Artist Profile: Jon McDonald
While best known for his painted landscapes and cityscapes, artist Jon McDonald also works in portraiture, using the style to dive into themes of racism, Black history, Native American history, and the environment.
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Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb
Artist Profile: Ivan Fortushniak
Ivan Fortushniak's paintings call into question how humans can be better caretakers of the environment through beautiful landscapes scarred with images of decay, including airplanes, factories, and power plants.
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Artist Profile: Foster Jewell
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Foster Jewell's landscapes include bodies of water and nautical imagery, prominently from the Great Lakes.
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Artist Profile: Mary Ellen McNaughton
Local Grand Rapids artist Mary Ellen McNaughton’s interest in spirituality and nature shines through in her artworks.
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Artist Profile: Stewart Ashlee
Throughout his childhood, Stewart Ashlee read adventure stories. These stories and the vibrant illustrations fostered his equally vivid imagination, something he embraced in his artwork throughout his career.
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Artist Profile: Lori McElrath-Eslick
Local Michigan artist Lori McElrath-Eslick is an illustrator of children's books, magazines, and greeting cards.
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Artist Profile: Sheefy McFly
Sheefy McFly, is a visual artist, muralist, rapper, and DJ, whose artwork and music can be experienced throughout Detroit. He has quickly become known as a contemporary artist with graffiti-based and counter-culture roots.
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Artist Profile: Javier Torres
Grand Rapids-based Javier Torres is a Puerto Rican American artist who lives with muscular dystrophy. Through digital programs, art and poetry become Torres’ voice and a way to communicate
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Artist Profile: Reynold Weidenaar
During his career, Reynold Weidenaar became nationally recognized for his technical abilities as both a draftsman and a printmaker, especially his mezzotint prints.
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Artist Profile: Jasmine Bruce
Through her illustrations and murals, Grand Rapids, Michigan-based artist Jasmine Bruce strives to tell the untold stories of those around her, sending a message of connectivity, harmony, and peace.
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Artist Profile: Alynn Guerra
Alynn Guerra is a local Grand Rapids, Michigan artist who utilizes the medium of printmaking to inspire conversation and build community.
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Artist Profile: Hubert Massey
Painting themes of community, culture, and education, artist Hubert Massey's public artworks can be seen in many different Michigan communities.
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Artist Profile: W. Howard Bond
A former student of Ansel Adams, Ann Arbor, Michigan-based photographer W. Howard Bond has been regarded as a master of large-frame film photography.
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Artist Profile: Douglas Gilbert
Douglas R. Gilbert has been a serious photographer since the age of 14, when he could be found taking pictures of his local Michigan neighborhood and friends.
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Artist Profile: Dick Dokas
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based photographer Dick Dokas' black and white images are most frequently of landscapes and flowers.
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Artist Profile: David Lubbers
Through his black and white photography, Grand Rapids-based photographer David Lubbers strives to capture a moment in time that may never be captured the same way ever again.
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Artist Profile: Darlene Kaczmarczyk
Darlene Kaczmarczyk's photographs often evoke nostalgia. They are also loaded with messages about expected behaviors, relationships, and attitudes.
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Artist Profile: Dan Watts
Dan Watts is an accomplished and celebrated Grand Rapids and GVSU alumni photographer.
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Artist Profile: Corey Anton
In 2023, GVSU Professor Corey Anton published a book featuring images he created using the artificial intelligence systems.
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Artist Profile: Claudia S. Liberatore
Local Grand Rapids photographer Claudia S. Liberatore first picked up a camera as a young wife and mother of three children, looking for a way to bring some structure and a sense of control into her life.
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