Michael Sylvan Robinson
@sylvanart.bsky.social
Sylvan (they/he) genderqueer fiber artist/activist/arts educator
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Here Are Some Things You Should Be Furious About
From ICE Barbie To Erasing Eleanor
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October 23, 2025 at 2:25 AM
End gun violence
September 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
End gun violence
The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.
September 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"The only known solution to creeping authoritarianism is broad-based, peaceful, geographically dispersed mass engagement by everyday Americans. That’s it. That’s what works."
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September 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I got my “not accepted” email from a show that was so niche regionally and media-wise that seemed like the most likely of recent applications (I was included in two less likely others) as we know, it is all so subjective - and easy to share the successes without naming the rejections 🪡🧵🙏❤️
September 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I got my “not accepted” email from a show that was so niche regionally and media-wise that seemed like the most likely of recent applications (I was included in two less likely others) as we know, it is all so subjective - and easy to share the successes without naming the rejections 🪡🧵🙏❤️
This one is sold and heading off to Denmark! “Ocean Eyes” by Michael Sylvan Robinson (2024) textile collage on fabric with hand-beading, sequins, and embroidery. No glass, framed 11 1/4” x 9 1/4” x 1 1/4” 🌈🪩🧜♂️🧜♂️🌊🪡🧵❤️⭐️👏~ Sylvan
September 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This one is sold and heading off to Denmark! “Ocean Eyes” by Michael Sylvan Robinson (2024) textile collage on fabric with hand-beading, sequins, and embroidery. No glass, framed 11 1/4” x 9 1/4” x 1 1/4” 🌈🪩🧜♂️🧜♂️🌊🪡🧵❤️⭐️👏~ Sylvan
Today was the first day of school for my 36th academic year, my 8th since returning back to Brooklyn to my original campuses after 18 years in Baltimore; I’ve taught ages 3 through seniors in college in a wide range of disciplines! Now in my 16th year of service in senior administration 🙏❤️
September 3, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Today was the first day of school for my 36th academic year, my 8th since returning back to Brooklyn to my original campuses after 18 years in Baltimore; I’ve taught ages 3 through seniors in college in a wide range of disciplines! Now in my 16th year of service in senior administration 🙏❤️
Shipped 6 of my oracle sculptures for Artist/Fabricator Sept 12-Dec 5, 2025 at University Museum of Contemporary Art, UMass Fine Arts Center, Amherst Curator: Kristina L. Durocher, Director of Visual Arts Fine Arts Center
August 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Shipped 6 of my oracle sculptures for Artist/Fabricator Sept 12-Dec 5, 2025 at University Museum of Contemporary Art, UMass Fine Arts Center, Amherst Curator: Kristina L. Durocher, Director of Visual Arts Fine Arts Center
I’ve been working on “We Honor and Remember the 43,310 Killed by Gun Violence in the U.S. in 2023” - (back and front views). This is the fourth memorial garment annual memorial garments arising from my ongoing research and gathering of names and histories for Gays Against Guns
August 15, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I’ve been working on “We Honor and Remember the 43,310 Killed by Gun Violence in the U.S. in 2023” - (back and front views). This is the fourth memorial garment annual memorial garments arising from my ongoing research and gathering of names and histories for Gays Against Guns
“These were people who were unable to sit out a historic cataclysm. They were driven, by nature, by practice, or by some combination thereof, to defend people in trouble through standing with them… In case of emergency, they were not bystanders.” ~ Sarah Schulman, Let The Record Show
July 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“These were people who were unable to sit out a historic cataclysm. They were driven, by nature, by practice, or by some combination thereof, to defend people in trouble through standing with them… In case of emergency, they were not bystanders.” ~ Sarah Schulman, Let The Record Show
@bkindivisible.bsky.social at our congressional rep Bay Ridge office to urge Nicole Malliotakis to vote NO on this terrible budget. As constituents we tried to go into the office but staffer would only speak to us through the door. I also left another message for Malliotakis through her DC Office
July 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
@bkindivisible.bsky.social at our congressional rep Bay Ridge office to urge Nicole Malliotakis to vote NO on this terrible budget. As constituents we tried to go into the office but staffer would only speak to us through the door. I also left another message for Malliotakis through her DC Office
"We cannot change the world alone. To heal ourselves, to restore the earth to life, to create the situations in which freedom can flourish, we must work together in groups." ~ Starhawk, Truth or Dare
June 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"We cannot change the world alone. To heal ourselves, to restore the earth to life, to create the situations in which freedom can flourish, we must work together in groups." ~ Starhawk, Truth or Dare
Details from special commissioned garments for magical queer wedding this weekend! This Pride month was really all about manifesting these personal, loving art spell pieces for a beloved couple. There’ll be more photos after we join these dear friends for their wedding weekend! 🌈❤️❤️🪡🧵🙏 ~ Sylvan
June 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Details from special commissioned garments for magical queer wedding this weekend! This Pride month was really all about manifesting these personal, loving art spell pieces for a beloved couple. There’ll be more photos after we join these dear friends for their wedding weekend! 🌈❤️❤️🪡🧵🙏 ~ Sylvan
These two sculptural protest signs get their own post - I told the art couple carrying them these were in a whole other category of awesome protest signs/props creation - make sure to zoom in to look at the details of the second one a little further behind #nokings #nokingsnyc #protestart
June 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
These two sculptural protest signs get their own post - I told the art couple carrying them these were in a whole other category of awesome protest signs/props creation - make sure to zoom in to look at the details of the second one a little further behind #nokings #nokingsnyc #protestart
"And so the revolution unfolds. We don't need to wait for it, we can be it, live it now. Another world is possible, and necessary, and here. We are its co-creators, its dreamers, its defenders, its midwives, guiding it to light, bringing it to birth." ~ Starhawk
June 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"And so the revolution unfolds. We don't need to wait for it, we can be it, live it now. Another world is possible, and necessary, and here. We are its co-creators, its dreamers, its defenders, its midwives, guiding it to light, bringing it to birth." ~ Starhawk
Starting small portraits of Queer Artist Ancestors with this piece honoring Candy Darling! I’m using trapunto technique: stitch on the top layer, cut an opening in the backing, and then stuff the shape, stitch closed the back; here the face has a more sculptural relief quality as a result. 🪡🧵❤️⭐️👏
April 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Starting small portraits of Queer Artist Ancestors with this piece honoring Candy Darling! I’m using trapunto technique: stitch on the top layer, cut an opening in the backing, and then stuff the shape, stitch closed the back; here the face has a more sculptural relief quality as a result. 🪡🧵❤️⭐️👏
Resist Injustices - the two sides of my artful protest sign for tomorrow’s march 🧿🌈❤️🙏 ~ Sylvan
April 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Resist Injustices - the two sides of my artful protest sign for tomorrow’s march 🧿🌈❤️🙏 ~ Sylvan
“reflect / review / revise / restore” Installing at Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition at the finish of this Venus retrograde 2025 with three of my sculptural fashion art garments, including the Venus Retrograde Gown, exhibited in “Threaded Visions: Fashion in Art” 4/26 –5/18 🪡🧵❤️ ~ Sylvan
April 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“reflect / review / revise / restore” Installing at Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition at the finish of this Venus retrograde 2025 with three of my sculptural fashion art garments, including the Venus Retrograde Gown, exhibited in “Threaded Visions: Fashion in Art” 4/26 –5/18 🪡🧵❤️ ~ Sylvan
Made another call to the DC office of Malliotakis to remind my terrible Republican representative that her budget vote relinquishing congressional oversight on tariffs is responsible for our tanking retirement funds, and escalating higher costs 1/
April 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Made another call to the DC office of Malliotakis to remind my terrible Republican representative that her budget vote relinquishing congressional oversight on tariffs is responsible for our tanking retirement funds, and escalating higher costs 1/
SylvanStudioView: finished “Urban Atlas Holding the Weight of the World” by Michael Sylvan Robinson (2025) textile collage on canvas 20” x 16” x 1 1/2” 👁️🧿🪡🧵❤️⭐️👏 ~ Sylvan
March 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
SylvanStudioView: finished “Urban Atlas Holding the Weight of the World” by Michael Sylvan Robinson (2025) textile collage on canvas 20” x 16” x 1 1/2” 👁️🧿🪡🧵❤️⭐️👏 ~ Sylvan
This 🧿🙏
March 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This 🧿🙏
“dispel projections” by Michael Sylvan Robinson (2024) textile collage on canvas 24” x 36” x 1 1/2” is currently in Miami at the CAMP Gallery and available on Artsy - lots of fabric layers with hand-beading and extensive embroidery to connect the different textile collage components 🪩🧿🪡🧵🙏❤️ ~ Sylvan
March 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“dispel projections” by Michael Sylvan Robinson (2024) textile collage on canvas 24” x 36” x 1 1/2” is currently in Miami at the CAMP Gallery and available on Artsy - lots of fabric layers with hand-beading and extensive embroidery to connect the different textile collage components 🪩🧿🪡🧵🙏❤️ ~ Sylvan
For this start of Venus Retrograde 2025 here’s a detail of “Love’s Patient Resilience” by Michael Sylvan Robinson (2024) textile collage with beading, sequins, and embroidery 39 1/2” x 54” - Available the CAMP Gallery and Artsy 🌊🧿🪡🧵🙏❤️⭐️👏 ~ Sylvan
March 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
For this start of Venus Retrograde 2025 here’s a detail of “Love’s Patient Resilience” by Michael Sylvan Robinson (2024) textile collage with beading, sequins, and embroidery 39 1/2” x 54” - Available the CAMP Gallery and Artsy 🌊🧿🪡🧵🙏❤️⭐️👏 ~ Sylvan