Michael Robert Robinson
Anishinaabe, Métis
(1948-2010)
First Name: Michael
Last Name: Robinson
Full Name: Michael Robert Robinson
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Date of birth: 1948
Place of birth: Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Date of death: 2010
Place of death: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Community / Heritage: Metis/Cree
Sex: Male
Art Media: Mixed media, glass, etching, aquatint, printmaking, painting, pen, ink, watercolour, lithograph.
Bio:
Michael Robert Robinson was a glassblower, printmaker and poet of Cree descent. He was born in 1948 in Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Robinson graduated in 1972 from Sheridan College's School of Design, majoring in Glass. Throughout the 1970s, he was at the forefront of the Canadian glass movement; his ability to use multiple techniques allowed him to create unique works. By the mid-1980s, Robinson was forced to shift mediums due to injuries sustained from a traffic accident; be began making drawings, paintings and prints.
Robinson’s work represented a merging of both traditional and contemporary Indigenous art. While his glass work was modern, his printmaking and illustrations were traditional in style. Robinson exhibited widely throughout Canada, the United States, Switzerland, and Germany. He received several national and provincial awards and his work is held in public and private collections around the world.
Robinson died on July 28, 2010 in Peterborough, Ontario.
Collections
- Canadian Museum of History, Toronto, Canada
- Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
- McMichael Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Ontario, Canada
- Glenbow Art Institute in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Canada
- Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada Aboriginal Art Collection, Government of Canada
- Art Gallery of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Articles
Artwork
| Title | Last Sold At Auction | |
|---|---|---|
| DREAMING IN A ROLLING WIND | 2012-11 (November 2012) | |
| FIRE IN THE SKY | 2016-04 (April 2016) | |
| SHADOW OF A MAN | 2015-12 (December 2015) | |
| SPIRIT LODGE | 2017-04 (April 2017) | |
| THE SACRED FIRE | 2013-06 (June 2013) | |
| “LAST CHANCE” | 2012-06 (June 2012) | |
| "PRIEST" & "BLIMPMAN'S RUSH INTO THE SKY" | 2021-08 (August 2021) | |
| BLINDMAN’S RUSH INTO THE SKY | 2015-12 (December 2015) | |
| DREAMING | 2012-05 (May 2012) | |
| FISH DREAMER | 2018-02 (February 2018) | |
| GOD OF THE WILDERNESS | 2019-07 (July 2019) | |
| I HEAR A HEART BEATING | 2024-11 (November 2024) | |
| LAST CAMP, FIRST SONG | 2018-02 (February 2018) | |
| LIVING INSIDE A CHILDS DREAM | 2013-04 (April 2013) | |
| LOOKING FOR AMERICA | 2016-01 (January 2016) | |
| MEN WITHOUT NATIONS - A COLLECTIVE STUDY | 2016-01 (January 2016) | |
| MISHIPESHU LOOKING FOR GHOSTS | 2017-10 (October 2017) | |
| REFLECTION OF TIME; PLACES WITH NO NAMES; WALKING BETWEEN TWO WORLDS | 2016-01 (January 2016) | |
| SEEING FIRE FOR THE FIRST TIME | 2013-06 (June 2013) | |
| SEER | 2013-06 (June 2013) | |
| SHADOW OF A BIRD | 2013-06 (June 2013) | |
| SKY PEOPLE & STONE BUILDERS | 2018-02 (February 2018) | |
| SKY PEOPLE AND STONE BUILDERS | 2017-04 (April 2017) | |
| SPIRIT LODGE | 2018-01 (January 2018) | |
| THE APPRENTICE AND THE STRANGER | 2015-12 (December 2015) | |
| THE EARTH | 2013-04 (April 2013) | |
| THE FIRST DAY OF HISTORY | 2014-10 (October 2014) | |
| THE FOUR DIRECTIONS | 2018-01 (January 2018) | |
| THE FOURTH HUNTER & LOOKING FOR AMERICA | 2016-05 (May 2016) | |
| THE MAN WHO DREAMED HE WAS SMOKE | 2013-06 (June 2013) | |
| WAITING FOR THE WORLD TO STOP | 2017-10 (October 2017) | |
| WINTER FIRE | 2021-06 (June 2021) | |
| WINTER FISHING | 2007-06 (June 2007) | |
| ‘THE WIND THAT WILL STOP THE WORLD’ | 2014-06 (June 2014) |
