“The symbolic codes pervading Michael Robinson’s Universus are intricate, beautiful, profound and mysterious, drawing us along ancient pathways into novel explorations of the unknown.”
- GRAHAM HANCOCK, AUTHOR
"Having Michael's art in my home is a profound treat; pleasing for our eyes and healing for our hearts!"
- ELENA BROWER, TEACHER, SPEAKER, AND AUTHOR OF ART OF ATTENTION and PRACTICE YOU: A JOURNAL
ABOUT
Michael Robinson is a multidisciplinary artist, creative director and educator. He serves as an adjunct professor at Parsons School of Design, nominated three times for excellence in teaching. His clientele includes Grammy Award winner singer-songwriter Alicia Keys; MacArthur 'Genius' Award winner choreographer Shen Wei; Wu-Tang's RZA; and legendary photographers Jim Marshall and Timothy White. His design work for Burners Without Borders in the Smithsonian Institution 2018, No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man exhibition, is now part of their permanent collection, and was on view at the Nevada Museum of Art, the Oakland Museum of Art, and Cincinnati Art Museum. In 2016 he co-directed the VR piece Skin in the Game, a collaboration by Pharrell Williams, Daniel Arsham, Jonah Bokaer and David Campbell, to create Rules of the Game. VR allowed viewers to experience performing on stage at the BAM Opera House and the Guggenheim Museum. During 2020, Michael co-presented the Design Science Decade: Design For Impact panel with the Buckminster Fuller Institute at the Burning Man Project’s Burners Without Borders 2020 Spring Summit. Michael continued collaborating with the Buckminster Fuller Institute to develop the 2020-2021 Design Science Studio curriculum and is now a cohort participant
CREATIVE DIRECTION: WWW.MICHAELROBINSONNYC.COM
CONTACT
Commissions•Exhibitions•Collaborations•Lectures•Retreats•Workshops
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO SHOWS
2015
Portals - Casa Quien Gallery • November 2015 - February 2016 • Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Altos de Chavon - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Casa Quien Gallery Pop Up Show - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2014
Sage - Boise, Idaho
Synaptic Stimuli - Gallery Feature
2011
Park Avenue Armory, Solo show & Pop-Up Shop in conjunction with Shen Wei Dance Arts, New York, NY
GROUP SHOWS
2021
Regenaisscience, Art Basel, Miami, FL
Regenera Rising, Buckminster Fuller Institute • Design Science Studio
Terrene Perceptions NFT Exhibition Design Science Studio + Grey Area
2019 -2020
Ritualistic Ink - Burners Without Borders - Black Rock City, NV
No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man - Oakland Museum of Contemporary Art - Oakland, CA
No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man - Cincinnati Art Museum - Cincinnati, OH
2018
No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man - Smithsonian American Art Museum - Renwick Gallery - Washington, D.C.
Bushwick Print Lab: The Art of the T-Shirt - Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017
Skin in the Game - A 360º VR Experience - Royce Hall & The National Young Arts Foundation - Los Angeles, CA, and Treefort Music Festival - Boise, ID - Created for Pharrell Williams, Daniel Arsham, David Campbell, Chris Stampd, & Jonah Bokaer. Co-directed by Ben Piluba.
City of Dust: The Evolution of Burning Man - Nevada Museum of Art
Ink Rituals - Burners Without Borders - Black Rock City, NV
2016
Skin in the Game - A 360º VR Experience - Brooklyn Academy of Music - Created for Pharrell Williams, Daniel Arsham, David Campbell, Chris Stampd, & Jonah Bokaer. Co-directed by Ben Piluba.
Da Vinci's Dust - Burners Without Borders • Black Rock City, NV
2015
Watusi Regime - Rooftop Edition - Brooklyn, NY
Selection - Casa Quien Jenny Polanco Project - La Romana, Dominican Republic
Burners Without Borders - Black Rock City, NV
2014
Default World Dreaming - Gallery 151, NYC
Sacred Spaces Visionary Art show - Black Rock City, NV
Burners Without Borders - Black Rock City, NV
2013
Fractal Planet Visionary Art show - Black Rock City, NV
Signs & Symbols, Split show with Eric Madigan, InnerMission, San Francisco, CA
Color: An Alumni Show - Parsons School of Design, NY
Burners Without Borders - Black Rock City, NV
2012
Sigils & Signs - Group show, The Observatory, Brooklyn, NY
Burners Without Borders - Black Rock City, NV
2011
Page Not Found - Group show of visual art and performance, Brooklyn, NY
Conscientia Retreat, with Ross Bleckner, Android Jones, and Carey Thompson
2009
Evolver: 2012 Split Show with Rodrigo at Collective Hardware, New York, NY
Under Minerva Gallery Split Show with Claudia Cannizzaro, Brooklyn, NY
2008
The Super Thing: A Show At 3rd Ward with Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo), Brooklyn, NY
Evolver: Wake Up & Dream Salon, New York, NY
2007
Progressive Arts Network: Series One, Brooklyn, NY
Dance Gang Salon: No. 5 - State of Interdependence, The Pratt Cave, Brooklyn, NY
Parsons School Of Design: Exhibition of Universus, New York, NY
2006
Good News Project Exhibition, Belgrade, Serbia
2005
In-situ, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT
2004
Levi Strauss And Co.: 12 Conditions 501 Jeans Show, New York, NY
2003
Levi Strauss And Co.: 150th Anniversary of the 501 Jean Show, New York, NY
Here Gallery's Videohaus Installation, New York, NY
2002
CBGB's Gallery: Your Soaking In It - Photography Show, New York, NY
1999
Whitney Biennial Performance Series with Soundlab, New York, NY
Here Gallery: Video House Installation, New York, NY
Surface Mag: Space Project, San Francisco, CA
Smithsonian-Computerworld Awards, Washington D.C
1998
Res Fest, New York, NY
Smithsonian-Computerworld Awards, Washington D.C
The Retinevitable Festival, New York, NY
AIGA Fresh Dialogue Conference, New York, NY
AWARDS
1998 Levi's I-film Award