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.
GVSU Art Museum Collection Landscapes Michigan Artists Painting
Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb
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.
GVSU Art Museum Collection Landscapes Michigan Artists Painting
Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb
Artist Profile: Nancy L. Clouse
Nancy L. Clouse is a local Michigan artist, teacher, and children’s book illustrator and author.
Collage GVSU Art Museum Collection Illustration
Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb
Artist Profile: Utagawa Hiroshige
Throughout his lifetime, Japanese ukiuo-e woodblock print artist Utagawa Hiroshige created many series of prints that showcase Japan's landscapes.
GVSU Art Museum Collection Printmaking
Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb
Artist Profile: Mary Ellen McNaughton
Local Grand Rapids artist Mary Ellen McNaughton’s interest in spirituality and nature shines through in her artworks.
GVSU Art Museum Collection Michigan Artists Sculpture
Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb
Artist Profile: Tom Czarnopys
Working with a variety of mediums, artist Tom Czarnopys has used live models, sculptures, photographs, and scientific drawings to explore the relationship between humans and nature.
GVSU Art Museum Collection Sculpture
Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb
Artist Profile: Enrique Chagoya
Enrique Chagoya is known for his humorous, but politically charged, images that tackle complex issues such as immigration, colonialism, and oppression.
GVSU Art Museum Collection LatinX Artists Printmaking
Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb
Artist Profile: Mariel Versluis
Mariel Versluis' childhood, which was spent on a farm, influences her work today, whether it be in her woodblock prints, drawings, or 3-dimensional sculptures. Her images includes themes found in the natural world.
GVSU Art Museum Collection Printmaking
Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb
Artist Profile: Tim Fisher
GVSU Department of Visual & Media Arts Professor of Drawing and artist Tim Fisher is heavily influenced by his own European culture and the more traditional side of painting with images full of iconography, archetypes, and narratives.
GVSU Art Museum Collection Painting
Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb
Artist Profile: Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall was a Jewish artist born in Russia who forged a unique career in many artist mediums. He became known for his unique style of dream-like imagery full of Jewish imagery and symbolism.
GVSU Art Museum Collection Printmaking The Holocaust
Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb
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.
GVSU Art Museum Collection Michigan Artists Photography
Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb
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
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
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
Artist Profile: Deported Artist
Deported Artist, born in Tijuana, Mexico, creates artwork based on his experiences with deportation, immigration policy, and ancestral migration.
Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb
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
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
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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.
GVSU Art Museum Collection Michigan Artists Painting Printmaking
Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb
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
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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