Syllabic Translator

i u a pi pu pa ti tu ta ki ku ka gi gu ga mi mu ma ni nu na si su sa li lu la ji ju ja vi vu va ri ru ra qi qu qa ngi ngu nga lhi lhu lha

Click a syllabic button to enter it into the search field above


Or try our Advanced Search tool.

Michael Robert Robinson

Anishinaabe, Métis

(1948-2010)

First Name: Michael

Last Name: Robinson

Full Name: Michael Robert Robinson

Name in syllabics:

Alternative Names:

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


Recent Auction Results

I HEAR A HEART BEATING
Estimate: 100 — 125
Sold: Nov 2024 — Sold For: $89.60
"PRIEST" & "BLIMPMAN'S RUSH INTO THE SKY"
Estimate: 100 — 125
Sold: Aug 2021 — Sold For: $84
WINTER FIRE
Estimate: 150 — 200
Sold: Jun 2021 — Sold For: $360
GOD OF THE WILDERNESS
Estimate: 200 — 250
Sold: Jul 2019 — Sold For: $180
FISH DREAMER
Estimate: 200 — 250
Sold: Feb 2018 — Sold For: $660
SKY PEOPLE & STONE BUILDERS
Estimate: 200 — 250
Sold: Feb 2018 — Sold For: $330

Featured Content