Art & Activism

Gays Against Guns at Queer Liberation June, 2022. Sylvan carried the disco ball staff leading GAG’s Human Beings - silent activists dressed all in white and carrying placards for the 33 transgender people killed by gun violence since last year’s Pride.

Mourning Jacket for a Sweet Satyr: In Remembrance of Eric J. Ginman 11/13/69-7/19/97 by Michael Sylvan Robinson (2021) h: 52” x w: 26” x 9” sculptural garment with textile collage, photographs printed on silk, stenciled text and lino block cut printing with machine and hand-stitching, sequins and beading, buttons, applique on fabric. Exhibited at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts (Feb. - April, 2021) and included in Dressing the Activist activist fashion event at Bennington College (Fall, 2022)

Transgender Day of Remembrance 2022 and Vigil for Club Q Colorado Springs with Gays Against Guns. Sylvan is wearing their memorial garment for those killed in 2021 by gun violence: “We Honor and Remember the 44,895 Killed by Gun Violence in the U.S. in 2021…”

Gays Against Guns vigil in Times Square (2020): Sylvan as one of GAG’s Human Beings, dressed all in white and in silent vigil, holding a placard for Bailey Reeves 9/2/19. Photo by Paul Rowley.

Gays Against Guns marked six years since the Pulse massacre and held places for 100 of the individuals killed in mass shootings since 2016. GAG was founded following the Pulse mass shooting.

Love Letter to Queer Descendants by Michael Sylvan Robinson (2020) h: 28” x w: 32” x 2” sculptural garment with textile collage, stenciled text and wood block printing with machine and hand-stitching, sequins and beading, buttons on fabric. Exhibited at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts (Feb. - April, 2021) and Mojo Supermarket Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (August - December, 2022)

Gays Against Guns at Queer Liberation March (June, 2022). Sylvan carried the disco ball staff leading GAG’s Human Beings - silent activists dressed all in white and carrying placards for the 33 transgender people killed by gun violence since last year’s Pride.

Transgender Day of Remembrance 2022 and Vigil for Club Q Colorado Springs with Gays Against Guns. Sylvan is wearing their memorial garment for those killed in 2021 by gun violence: “We Honor and Remember the 44,895 Killed by Gun Violence in the U.S. in 2021…”

In Remembrance: We Honor the Lives of Those Lost in 2020 to Gun Violence by Michael Sylvan Robinson (2021) h: 52” x w: 50” x 14” sculptural garment with textile collage, including textile remnants from Gilbert Baker’s Pride Flag workshop, stenciled text with machine and hand-stitching, sequins and beading, buttons, and Gays Against Guns pin on fabric. Exhibited at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts (Feb. - April, 2021) and worn in Dressing the Activist activist fashion event at Bennington College (Fall, 2022)