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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.

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

Colorful print of a house sitting on top of a section of mangrove tree roots that stick out of the water.

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.

LatinX Artists Michigan Artists Printmaking

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

Black and white photograph of a lighted sign that reads "Men Don't Protect You Anymore"

Artist Profile: Donna Ferrato

Donna Ferrato is an internationally recognized photojournalist and activist best known for her documentation of the hidden world of domestic violence.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Photography

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Bright colors of an abstract sunset with colorful reflections on the water done in yellow, orange, green and blues.

Artist Profile: Don Kerr

Don Kerr's artwork was heavily influenced by his travels, with landscapes near and far from his West Michigan home, dominating his portfolio.

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Small bronze sculpture of a windblown figure with raised right hand to head.

Artist Profile: Dmitry Kaminker

Russian-born artist Dmitry Kaminker uses materials including cast bronze, wood, and granite to create figures and objects that mix mythology and reality.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Sculpture

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Artist Profile: Dick Dokas

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based photographer Dick Dokas' black and white images are most frequently of landscapes and flowers.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Michigan Artists Photography

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Colorful photograph of a female figure nearly camouflaged against the background holding up two decorative porcelain plates while another covers her face and other float agains the background around the figure.

Artist Profile: Patty Carroll

Chicago- based photographer Patty Carroll has become known for her use of highly intense, often life-size, saturated color photographs that address women and their complicated relationships domesticity, identity, and excess.

Chicago Artist Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Photography

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Black and white photograph of a steam ship in water, docked; reflections rippling in water.

Artist Profile: David Plowden

Illinois-based photographer David Plowden's images focus on the struggle between civilization and nature, old and new.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Landscapes

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

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