CV
EDUCATION
2008
MFA, Painting and Mixed Media, University of Maryland, College Park
1999
Diploma, Film Making, New York Film Academy, Paris, France
1999
BA, English, Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013
Supreme Magnetic, Project 4, Washington, DC
2011
In Quest of the Sun, Project 4, Washington, DC
2009
Yesterday’s Tomorrow, District of Columbia Arts Center (DCAC)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
Laid, Placed and Arranged, University of Maryland, College Park;
Curated by Taras W. Matla
Art on the Vine, Dr. Daniel Fisher House, Edgartown, MA;
Curated by Art on the Vine Foundation and The Agora Culture
Spiral, Recoil, The Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, Delaware;
Curated by Kayleigh Bryant-Greenwall
A Simple Passion and a Complex Vision: The Darryl Atwell Collection, Harvey B Gantt Center,
Charlotte, NC; Curated by Darryl Atwell
Invisible Heritage: Transfer 2017, VI Cultural Embassy, Copenhagen, Denmark;
Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.; Curated by Monica Marin
2016
Art of Daring | Art Basel 2016, Maps Backlot, Miami Beach, Miami, FL;
Curated by Interview,Cadillac and Revolt TV.
Silos, Class Curtain Gallery at Columbia College, Chicago, IL;
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C.; Curated by Jeffreen Hayes*
WPA’s Annual Art Auction Exhibition and Gala Select 2016,
Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, D.C.; Curated by Vessela Stretenovic*
2015
New Arrivals 2015: Collecting Contemporary Art, University of Maryland, College Park
2014
Hillyer Contemporaries, Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC, Curated by Allison Nance
WPA’s Annual Art Auction Exhibition and Gala Select 2014,
Washington Project for the Arts, Curated by Jeffrey Cudlin
2013
Decenter NY/DC: An Exhibition on the Century of the 1913 Armory Show, Luther Brady Art Gallery,
George Washington University, Curated by Adrianna Campbell and Daniel Palmer*
Scope | Art Basel 2013: Miami Beach, Miami, FL, Curated by Project 4
WPA’s Annual Art Auction Exhibition and Gala Select 2013,
Washington Project for the Arts, Curated by Michelle Joan Wilkinson*
We Speak the Souls of Ancestors, DC Commission of the Arts and Humanities,
Curated by Zoma Wallace
2012
Visual Thinking: The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center,
Montgomery College, Takoma Park, MD, Curated by Maureen Kohl
9th Annual Transformer Auction, Corcoran Gallery of Art
2011
(e)merge art fair, The Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington, DC, Curated by Project 4
In Season, Project 4, Washington, DC, Curated by Rachel Jennings
2009
Sound: Print: Record, University Museum, University of Delaware, Newark,
Curated by Charles D. Carson and Julie McGee*
*Catalog or Brochure
FILM/VIDEO & PERFORMANCE
2017
Laid, Placed and Arranged Panel, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
2016
Silos Panel, The Katzen Center at American University, Washington, D.C.
2015
Artists and Mentorship: David C. Driskell in Conversation with Ellington Robinson,
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
2013
Decenter Panel, Kreeger Museum, Washington, D.C.
2011
Going to Paula (16mm) film, Vox Velise by Billy Colbert, Live concert by Thad Wilson,
Monserrat House, Washington, DC, Curated by Billy Colbert
1999
New York Film Academy 1999, Paris, France
PUBLICATIONS
2018
Cafritz, Peggy Cooper. "Fired Up! Ready to Go! Finding Beauty, Demanding Equity: African American Life in Art, New York: Rizzoli Electa.
2017
Jenkins, Mark. "In The Galleries: University of Maryland Spotlights Six Former Students."
The Washington Post, November 30
2016
Schwartz, Michael. In Collaboration…Interview. December/January 2017: Page 69. Print.
2015
Rowell, Charles Henry, Callaloo: Art & Culture in the African Diaspora. Vol. 38, Number 4,
John Hopkins University Press. (2015): 851-54 and 943-45. Print.
2013
O’Sullivan, Michael, “Gallery Opening of the Week: Ellington Robinson: Supreme Magnetic,”
The Washington Post, November 8.
Jenkins, Mark, "D.C. gallery shows: 'Landscapes of Unease,' 'Supreme Magnetic,' 'Decenter NY/DC',"
The Washington Post, November 6.
2011
Jenkins, Mark, “Robinson at Project 4,” The Washington Post, September 30.
2009
Carson, Charles D., “Sound: Print: Record,” African American Legacies,
Delaware: University Museum, University of Delaware.
Gordon, Pete, “Interview with Artist Ellington Robinson,” Contemporary Art Review, March 13.
2007
Ross, Dax-Devlon, “Best of Intentions,” (Cover Illustration) New York: Outside the Box Publishing.
2006
Ross, Dax-Devlon, “‘At the Crossroads’: Beat of a Different Drum,”
The Untold Stories of African Americans Forging Their Own Paths in Work and Life,
New York: Hyperion Books.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2013-Present
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer of Painting, American University
2010-Present
Adjunct Faculty in Drawing, Montgomery College, Takoma Park, MD
2006- 2008
Graduate Assistant Teaching Fellowship, University of Maryland, College Park
AWARDS, COMMITTEES & RESIDENCIES
2018
Artist in Residence, The Fountainhead Residency, Miami, Fl.
U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway Permanent Collection | U.S. Department of State Art in Embassies Program
The Phillips Collection | Contemporary Steering Commitee, Washington D.C.
2016
Grand Crossing Library, Cultural Affairs Public Art Commission, Chicago, IL.
2015
Artist in Residence, Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, St. Croix
Mentor, Strathmore Hall Foundation Artist in Residence Program
2014
DC Commission of the Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship Program Grant
2010-Present
Art Advisory Committee, Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC
2011-2016
Visual Arts Committee, District of Columbia Arts Center (DCAC)
2013, 2014
Black Artists Retreat [B.A.R.] convened by Theaster Gates, Chicago, IL
2013-Present
USVI Ambassadorship
2011, 2012
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection Recipient
2008
David C. Driskell Award of Excellence Teaching Fellowship, University of Maryland, College Park
2006
David C. Driskell Graduate Assistant Fellowship, University of Maryland, College Park
2005
Anne Truitt Fellowship, University of Maryland, College Park