Fendetiĝi, 2021, acrylic on aluminum, 12 x 18 x 9 in. (30.5 x 45.7 x 22.9 cm)
Robert Burnier (American, b. 1969) is an artist who lives and works in Chicago. He received his M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute in Painting and Drawing in 2016. He also holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (1991). Exhibitions include Rob Barnard, Robert Burnier & Julian Stair at Corvi-Mora Gallery (London), Song Cycle at David B. Smith Gallery (Denver, CO), Temple at Andrew Rafacz Gallery (Chicago, IL), Black Tibernius at the Chicago Riverwalk, Of No Particular King at Arts Club of Chicago (Chicago, IL), Primary at Korn Gallery, Drew University, (New Jersey), Lip To My Ear at Vacation Gallery (New York, NY), Objectified at Trestle Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), So That Justice Should be Tyrant at Andrew Rafacz Gallery (Chicago, IL), Ghost Nature at Gallery 400 (Chicago, IL) and La Box (Bourges, France), The Chicago Effect: Redefining the Middle at the Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago, IL), Imaginary Landscapes at Chicago Urban Art Society, and Jenny From the Color Block at the Cincinnati Art Academy (Cincinnati, OH). Solo exhibitions include Massey Klein Gallery, New York City and Andew Rafacz, Chicago. His work has been exhibited at Frieze, London 2021 and other art fairs in Miami, New York, Chicago, Dallas and Copenhagen, Denmark. He has served on the boards of several arts organizations, including Heaven Gallery, Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, and Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Chicago.