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A print of sunflowers in a vase with a lute and mirror nearby.

Artist Profile: Madeline Devantier

Madeline Devantier's long-standing obsession with books led her to the myths of Ancient Greece, stories that would later become an integral part of her artwork.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Printmaking

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Image of a man showing a child how to use a pottery wheel.

Artist Profile: Lori McElrath-Eslick

Local Michigan artist Lori McElrath-Eslick is an illustrator of children's books, magazines, and greeting cards.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Illustration Michigan Artists Painting

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Four circles in a column in the middle and two on the right side. A wavy line on each side and a double wavy line connecting the center circles.

Artist Profile: Sid Anderson

Sid Anderson lives in Papunya, a remote Northern Australian territory that is recognized as the birthplace of contemporary Indigenous Art.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Painting

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Print of a man holding a chicken behind a barbed wire fence.

Artist Profile: Leonard Baskin

Leonard Baskin was a sculptor, wood engraver, book illustrator, graphic artist, writer, and teacher who also served in the Navy during WWII. His artwork was influenced by mythology, literature, history and his Jewish religion.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Printmaking

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Two stacked gold circles with different textures.

Artist Profile: Shilin Hora

In her printmaking and sculpture, artist Shilin Hora uses physical elements of the natural world, specifically seeds, to create works of art that speak on themes of sustainability and conservation.

Chicago Artist GVSU Art Museum Collection Printmaking Sculpture

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Colrful abstract print of a parts of a face all jumbled together. There are multiple noses, eyes and mouths.

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.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Michigan Artists Painting Printmaking

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Brightly colored photograph of a closeup of an orange flower with lots of petals.

Artist Profile: Joyce Tenneson

Joyce Tenneson's portraits, floral or human, strive to expose the inner life of her subjects.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Photography

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Color photograph of a child wearing ballerina clothing against a blue wall.

Artist Profile: Sarah Wong

From 2003 to 2018, Dutch photographer Sarah Wong followed and photographed the lives of cross-gendered children.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Photography

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Image is of a catrina, which means well dressed skeleton figure in the Day of the Dead style. It is only the bust of the skeleton and most of the image is taken up by a large hat with flowers on top.

Artist Profile: José Guadalupe Posada

Mexican artist and intellectual José Guadalupe Posada was a prolific lithographer and engraver, who lived and worked in a period of Mexican history characterized by social and political upheaval.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Illustration LatinX Artists

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Black and white photograph, top half is white sky with birds, bottom half is dark water with small waves.

Artist Profile: Sally Gall

Throughout Sally Gall's career she has focused on the natural world, using her keen eye for composition to create abstractions of familiar subjects.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Photography

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Color photograph of a man carrying to baskets on his shoulders walking up a set of stairs in the snow.

Artist Profile: Ruiyuan Chen

Ruiyuan Chen's photographs reflect the artist's many travels throughout China and Mongolia.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Photography

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

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.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Michigan Artists Painting Printmaking

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Abstract digital print of many different colors of square and rectangular shapes stacked on top of each other.

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

Digital Art GVSU Art Museum Collection LatinX Artists Michigan Artists

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Painting of a tree stump with its own reflection against a white background.

Artist Profile: Vera Klement

Vera Klement was born in the Free City of Danzig, a city-state in Germany, only a few years before the Nazi party took over the region, an even that would forever influence Klement's life and artwork.

Chicago Artist GVSU Art Museum Collection Painting The Holocaust

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Artist Profile: Ralph Gibson

Ralph Gibson's images are often high-contrast, black and white, abstract photographs that feature everyday objects.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Photography

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

A digital painting that features parts of the body in purple, blue, orange, red, and green. The right side of the image has many elements that appear to be dripping down it.

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.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Michigan Artists Painting

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Color photograph of a woman wearing all black raising her hands towards the sky.

Artist Profile: Peter Turnley

Peter Turnley's photographs drawn attention to the plight of those who have suffered great hardships or injustice, while finding that many aspects of life are also beautiful, poetic, just, and inspirational.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Photography

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Man in a gray zoot suit wearing a hat with hands in his pockets. He is standing with one foot in front of the other.

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.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Michigan Artists Painting

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Black and white detailed photograph of a large, gnarly tree on the beach.

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.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Michigan Artists Photography

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Black and white photograph of an aerial view landscape.

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.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Landscapes Michigan Artists Photography

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb