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Updated 7/26/2024

MJ Robinson

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Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

MJ Robinson is an illustrator, author, educator, and community organizer who encourages creative play and art-making in movements for social justice. MJ uses they/them pronouns and prefers to be called by their first name in classroom and teaching settings. 

Teaching | Consulting for artists on teaching, presenting, and facilitating | Illustration | Writing | Comics coloring | & more!

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MJ Robinson
Job Title: Educator, Cartoonist, Illustrator, Writer
Address:
Providence, RI 02908

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Visual/Crafts - Illustration / Drawing

Additional Disciplines:

  • Multi-Disciplinary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Curriculum Development
  • Residency - Community
  • Residency - In School
  • Writing Services
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • Incarcerated (or Formerly Incarcerated) individuals
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • Nonprofits
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Languages Available:

  • Spanish

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

Experienced in working with English Language Learners

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

RISD Museum

Museum - Art

Museum Educator for K-12 School and Teacher Programs at the RISD Museum, working primarily with Providence Public School students and teachers. March 2015 - July 2020.

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators

Education

Education:

  • BA, Oberlin College: Studio Art and Creative Writing
  • Certificate, Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education: Children's Book Illustration

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - English as a Second Language
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Arts Integration - Science / Technology / Engineering
  • Literature
  • Visual/Crafts

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - English as a Second Language
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Arts Integration - Science / Technology / Engineering
  • Literature
  • Visual/Crafts

State Arts Agency Roster Artist

  • Rhode Island Education Roster