Michael Robinson (Canadian artist)

Michael Robinson
Born 1948
Toronto, Ontario
Died 2010
Nationality Canadian
Education Sheridan School

Michael Robinson (1948–2010) was a Canadian artist, glassblower, and poet who was noted for his investigation of Indigenous, spiritual, and environmental themes.[1]

Biography

Michael Robinson was born in Toronto, Ontario, on March 27, 1948.[2] Trained at Sheridan College’s School of Design (Glass Major, 1969-1971), Robinson was an artist, glassblower, printmaker, and writer.[3] He exhibited widely throughout Ontario, but also nationally (British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, Newfoundland) and internationally (United States, Switzerland, Germany), and he received several national and provincial awards, as well as grants. Robinson died on July 28, 2010 in Peterborough Ontario.[2]

Permanent collections

Robinson’s work resides in the permanent collections of the following institutions:

Published works

  • Freedom of Silence, 1988, ISBN 0-9692185-2-4
  • The Earth and the Dancing Man, 1991, ISBN 0-9695225-0-9
  • Touching the Serpent's Tail, 1992, ISBN 0-9695225-1-7
  • A Bird Within A Ring of Fire, 1998, ISBN 0-9695225-3-3

References

  1. ↑ "Vase, 1975 and Vase, 1980 - Michael Robinson, Cree descent - Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org.
  2. 1 2 Network, Government of Canada, Canadian Heritage, Canadian Heritage Information. "Artists in Canada". app.pch.gc.ca.
  3. ↑ SOUTHCOTT, MARY E. "Michael Robinson".
  4. ↑ "Michael Robinson". Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 24 Aug 2018.
  5. ↑ Royal Ontario Museum Collection Archived 2012-04-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "McMichael Gallery Collection".
  7. ↑ "Canada Council Art Bank". Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved 24 Aug 2018.
  8. ↑ Branch, Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications. "First Nation and Métis Artists". www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca.
  9. ↑ "Permanent Collection - Art Gallery of Peterborough".
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