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Double image photograph, one layer is of a backyard, the other is an older woman with floral window curtains.

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.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Michigan Artists

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Small accordion made from bronze sitting on its side.

Artist Profile: Norwood Viviano

In his recent work, artist Norwood Viviano explores population shifts and industry in the manufacturing cities of Michigan, combining traditional sculptural works of bronze or glass with 3D modeling and printing technology.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Michigan Artists Sculpture

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Color photograph of an indigenous person kneeling on the ground.

Artist Profile: Brita Brookes

Brita Brookes has pursued careers in architectural design and graphic design, but always comes back to her passion for photography and photojournalism.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Michigan Artists Photography

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Colorful landscape with many horizontal lines of color including blue, purple, yellow and orange. A few green shrubs throughout.

Artist Profile: Armand Merizon

Armand Merizon was an artist who refused to be held to any one style or template for how art should be represented.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Landscapes Michigan Artists Painting

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

https://artgallery.gvsu.edu/Detail/objects/7005

Artist Profile: Andrew Qappik

Andrew Qappik is an Inuit-Canadian artist from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada who specializes in illustration and printmaking, depicting stories told to him by relatives.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Illustration Printmaking

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Color photograph of a crouched nude man with wires on his arm and hand.

Artist Profile: Patrick Millard

Patrick Millard was a photographer from Lamont, Michigan and an alum of GVSU. His work in photography addressed ideas about human beings within their own synthetic environments.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Michigan Artists Photography

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Colorful print of a man, Common, wearing a blue shirt holding his fist against his chest. Underneath his portrait is the word "Reconnect."

Artist Profile: Amplifier

Amplifier is a nonprofit media lab with a mission to amplify the most important moments of our times, by any medium necessary.

AI and Art GVSU Art Museum Collection Printmaking

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Black and white photograph of a man turned to look out a window. He wears a large brooch.

Artist Profile: Alen MacWeeney

Born in Dublin, Ireland, at the beginning of World War II Alen MacWeeny became a photographer known for his street photography and portraits of travelers.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Photography

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

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