Public Lectures

University of Tennesee Knoxville Lecture | Oct.4, 2023

This lecture was in conjunction with two exhibitions of Robinson's work at the UT Downtown and Ewing Galleries in Fall 2023.

Hutchins Center Live Stream Colloquium | Harvard University | Oct. 02, 2019

‘Building Black Utopia through Hip Hip as a Black Speculative Technology’

Discussion with Black Kirby and Larry Fuller | March 17, 2022

The exhibition Ebon: Fear of a Black Planet was on view at UCR ARTS: Culver Center of the Arts from March 19 to June 19, 2022.

The Creation of Virago-Man Dem: Research, Collaboration, and Exploration

Andy Blacker, Director of Communications and Marketing at UIUC interviews members of the collaborative team as they share the process of making ‘Virago Man Dem’ the Bessie-Nominated work by choreographer Cynthia Oliver.

UNCAGED: HERO FOR HIGHER is a critical race design installation that actively engages with and analyzes Marvel's Luke Cage character and his history as a representation for black masculinity in American comics culture.

FRIDAY FORUM: Stacey Robinson | UniversityYMCA | October 1, 2022

Stacey Robinson talks about his ‘Future Spaces in Community Places’ exhibition, breaking down the meaning of a few of the images and the imperative need to take a more direct approach to addressing the needs of our community through partnerships.

CXC 2020: Tim Fielder | Nov 10, 2020

Black Metropolis: The Road To INFINITUM. An interview and conversation with graphic novelist, Tim Fielder facilitated by colleague and Afrofuturist artist Stacey Robinson. They discus Tim’s 30 plus year career working the obscure margins of Black Art’s multimedia.

Illustrator Stacey Robinson tells us why he loves Champaign Public Library. The Champaign Public Library ranks in the top 5% of public libraries nationwide, earning a three-star rating from Library Journal. We inspire, inform, and connect our community!

Zora! Festival 2021-2022

Afrofuturism Conference | Day 2 – Afternoon Session, Part 1: Stacey Robinson, "Visual Legacy of Black Speculative Practice"

For Arts Sake | Parkland College | Feb. 02, 2023

University of Illinois Associate Professor of Graphic Design Stacey Robinson is one of seven artists participating in the exhibit, "In Blackest Shade, In Darkest Light," at Giertz Gallery.

Author Talk: Across the Tracks | May 05, 2021

Author Alverne Ball and illustrator Stacey Robinson discuss their new graphic novel, Across the Tracks:Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre. It tells the story of the rise, destruction, and rebirth of "Black Wall Street" in Greenwood, Oklahoma.

Socially Distant Studio Visit #7 with artist Stacey Robinson in conversation with Hallwalls' curator John Massier..

Stacey Robinson Studio Visit | Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. April 11, 2020.

"One Day You'll See"

“One Day You’ll See” is an art exhibition chronicling the history of black speculative literature, art, music, and film from 1905 to the present. It is curated by Brian Chidester, Suave Rhoomes, and Stacey A. Robinson, and opened at the Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair September 7, 2019.

Afrofuturistic Freedom Dreams | Auburn Avenue Research Library | May 15, 2013

The Auburn Avenue Research Library hosted Afrofuturistic Freedom Dreams, a community discussion facilitated by Black Kirby. The duo discussed the legacy of comic book illustrator, Jack Kirby, and the contemporary black artists.

Afrofuturism Pt. 2: Afrofuturism 2.0 with tobias c. van Veen, Stacey Robinson and Valorie Thoma

Dr. tobias c. van Veen overviews Afrofuturism 2.0, discussing its key concepts and definitions, including the Black Speculative Arts Movement (BSAM), while turning to contemporary musicians and artists.

Transfiguration: A Black Speculative Vision of Freedom | Jan 21, 2021

"Transfiguration" and a conversation with curator Julian C. Chambliss and artist Stacey Robinson "Transfiguration" takes up Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s observation that Black visions of freedom strive for a better future.

I am Alfonso Jones | San Francisco Public Library | Jan 14, 2018

Shawn Taylor welcomes the creative team behind "I Am Alfonso Jones"- author Tony Medina, illustrators Stacey Robinson and John Jennings, and letterer Damian Duffy. This event was part of the 2018 Black Comix Arts Festival.

Re:Presenting Afrofuturism | Feb. 27, 2021

For this panel led discussion the Wakanda Alliance Group summoned creatives and fans of Afro Futurism genre to generate on conversation on the presence and future of blackness in art, science, and entertainment!