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All Media Exhibition
Forty-six artists celebrate Detroit culture and heritage through works in mixed media, colorful painting, and sculpture. This exhibition was juried by Dr. Hubert Massey, whose body of work is like a tapestry of social rhythm and expanding color. Dr. Hubert Massey is an award-winning Kresge Fine Arts Fellow whose distinctive fresco murals grace the halls of such visible Michigan destinations as the Flint Institute of the Arts, Detroit Athletic Club, and his alma mater, Grand Valley State University, where he earned an honorary doctorate of fine arts in 2012.
Opening Reception, Friday, January 17th,
6-9PM
[Midtown, Detroit]
4719 Woodward Ave.
On view through February 15th.
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Growth in an Hourglass
M Contemporary Art is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Grant Czuj. In Growth in an Hourglass, the artist utilizes the time-keeping device to represent space and time, two critical elements during his incarceration. Formally represented as two triangles, in this series the hourglass appears in an abstracted form. Not only is it an iconic image in the culture of incarceration (a popular tattoo image for example) but it is also a fragile and elementary image and device to represent linear time existing in a physical space.
Opening Reception, Friday, January 17th, 6-9PM
[Ferndale]
209 E 9 Mile.
On view through February 8th.
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Labyrinths
The Elaine L. Jacob Gallery and University Art Collection, Wayne State University are pleased to present Labyrinths, a solo exhibition by Iranian American artist Shiva Ahmadi. Working across a variety of media that includes painting, digital animation, and sculpture, Ahmadi addresses the machinations of despotic regimes, the horrors of war, and their effects on innocent lives-using beauty to seduce the viewer into her exquisitely crafted scenes. The vibrant fantasy realms in Ahmadi's works are, upon closer inspection, macabre theaters of conflict. The artist appropriates and subverts imagery derived from Persian and Indian miniature paintings, which traditionally depict courtly scenes, mythological epics, and the heroic feats of rulers.
Opening Reception, Thursday, January 16th, 5:30-8:30PM
[Midtown, Detroit]
480 West Hancock
On view through March 20th.
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Subversive Beauty
Curator Anita Bates selected the two artists for this exhibition based on their shared joy of creating, and the common thread of nature as the embodiment of their work. Genevieve Klick uses drawing, colored pencil, watercolor and encaustic to create collages that draw out the beauty from the common and everyday experiences of human-kind. Lindy Shrewbridge (MARSHEW) primarily works with oils, as well as acrylic, ink and spray paint to create her energetic works. Lindy uses the languages of color and dynamic movement to enthrall the viewer.
Opening Reception, Saturday, January 18th,
7-10PM
[Midtown, Detroit]
4620 Cass Ave.
On view through April 4th.
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Taking a Stand
Come celebrate the work of artists in the exhibition Taking a Stand, featuring work by micha cárdenas, Oliver Husain, Elizabeth LaPensée, Meryl McMaster, and Syrus Marcus Ware. Refreshments will be served. At 6:15pm there will be a special performance by Detroit-based artist Sacramento Knoxx in collaboration with Bianca Millar & White Feather Woman. Taking a Stand is a group exhibition that brings together lively and energetic work that highlights the ways in which artists build solidarity and shape contemporary culture as active participants in our society.
Opening Reception, Friday, January 17th, 5:30-7:30PM
[Ann Arbor]
201 South Division St.
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Friendship Circle Soul Studio
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AMERICA
Soul Studio is inaugurating the 2020 election year with AMERICA, an exhibition exploring the land of the free. In this show, Soul artists explore the many stories, sites and objects that make up our great nation; from its sumptuous food, to its glorious technology, to its majestic architecture and landscapes, to its common, famous, and even infamous citizens. Go big, go brave, go bold, go AMERICA. Exhibition Image caption: Background, Jon Reinheimer, "A Divided Nation", 2019, acrylic on paper Left, Mackenzie Matlen, "Statue of Liberty One", 2019, mixed media Right, Mackenzie Matlen, "Statue of Liberty Two", mixed media
Opening Reception, Thursday, January 16th, 6-8PM [West Bloomfield]
5586 Drake Rd.
On view through March 8th.
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Stamelos Gallery Center, UM-Dearborn
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Halal Metropolis
Halal Metropolis is a travelling series of exhibitions by artist Osman Khan, photographer Razi Jafri, and historian Sally Howell, that explores the facts, fictions and imaginaries of the Muslim population(s) in Detroit and Southeast Michigan as viewed through historical/archival research, documentation of current conditions, and explorations of future desires. The UM- Dearborn installation in the Stamelos Gallery Center will highlight the role that food, fashion, and holiday celebrations have played in augmenting Muslim visibility in the region.
Opening Reception, Friday, January 17th,
5-7PM
[Dearborn]
4901 Evergreen Rd.
On view through April 3rd.
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Rockstar: Photography of Scott Legato
Main Gallery Opening photographer Scott Legato showcasing local venues and rock stars of every generation. Enjoy live music with the Sons of Detroit!
Opening Reception, Friday, January 17th, 8PM-1AM
[Midtown, Detroit]
474 Peterboro St.
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Real Estate
Real Estate features artist Thierry Job, whose interest in architecture informs the art in this exhibition. Thierry Job is not an architect; he is a spectator of architecture. He is interested in the occupation of space through architecture, whether it be as shelter, as a monument to faith or power, or as simply functional. Architecture as symbol is of particular interest to Job; places like Versailles, the World Trade Center, the Taj Mahal express power and history in their monumentality. The progressive structures of Le Corbusier, the genius Buckminster Fuller, Frank Gerry, Rem Koolhass, Renzo Piano, Rudy Ricciotti, Zaha Hadid became signatures of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Opening Reception, Saturday, January 18th, 6-10PM
[New Center, Detroit]
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Lectures and Other Events
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Penny Stamps Speaker Series:
Oskar Eustis, the artistic director of the Public Theater in New York, has developed a reputation for adventurous and timely theater productions that have elevated theatergoers' understanding of complicated issues.
Thursday, January 16th, 5-6:30PM [Ann Arbor] 603 E Liberty St.
Cranbrook Art Museum:
Kevin Zucker is a New York-based artist who has a BFA from RISD and an MFA from Columbia University. He has had solo shows in Cologne, Dusseldorf, Milan, and Beijing, as well as in New York, where he is represented by Van Doren Waxter.
Thursday, January 16th, 6-7PM [Bloomfield Hills] 39221 Woodward Ave.
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