surface

Andrew Russeth — Surface — “A New York Art Gallery Where Anything Can Happen” — April 2, 2020. Gallery profile illustrating Elliott Jamal Robbins’s work. · PDF excerpt

2018

Contemporary Art Daily

Contemporary Art Daily — “Elliott Jamal Robbins at Kai Matsumiya” — July 2018. Exhibition documentation. · Image & reference PDF

2020

Contemporary Art Daily

Contemporary Art Daily, “Elliott Jamal Robbins at Everybody”. 1/1/2020 · Image & reference PDF

2019

Hyperallergic

Weber, Jasmine. Hyperallergic. “The Independent Art Fair Embraces Color and Abstraction” (Elliott Jamal Robbins) 03/8/2019 · PDF excerpt

2019

Artforum

Artforum. “Critic’s Pick: ‘Make Believe’ at Magenta Plains” (Elliott Jamal Robbins), 1/2019 · PDF excerpt

2018

Contemporary Art Daily

Contemporary Art Daily. “NADA Miami 2018” (Elliott Jamal Robbins). 12/11/18

2018

Contemporary Art Daily

Contemporary Art Daily. " 'Close Quarters' at NADA on Governor's Island ' " (Elliott Jamal Robbins + Rainer Ganahl). 08/11/2018 · Image & reference PDF

2018

Art Writing Daily

Art Writing Daily. "Elliott Jamal Robbins at Kai Matsumiya". July 12, 2018 · Review PDF

2018

Time Out New York

Halle, Howard. TimeOut New York. "Elliott Jamal Robbins at Kai Matsumiya." 06/11/2018 · Archive PDF

2018

ARTnews

Greenberger, Alex. Art News. NADA to Stage Non-Fair Exhibition on Governor's Island (Elliott Jamal Robbins and Rainer Ganahl). 06/11/2018 · PDF excerpt

Kai Matsumiya fair archive · Kai Matsumiya at Post-Fair 2026 — official gallery profile

Exhibitions

Selected exhibitions · 2013–2026

2026 · Solo exhibition

Chaoskampf

Everybody, Tucson, Arizona

January 23–March 7, 2026
Photograph: Maya Hawk. Courtesy Everybody.

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2025 · Solo exhibition

Feats of Strength

Kai Matsumiya, New York

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2023 · Solo exhibition

The Affected Image

Galerie Nagel Draxler, Munich, Germany

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2023 · Group exhibition

Weathering

Kai Matsumiya, New York

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2023 · Group exhibition

The Drawing Room

Room 3557, Los Angeles

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2022 · Solo exhibition

Where do I put myself, if public life’s destroyed?

Weiss Falk, Basel, Switzerland

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2022 · Group exhibition

Capture Captures

University Gallery of the Angewandte, Vienna, Austria

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2022 · Group exhibition

(…o autoengaño)

Aguirre, Mexico City

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2022 · Group exhibition

Sleepy

Helen’s Costume, Portland, Oregon

2021 · Solo exhibition

A marker, or maybe more.

Park View / Paul Soto, Los Angeles

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2021 · Solo exhibition

The Lancer, The Liberator, The Marauder

Kai Matsumiya, New York

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2021 · Group exhibition

Missing Target

Kai Matsumiya, New York

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2021 · Fair presentation

LISTE Art Fair Basel

Kai Matsumiya, Basel, Switzerland

2020 · Solo exhibition

The Immaterial and the Flesh

Galerie Nagel Draxler Kabinett, Berlin, Germany

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2020 · Group exhibition

This is America | Art USA Today

Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort, Netherlands

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2020 · Group exhibition

100 Drawings from Now

The Drawing Center, New York

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2019 · Solo exhibition

don’t look. now.

Everybody, Chicago

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2019 · Group exhibition

But nobody showed up

Kai Matsumiya, New York

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2019 · Group exhibition

Deadwood

Galerie Nagel Draxler Kabinett, Berlin, Germany

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2019 · Group exhibition

Techniques of the Observer

Greene Naftali, New York

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2019 · Group exhibition

Make Believe

Magenta Plains, New York

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2019 · Fair presentation

NADA Miami

Kai Matsumiya, Miami

2018 · Solo exhibition

Snow White Clapping

Kai Matsumiya, New York

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2018 · Group exhibition

GWTW

Martos Gallery, New York

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2018 · Group exhibition

NADA Presents: Close Quarters

Governors Island, New York

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2018 · Fair presentation

NADA Art Fair

Everybody, New York

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2017 · Exhibition

MFA Thesis Exhibition

University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona

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2016 · Exhibition

Drawings, Paintings, maybe a Sculpture

Everybody, Tucson, Arizona

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Exhibition chronology · 2013–2026

2026ChaoskampfEverybody, Tucson, Arizona
Solo exhibition

2025Feats of StrengthKai Matsumiya, New York
Solo exhibition

2023The Affected ImageGalerie Nagel Draxler, Munich, Germany
Solo exhibition

2023Hellish GagsSquare Street Gallery, Hong Kong
Group exhibition

2023WeatheringKai Matsumiya, New York
Group exhibition

2023The Drawing RoomRoom 3557, Los Angeles
Group exhibition

2022Where do I put myself, if public life’s destroyed?Weiss Falk, Basel, Switzerland
Solo exhibition

2022Capture CapturesUniversity Gallery of the Angewandte, Vienna, Austria
Group exhibition

2022(…o autoengaño)Aguirre, Mexico City
Group exhibition

2022SleepyHelen’s Costume, Portland, Oregon
Group exhibition

2022Watercolours Chapter IIWeiss Falk, Zurich, Switzerland
Group exhibition

2022Smiling at a LocomotiveA. D., New York
Group exhibition

2022Second Time GuessingSamson Projects, Boston
Group exhibition

2021A marker, or maybe more.Park View / Paul Soto, Los Angeles
Solo exhibition

2021The Lancer, The Liberator, The MarauderKai Matsumiya, New York
Solo exhibition

2021Missing TargetKai Matsumiya, New York
Group exhibition

2021A GatheringHousing Gallery, New York
Group exhibition

2021LISTE Art Fair BaselKai Matsumiya, Basel, Switzerland
Fair presentation

2020The Immaterial and the FleshGalerie Nagel Draxler Kabinett, Berlin, Germany
Solo exhibition

2020LISTE Art Fair — Eckenstein-Geigy PrizeKai Matsumiya
Fair presentation

2020This is America | Art USA TodayKunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort, Netherlands
Group exhibition

2020Show me the SignsBlum and Poe, Los Angeles
Group exhibition

2020100 Drawings from NowThe Drawing Center, New York
Group exhibition

2020NO DANCE #1Rote Sonne, Munich, Germany
Solo presentation

2019CF Grant Recipient ExhibitionPhoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
Solo exhibition

2019don’t look. now.Everybody, Chicago
Solo exhibition

2019But nobody showed upKai Matsumiya, New York
Group exhibition

2019DeadwoodGalerie Nagel Draxler Kabinett, Berlin, Germany
Group exhibition

2019Snow White ClappingFlint Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan
Group exhibition

2019Techniques of the ObserverGreene Naftali, New York
Group exhibition

2019Make BelieveMagenta Plains, New York
Group exhibition

2019RESEtKai Matsumiya, New York
Group exhibition

2019Independent NYKai Matsumiya, New York
Fair presentation

2019The Taschen Art Collection at the ChemosphereLos Angeles
Solo presentation

2019NADA MiamiKai Matsumiya, Miami
Fair presentation

2018Snow White ClappingKai Matsumiya, New York
Solo exhibition

2018NADA MiamiKai Matsumiya, Miami
Fair presentation

2018GWTWMartos Gallery, New York
Group exhibition

2018NADA Presents: Close QuartersGovernors Island, New York
Group exhibition

2018NADA Art FairEverybody, New York
Fair presentation

2018Arizona BiennialTucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
Group exhibition

2017MFA Thesis ExhibitionUniversity of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
Exhibition

2017If You Stay Busy You Have No Time To Be UnhappyMOCA Tucson, Arizona
Group exhibition

2016Drawings, Paintings, maybe a SculptureEverybody, Tucson, Arizona
Exhibition

2016The Fact of BeingLionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Group exhibition

2016Noire IILiving Arts, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Group exhibition

2016Infuse: MarginaliaDusty Monk, Tucson, Arizona
Group exhibition

2015Pop-UpGraduate Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Group exhibition

2014Works on PaperLionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Group exhibition

2014Printmaking ShowDope Chapel, Norman, Oklahoma
Group exhibition

2014NoirLiving Arts, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Group exhibition

2014MomentumFarmer’s Market, Oklahoma City
Group exhibition

2014SelfieMainsite Contemporary Gallery, Norman, Oklahoma
Group exhibition

2013MomentumLiving Arts, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Group exhibition

2013MomentumPenn Square Mall, Oklahoma City
Group exhibition

2013RedlineGraduate Annex, Norman, Oklahoma
Group exhibition

2013NineDreamer Concepts, Norman, Oklahoma
Group exhibition