“Diana Alva was a force to be reckoned with. She was the epitome of strength who grabbed life by the horns and only grew stronger with every battle she had to overcome. Art was the defining factor of her life. She poured her heart and soul into her artwork. She was a multifaceted artist who worked with clay, paint, music, pencil, and everything in between. She made waves in the artist community of Detroit and was a proud Latina business owner. Diana Alva met so many people during her trials and tribulations of life. We invite everyone who loved Diana to join us in celebrating her love for life, art, and one another.

An exhibition will be held from April 2nd - 7th at detroit contemporary. We will gather for a celebration of life on April 6th from 1:00-3:00 pm in the gallery where we will tell stories, eat good food, and laugh, just as Diana would have wanted.”

-Lillian Settles, Diana’s granddaughter

To read Maurice Greenia’s WordPress article in memory of Diana Alva, click here.

Shanna Merola’s exhibition “Love Canal” is an examination of the relationship between ecosystems, the human body, and extractive economies. Nestled just outside of Niagara Falls the sleepy town of Love Canal, NY became headline news in 1979 when an entire working-class community learned they had been unknowingly poisoned by leaking dioxin containers buried just below the asphalt. A few decades earlier, in the 1950’s, an industrial company dumped thousands of gallons of chemicals underground and sold that parcel of land to the Niagara Falls school board for one dollar. Fifteen years later the mothers of Love Canal began reporting extremely high rates of birth defects, miscarriages, and childhood leukemia.

Today, wildlife like mullein and milkweed thrive despite elevated toxicity levels that remain ever-present within the landscape. Driveways to nowhere, broken streetlights, and decommissioned fire hydrants mark the empty streets adjacent to a fenced off piece of land where the 99th Street School used to sit. But, in and around the containment zone are the stories of women who fought for the right to a safe and healthy environment. The intersections of race, class, gender, and housing are inextricably linked to the struggle as well, which ultimately led to the inception of North Americas first Superfund. Broader themes in the series also explore adaptation, toxicity, reproduction, mutation, and survival - with a focus on the interconnectedness of our fragile ecosystem and the human body.

The reception will take place on March 9th from 6pm-10pm

To each of us, the ones who leave

This piece is an archive of a practice Cyrah Dardas began to process their experience of displacement due to familial and intimate partner violence. In it they articulate a process of healing through a somatic relating to earth and place;  finding home through an experiential and relational movement based learning.

They consider this experience within the more macro and systemic forms of violent displacement we experience/d that forces us to relinquish our homes, belongings and belonging in search of safety and wellbeing.  

The site they are making this work on is the backyard of one of their former homes.  Piece by piece this home and its once existing barn have crumbled over time leaving brick and fragments of home scattered around its parameter. After collecting the brick and debris they break it down into powder and use it as a drawing material, creating patterns on glass. They make this sculpture in the landscape to be seen and to be held here by it and consider it as a composting of their grief. The interaction between the movement of their body and the movement of earth; creating form, dissipating and reforming. 

The reception will take place on March 9th from 6pm-10pm

Melissa A. Day was born in Ann Arbor and raised in Wixom, Michigan. She moved to Detroit in the late 90s, where she studied literature and fine art at Wayne State University. Soon thereafter, Melissa transferred to the College for Creative Studies. She participated in a studio program in Greenwich Village, New York, in 2001 through Parsons School of Design/ The New School for her last semester, receiving her Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting from CCS in May of 2002.

Melissa has exhibited her work in several galleries in Detroit and Metro Detroit respectively. Her work is imbued with the beauty she finds in urban decay. She is attracted to the images and textures that have occurred over time on buildings and objects, through the effects of humans and nature. 

Melissa creates her work through the manipulation of collages, as well as oil and acrylic paints, and drawing pencils. No certain sense of what will come next, images manifest yet remain undetermined. The meaning in Melissa’s work is irreducible to a single thought or idea. It is as abstract as it is significant.

An avid nature and cultural enthusiast, Loralee Grace devoted her 20s to embarking on nomadic adventures around the globe in order to expand her worldview and build her visual library. Thrice she sold most of her possessions and vacated her apartment in preparation for a 1-2 year stint abroad. Initially volunteering for room and board, doing informal artist residencies, and housing exchanges with locals, followed by freelancing on “working-holiday” visas for a year in both New Zealand and Australia.

In June 2020, after 27 countries on 5 continents over 7 years, she settled in Metro Detroit for the foreseeable future. She’s passionate about sharing cheap travel tips and inspiring fellow americans that going abroad can be much safer and more accessible than the media would have us believe. Loralee is an award-winning artist from Grand Rapids, Michigan who received her BFA in Fine Art Painting from Kendall College of Art and Design in 2010.

The reception will take place on February 10th from 6pm-10pm

nas·cent /ˈnās(ə)nt/ adjective

1. (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display

signs of future potential.

In 2001, Taru Lahti began creating metal canvases - a new type of painting canvas. This nascent process of cutting, forming, fastening, and welding sheet metal together brings a three-dimensional dynamic of depth, surface tension, and an overall visual lightness to the “canvas”. Taru uses a combination of invented methods and technique, formal and sometimes unconventional, which produces an unforeseen contemporary effect. A final noteworthy trait of the metal canvases is the beautiful shadow patterns projected on walls from multiple light sources.

The reception for Taru Lahti’s exhibition “Nascent” will take place on January 13th from 6pm-10pm

2023 Actual Size*

Actual Size is an all-media exhibition of artwork that is the "actual size" of a piece of paper; 8.5"x11". This year's Actual Size consists of sculptures, paintings, photographs, video, and even some interactive works awaiting to be explored.

This year’s Actual Size will be on display at detroit contemporary and Galerie Camille. The reception will take place on December 9th from 6pm-10pm.

Participating artists include:

Adnan Charara, Al Hebert, Alex Buzzalini, Andy Malone, Anita Bates, Annette DeLorean, Anthony Maughan, Bri Frey, Brigette Neal, Cal Navin, Carl Wilson, Carole Harris, Catherine Peet, Charles Green, Cheyenne Lee, Chris McNamara, Claudia Hershman, Clinton Snider, Corey TuT, Daniel Geanes, Darcel Deneau, David Edward Parker, David Mikesell, Dawnice Kerchaert, Desawna Buford, Diana Alva, Don Mendelson, Donita Simpson, Douglas Bedard, Elizabeth Crank, Elizabeth Youngblood, Eric Mesko, Gary Eleinko, Genevieve Vanzandt, Graem Whyte, Halima Afi Cassells, Holly Branstner, Jacob Zelecki, Jeanette Strezinski, Jeff Cancelosi, Jide Aje, Jo Powers, Joe Zajac, Joseph Ferraro, Jozie Bullard, Kenneth Josephson, Kim Fay, Lester Johnson, Linda Mendelson, Lowell Boileau, Lynn Galbreath, Lynne Avadenka, Marilyn Zimmerwoman, Mark Dancey, M. Esse, Megan Grierson-Deshields, Meighen Jackson, Mel Rosas, Melissa A. Day, Melissa Jones, Michael Mikolowski, Najma Ma’at Wilson, Navjeet Kaur, Nick Tobier, Nicole Macdonald, Paul Farr, Ray Katz, Richie Blanko, Rick Vian, Robert Brian Cronin, Rose E. DeSloover, Russell Thayer, Ryan Herberholz, S. Kay Young, Sandra Cardew, Sarah Rose Sharp, Scott Hullinger, Sean Bieri, Sergio De Giusti, Shanna Merola, Sharon Que, Shekenia Mann, Sherry Moore, Shirley Parish, Skip Davis, Sue Carman-Vian, Susan Aaron-Taylor, Taurus Burns, Todd Erickson, Toby Millman, Tracee Miller, Valerie Pearson, Victor Pytko, Yvette Granata

*Dedicated to John Piet (1946-2016) & Christine Piet (1945-2022)

A TRANSMISSION FROM THE COSMIC INFINITY - New work by Dalia Reyes

An exploration of cosmic dreams, consciousness, and the cosmic infinity. Dalia Reyes' portals and meditations have transformed into vignettes depicting dreams of transmutation, frequency transmissions, and a celebration of non-earthly dimensions of delight. In this realm, reality is shaped by intention and a profound cosmic curiosity. What defines reality here? It is the amalgamation of energy, light, sound, and the intention of joy. In this space, where the boundaries between nothingness and everything blur, thoughts metamorphose into creation. A feeling of cosmic infinity where nothing truly is lost, only transformed.

These space explorations serve as mental breaks from the density of earthly life. Dalia creates light in the darkness using gold pigment, diamond dust, gold and silver leaf, often incorporating collage alongside acrylic and oil paints on wood panels.

The reception will take place on November 11th from 6pm-10pm.

Adnan Charara is a Lebanese-American artist who has lived and worked in the U.S. since 1982. With an unquenchable thirst to create since he was a child, he drew, painted, sculpted and assembled his way from Seattle to Boston to Detroit, where he currently makes his artistic home. Adnan works in multiple mediums with several ideas at a time, treating his studio practice like a detail-oriented factory. His hard-working dedication is masked, however, by his whimsical and humorous treatment of serious subjects. Adnan resides in Dearborn, a quick drive from the Cass Corridor neighborhood that houses his studio. He bought the historic Astro building in 2011 with an ambitious plan to develop it into a multifunctional space, including an exquisite gallery, gift shop, two store-fronts and his sprawling subdivided studio. That plan has come to life with the help of architects and designers, and he continues to focus his energy on both his artwork and his community involvement.

Adnan was featured on the PBS series Arab-American Stories in 2012. Recently he was nominated for a Smithsonian Fellowship and was honored by the Arab American Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he has served on the boards of several arts institutions, and has exhibited all over the United States and internationally, in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. 

The reception will take place on November 11th from 6pm-10pm.

"Illiteral employs handmade optical filters, along with other implements and techniques to create moods and abstracts from everyday elements. Instead of creating a narrative with titles, the interpretation is left to the viewer"

Ewolf is a Detroit-based photographer who dislikes being photographed, himself. While he has had a long career as a museum photographer, he established himself in the music scene as a musician in some notable Detroit punk bands, and gained even more notice for his photographs in that same scene - working directly with bands, with labels such as Touch and Go Records, Atlantic Records, Island Records, along with national magazines including Alternative Press. Departing from the music scene, his work been featured in a number of publications on art and architecture, among them a book on the history of Detroit’s elegant Guardian Building, and he has photographed works of art for numerous artists and collectors.

Ewolf’s personal work often employs a wry approach to everyday life and culture. Although he exhibits his work infrequently, the themes tend to develop over the course of years, as with his piece titled The Cinderella Project, a study of lost and discarded shoes found locally and while traveling. He owns at least three copies of the Get The Knack album.

The reception will take place on October 14th from 6pm-10pm

“The central philosophical dispute in “Anathem” is between the Halikaarnians and the Procians, who correspond to Platonic Realism, which argues that concepts and ideas have an existence independent of the people or culture grasping them, and Nominalism, which argues that abstracts are nothing but the construct of the mind.”

“Fogle’s work gives the vivid sense that you’re visiting an ancient cultural gallery, in which the inhabitants themselves were learning as they existed, that new and wondrous things were becoming important to them and needed to be preserved.” - Jimmy Doom

Eric Fogle is a brick mason by trade and an artist from Oak Park. Fogle has attended Oakland Community College and Wayne State University. He began his artistic career in the early 80s with printmaking and painting, and has had his work displayed in galleries ever since the mid 80’s . Fogle is a fan of science fiction, history, archeology, animation, video games, psychology, prehistoric postmodern art. These interests can be seen in his colorful paintings that seem to have a life of their own.

The reception will take place on October 14th from 6pm-10pm.

For the past 25 years Detroit Artist Chris Turner has been a working artist exhibiting in sculpture, painting, architectural design and fabrication locally, nationally and internationally while living and maintaining studios in Detroit Michigan.

The reception will take place on September 9th from 6pm-10pm.

Yvette Rock is a visual artist currently focusing on creating mixed media works and photography on paper, canvas, and wood.  She is not locked-into one type of style; instead she fosters a dialogue between the concept and process.  She desires to make moving pieces layered with meaning; art that is ambitious, technical, and experimental; art that is bold, detailed, and unpredictable. She explores topics such as human conception (from a biological, aesthetic, and spiritual perspective); motherhood (often reflecting on her own journey as a mother of five children); identity and racism (wrestling with personal and societal ideas about self, blackness, and multiculturalism); and the collision of worlds (exploring the relationship between life and death, light and shadows, materialism and the ephemeral). She often employs the power of the figurative form (whether representational or abstract) to reclaim a vision of people whose bodies or histories are neither accounted for, nor treated with care and attention. She is also inspired by the power and beauty of nature to convey these ideas through colors, textures, contrast, and found objects. The use of symbols and images such as circles, dolls, birds, leaves, the colors red and gold, are often a part of her visual language. 

The reception will take place on August 12th from 6pm-10pm.

Laura Macintyre is a Wayne State trained artist who is inspired by the physical environment of Detroit and the nature of its cyclical evolution.  Detroit has a rich history of a thriving natural landscape that has been superimposed by industry, only to see that industry decline and the natural world begin to resurface.  Her paintings explore this intersection between industrial decline and the reemergence of the natural world.  Her sculptural work explores this same intersectionality.  She uses the industrial process of mass production to form her works but she does it with the simple materials and energy sources that can be found ready made in nature. Most of all, Laura is interested in the ideas of change and of time.

The reception will take place on August 12th from 6pm-10pm.

Jeanne Bieri discovered art and art-making in the ‘80s and it was as if a curtain opened and she was able to translate the visual world into her terms. Art making is a way of life.  It is visual problem solving that offers an infinite set of tools for understanding and connecting to the world. Her imagery is both realistic and abstract. She enjoys working on large scale pieces, like the mural she completed in 2007 for the Ewald Library in Grosse Pointe Park.

The reception will take place on July 8th from 6pm-10pm.

“Occasionally, I have to contend with Analysis Paralysis, which is the inability to solve a problem due to overthinking. Sometimes it is caused by an abundance of choices with no clear direction, sometimes it is rooted in the anxiety that making the “wrong” decision is worse than inaction. The work in this show addresses this mentality and explores ways to escape the cycle of uncertainty. Unless otherwise noted, viewer is invited to physically interact with the work.”

The reception will take place on July 8th from 6pm-10pm.

Andy Malone holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Detroit Mercy, and has worked in the exhibit and custom furniture industry for over 25 years. Andy's whimsical machines, games, playable sculptures and drawings have been shown in over seventy-five exhibitions since 1995. To learn more about Andy Malone, visit his artist page.

DaJaniere Rice is a multidisciplinary artist from Inkster, Michigan. Art has always been a gateway for her to express herself and learn more about who she is as a human being and artist. As a person who deals with depression and anxiety, art and design have become her places of solace to reflect and get out of her own head. Oil, acrylic, digital, and fiber are her primary mediums. She graduated from Bowling Green State University in 2017 with a BFA in graphic design. Rice is currently a full-time graphic designer and artist residing in Michigan. She also hosts paint parties, paints murals, and makes merch for her business, Janier Co. Outside of work, you’ll find her scrolling through Pinterest, walking her pitbull baby, or riding her bike around her community.

The reception will take place on Saturday, June 10th from 6pm-10pm.

Nivek Monet is a multimedia performing visual artist living and working in Detroit Michigan.  He attended the Center for Creative Studies and earned  an Artists in Education certificate as well as taking  courses in painting and woodworking. Nivek Monet  studied under Hubbert Massey learning fresco and oil  painting and Walls of Virtue learning techniques in Faux  painting and interior design. He has also worked as an  impressionable high school Art Instructor at Edwin  Denby for 2 years.  

Monet has completed public and corporate  commissions across the city, including The Detroit  Pistons Read to Achieve campaign, Big City Bar and  Grill, Art and Academics (GoLightly Education Center),  Plaka Café, Grosse Pointe Academy, and Hubert Massey  Murals, just to name a few.  

Nivek Monet creates and continues to rebrand himself.  Combining his social skills & visual oil painting  techniques he captures the energy of events of all kind  to audiences everywhere.

The reception will take place on June 10th from 6pm-10pm.

Donita Simpson spends her time photographing established and emerging artists in the Tri-County Area.  She explores the artists, their studios and the newly created environment that exists between the artist and the photographer. Ms. Simpson has exhibited her work internationally and continues to show her work widely.  In 2016 her portrait of Gilda Snowden was chosen as a finalist in the Outwin- Boocheever Portrait Competition where it was selected from 2500 images to hang in The National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute from March 2016 until January of 2017.  It then traveled the country until 2018.  Her work is in the collections of the Tweed Museum, Visual Studies Workshop, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Detroit Institute of Art, as well as, several private and corporate collections. Simpson earned an MFA in photography and an MEd from Wayne State University.  She has served as an adjunct professor of photography at both Marygrove Collge and Wayne State University in Detroit. 

The reception will take place on May 13th from 6pm-10pm.

Jeff Cancelosi is an artist, curator and photographer who is widely recognized for his ongoing creation of photographic portraits of artists -- national, regional and local -- working or showing work in southeast Michigan. His artworks have been juried into shows across the United States by curators from the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the dia Art Foundation of New York, the Berkeley Art Museum, and Cranbrook Academy of Art, as well as by artists such as Jim Dine, Brian Rutenberg, Andres Serrano, Mel Chin and Charles McGee. Before turning to fine art, Jeff worked as a graphic designer, including as art director of JCPenney.com. He has curated numerous shows in the Detroit area and served for a number of years as chair of the Exhibitions Committee chair and as a board member of the Detroit Artists Market (DAM), the oldest non-profit art gallery in Detroit. He is an active volunteer with ArtWorks Detroit, serving on the board and recognized in 2020 by Matrix Human Services with a Distinguished Volunteer award. Jeff is also an adjunct faculty member at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Jeff holds a B.F.A. in graphic design from the University of Cincinnati School of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning, as well as a B.A. in radio/television, with a minor in photography, from Southern Methodist University. 

The reception will take place on May 13th from 6pm-10pm.

Zyaire Brownlee was born and raised in Detroit, MI. She comes from a creative background being in art shows, watching her father do photography and explore the avenues of art at a young age. Having worked professionally as a graphic designer, led her into using her creativity for a more real-world approach picking up a camera and capturing faces from all around. Her photography on portraits and conceptual photography captures the beauty of others in a unique way. She has been in the photography industry for two years now being featured in Ebony Magazine, shooting for Afropunk Atlanta and shooting many familiar faces in the industry. The future is very unimaginable for what's next on her radar but now she will have her camera in hand for the next moment. 

The reception will take place on May 13th from 6pm-10pm.

Shekenia Mann, a native Detroiter, integrates her love of photography with the knowledge and insight she has gained from years of professional practice as a social worker and educator. For Ms. Mann, photography is the art of capturing the energy and beauty of subjects, and rendering that connection palpable to others. That is her passion. An avid traveler, she has been inspired by the lives and stories of people she has encountered in her journeys around the United States and abroad -- in Africa, Italy and Mexico. Her travel explorations have yielded an extraordinary archive of photographs of land and people’s interactions with the natural environment.  Her impressive photos of Detroit landmarks are prominently displayed at various locations within Metropolitan Detroit, including the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Ms. Mann’s work has been exhibited locally and nationally. Her photos have been published in “Out of Africa,” Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Sundance Photographic Workshop, Who’s Who in Black Detroit, The Detroit Free Press, The Michigan Chronicle, The News Herald, Yoga Journal and Urban Aging News. 

The reception will take place on May 13th from 6pm-10pm.

Christopher Gene has been practicing photography for over a decade, and received his BFA in Photography from College for Creative Studies. Currently working at the Scarab Club in Detroit, as a Gallery Assistant, and lead of the photography group, Focus. Christopher has been featured in a number of exhibitions, received awards, and still continues to strive for excellence and become an inspirational figure in the art community in Detroit. “My passion for photography is fueled by my idea of creating a space where creativity is appreciated and celebrated within our community. I believe that with perseverance, and hard work, achieving success in the art field is obtainable.”

The reception will take place on May 13th from 6pm-10pm.

Detroit, MI - detroit contemporary announces the return of their highly anticipated juried all-media exhibition, The 2023 Spring Salon, featuring the work of emerging and established artists from Detroit and beyond. 

The exhibition is open to all artists who can deliver and install three works of art of any size or dimension on the walls, floors or ceilings of the galleries at detroit contemporary. Participants will be considered by a distinguished panel of jurors for a solo exhibition at detroit contemporary during its 2024 season and two participants will be selected for the gallery's artist in residency program.

Curator of detroit contemporary, Aaron Timlin, explains, "This is not just an art exhibition, this is a proposal. A proposal to consider possibilities, because to consider something is an important first step in actualizing it, for good or bad. It is time our human societies stopped considering war and started considering art and the world it is waiting to reveal to us."

Last year, Timlin faced a challenge when a scheduled exhibitor withdrew at the last minute, leaving the gallery empty. Timlin responded with a call for art, which resulted in 49 Detroit-based artists exhibiting works in all mediums installed from floor to ceiling in the galleries at the detroit contemporary. “The energy was palpable, with art ranging from abstract to realism, sculpture to photography, and ceramics to quilts.” says art critic and teacher Kim Fay who wrote about the exhibition last year.  

This year’s Spring Salon has already generated buzz among artists beyond the Detroit area. Bri Hayes, the gallery's director, says that "this year we've had inquiries about the show by artists from the other side of the globe. I've told them that if they can get it here and installed, they are in the show and up for consideration." The inclusive spirit of the exhibition echoes the success of last year's call for art, which attracted artists of all backgrounds and skill levels. As Hayes notes, "We want to give anyone who wants to show their work the opportunity to do so." 

"This impromptu exhibition didn’t just take a call for art to another level, it generated an opportunity to view the character, heart and essence of our entire community in one place at the same time," wrote Kim Fay in her review of the 2022 Spring Salon.  

The Spring Salon promises to be a dynamic showcase of diverse artistic voices, with the added excitement of the potential for a solo exhibition in the future for participating artists. Don't miss the gallery reception on April 8 from 5pm to midnight.  There will be a member’s preview from 5pm to 6pm and a members’ afterglow with music and conversation from 10pm to midnight.  For membership information contact Bri Hayes at bri@detroitcontemporary.com.  

The exhibition runs through April 30, 2023.  The artists awarded a solo exhibition and residencies will be announced on May 6.  

Drop off and installation will take place on April 3rd-5th, 2023, from 4pm-8pm, and participants are encouraged to bring their own installation tools and supplies for an advantage. For questions or concerns, please email info@detroitcontemporary.com for more information.

To read last year’s Spring Salon review, visit here. The reception will take place on April 8th from 6pm-10pm.

108 Artists Featured in the 2023 Spring Salon

Al Hebert, Alan Watson, Alec Smith, Alexia Lopez Sosa, Alice. Hanner, Allycia Laura, Alonso del Arte, Amadeus Roy, Amy Feigley-Lee, Andrew Ivanyi, Ani Garabedian, Anna Burke, Anne Knight Weber, Anthony r brass, Aspen DeMonaco, Brandie Rottiers, Brett Sauve, Brigette Neal, Brittanie Bondie, Brooke Breckner, Bryan J Corley, Carl Aniel, Cheyenne Lee, Christian Gerard, Christie Lynn Caputo, Christopher Bennett, Clara DeGalan, Cleveland Gregory III, Cole Kamerick Eller, Connery McDowell, Coral M. Sifre, Corey TuT, Coulter Mitchell, Craig Paul Nowak, DaJaniere Rice, Dayana Juarez, Dorothy Harris Moy, Dr. Chanel Beebe, Emily Gustafson, Erik Henderson, Erik Smith, Espacia Fotiu, Fox Coyote, Fran Wolok, GARY SKLAR, Genevieve Vanzandt, Holly Roddenbery, Hollyn Johnson, Isabella De la Mora, JACKET JACK, Jacob Zelecki, James Charles Morris, Jamie Thomson, Janice Lincoln, Jeff Ensroth, Jeremy C Price, Jerome Brown, Joe Culver, John Rizzo, Jozie Bullard, Karmen Elaine, Kathryn Seib, Kathy Kosins, Kelz, Kenneth Rosenthal, Keto Green, Kip Kowalski, Kris Schaedig, Laura Cavanagh, Laura Reed, Lillian openshaw, Lily Hakim, Linden Godlove, Lisa Galperin, Loralei R. Byatt, M. Esse, maria prainito-winczner, Marissa DeStefano, Mark Mardirosian, Mark Schumack, Markham, Martin Milat, Mary Terhune, Matthew Hanna, Megan Major, Melissa A. Day, Mike Ross, Nakia Camp, Nickie Gunning, Nicolena Stubbs, Nina Caruso, Peter B. Dunn, Quincy Woods, Rachel DeBoard, Rarroon, Robert Brian Cronin, Robert Cass, Roberto Patiño Jr, Roger Hayes, Sally Lackaff, Samantha Russell, Scott McDuffee, Sharon Glazer, Sofia Lulgjuraj, Susan Santoro, Thea Lavender, Tobi Couture, William Matthews

Images from the 2022 Spring Salon

John Albert Murphy’s ceramics have been in International, National, and local competitions and exhibitions since 1979, and are in Museums all over the world.  His Art has enabled travels to San Bao Village Pottery in China 2000, and for Artist in Residences at Changchun Art Gallery, Changchun, China 2016 and 2017, where he made his ceramic artwork and he also taught basic ceramics to Chinese Art Teachers of Children.  John continues to work in his home studio, exploring and experimenting with the clay materials, the process and his imagination.  For more information and photos go to John Albert Murphy on Facebook.

The reception will take place on March 11th from 6pm-10pm.

Dawnice Kerchaert has used nature as the subject of her art for the past twelve years. The imagery and tactile qualities from the natural environment were the inspiration for creating cast bronze and aluminum sculptures. In her travels she collects materials and documents natural sites, such as the sacred mounds of Native Americans in Mississippi, the petroglyphs in Valley of Fire state park in Nevada, the extreme vastness and sparkle of the Great Salt Lake desert, the rich woodlands of Georgia, the beauty of northern Michigan and others all become part of the work. She intends to bring attention to our human need to experience nature on any level. Or at least introduce something of nature into someone’s life.

Her Artist Talk & Closing will take place on March 26th at 4pm.

Darcel Deneau has viewed Detroit as a source of inspiration for over 20 years. Using glass and objects she finds around the city, she builds images of Detroit that parallel its current growth, finding that there’s a striking similarity between the approach to her process and Detroit’s transformation.

The reception will take place on February 11th from 6pm-10pm.

Paul Farr (Publius Farrugia) was born on the “large” island of Malta on July 5th, 1928, and immigrated to the United States in 1954. He has been the proud husband of Jane Farr for 64 years, together they have four children. He served in the U.S. army and as soon as they realized his artistic talent, they asked him to paint a mural in their mess hall. He remembers really getting into drawing at age 12. He took his sketchpad around Malta and drew pictures of his sleeping family members, local stray cats, sunsets, trees, flowers, and friends. Since then, he hasn’t stopped. Paul will paint on anything from cardboard, rocks, lids, newspapers to styrofoam containers. He is the most organized artist you will meet, with binders full of his artwork separated by year. 

The reception will take place on February 11th from 6pm-10pm.

Jennifer Gariepy and Maurice Greenia, Jr. (Maugré) are multimedia artists and writers from Detroit, Michigan. In this exhibition will be individual and collaborative works from both artists. The reception will take place on January 14th from 6pm-10pm.