Michael Sylvan Robinson
@sylvanart.bsky.social
Sylvan (they/he) genderqueer fiber artist/activist/arts educator
I’m just about finished this great (and timely) exploration of all things (including downfalls) of the Roman Emperors by Mary Beard. Not chronological but chapters grouped by different categories very effectively - with her trademark wit and abundance of historical narratives it is fascinating read
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I’m just about finished this great (and timely) exploration of all things (including downfalls) of the Roman Emperors by Mary Beard. Not chronological but chapters grouped by different categories very effectively - with her trademark wit and abundance of historical narratives it is fascinating read
End gun violence
September 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
End gun violence
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
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
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
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
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
“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
SylvanStudioView: “healer” new finished smaller work, textile collage on fabric with hand-beading and embroidery 10 1/2” x 5” 👁️🪡🧵🧿❤️⭐️👏 ~ Sylvan
February 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
SylvanStudioView: “healer” new finished smaller work, textile collage on fabric with hand-beading and embroidery 10 1/2” x 5” 👁️🪡🧵🧿❤️⭐️👏 ~ Sylvan
We probably need some of this! “mystic’s hand: uncurse” by Michael Sylvan Robinson (2024) several views of this textile collage sculpture with hand-beading and embroidery on repurposed display form 14” x 5” x 8” Available @thecampgallery 👁️🗝️🧿🙏🧙🏻♂️~ Sylvan
February 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
We probably need some of this! “mystic’s hand: uncurse” by Michael Sylvan Robinson (2024) several views of this textile collage sculpture with hand-beading and embroidery on repurposed display form 14” x 5” x 8” Available @thecampgallery 👁️🗝️🧿🙏🧙🏻♂️~ Sylvan
SylvanStudioView: “Urban Atlas Holding the Weight of the World” adding layers into new textile collage (will be on canvas 20” x 16” x 1 1/2”)
January 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
SylvanStudioView: “Urban Atlas Holding the Weight of the World” adding layers into new textile collage (will be on canvas 20” x 16” x 1 1/2”)
I’ll be at Visual AIDS: Postcards from the Edge 1/24 - works are shown anonymously and one of the more than 1,500 works of art is mine; I made this new hat to wear to the preview opening so make sure to say hello or introduce yourself if we’ve not yet gotten to meet in person! 🌈🪩🎩⭐️👏❤️ ~ Sylvan
January 24, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I’ll be at Visual AIDS: Postcards from the Edge 1/24 - works are shown anonymously and one of the more than 1,500 works of art is mine; I made this new hat to wear to the preview opening so make sure to say hello or introduce yourself if we’ve not yet gotten to meet in person! 🌈🪩🎩⭐️👏❤️ ~ Sylvan
SylvanStudioView: “protection to ward off their chaos and cruelty” new 10” x 9” work-in-progress in protection art series I began several years ago, thought of discarding the series a year or so ago, and then realized how timely the thematic protection work is (again) 👀👁️🙏🧿🪡🧵🧙♂️ ~ Sylvan
January 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
SylvanStudioView: “protection to ward off their chaos and cruelty” new 10” x 9” work-in-progress in protection art series I began several years ago, thought of discarding the series a year or so ago, and then realized how timely the thematic protection work is (again) 👀👁️🙏🧿🪡🧵🧙♂️ ~ Sylvan
“oracle with beard of keys” by Michael Sylvan Robinson (2022) The sculptures in my oracles series consider the role of the artist navigating the tensions of societies under duress. They embody protective talismans as structures of support for community-engaged rebuilding. 👁️🪡🧵🧿🙏❤️🧙🏻♂️~ Sylvan
January 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“oracle with beard of keys” by Michael Sylvan Robinson (2022) The sculptures in my oracles series consider the role of the artist navigating the tensions of societies under duress. They embody protective talismans as structures of support for community-engaged rebuilding. 👁️🪡🧵🧿🙏❤️🧙🏻♂️~ Sylvan
If I were going to do anything Xmas it would need to be Bell Book and Candle 🔥 #bellbookandcandle #pyewacket #lovespell #holidayseason #christmasmovie #witchyvibes #stylishcinema #westvillagelife #christmaseve #zodiacclub #nycwitches #kimnovak
December 24, 2024 at 1:14 PM
If I were going to do anything Xmas it would need to be Bell Book and Candle 🔥 #bellbookandcandle #pyewacket #lovespell #holidayseason #christmasmovie #witchyvibes #stylishcinema #westvillagelife #christmaseve #zodiacclub #nycwitches #kimnovak
Me 30 years ago! 👀🤭 How’s this for ghosts of Winter Solstice past? 1994 holiday Polaroid shoot for collage cards that year! I loved loved loved that hair (trying my best to represent Calvin Klein-styled twink) of my early NYC years #wintersolstice #ghostsofthepast #early90s #youngerme
December 22, 2024 at 1:36 AM
Me 30 years ago! 👀🤭 How’s this for ghosts of Winter Solstice past? 1994 holiday Polaroid shoot for collage cards that year! I loved loved loved that hair (trying my best to represent Calvin Klein-styled twink) of my early NYC years #wintersolstice #ghostsofthepast #early90s #youngerme
Doug Atwood, Frank Cantelmo, Bob Catena, Brian Cleere, Spencer Cox, Clifford Dale, Joe D’Andrea, Eric Ginman , Chuck Palenik, Bob Rafsky, Herman Slater, Russell Smarr 💔🙏❤️ #WorldAIDSDay #WeRemember @theaidsmemorial.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Doug Atwood, Frank Cantelmo, Bob Catena, Brian Cleere, Spencer Cox, Clifford Dale, Joe D’Andrea, Eric Ginman , Chuck Palenik, Bob Rafsky, Herman Slater, Russell Smarr 💔🙏❤️ #WorldAIDSDay #WeRemember @theaidsmemorial.bsky.social