Born in 1962 in Alsfeld, Germany, Robert Janitz lives and works between Mexico City and New York.

Robert Janitz’s recent solo exhibitions include Casa Gilardi (2021), König Gallery, Berlin (2020), Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Switzerland in 2019, CANADA, New York (2018), Anton Kern Gallery (2018) in Mexico ), Meyer Rieggern Gallery (2017), Team Gallery, New York (2017 and 2015), Shoot the Lobster (2012) and Clearing, Brussels (2012 and 2011). His upcoming exhibitions include the MAZ Museum, Guadalajara, and the Museo Anahuacalli in Mexico City in 2022. In 2009, he worked as Professor at École Supérieure Des Beaux-Arts in Cherbourg, France, and from 2003 he was Visiting Professor of Visual Arts at the University of Paris 8, Paris, France.