“Mind” at The Gallery Project

[ February 24, 2010 3:00 am to March 28, 2010 3:00 am. ] February 24 through March 28, 2010
Reception Friday, February 26 from 6-9.

Heather Accurso, “Peach Pit and Three”
Gallery Project presents Mind, a multimedia exhibit in which 33 seek to represent depictions and interpretations of what we commonly call mind. It brings together artists who speak of mind, whether recalling and interpreting, depicting and conveying, questioning [...]

“No Vacancy” Featuring Nicola Kurperus and 19 Artists Closes February 20th

The “No Vacancy” exhibition closes Saturday February 20th at The Butchers Daughter . Don’t miss your last chance to see artists Michael Anderson, Michael Bevilacqua, Erik den Breejen, Brock Enright, Jack Featherly, Jonah Freeman, Kate Gilmore, Andrew Guenther, Kent Henricksen, Sissel Kardel, Nicola Kuperus, Justin Lowe, Shannon Lucy, Guy Overfelt, Zak Smith, Michael [...]

Chido Johnson’s  “Let’s Talk About Love, Baby”

The Art of the Artist’s Book at the Oakland University Art Gallery through April 4, 2010
Valentine’s Day Event! Special informal talk with collaborating artists, Sunday, Feb. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Fahrenheit 450 (Homage to Bradbury and Orwell), 2000-2010
by IAIN BAXTER&
Not one of those touchy-feely people? Don’t like to talk about love? Well, JUST [...]

Joseph Winterhalter: “Painting/Paperwork” at the BBAC

Closing Reception Thursday 11 February 2010, 5 to 8 pm
F.o.R. # 14, 2009, 24″ x 20″
Latex, acrylic, chalk, powdered graphite, oil, wax on canvas.
Photo: Steve Paszt
Joseph Winterhalter’s exhibit “Painting/Paperwork” could easily be called “Architecture/Poetry”; words that filled my mind as I viewed Winterhalter’s large scale canvases and ‘Text Works’. Putting industrial materials to [...]

With color or not, ORG puts on strong shows

I’ve been trying to figure out what two shows I have really enjoyed seeing to review, both were at ORG contemporary gallery.
Ryan Parker (left) stands by one of his taller pieces in the same room that Lauren Rice (right) fills with colorful units in a separate exhibition.
I first saw Lauren Rice’s collages at MOCAD’s [...]

Truck Stop and 17th Century Painter Influence Thalhammer

Second Show at Butchers Daughter: Cutting-Edge work by Lisa Marie Thalhammer
Artemsia-Gentileschi,
self portrait
At a young age artist Lisa Marie Thalhammer drew from her personal life experience to create
unique artistic expressions. It’s no wonder that one of her first influences was the 17th century painter Artemisia Gentileschi. At a time when women were not allowed into [...]

Charles McGee: Boundless Energy In “Virgin Territory” After 85 Years

Charles McGee “Energy” Exhibition at Eastern Michigan University
Charles McGee in 2008 framed by a section of his sculpture, “United We
Stand,” at the Buckham Gallery in Flint, MI.
Photo by Jeana-Dee Allen of The Flint Journal
In the late 80s and early 90s, Charles McGee had a number of significant retrospectives. However, he wouldn’t [...]

Photo Blog: The beginning of Fall, the beginning of new art venues

There was so much art in Grand Rapids and Detroit put together in October that it’s taken me a while to figure out what to put into the next photo blog, but as much as there was quantity, there was also that other q word, which I can’t remember right now. This mental lapse reminds [...]

“Constructed Nature” and “Kandyland”

Moderate Prices And Payment Plans For Young Collectors
Meet the artist, Monica Elizabeth Breen Saturday, October 3, 2009, from 1:00 – 6:00 to . She will be on hand to discuss her current photography and installation exhibition Constructed Nature: A Study in Feminine Affections.
Photo by Monica Breen
New to the Detroit art scene, Monica Bowman is already [...]

River Gallery Fine Art: M a t e r i a l M a t t e r s

Framed work s , f r e e s t a n d i n g s c u l p t u r e s
a n d s i t e – s p e c i f i c i n s t a l l a t i o n s
Susan Crowell [...]