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Sarah Nesbitt is a visual artist who works with photography and multimedia. Her work looks into how history is used/perceived and investigates the importance of people’s actions and behaviors toward the information acquired by them. She was born in Syracuse, New York, and has an MFA in Photography at Pennsylvania State University and a BFA in Photography and Drawing at the State University of New York at Oswego. Nesbitt has exhibited her work in venues located in South Korea, Scotland, Argentina, United Arab Emirates, Hungary, Spain, Italy, England, and throughout the United States. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Washington Post, Hyperallergic, Has Magazine (UNESCO), the third edition of The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes (Cengage Learning Press), Photographer’s Forum, Detroit Metro Times, Meanings and Makings of Queer Dance (Oxford University Press), and Theatre Topics (John Hopkins University Press).
A University of Detroit graduate with concentrations in Literature, History, and Education, James discovered his passion for painting as a teenager. A lifelong admirer of nature, and student of the way people interact with their surroundings, he channels his observations into his art. Combining the inspiration of a scene with the whispers of imagination, each canvas is a meditation on beauty, on memories, on the way a moment can stretch beyond a few seconds.
📍Waterford Mi
Anne Furnaris Biography As an award-winning artist Anne Creates paintings and sculptures in different mediums that speak from her soul of Divine Visions to others about the transcendental beauty of the inner self and its mysteries. The exuberance of color, cosmic structures in space and the intricate sculptural form configuration become a tool of inner spirit and connect to the present time. Anne loves the bold color and strong border definition as a passage of life from here to beyond. Clay sculptures are challenging materials while giving the opportunities of resilience and fragility enduring to times as human life forged in the oven of time. Anne is a native of Romania receiving a degree as an engineer at University of Galat Anne emigrated with her husband to the USA from a political camp in Turkey and soon being naturalized as US Citizens. Anne studies at CCS and graduated with a BFA, also has a Credentials Certificate as a Minister from World Christian ship Ministries. She has a Dr in Divinity in California and serves as a Christian Missionary. Her work is the journey of tumultuous life drowned into spiritualities for the evolution of inner self and connection with the Divine. Anne is the author of the books The Gates of the Soul of Man and The Gates of the Mind of Man with her husband Dr William published by Xlibris in 2013, 2025 Anne continues her career as an artist, poetry writer, workshops, lectures, and art exhibitions in Michigan and internationals.
📍Southfield, MI
I am a dedicated contemporary visual artist. My work is a narrative journey that explores meaning and metaphor through drawing, painting, printmaking, and mixed media. I tend to think that my work is not so much an expression of the Self but rather the creation of the Self. Art is my religion, it’s what I practice!
Her creative process is instinctive, with each painting beginning as a vivid mental picture that gradually evolves into a story. Known for her signature use of foam balls, playful oversized toddlers, and vintage-inspired aesthetics, Jael creates imaginative worlds that invite viewers to slow down, embrace curiosity, and rediscover the joy of seeing the familiar in unexpected ways. Through a balance of fine craftsmanship and lighthearted storytelling, her work reminds us that wonder can be found in even the simplest moments.
Timothy J. Seppala spent over a decade as a reporter with a camera in his hand before discovering his photographic voice as an artist. Based in Detroit, he shoots what most people walk past: club shows, the kids posing on Woodward Ave. like they're in a rap group. His award-winning work has appeared in 12+ exhibitions across metro Detroit, including Lawrence Street Gallery, Composing Detroit, Gallery @ Ideation Orange and The Voyeur Bordello, and has been published in nine editorial outlets. He's sold 40+ original prints since 2022. In 2025 he co-founded Aartherapy, a community organization using creativity as a tool for managing anxiety and mental health, where he teaches photography to substance abuse survivors and the housing-insecure. Gallery appearances: - Composing Detroit: 2022, 2023, 2025 - The Voyeur Bordello: The Rules are Made Up; The Blue Condition; The Human Connection to Nature; The Dog Show 2026; It's a Dystopian World, I'm Just Living In It; Kinetic Obsession - Lawrence Street Gallery: Exposures 2025, Summer Invitational 2025, Exposures 2026, Summer Invitational 2026 - Kintsugi Village: Grand Opening reception - Pancakes & Booze Detroit: 2025, 2026 - The Congregation - Gallery @ Ideation Orange: Orange II - The Art of Community (poster photo) 2026 - 97Modern: Untitled 2026
Sarah Stanley is a self-taught, emerging, multidisciplinary artist. She’s been painting for as long as she can remember, but decided to try and go “pro” in 2025. She’s all about giving old materials a second chance — turning what might’ve ended up in the landfill into meaningful art. She uses acrylics, watercolors, inks, canvases, and recycled materials to create her work. While she doesn’t consider herself a specialist in anything, she certainly spends a lot of time painting beloved animals and helping pet parents memorialize a single moment with their furry loved ones. She is a proud cat and dog mom living in Ferndale, Michigan. Sarah sees the mundane as special and use her art to capture that. It’s not just a “cat;” it’s “Buzz” a beloved grump who passed away and whose family misses him every day. It’s not just a mustard tin; it’s the memories of cooking delicious (mustardy) food with mothers and grandmothers. She captures small emotions in a big way and does it with a variety of materials and sizes. She believes in using recycled and upcycled materials as much as possible because there’s a story in every piece of trash or scrap. Nothing is too small or too everyday to be celebrated. She tries to capture realism, but enjoys leaving in mistakes or imperfections and rough edges because it feels more authentic and human. Art should be playful and whimsical and she embraces that in her practice.
📍Detroit, MI United States
Brian Johnson, an artist living and working in Detroit, Michigan. His work explores identity, culture, and human connection through portraiture and figurative painting involving family, friends and the city of Detroit. His work has been displayed in the Charles H. Wright Museum, Carr Center, and Design Studio 6. Brian studied illustration at Henry Ford College and College for Creative Studies.
As a fine artist rooted in Detroit, my creative journey is fueled by a restless curiosity and an eye for the extraordinary. After earning my Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography in 2019, I set out to explore the world beyond my city—often with little more than a backpack and my camera. My recent journeys introduced me to the vibrant people of Ecuador, the sun-drenched beaches of Thailand, and the labyrinthine medinas of Morocco. These experiences have expanded my artistic focus from conceptual portraiture to capturing the spirit of travel and street life. I am endlessly inspired by unconventional ways of living, the richness of diverse experiences, and the alternative perspectives that travel brings to my work.
I'm a native Detroiter multidisciplinary visual artist who specializes in celebrating Black culture, history and beauty. I create sculpture, ceramics, paintings and drawings. My practice promotes using determination, confidence and creativity in achieving success despite sometimes challenging circumstances.
I have always created as a form of therapy before I knew the term therapy. I paint from how I feel, any relevant events that I deem need to be explained and addressed, my focus is on different demographics of all walks of life.
As a poet, fiber artist, painter, collage maker, art doll creator, I incorporate all aspects into my artwork. Fiber, beads, wire, found objects repurposed for expression. Inspirations from nature and the universal state many of my pieces tell a story. Prolific producer in a variety of styles, always a learning experience.
Dr. Vasu Tolia is a physician turned visual artist whose work continues a lifelong healing mission. After a long academic career in pediatric medicine, including establishing Michigan's first pediatric endoscopy unit, she turned to painting as another way of seeing and healing. Her work has been exhibited nationally and is held in collections including Henry Ford Health and Baker College. Proceeds from her art support charitable causes spanning mental health awareness, neurodivergence, human trafficking, and environmental stewardship.
Robert Beras is a Michigan-based photographer and digital artist whose work explores the space between observation and imagination. After a 35-year career as a digital retouching artist creating imagery for major brands, he turned his focus to fine art photography. His work ranges from minimalist, in-camera photographs to his ongoing Dream Series, a collection of surreal yet believable images that blend reality with memory and emotion. Beras has exhibited throughout Michigan and continues to create from his studio in Lathrup Village, where he pursues images that invite viewers to find their own stories within them.
📍Ferndale, MI
Terence Cover is a consistent failure who, despite protests from the viewing public, keeps popping up in the indie film industry and artistic spaces. Aside from acting in cult and genre films of varying degrees of quality, Terence also claims to have brought into this world two indie film festivals, three short films, a YouTube storytelling series and spends a lot of money and free time photographing action figures. All of which is done in the name of creating art, likely ruining the concept as a whole for everyone. Terence has never been described as "a sweet, technological baby" but aspires to earn that distinction someday.
📍Mount Pleasant, MI
Nick Mahaffey (b. 1988, Alexandria, Virginia) Nick Mahaffey is an abstract painter whose work channels the emotive pulse of movement and thought. He studied Graphic Design and Fine Art at Mid‑Michigan College—where his artistic voice began to take shape through a rigorous engagement with both studio processes and conceptual abstraction. Nick’s compositions—rich in oils, acrylics, and charcoal—are inhabited by amorphous forms and fluid layers. Bold gestures dissolve into spacious color fields, only to be interrupted by translucent overlaps or sudden compositional tension. His process is dynamic and meditative, alternating between impulsive mark‑making and deliberate restraint. From early showings at the Mid‑Michigan College Art Gallery and Art Walk Central, to annual participation in the Midland Art + Advocacy benefit, Nick’s work has steadily reached broader audiences. Recent highlights include inclusion in a group exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art (a nationally recognized institution in Toledo, Ohio), a solo exhibition at the Gallery at Brewery Park, and group installations at The Harmonie Club Detroit. He has also completed commissioned pieces reflecting his capacity to collaborate and adapt. Mahaffey’s intention is not to prescribe meaning, but to invite personal resonance. His paintings serve as open-ended architecture: spaces for pause, reflection, and intuitive projection. He aspires to foster moments of connection—where self-expression meets viewer interpretation, helping communities and individuals explore their own emotional landscape. Whether through charged lyricism or layered stillness, Nick Mahaffey’s abstract oeuvre seeks to create a visual grammar of felt experience—subtle yet forceful, intimate while expansive.
Jacqueline WayneGuite is a metro Detroit-based artist who creates paintings and drawings that affirm, heal, and honor her queer identity. She is a self-taught artist who works with oil pastels. Jacqueline has exhibited in Brooklyn and Detroit. Currently, she creates and reconstructs memories of her teenage years as if she were an openly queer girl.
Andre F. Reed Jr., professionally known as Dreyyy, is a Detroit-based multidisciplinary artist, curator, poet, author, and musician whose work explores the spaces between identity, imagination, memory, and emotion. Working primarily through visual art, Reed has developed a distinctive practice rooted in abstract expressionism and informed by elements of cubism and surrealism, creating vibrant compositions that invite viewers to engage with layered narratives and personal interpretation. A graduate of Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Advertising, Reed has exhibited nationally and internationally, including Bridges, Because of Them. His work has been featured at The Carr Center, Padzieski Gallery, Westland City Hall, Galerie Camille, Design Studio 6, and Voyer Bordello to name a few. His artwork is held in notable private collections, including those of Judy Bowman, Henry Harper, Paul and Daphne Curtis, the Whitaker family, and the permanent collection of Mack Alive. Beyond the visual arts, Reed’s creative practice extends into poetry and music. He is the self-published author of two poetry collections and records music under the name Dreyyy, where his introspective lyricism and emotionally driven storytelling mirror many of the themes present in his visual work. Through collaborations with artists across Germany, France, and Spain, he has expanded his artistic reach while continuing to build a multidisciplinary body of work that transcends medium. Whether through painting, poetry, curation, or music, Reed’s practice is guided by a commitment to vulnerability, experimentation, and storytelling—using creativity as a tool to connect personal experience with collective understanding.
📍Harper Woods, MI
I create my art for hope, often with a bit of humor. When I was a child, I loved the imaginative illustrations found in children's books, which often served as my educational texts. Therefore, I consider myself to be an artist with an illustration background. My favorite mediums are acrylic, watercolor and ink. * I apologize that my website is under the construction now.
My art maintains continuity in experimentation, layering whether physical or symbolic, the inclusion of text bridging graphic design, craft and fine art in an interdisciplinary, mixed media medley. My inspiration comes from popular cultures, literature, life events, little details of the everyday, subjects that transcend time and our common experience and am especially interested in how societal roles, especially how they relate to women are portrayed. It is a personal dialogue, a visual diary. Currently my work has been greatly influenced with letterpress printing, incorporating vintage printing cuts and printing with manual presses such as platen and cylinder presses. My art practice is process heavy, intuitively executed with a base idea that grows organically depending on the specific process and/or material. All work are original, one-of-a-kind, hand-printed, limited-edition series or monoprints.
I am a contemporary impressionist painter and printmaker based in Detroit, Michigan. Working from Studio #1 at the historic Scarab Club, I create observation-based drawings, hand-carved prints, and paintings inspired by the people, places, and experiences that shape my life. I graduated from Northern Michigan University. Each work begins with direct observation. I draw from life, develop the image through printmaking, and often transform it into a final painting. This process allows me to slow down, look carefully, and find meaning in subjects ranging from Detroit architecture and community spaces to family history, artists at work, and moments of everyday connection. Before becoming a full-time artist, I earned degrees in History and Nursing and worked as a registered nurse. That background continues to influence my work through close observation, empathy, and an interest in the stories people carry with them. My solo exhibitions include Where Art Lives (MAC Gallery, 2026), Undeniable Joy (The Congregation, 2024), CityScapes (Brewery Park, 2023), and Belle Isle Series (2023). I have also exhibited in numerous group exhibitions throughout Michigan, including Detroit DNA, Spectrum, and the Gilda Snowden Memorial Exhibition. In 2026, I received First Place in a five-state juried exhibition at Crooked Tree Arts Center and was previously selected as the inaugural poster artist for the Belle Isle Art Fair. In addition to my studio practice, I create opportunities for artists and collectors to connect through exhibitions, community projects, and the Featured Artist Dinner series, which has raised more than $24,000 for working artists. For me, art is a way of paying attention—to beauty, to place, to one another, and to the stories that deserve to be seen.
I started art at a very young age. Creating something beautiful has this amazing sense to it. I love colors and playing with it. I try to turn emotions to art. In my still life's, I try to portray cozy life. And in my portraits, I try to capture powerful emotions.
📍Hamtramck, MI
Tisch Mikhail Lewis, also known as T.m. Lewis, is a relational artist interested in creating societal impact via convergent approaches to art. Primarily a painter, they use visual language to make sense of the world, communicate lived experiences within multiple jeopardy theory, & create safe spaces for mutual understanding. Aware of the importance of volunteerism & community support even as a child, they use their skills to develop accessible opportunities for art experiences & support the development of disadvantaged youth. Lewis has participated in numerous shows across North America & attended prestigious residencies such as the Summer Painting Intensive at Tyler School of Art & Architecture. They are currently focused on making magic happen in the Metro Detroit region & can be found either painting or staring into the void.
📍Detroit Michigan 48202
Journey I was born and raised in Detroit, and the city has shaped who I am as both a person and an artist. Everywhere I look, I see stories waiting to be preserved—from historic buildings and neighborhoods to the textures of manhole covers, ironwork, and architectural details that many people pass by without noticing. More than 25 years ago, I discovered that clay was the perfect medium to capture those stories. Since then, I have dedicated my life to hand-building every piece I create. Each work is individually sculpted, kiln-fired, and finished by hand, making every piece one of a kind. My fingerprint, impressed into each piece, is my personal signature and a reminder that every work is created with my own hands. As an Architectural Expressionist and Potter, my mission is to preserve Detroit’s history before it is forgotten. I create art that celebrates the city’s resilience, its neighborhoods, and the people whose lives have shaped its legacy. Whether I am honoring a landmark, a historic street, or a familiar symbol of Detroit, I hope my work sparks memories, starts conversations, and inspires pride in the city we love. Over the years, I have been honored to exhibit my work in galleries, museums, and art festivals throughout Michigan, where I have met collectors who share my passion for Detroit’s history. Their stories remind me that art has the power to connect generations and preserve memories. For me, creating is more than making pottery—it’s about leaving behind a piece of Detroit’s story. Every sculpture I make is a tribute to the city’s past, a celebration of its present, and a gift for future generations. “For me, creating is more than making pottery—it’s about leaving behind a piece of Detroit’s story.”
📍Sterling Heights, Michigan
Traci Reed Mitchell is a Detroit-area artist working primarily in watercolor and acrylic. Her paintings are inspired by family traditions, neighborhood streets, gardens, and the everyday moments that are part of growing up and growing older in Middle America. Largely self-taught, she began a daily painting practice in 2020 and continues to paint from a deep appreciation for home, nostalgia, family and ordinary life.
📍Southfield, MI
📍Huntington Woods, Michigan
Art has been a part of Claudia Hershman's world since she was a child. Born in Detroit, she graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in Design with majors in Painting and Ceramics. She taught art in elementary school and worked with polymer clay, making jewelry ,before it became a popular material. Her pins and earrings were the small canvases that foreshadowed her current abstract paintings and totems. She spent several years making functional ceramics and exploring alternative methods in printmaking. Excited by the freedom in children's art, experimentation with materials, a love of color, shape, and pattern are common themes and a driving force in her work. Her goal is to have the viewer enjoy the varied details and whimsy in her work and form their own interpretation of it. Claudia's mixed media paintings are part of Henry Ford Hospital's collection, owned by Molina Health Care, the Woman Center at Oakland Community College, Starthmore Apartments and in private collections.
📍Wolverine Lake, Michigan
I am a painter delving into the concepts of self-discovery and acceptance. My work is abstract and explores the contradictions of the self through the interplay of color and shape. Working primarily with acrylics on canvas, I combine layers of colors, shapes, patterns, and expressive marks, evoking a sense of both fluidity and structure, serenity and rebellion. I seek to forge a connection between the visual and the emotional, creating an atmosphere that prompts introspection and stimulates viewers to explore their own path of discovery. My paintings are born from the story of my life and reflect the shared experience of being human.
📍Grosse Pointe Farms , MI
Ellen Kennary Doyle an award winning artist from southeastern Michigan . After retiring early from a media career, she rediscovered her passion for art. A friend convinced her to join a painting workshop in suburban Detroit and she hasn't looked back. For ten years now, she has been creating vibrant, colorful and sometimes whimsical works in acrylic, oil and mixed media. Her inspiration is nature and she paints intuitive , semi abstract scenes from coast to coast. Ellen's work has been featured in many juried exhibitions in the midwest and sold in galleries in the Detroit area.. Her hope is that her paintings are as comforting and joyful for people to view as they are for her to create. Current Exhibitions Hot DAM ! Detroit Artist Market, May 29-June 26,2026. 4719 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI Upcoming Exhibitions Royal Oak Outdoor Art Fair, June 27, 28, 2026 , Memorial Park, Royal Oak, Mi Grosse Pointe Art Festival, Saturday, Aug1, 2026, Kercheval Ave, Grosse Pointe Farms Northville Art House Art Market, August 14-16, 2026 . Historic Downtown Northville, Mi Past Exhibitions Spring Forward, Renewal . Grosse Pointe Artist Association, The War Memorial. Grosse Pointe Farms. March 25 - May 1, 2026 Honorable Mention for “Alpine Irises “ The Sky Show, Pizzo Gallery, Ferndale, MI April 10-14, 2026 Shapes Exhibition, Grosse Pointe Artists Association, Grosse Pointe War Memorial December 4 - January 21, 2026 The Gift of Art, 6th Annual Holiday Exhibition and Sale, Irwin House Gallery, Detroit , Mi. November 28 - December 22, 2025.
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Lloyd Cheatham Jr. is a Detroit-based painter whose work explores the internal conversations people carry but rarely show. Through expressive portraiture and bold color, he visualizes psychological states such as pressure, doubt, resilience, and self-recognition. Cheatham lives with high-functioning anxiety, depression, and autistic traits, and those experiences directly shape the work. His mind rarely sits still, so painting became the way to translate that constant movement of thought into something visual. Influenced by contemporary painting, comic storytelling, and Detroit’s grit, his portraits capture moments where a person confronts themselves honestly.
After a forty-plus year hiatus, I told myself I’d get back to painting, and in 2017 that’s just what I did. My husband and I moved out of Manhattan and back to my roots in the Detroit area. I began painting again and haven’t stopped. I work in both acrylic and oil, and like to move between representational and abstract expression. I draw inspiration from urban landscapes, vintage family photographs, beloved pets, and the cherished vistas from our cottage on the North Channel of Lake Huron.
📍Southfield, Mi USA
I am an abstract and representational artist utilizing varied media - acrylic, watercolor, gouache, pastel, colored pencil. I have had the honor of posting my works in many homes and galleries in the local Detroit area. I presently own my own gallery, The Patrician Art Gallery in the lower level of my Southfield condo. My art work tends to be vibrant yet appropriate for most decors.
📍Flint MI
Sculpture artist, fine art painter, wood carver, and mixed media artist.
📍Bay City, Michigan
I've been a practicing artist for 40 years (if you include drawing in elementary school).
📍Hazel Park, MI
My work is a visual and intellectual exploration of pairing and contrasting materials. Many blend an interest in the decayed industrial age and man-made objects with the abstract, as expressed through mark making, found objects, mixed media and encaustic—an ancient hot wax medium. As an artist, I keep coming back to working with hot wax because of the endless opportunities it offers. I often take my drawings, photographs, or whatever materials are at hand and embed them in encaustic. There is an atmospheric feel that comes from interleaving the different materials and a visual depth I find compelling. In some pieces, my work is more intuitive and free-flowing. In others, I return to a more formal organization that harkens back to my training in architectural illustration. I hope you will enter into a personal dialogue with each work and catch a glimpse of the world I see.
📍Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Freeform, spontaneous, raw and organic; with a steadfast belief in the expressive power of abstract art. I seek to create visually interesting and layered textural artwork, exploring gestural movements shaped by intuition and experimentation to capture energy and emotion. Working primarily with acrylic, pastes, and ink, most of my pieces are unplanned compositions that can start on a frenzied or chaotic path, evolving organically and ultimately leading to a balanced and harmonious composition. For me, painting is a performative act. I let the mediums take me on a journey of texture, color and light. A feeling, emotion, and more importantly…sound, rhythm or a certain piece of music supports the journey. I create abstract art that encourages individual interpretation of each piece. I use acrylic, ink, pencil, fiber paste, volcanic ash, thread and other mediums on paper, canvas and wood panels. I repurpose vintage and found frames for my wood panel pieces. Born and raised in Alabama, where I studied art history and technical illustration; I began painting in 2020. I am currently located in the greater Detroit, Michigan area where I have been juried into numerous group shows. Select works available at Posterity Gallery in Grosse Pointe, MI.
📍Hazel Park, MI
I am a fine art photographer who uses black and white film to explore shadow, shape, pattern and texture through abstract and still-life photographs. I found a passion for fine art photography late in a business career. Largely self-taught, I developed my skills, personal vision and a deep understanding of how photographer, camera, and subject intersect to create a compelling photo. I have exhibited in the metro-Detroit area, nationally, and internationally, and my work is in private collections in Michigan. I have won awards over the last 20 years, including the prestigious Gold Medal in the 97th Annual Exhibition at Detroit’s historic Scarab Club. I also provide photography and media services to artists from my studio in Hazel Park.
📍Southfield, MI USA
About the Artist I began studying oil painting in 1996. Nancy Prophet Robert Maniscalco (Maniscalco Gallery of Fine Art) George Brown (Lion House Studio), Saugatuck, MI Lois Griffel (Director of the Cape Cod School of Art) Ried Galey, Plein Air Painter Susan Sarback (The School of Light and Color) Dawn Stafford (Oxbow Summer Institute) Leslie Masters, BBAC Michael Chesley Johnson (Canadian Maritimes) Jane Robinson, Abstract fine art painter Robert Burridge, Abstract fine art painter Sterling Edwards, Abstract fine art painter Joe DiGiulio, Abstract fine art painter Leslie Saeta, Abstract fine art painter Sally Cooper, Abstract fine art painter Candace Law, Encaustic artist Scott Gellatly Lewis Noble Clinton Snider Dan Keller Louise Fletcher Camile Przewodek I have studied at the Center for Creative Studies, Birmingham/Bloomfield Art Association, Grosse Pointe Art Association, Schoolcraft Community College, the Ann Arbor Art Association, The School of Light and Color, Cape Cod School of Art, the Oxbow Summer Institute, and the Winslow Art Center. Selected Exhibitions The Scarab Club, Detroit, MI Alfred Berkowitz Gallery, Mardigian Library, University of Michigan-Dearborn, MI Color | Ink Studio & Gallery, Hazel Park, MI Crain’s, Detroit, MI Livonia Arts Council, Livonia, MI Two James Brewery, Detroit, MI Highland Art Gallery, Highland, MI Chelsea River Gallery/Rackham Graduate School, Ann Arbor, MI (2) Affirmations: Pittman-Puckett Gallery, Ferndale, MI (2) The Gallery of Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI Art Prize, Grand Rapids, MI Royal Oak Library, Royal Oak, MI Saugatuck Artist Collective, Saugatuck, MI Aubergine Gallery, Milford, MI Weber’s, Livonia, MI Memberships BBAC- Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center SOAA – South Oakland Art Association Scarab Club Michigan Plein Air Painters VAAL – Visual Arts Association of Livonia Ann Arbor Women’s Art Association Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptures
📍Detroit, MI
Dawud Shabazz - Self taught artist. Born and raised in Detroit. ( b. 1967 ) Parents -Walter Peters Jr.- Vivian Delores Peters Exhibited in multiple museums and galleries. Received multiple awards from the Anton Art Center Certificate of Special Senatorial Recognition Exhibit twice in the Charles H Wright Museum of African American History First acknowledged by the president of the Charles H Wright Museum of African American History in the late 90's working as a supervisor maintenance. Detroit Historical Museum Crain Communications Archive of the DIA Toledo Museum of Art Detroit Repertory Theater Saint John's Resort Scarab Club All locations of the Carr Center Gallery Sold art in multiple auctions. Dawud Shabazz's artistic style is Abstract Expressionism. He employs a dynamic and layered approach, combining various media and textured elements to create visually stunning pieces that spark imagination, serenity, and conversation. His artwork often features multiple layers of media and texture, resulting in dimensional and emotionally present pieces. His artwork often touches on personal experiences, such as his struggles with depression and anxiety, making his art relatable and impactful.
I am an artist whose works have been exhibited in museums and art galleries throughout the United States. Born and schooled in Detroit, I went on to earn a BFA degree from Wayne State University. I now work from my Highland Park studio that’s situated in a former stamping plant. I also teach at the College for Creative Studies.
I am Detroit-born painter and educator known for a bold, maximalist approach to art. I create vibrant, statement-making works that celebrate color and texture. My work exists in a space where the world collapses inward and reemerges as a maximalist explosion of color, texture, and form. Reality becomes heightened, almost dreamlike, allowing imagination to take over. Layers build upon one another intuitively, creating compositions that feel abundant, immersive, and alive. Through this visual density, I aim to create a world that feels rich with emotion rather than restraint. Faces are central to my practice. Facial features act as portals to the soul - eyes, lips, expressions, and gestures become symbols of inner worlds rather than literal representations. I am drawn to the idea that the face holds memory, imagination, and identity all at once. By exaggerating, repeating, or abstracting these features, I explore how emotion can exist beyond realism and how beauty can be expressive, powerful, and unapologetic. Color and texture are the driving forces within this world. They function as emotional language - vibrant, layered, and sometimes overwhelming - mirroring the complexity of inner life. I allow the work to unfold naturally, without rigid planning, trusting instinct and intuition to guide the process. This openness creates space for surprise, discovery, and transformation. My work is ultimately an offering of joy, imagination, and visual intensity - an invitation for the viewer to feel, linger, and step into a world shaped by optimism and wonder.
📍Detroit, Michigan
I started painting with acrylics largely toward the end of 2021, having facilitated my son in doing so the previous five years through his elementary years. 2022 was a year of great creativity, being inspired very much through memory and fantasy, and the experimentation of seeing a painting develop. I got involved with AllArtWorks gallery in Grand Rapids, and a seed was placed in me to create something larger, resulting in my "Dunollie Castle (ruin)" 36x24 inch piece of that year. My productivity slowed down a bit in 2023, and some people close to me passed on that Fall, including my friend Aaron Curtner who was an artist, and he was a primary factor in my having started creating art in the first place. Having taken most of 2024 off from painting, I got going again late in that year and haven't stopped for too long a time since! Gratitude tends to be my inspiration as I paint, to remain in the present. Feedback from the painting process itself informs what I create, and I work from the loosest of frameworks, never penciling in an outline for example. I wish a blessing for the spaces where my artwork finds itself later. In 2026 I will be participating in ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, MI for the second time.
📍Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
My art is a journey of discovery, expression, and healing. Through photography, I document and celebrate the people, stories, and cultural landscapes that shape our communities. Rooted in both artistry and advocacy, my work is driven by a desire to preserve moments that might otherwise go unseen and to create images that foster connection, understanding, and reflection. Henri Cartier-Bresson famously said, “To take a photograph is to align the head, the eye, and the heart. It’s a way of life.” That sentiment has always resonated with me. The camera is more than a tool; it is how I engage with the world around me. It allows me to connect with people, bear witness to their experiences, and transform everyday moments into meaningful visual narratives. A significant portion of my work centers on dance, particularly the visibility and celebration of Black dancers. Throughout history, Black artists have profoundly shaped the language of dance while often remaining underrepresented in leadership roles and principal positions. Inspired by pioneers such as Judith Jamerson and Alvin Ailey, I use photography to honor the discipline, beauty, excellence, and humanity of Black dancers, ensuring their stories are seen, valued, and remembered. I am especially interested in capturing the emotion, strength, and vulnerability that exist behind the performance, revealing the individuals whose artistry continues to move culture forward. My photographs invite viewers to see themselves. Their struggles, complexities, triumphs, vulnerabilities, and aspirations are reflected in the images before them. Through my lens, the fight for freedom, dignity, and equality becomes visible and tangible. It is something you can see and feel, something that refuses to be ignored. It also serves as a reminder that liberation isn’t a destination, it’s an ongoing journey, a movement, a dance, if you will.
📍Woodhaven
I blend storytelling and design to create clear, engaging brands and visuals that connect with people. Through thoughtful concepts and clean aesthetics, I craft flexible solutions that bring calm energy and meaningful stories to life across print and screen.
Barbara Melnik Carson grew up in Southwest Detroit. She is a first generation American with Ukrainian roots. The ethnically rich, economically stressed surroundings of her youth still inform her life and art today. She is and always has been a maker, in the traditional sense. Beginning in childhood she had a passion for crafting objects. With her mother’s help getting sawdust, she created first clay sculpture at age 7. Her path as an adult included a jobs as pickle packer, paralegal, crisis counselor, theater major and occupational therapist, with a BA in Communications and a BS in Occupational Therapy, only to discover she has always been an artist. Over the years as an artist she has shown in 100 juried and invitational exhibitions in galleries and museums in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and Canada. She has participated and art fairs and public art projects. Barbara has also served on the board of two artist associations, a Ukrainian Women’s organization and the Ukrainian Museum in Hamtramck. Given her experience working in Mental Health her teaching focuses on process not just product. She has taught sculpting workshops to students from ages 4 to 80, in her studio, in galleries and in classrooms, including Lansing Community College and the University of Michigan. Her 3 month artist residency at the Lviv National Academy of Arts (LNAM) in 2019 continues to fuel her creative process.
📍HOWELL
About Diane Marie: First generation American, Born in Detroit, Michigan. After High School Diane relocates to Northern California where she began a long journey studying the Visual Fine Arts. Working towards her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Sacramento, CA she studied with many of the "California Funk Artists". Following her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, she was accepted to study in Sacramento, and received a Master of Art, concentrating on painting and Clay sculpture. During this time she studied with Oliver Lee Jackson, Peter VandenBerge, and was introduced to other well known sculptors and painters work, some of which were, Robert Arneson, Manuel Neri, Joan Brown, Wayne Thiebaud, and Roy De Forest and many more fabulous Makers! Diane was selected to the Master of Fine Arts program in San Francisco and studied with Steven Destabler, a world known sculptor, and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture. She specialized in mixed media sculpture and abstract assemblages using clay, metals, wood and found objects. This time period was a very experimental phase within her own work. After completing her Master of Fine Arts degree she decided to move from the city and relocate in the middle of a cherry and walnut orchard where she lived and worked as an artist. She began to teach many forms of visual art at art centers and special art programs and later on worked full time at a day school that used the arts for Behavioral Modification. She served as the visual artist/instructor on board and worked with people who were cognitively, physically, emotionally, and behaviorally impaired. She also was one of the Co Founders of the 750 Art Gallery in Sacramento, CA. Diane Returns to Michigan in 1997 and has taught at a variety of Art Centers, Colleges, after school programs, artist in residence programs, Privately and served as a teaching artist with VSA arts of Michigan. She has served in many artist in residence programs, both in California and Michigan, the last at the Secunda Museum in Brighton, MI- under the "Arthurs Kids" grant based Art program. Diane’s teaching and her Exhibiting in Galleries and Museums began as an undergraduate student at California State University, Sacramento. Since then, she has taught in the Fine arts, and has shown her work in areas such as: San Francisco CA, Sacramento CA, Philadelphia, Bradford PA, New Jersey, Washington State, Stockton CA, St. Louis, Hungary, Ireland, Germany, and now Michigan. Diane loved being a teaching artist and has greatly been gifted by teaching in an inclusive population: from children to adults. She Continues to Exhibit her artwork throughout the state of Michigan Diane is an Intuition based painter, sculptor and photographer “All of my work is conceived from within. Just as nature shapes through time its landscapes, I too have been shaped by my past experiences. I try to discern “the essence of things”. Intuition and dream states are channels through which I arrive at the form and content of my work. I am able to focus beyond the immediate visual reality and allow myself to enter a dream state. I am then able to cultivate my images, feelings and forms which connect me to the unconscious world where my images are developed. My work conveys the passage of time and inner worlds Reflecting who I am as an artist and individual”. dmk To view a more detailed Bio and CV please visit her website.
📍Brighton, mi
Kelly O’Neill was born and raised in Michigan and now resides in Brighton. After a 34-year career in marketing with General Motors, she transitioned to full-time artistry in 2018, focusing on metal sculpture. Retirement opened space for deeper craftsmanship and reflection, with deliberate attention to construction and finish. O’Neill works with metal, clay, and glass. Her metal sculptures, created from recycled steel, are finished with powder coating, paint, or natural patinas. Her ceramics combine wheel-thrown and hand-built techniques, fired with custom glazes. Her glass work—fused and solid—adds bursts of color and light. Together, her practice reflects a fusion of iron and earth, each piece uniquely and symbiotically formed. Beyond her own work, Kelly is committed to supporting emerging artists. She began volunteering with Mint Artists Guild in 2018, contributing to brand development, social media, and fundraising. She joined the board in 2019 and became president in 2024, leading strategic planning, mentoring interns, and launching an alumni program. Artist Statement “My creative expression emerges through the transformation of found metal objects, recasting their utilitarian origins into art. Inspiration begins with one or two pieces, guiding the evolving composition. Each element builds on the last, shaping a form defined by space, balance, and dimension. The process is organic, and the finished sculpture often surprises even me.”
Cheryl has merged her love for color and shine with a steady exploration of techniques. She switched from using acrylic to using oils in 2000, and in 2012 began developing innovative methods using metal leafing in a distinctively unique manner, seamlessly integrating passages into her oil paintings. In addition to her work in the studio, Cheryl has brought to the community a specific artist talk format that is called, "Secrets Of The Studio". This is an educational outreach to both the collector and artist. She is a proud Michigan resident. As a single parent, she has raised two young adult children who are both pursuing their own passions. With a lifelong commitment as a self-directed artist, Cheryl became an award-winning artist whose work is extensively exhibited and collectors across the United States, UK and Canada
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I lovingly create 2 and 3-d glass mosaics. Typically using stained glass cut into shapes and pieces. I specialize in realism, home portraits and water based things: freighters, lighthouses and more.
I am a visual artist, oil painter, and music producer. My works explore classical technique, technology and pop culture. I am self-taught, also a medical professional raised in Metro Detroit
📍Detroit Michigan USA
I have been creating art in Detroit for the past 40 years. I have been a one-man recovery and preservationist of story buildings that have been torn down in Detroit. I use pieces of the buildings within my artwork. I have been passionate about art ever since my brother took me to the Detroit Institute of Arts when I was 10 years old. I was in all of the sculptures, especially The Thinker in front of the DIA, and then Henry Moore's reclining female, carved out of wood. I recovered 10 tons of granite from the renovation of the Detroit Institute of Arts. I've included pieces of the granite in sculptures that I've made, as well as furniture. My tables and functional furniture were for sale in the Detroit Institute of Arts gift shop for two years. My jewelry was also for sale in the gift shop of the DIA for two years. I have a couple of other notable public art pieces outside of the apartments on Trumbull in Forest Avenue a large metal flower sculpture that I made with metal that I recovered from the JL Hudson's building, the Studebaker car company, and the Packard Motor Car Company. I have four of my robot creatures in the Lafayette Greens Garden downtown Detroit. I also restored the tiles of the Gratioit Central Market after the devastating fire of 1995 I completed my portion of the restoration of the beautiful terra-cotta tiles on the front of the building in 1999. My home and studio sculpture garden was on Heidelberg Street for 18 years. My current home studio sculpture garden is on Phillips street in Detroit.
My artistic journey began in Flint, Michigan, where I was surrounded by a rich culture of creativity, resilience, and street art. From an early age, art became a way to process emotions, tell stories, and connect with the world around me. Today, as an international muralist and canvas painter, I create work that blends bold color palettes, strong outlines, and symbolic imagery to explore themes of healing, empowerment, community, and hope. Much of my inspiration comes from nature, public spaces, and the people whose stories shape the communities I work in. Water is a recurring symbol in my work, representing strength, transformation, and renewal. I am also drawn to flowers, wildlife, ancient symbolism, and futuristic elements that create a dialogue between past and future. My creative process begins with research, observation, and sketching. I develop concepts that respond to a specific place or story, then build layers of color, texture, and symbolism to create artwork that is both visually engaging and emotionally meaningful.
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My name is Chris Dragan. I create art. Some people keep journals; for me, my artwork is my journal. My style incorporates elements of contemporary pop and abstract art, set against iconic images, pretentious smears, and other preposterous offerings. My intent is for each viewer to engage with and interpret each piece in their own way and be rewarded by the interaction. I especially strive to create pieces that elicit unique reactions when viewed up close and from afar. I have been active in the southeastern Michigan art community since 2016 and I have had the honor of displaying at a variety of local venues.
For most of her life, Traci Mitchell was an outsider to the art world, working in a Detroit corporate environment. Although she had always loved art and design, she didn’t begin painting seriously until the Covid lockdown, when she decided to teach herself watercolor. She painted every day and, good or bad, mailed her work to friends and family to brighten their day during an uncertain time. What began as a daily creative practice eventually grew into a larger body of work focused on ordinary moments, familiar objects, and a sense of home and nostalgia. Today, Traci continues to develop her work while sharing it with a wider audience through exhibitions, art fairs, and her studio brand, Chère Maison.
📍Harrison Twp, Michigan
Born in Mexico, influenced by flavors and colors, I have been painting since I can remember. I am now an adopted Michigander that likes to experiment with mediums and subject but above all, love colors. I have done commissions, murals and a lot of art in all sizes
Michigan based artist focusing on nature and our connection to it through color and largely birds.
Focus on design nuance's of historic automobiles. Also, design cue's including hood ornaments, body shapes, nameplates. (Facebook page: ApertureforAutomobiles)
Ashley Condon is a Michigan-based stained glass artist and creator of Stained Glash, a handmade stained glass brand focused on warmth, light, color, and emotional storytelling. Working primarily with the Tiffany copper foil method, Ashley creates nature-inspired and symbolic pieces featuring celestial elements, botanicals, organic textures, and vibrant color palettes. Her work is inspired by sunlight, atmosphere, cozy spaces, and the idea that art can bring comfort and connection into everyday life. Through Stained Glash, Ashley hopes to create pieces that feel personal, expressive, and alive when illuminated by natural light.
Walter Bailey here! My aRTlife experience is focused on the obsession with creating aRT that stimulates the imagination of the observer. From 1960s cultural revolution to advance 22nd conceptual aRT, my exclusive Fusion aRTs Media, on smooth glossy acrylic glass, stand as my contribution to the world Field of Fine aRT and a available to Next-Gen visionaries striving for the next great pathway in my beloved aRT.
📍Detroit Mi
Without art the world does not spin…
📍Rochester Hills Michigan
I have been an ARTIST all of my life. It is the only thing I have ever really wanted to be. I have always made art using the simple draw and paint approach so that my images go straight to the canvas. I know art is not a real necessity to survive but it should be part of something in everyone’s life. ART allows one to decorate the imagination, and gives the mind a chance to escape for even a few seconds and revert to childlike thoughts or become amazed by a visual and dynamic thought process. To be mesmerized by the Sistine Chapel or gaze in wonderment at Lavender Mist: number I or even that most amazing child’s drawing from kindergarten art time. My ART is not complex; it simply is as it looks. It is color and form arranged in a basic way that has dynamic dimension and depth. Because of its simplicity there is no hidden meaning; it is what it is. I leave it up to the observer to give it meaning and purpose, so I guess that is the hidden meaning that defines my ART. Any titles that I scribe on the back of my work are sometimes arbitrary as they only serve to indicate and distinguish one from the other. As an artist I am ever searching for the next thing that will bring me forward in my process to convey my message through visual elements and design, to make someone’s world a brighter place upon viewing or, by owning my art, enriching their lives a little each day. Edward Charles Vaughan 1971 - 1994 - 2071 The BIG PINK THING This painting and many of my paintings always represent the way I cope with the world around me. They give me something to fixate on instead of letting the havoc the world throws at me although my havoc isn't a tragic thing its more of dealing with the frustration of the mundane and mind numbing reality of everyday necessities of life the things I have to do in order to make paintings like this one. The Art that I make is Lonely Art it represents my loneliness and it's my way of coping with that loneliness as the only one who Appreciates my ART as much as I Hate My Art it seems to be curse because I don't know if anyone really likes what I'm doing. The gate to the Dream It has no Fall Or no Balance It Lives in Time Displaced
Krystal Kolmetz is a contemporary acrylic artist based in Monroe whose work explores transformation, healing, and resilience through bold color and intuitive expression. Painting since 2023, she creates emotionally driven pieces inspired by personal growth, music, and lived experience.
Classically trained photojournalist mostly photographing BBQ
Stuff
📍Detroit, Mi
I make visual art from music, using acrylics
📍Dearborn, Michigan, United States
Amanda Koss is a distinguished artist and curator based in Dearborn, MI, renowned for her captivating abstract expressionism and innovative use of sustainable materials. With a background in graphic design, Amanda’s work seamlessly merges creativity with precision, offering a unique perspective on contemporary art. Her studio practice is defined by a commitment to sustainability, incorporating recycled and upcycled items like robot vacuums, locally sourced food waste pigments, cardboard, and found objects into her process. Her artistic journey has led to large-scale commissioned works for corporate spaces, including Crain Communications’ Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit offices as well as Amazon's Detroit Corporate offices and the Cadillac Building and recently showcased at the Detroit Grand Prix. In addition to her studio practice, Amanda has curated numerous exhibitions, exhibition opportunities for other artists, shaping collections for prestigious spaces like The Gallery at Brewery Park and Amazon’s corporate office. Amanda's work continues to inspire as she bridges the gap between art, sustainability, and community empowerment, most recently collaborating with the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan on creating creative spaces which provide life lessons and growth opportunities.
📍Macomb, Michigan, United States
I’m Kaelen Thorne, and I don’t just work with metal—I wrestle with it. My focus is on creating sculptural and functional pieces that prove that steel, iron, and copper are not cold or rigid, but hold an incredible capacity for warmth, narrative, and movement. The Philosophy My journey started not in a fancy art school, but with a deep fascination for things that are built to last. I'm self-taught, meaning every scar, every weld, and every polished curve in my work comes from countless hours of trial and error in my own shop, which I affectionately call "The Crucible." My work is driven by a simple idea: finding the poetry in brute force. I love the dynamic tension between industrial roughness and organic shape. You’ll often see my pieces balancing high-shine, intricate detail with raw, hammer-marked textures. I believe in showing the history of the build—the weld lines aren't hidden; they’re often highlighted to tell the story of how the piece came to be. The Process When I start a piece, I don’t just sketch it out; I have a conversation with the material itself. I use traditional techniques like forging, welding, and repoussé (hammering metal into relief), relying on the heat of the forge and the sheer physical effort of the hammer. It's a loud, messy, and intensely focused process. I’m also a relentless scavenger. I incorporate salvaged components—discarded gears, old architectural fittings, and tool fragments—into much of my sculpture. Giving these forgotten objects a second, more meaningful life is a core part of my process. The metal dictates the flow, and my job is to respect its nature while coaxing it into a new, compelling form. The Work My pieces have found homes as custom outdoor installations, large-scale wall art, and unique functional objects in private collections across the country. Every finished work gets a deep, rich patina—an aged finish that enhances the drama of the metal and makes the piece truly tactile. I’m currently focused on a new collection, 'The Anvil's Echo,' where I'm exploring how massive, silent power can be conveyed through the manipulation of a material that is, at its heart, completely unyielding. When you look at my work, I want you to feel the heat of the fire, the ring of the hammer, and the dedication that made it all happen.