CURRENT EXHIBITS

On display April 15-June 10, 2013

NEWSPAPER DIARY: PHOTOGRAPHY
Joanne Leonard
For Joanne Leonard, preserving newspaper clippings is something of an urgent task since future generations may know only digital versions of these fragile pages of newspaper.  Through the juxtaposition of news images and images in books, Leonard creates a conversation in her photographs between present and past. The pictures she makes, sometimes witty, often poignant, are a form of diary; they reflect her daily observations as she reads the newspaper over morning coffee. Leonard’s work has been widely exhibited and published, including exhibition in the San Francisco Museum of Art’s Women of Photography, and publication in Janson’s History of Art, Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, and the Time-Life Library of Photography.  She is a Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at U-M.
Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display April 15-June 10, 2013
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

COVERED: A COLLECTION OF ARTIST'S BOOKS
U-M Book Arts Students
When viewing contemporary artists' books, we find alternative bindings and printing methods that often change the form of the traditional codex by altering type or image, shape or structure. For this exhibit, U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design Book Arts Instructor, Barbara Brown, has collected a body of work created by her students who have spent the 2013 winter semester exploring contemporary books and making books as art objects. The following students have work in the show: Ashley Allis, Jessica Costantini, Caili Dalian, Nancy Huynh, Rachel Junker, Janice Lee, Minji Lee, Nina Levin, Corinn Lewis, Rosie Liao, Lyz Luidens, Erica Neuman, Megan Reina, Anna Schulte, Amanda Stimac, Haley Tanasijevich, Diane Thach and Leah Whiteman.
Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display April 15-June 10, 2013
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

VISIONS OF SERENITY: MULTI MEDIA GROUP SHOW
Athena Art Society
One of the oldest women's professional art organizations in the country, the Athena Art Society began in 1903 at the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio to assist and encourage women in all branches of the fine arts. Athena provides local art awards and scholarships for women, and it stimulates local community participation through leadership and partnerships with other art organizations. Their calming, representational and abstract images, landscape scenes, and figures evoke memories and feelings, reflecting Visions of Serenity. Members work in all media, including: painting, drawing, pastel, mixed media, photography, ceramics, sculpture, glass and fiber art.
Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display April 15-June 10, 2013
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS: ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
Adrienne Kaplan
Ann Arbor based Adrienne Kaplan explores the American search for happiness by choosing a day at the beach. Her goal is to transmit this search and achievement through the interplay of the paint and the subject. Her works are semi-representational acrylic paintings on canvas. Kaplan earned her BFA in Studio Art & History from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and her MFA in Printmaking from Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She is represented by WSG gallery in Ann Arbor, where she is an active partner and has exhibited her work continuously since 2005.
Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display April 15-June 10, 2013
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

BEHIND THE VEIL: MONOPRINT & MIXED MEDIA
Casey Blanchard
Casey Blanchard is a monoprint and mixed media artist living in Vermont. During her travels, Blanchard considers no found object too grand or insignificant for expression in the printing medium. She finds the process of monoprinting to be engaging, fluid, unpredictable and fun. It is the mysteries behind the frayed veil, the torn edge and the unspoken word that intrigue her. Blanchard hopes to wake up the viewer’s perception, encouraging in them reflection, exploration and a connection to meaning. She uses organic materials in her artwork to help draw people to their natural, healthy and whole state. Blanchard has been involved in arts in healthcare both nationally and internationally. Online gallery here.
Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display April 15-June 10, 2013
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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BIRDPANTS: MIXED MEDIA
Missy Orge
Missy Orge creates work that is evocative of scientific curiosities and mounted butterflies, with a humor that sneaks up and inspires a much closer look. Her current work focuses on birdpants  ̶  tiny, ornithologically correct pants that “could be for backyard visitors who are either fashion-forward or simply chilly in the Michigan winter.” She employs traditional craftwork such as quilting, embroidery and beading to produce highly detailed  ̶  and decidedly non-traditional  ̶  confections that encourage the viewer to consider the possibilities of enticing a chickadee to don a pair of slacks. Making Ann Arbor her home for more than 20 years, she spends her spare time filling bird feeders in the hope that, one day, she can talk a songbird into modeling her creations.
Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display April 15-June 10, 2013
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

On display April 15-August 12, 2013

MEDITERRANEO: WATERCOLOR
Kay Cassill
Widely traveled artist Kay Cassill looks for the unusual and the most ordinary views to save in her sketchbook and camera. In her studio, the sketches and photos give rise to watercolor paintings. Whitewashed walls clinging to a cliff and expressive views of a town as seen by a view of a single walkway are details in her paintings that help viewers feel that they were there. Cassill’s postgraduate studies include the University of Iowa, the Art Student’s League in New York City and the Academe de la Grande in Chaumiere, Paris. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York among others. She maintains a studio on Cape Cod as well as in Michigan.
Gifts of Art Gallery – Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display April 15-August 12, 2013
Open M-F from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

On display April 15-December 9, 2013

PAPERWEIGHTS & STUDIO GLASS
UM-Dearborn Permanent Art Collection
The American studio glass movement started in 1962 with glass workshops held at the Toledo Museum of Art. The workshops, taught by Harvey Littleton along with scientist Dominick Labino, introduced a small furnace built for working glass that made it possible for artists to work in independent studios. The studio glass movement quickly spread north to Michigan, and in 1982, a decision was made that studio glass would be the focus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn permanent art collection, which is housed at the Alfred Berkowitz Gallery. This exhibition is a portion of that collection, spotlighting studio glass art by major artists working in the medium, including Dominick Labino, Marvin Lipofsky and Richard Ritter.
Gifts of Art Gallery – Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level B2
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display April 15-December 9, 2013
Open M-F from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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On display June 17-August 12, 2013

BOTANICALS & STILL LIFES: WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS
Carol J. Evert
Carol J. Evert's vibrant watercolor paintings depict suspended moments of beauty and grace within our often frenetic world. Bold florals and organic elements are juxtaposed with shiny, man-made objects and repeating patterns of light and shadow to engage the viewer in a world that shifts between the two- and three-dimensional. Evert received a B.S. from Eastern Michigan University and continued her education there as a graduate student in watercolor. In addition to widely exhibiting her artwork, Evert is the leader of the Saline Painters Guild and a member of Ann Arbor Women Artists, Michigan Water Color Society, Ann Arbor Arts Alliance, and Cake Eaters of 212 Arts Center.
Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display June 17-August 12, 2013
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

ART GLASS
Bill Poceta
Bill Poceta is one of the leading studio glass artists working today. He creates one-of-a-kind blown glass vessels that resonate with both past and present. His work is influenced by various glass and ceramic
forms found in ancient cultures including Greek, Roman and Egyptian. Being a former painter, the surface of his work becomes a painting in glass. The reference for his surface designs can be traced to the Minoan culture, 3000 B.C. Although his reference is ancient functional form, his glass vessels are modern and architectural. Poceta’s museum quality work engages the viewer with beautiful forms and surface designs that can be traced to the late Bronze Age.
Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display June 17-August 12, 2013
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

FROM THE WINDOW SEAT: COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY
Kip Kriigel
Kip Kriigel is an avid photographer who believes that interesting photographs can be found in everyday common places, where most people never think of photographing  ̶  places that can be seen in different light, weather conditions and time of day. His philosophy is to always carry a camera. Although his favorite subjects are nature and wildlife in his Oxford, Michigan backyard, Kriigel often travels for work. Flying more than 100,000 miles a year for over 25 years has provided him the opportunity to photograph the world from the perspective of the frequent flyer. 
Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display June 17-August 12, 2013
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

GOURDS & BASKETS: MIXED MEDIA
Karen Fenwick
Bloomfield Hills based artist and educator Karen Fenwick incorporates nature's wonderful array of gem stones, agates, fossils, plant fibers and precious metals into her basketry and gourd art. Upon the completion of her first basket from a kit purchased at the Greenfield Village gift shop in 2003, Fenwick’s journey and passion took hold as a self-taught artist. Her attention to detail, using various carving techniques with stone inlays and pyrography (wood burning), enhances and makes each piece unique. She is continuously inspired and amazed by the things that come from the earth  ̶  nature's art.
Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display June 17-August 12, 2013
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. 

FIELDS OF FLOWERS: OIL PAINTINGS
Kathleen Eaton
Kathleen (Kay) Eaton is a portrait, figurative, landscape and still life artist, working mainly in oils on linen, canvas and board. Her work employs a combination of realism and impressionism. Eaton’s current body of work depicts florals of all sizes, from individual flowers to massive fields. The fields are often mystical spaces that are not meant to reflect a realist impression but draw one into an otherworldly place. Eaton has studied with well known artists that include Daniel Gerhartz, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Nancy Guzik, Rose Franzen and C.W. Mundy. Her work is shown in galleries, exhibits and private collections throughout the United States. She resides in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where she paints outdoors year-round and enjoys quiet time in her studio.
Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display June 17-August 12, 2013
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

DIMENSION: FIBER CONSTRUCTIONS
Diane Núñez
Southfield, Michigan based artist Diane Núñez blends her knowledge of landscape architecture with fiber to create three-dimensional fiber sculptures. She starts with a sketchbook, then she hand dyes, cuts and embellishes her fabric. Finally, she assembles it all with a sewing machine to showcase her repetitive, gridded structures. Núñez exhibits her award winning work nationally, and her work can be found in many private collections and publications.
Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display June 17-August 12, 2013
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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SOOZIEDOOZIE HAND PAINTED FIBER DOLLS
Susie McColgan
Susie McColgan's love of textiles, fine art and whimsical illustration comes to life with the Sooziedoozie Dolls she created in 2012 at her McColgan Gallery in Saginaw, Michigan. Her passion is to bring happiness and heartfelt love to all ages through the eyes of innocence and fun. Each doll and soft sculpture is individually hand painted by McColgan and sewn with special care and attention to detail. Coco the little french girl, Sooziedoozie the little sweetie, and Gwendolyn the little cowgirl each have their own whimsical and curious story. McColgan graduated from the University of Michigan in 1981 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Her paintings and portraits are included in corporate and private collections across the U.S.
Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display June 17-August 12, 2013
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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