photo by Sam Asaert
Robert Aitchison
Biography
Robert Aitchison is a New York City based artist who makes paintings, drawings, and mixed media works that explore the human condition.
His creative practice is grounded in community engagement; exploring themes of connection and intimacy.
He is founder of Arte Fogata, an art outreach project serving at-risk Indigenous youth in Bolivia and co-founder of Openings, a New York City based artist collective. He also leads an art program at the Bowery Mission in the SoHo neighborhood of NYC serving the homeless community.
He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, and La Paz, Bolivia