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Black and white photography of a mountain with snow covered trees.

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.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Landscapes Michigan Artists Photography

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Color photograph of a woman, surprised, at a stain on her dress. She mis much larger than the pink kitchen items around her.

Artist Profile: Darlene Kaczmarczyk

Darlene Kaczmarczyk's photographs often evoke nostalgia. They are also loaded with messages about expected behaviors, relationships, and attitudes.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Michigan Artists

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Photograph of a man fixing bikes. The bike nearest the man is dark blue/black while the bike to the left is deep red.

Artist Profile: Dan Watts

Dan Watts is an accomplished and celebrated Grand Rapids and GVSU alumni photographer.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Michigan Artists

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

AI Generated image of a mythical furry creature that resembles a combination of a gorilla and a sloth.

Artist Profile: Corey Anton

In 2023, GVSU Professor Corey Anton published a book featuring images he created using the artificial intelligence systems.

AI and Art GVSU Art Museum Collection Michigan Artists

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

A painting depicting a figure wearing a vest in a canoe. The figure has a massive bear head, which is broken up into several compartments. There is one section where the head is instead a brick wall with a window. In the window is a headless figure wateri

Artist Profile: Jonathan Thunder

Anishinaabe artist Jonathan Thunder is known for his surreal paintings, digitally animated films, and installations, drawing inspiration from real-time world experiences and social commentary.

AI and Art GVSU Art Museum Collection Illustration Painting

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Abstract painting with a concentric circle at the center, with an "x" shape going out from the circle. These shapes are surrounded by area of pink, blue, and yellow with black and white dots.

Artist Profile: Paddy Carroll

Paddy Carroll Jungerai is a Warlpiri artist born in the Yarrungkanyi in the Western Desert of Australia whose paintings depict Dreaming stories, the foundation of Australian Aboriginal culture.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Illustration Painting

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

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

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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