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2019 March 1 to April 30 Artist’s View Exhibition

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Artist’s View is an exhibit displaying the work of artists coordinated by Mina Greco Hall. Their works cover a wide range of subject matter and each artist brings their personal viewpoint to this collection of surreal, abstract, and nostalgic representation of the world around us. After learning the basics, join the featured artists in their series of experiments with color, shape and form.

 

MINA GRECO HALL

          

“I began painting in my teens and studied in private schools in Taranto, the Italian port where I was born, soon having an exhibit in the Taras Gallery in that city. I participated next in Lipari, Sicily in 1956; in Rome in an international exhibit; and in various other Italian cities such as Termoli, Campobaso, Ligure, the Brera Gallery in Milan, etc.

“In the early 1960’s, I emigrated to the US and made Lansing, MI my home. Several newspapers and books in Italy and the US have carried pictures and my information. From Lansing I received a silver medal at the Cannes International Art Festival in France in 2005, and in the same year, the prestigious Szepmuvestzeti Museum in Budapest, Hungary, included me in an international exhibition. I also exhibited in the Louvre Art Museum, in Paris, in an international exhibit, in 2005.

“My autobiography entitled From Italy to America with Love, was published by Xlibris in 2012 revealing my life as a child in WWII in Taranto, Italy, as well as my artistic career there and in Michigan.”

BART RYPSTRA

          

 

CAROL EMERSON

          

 

CYNTHIA MAYES

        

 

DANIELLE “GINGER” SMITH

         

 

DIANA OGLESBY

          

 

GAIL JORAE

         

 

JEANETTE PIZZO

         

 

KAREN AMWAY

         

 

KIMBERLY RAYCRAFT

          

 

MARILYN LINE

          

 

MICHELLE P. HOLMBERG

          

 

NIRMALA SHAH

          

 

PEARL BROOKS

          

 

SANDRA YOUNG

           

 

SUSAN BROEMMEL

         

See Event Notification Poster Here: 2019 March 1 to April 30 Artist’s View

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2019 Jan 11 to Feb 28 – Multiple Artists Exhibition

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Opening Reception: 2019 Jan 11,  5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Gallery Hours:  Tues through Sat :: 12 to 5 pm

Terry Terry

Grant Guimond
http://myartsnightout.com/artists/grant-guimond

Andy Schiff
https://andyschiff.com/

Bruce Thayer
http://brucethayerstudio.com/

Ziui Chen
http://www.ziuichen.com/

Jack Bergeron
https://www.facebook.com/Jack-Bergeron-Artist-Illustrator-1859643890928619/

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Ziui Chen Vance – ’cause the eyes don’t lie – November 2 – December 30, 2018

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Opening Reception: Friday, November 2, 5-8PM
November 2 – December 30, 2018

William Shakespeare once stated that “the eyes are a window into the soul.” As a woman, I was always told to keep my eyes calm, settled, and assuring, while letting my smile do all the talking. Always avoiding the abruptness of famously expressive “China-man’s” acute smile and overly expressive eyes.

In reality my laughter is big. And my eyes reflect this.

The rethinking of the eyes of significant faces that define women in art history these works are examining the smile itself as a boundary. Their smiling eyes forcing further ambiguity of their emotions and testing whether the audience is friend or foe. The perplexing character they extol guarding with glee over all they survey. No longer muted by the question of their smile.

Ziui Chen Vance
Ziui Chen Vance

Artist Bio:

Chinese born and Michigan based visual artist, Ziui Chen Vance is bridging new territories between calligraphy, painting and design. As a contemporary descendent of a long line of calligraphy masters, including Chang DaQian, XU Bing, and Qi Bashi, among others, Ziui, engages the historic lines and visual ambience of the classic china composition, while embarking on the sublime in her representation of the smiling faces of women that dominate art history.

Artist Description:

As an artist and designer with 25 years of calligraphy training, and a partner in UVXYZI focused on establishing socio-spatial equilibriums through design. Ziui’s interests are in imagining new objects based on the visual language of emotions. The new objects contrast reality in scale, assimilating the audience into the character of subtle gestures. Ziui has previously utilized this mode of thinking during her career in product placement and retail design, working with a variety of internationally renowned companies to perfect their visual brand. Most notably are Lining sportswear, EbayChina, and Seimens (New Jersey) where she worked on domestic interface systems. Ziui completed a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design from Tsinghua University and a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Michigan Stamps College of Art and Design where she was awarded a research fellowship to investigate product design interface systems for visually impaired persons. Additionally, she has prior studies in Painting from the Sichuan Fine Arts Academy and has participated in numerous showings for national and international galleries in China, France, Russia, Michigan, and New Jersey.