Category Archives: From our Artists

Written Into Rock is now on view in the 117 Gallery from now until May 5. Check out our feature on Brian Spolans who has several pieces in this exhibition. Learn more about the exhibition here. Brian Spolans is an artist and instructor based in Southeast Michigan. His work has been exhibited at 500X Gallery in…

Straight Up, our monthly art pop-up is back! We're showcasing local artist, Chris Sammons. Grab a drink, groove to live music, and soak up the local art scene at Alley Bar on Monday, April 23 from 7PM-10PM.  Chris “Dokebi” Sammons is an illustrator and graphic designer currently based in Ann Arbor. Although born in Queens,…

ARTIFACTS/ECOFACTS Bio: Jessica Tenbusch received her BFA in 2011 and MFA in 2014 from Eastern Michigan University. She was born in Metro-Detroit in 1984 and in her childhood, she was lucky to share her home with a multitude of other animals and hundreds of houseplants. Outside was always inside. She has devoted her studio practice…

Re/Viewing Oppression, a collaborative pop-up installation created by  Juliet Seignious and Ann Pearlman, is currently on display from now until April 5. Seignious and Pearlman  set out to explore themes of mass incarceration, police violence and the black experience through their individual work and through collaborative painting. Two pieces from this recent collaboration will be…

We spoke with Heather Accurso, an Ann Arbor-based artist, about her work currently on display in our 117 Gallery as part of our exhibition, Favorites' Favorites. Heather holds an MFA from the University of Chicago and teaches drawing at Washtenaw Community College. You can check out Favorites' Favorites from now until February 10, 2018.  What…