Graduating Seniors, LSAA Artists' Works on Display

Northern Michigan University's DeVos Art Museum is showcasing two exhibitions: the annual NMU School of Art & Design Senior Exhibition, which concludes with a closing ceremony from 7-9 p.m. Friday, May 1; and "Celebrating Legacy: Lake Superior Art Association in the Permanent Collection," in honor of the LSAA's 75th anniversary. Admission to the museum is free.

The NMU School of Art & Design Senior Exhibition will highlight capstone art projects from graduating seniors. This semester, the exhibition features ceramics, digital cinema, graphic design, illustration, metalworking and jewelry, painting and drawing, and photography.

The artists and designers include Madison Buszka, Clara Chambers, Livia Ganley, Katelyn Ginger, Aubrey Huddleston, Victoria Iporre Buitrago, Savannah Johnson, Maggie Jordan, Lexi Klamer, Jane Konigsberg, Gianna Madero, Molly Mannot, Paige Miller, Lex Roach, Elliott Smith, Will Voss, Elyse Wejrowski, Aila Weycker, Taryn Whitney and Breeze Wojciechowsk.

The LSAA is the longest-running arts organization in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. In celebration of its legacy, the DeVos Art Museum is hosting an exhibition that brings together past and present LSAA members from the museum's permanent collection who were creating in a variety of media including ceramics, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, textile and painting. The artwork offers glimpses into their observations and experiences of everyday life expressed through abstract, representational and functional forms.

Featured artists include: Bobbi Ameen, Claire Bennett, Barry Bernstein, Helen Bice, Ben Bohnsack, Sally Brebner, Jon Brookhouse, Thomas Cappuccio, Alice Carr, May Cebalo, Sallie Chisholm, Kathleen Conover, Cynthia Coté, Jack Deo, Verna Depro, Nita Engle, Linda Ferguson, Wayne Francis, Christine Garceau, Vivian Glass, Paul Grant, John Gustafson, Niel Haapala, Elizabeth Hadley, Bill Hamilton, Claire Harkin, Ken Hatfield, John Heath, Kaye Hiebel, Marc Himes, John Hubbard, Kathy Carlton Johnson, Celia Kelly, Diane Kordich, Maude Kronquist, Robert LaLonde, Stella Larkin, Vida Lautner, William Leete, Yvonne Lemire, Marj Lehwald, Maggie Linn, Carl Mayer, Mark Mitchell, Josephine Morris, Tyyne Ostlund, Carol Phillips, Vicki Phillips, Bernard Park, James Quirk, Ed Risak, Sue Robishaw, Ann Russ, Christine Saari, Steve Schmeck, JoAnn Deuel Shelby, Betty Shirtz, Patty Smith, Helen Steinhoff, Patrick St. Germain, Dorothy Tracy, Dale Wedig, Sally Wilson and Marvin Zehnder.

Museum hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; and noon to 8 p.m. Thursday.