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.