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Jason J. Ferguson

Jason J Ferguson is an installation and performance artist originally from Washington D.C. He spent his formative years in Baltimore, where he received his BFA from Towson University, and continued his studies at the University of Delaware, where he completed his MFA in 2006. "I use humor and an absurdist voice to survey challenging topics…

Photo of Rachel DeBoard Rachel DeBoard is a painter originally from Kailua, HI. Her work draws on psychological portraiture, socially awkward encounters, existentialism, and the creaturely. "My work is influenced by process and my surroundings. I make abstracted figures and animals on canvas and linen, using a variety of paint, binders, and drawing tools.” “Animals…

Hi! I’m Marc J. McCay, the Ceramics Studio Manager at the Art Center. If it’s made of clay and needs to be fired, it goes through my hands. I received my MFA from Indiana University-Bloomington and have been making art for many years. Clay is truly a transformative medium; making a functional pot or a…

Yiyun Chen is a photographer, artist, and educator born and raised in Guangdong, China, and currently based in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2015 he received his Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art from Cleveland State University, and in 2018 Yiyun earned his MFA in photography and related media from Rochester Institute of Technology. Yiyun is known…

Photo of Tyanna J. Buie Tyanna J. Buie, a Chicago and Milwaukee native artist, received her BA from Western Illinois University and her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Currently, Buie is an Assistant Professor/Section Chair of Printmaking at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI. "The impermanence experienced due to my upbringing in…