Art Acquisitions Purchase Exhibition
57th Annual MEA/MAEA Art Acquisitions Purchase Awards
Purpose of the Exhibit
The Michigan Education Association (MEA) and the Michigan Art Education Association
(MAEA) announce their annual purchase exhibit to acquire artwork to enhance the MEA headquarters in East Lansing and MEA regional and UniServ offices throughout the state. This exhibit provides an opportunity to showcase the artwork of our members.
Tinola Mayfield-Guerrero – 2021 Juror
“Judging artwork is never easy and this show was no expection to that. I was impressed, inspired, and intrigued by the variety of work submitted.
View the artwork accepted in the 57th annual exhibition—co-sponsored by MEA and the Michigan Art Education Association below (click on first image for slideshow with arrows):
2021 MEA/MAEA Art Acquisitions Purchase Awards Entries and Awards List
Alyssa Graham, Brighton, Monestera, Ceramic, Grout, MDF, $650
Alyssa Graham, Brighton, Anxiety, Ceramic, Metal, Beading, $500
Amy Ruopp, Detroit, Collapsing Time, Mixed Media, Cold Wax, Stones, Beads, Shrink Dinks Collage, SOLD
Amy Ruopp, Detroit, Assemblage, Low Relief Mixed Media, Cold Wax, Gold Leaf, Primo Clay on Panel, $600
Annie Howard, Adrian, Epicenter, Paper, $125
Annie Howard, Adrian, Succulent Arrangement, Stained Glass, $275
Arlinda Crossland, Bloomfield, The New Normal, Watercolor, $475
Arlinda Crossland, Bloomfield, Oh My Goodness, Acrylic, $250
Ashley Julian, Kalamazoo, Hanging by a Thread, Oil on linen, $200
Ashley Kendrek, Clinton, The Four Lilies, Porcelain, $250
Ashley Kendrek, Clinton, Overgrowth, Stoneware, $300
Audrey Zofchak, Ferndale, Satsumas, Oil on Wood Panel, $625
Bethany Goforth, Vassar, Ethereal Morning, Watercolor & Pastel, $325
Brent Jackson, Holland, Dem Tones, Mixed Media – Collage, Paint, Oil Pastel, Printmaking & Digital Media on Paper, $600
Brent Jackson, Holland, Blue Bird, Mixed Media – Collage, Paint & Digital Media on Paper, $400
Carol Patrick, Lansing, Antiquity, Photography, $200
Carol Trojanowski, Haslett, Lake Michigan Shore, Textile Art, $325
Carolyn Steenland, Newaygo, Thatchwork, Fused Glass, $245
Carolyn Steenland, Newaygo, Tree-o, Fused Glass, $165
Catherine Hetherington, Howell, Jennabelle’s Heritage, Oil, $500
Christine Hesch, Mason, Fiber Weaving, Fibers/Driftwood/Buttons, $200
Craig Linderman, Pinckney, Fraud, Envelope Security Patterns & Cut Ink Drawings for Darkest Areas, $800
Craig Linderman, Pinckney, Quarantine, Envelope Security Patterns w/Pen & Ink, $500
Deborah Brown-Cage, Detroit, Beauty, Acrylic Pour Painting, $100
Deborah Conner, Newport, State Suffocation, Mixed Media Weaving – Watercolor, Plastic, SOLD
Deborah Conner, Newport, Oak Dance, Acrylic, $250
Deborah Trent, Grand Rapids, Sunlit Hike, Pastel, $350
Deborah Trent, Grand Rapids, Untitled, Pastel, $450
Donna F St John, Marne, Wake Up – Celebrate Diversity – LGBTQIA, Mixed, Fiber, Recycled Coffee Bags, $780
Donna F St John, Marne, Wake Up – Celebrate Diversity – Color Matters, Mixed, Fiber, Recycled Coffee Bags, $780
Dr. Susan Kruszynski, Muskegon, Feathered Friends, Fiber Arts, $500
Dr. Susan Kruszynski, Muskegon, Surprise Treasures of the Seasons, $500
Edith “Edye” Neid, AuGres, Bluegill – Closeup, Acrylic on Canvas, $335
Elizabeth Costello, West Bloomfield, Rainbow on a Rainy Day, Photography, $150
Francie Dittrich, Haslett, Fire Warrior, Mixed/Acrylic, $140
Francie Dittrich, Haslett, Code #7, Watercolor, $180
Georgia Forster, Ann Arbor, On Hand Snacks, Ceramic, $1,700
Jack Converse, Saline, Lingering on the Landing, Photography, $95
Jacqueline Carroll, Lansing, Wrestling COVID – Deference, Film Photography, Developed & Manipulated in Darkroom, $75
Jacqueline Carroll, Lansing, Wrestling COVID – Patience, Film Photography, Developed & Manipulated in Darkroom, $75
Jacqueolynn Whiteley, Adrian, Bottled Up and Bubbling Over, Ceramic & Glaze, $85
Jacqueolynn Whiteley, Adrian, Floating Through Outer Space, Ceramic & Glaze, $70
Jan Feldbauer, Farmington Hills, Sundance Scenery, Photography, $85
Jim Banas, Okemos, Safe Harbor in Leland, Acrylic on Canvas, SOLD
Jim Banas, Okemos, Floating Florists, Acrylic on Canvas, $450
Joel F. Ellis, Haslett, Lost Lagoon, Oil on Linen, $450
John D. Walton, Marshall, Cabin in the Woods, Watercolor on Paper, $500
John D. Walton, Marshall, Vac Lines, Watercolor on Paper, $400
Joshua Gove, Saint Johns, El Cuarto de la Tribu, Chalk Pastel, $650
Joshua Gove, Saint Johns, Mirror, Mirror…, Chine-Colle Relief Print, $550
Katherine Schuur, Farmington Hills, Insectary, White Gel Pen/Black Paper, $250
Katherine Schuur, Farmington Hills, Social, Pigma Micron, SOLD
Keith Rayner, St. Clair Shores, Metro Toad, Cyanotype Photography, $150
Leigh Ann Greene, Detroit, Dynamics of Compassion, Ink, Colored Pencil, Graphite on Vellum, SOLD
Leigh Ann Greene, Detroit, Erica, Colored Pencil on Vellum, Graphite on Paper, $600
Lisa A. Ewald, Millington, Burgeoning, Photography on Canvas, $250
Mary Clare Duran, Detroit, Water/Tree, Fibers, $350
Michael Libby, Traverse City, 1954, Digital Photograph, SOLD
Michael Libby, Traverse City, Brown Bike, Digital Photograph, $100
Miriam Garcia, Lansing, Badlands – South Dakota, Photography – Metal Print, $400
Nancy House, East Lansing, Jug, Oil on Canvas, $100
Pat Miller Coy, Paw Paw, Lemon Lake Co., Acrylic, $400
Pat Miller Coy, Paw Paw, Boondocks, Acrylic, $400
Paula Imirzian, Farmington Hills, Year of Lemons 2020, Watercolor, $350
Paula Imirzian, Farmington Hills, Remember, Watercolor, $350
Rozlin Opolka, Gregory, Mint of the Matriarchy, Collagraph on Paper, $200
Ryan Davis Flathau, Battle Creek, Driftwood & Pilings, 7/28/17, 9:36:23 PM – 9:36:53 PM, Whitefish Point, Michigan, Archival Pigmented Inkjet Print (from digital camera capture), $400
Ryan Davis Flathau, Battle Creek, Stars Over Lake Huron During Perseids 08/11/2020, 10:26:29 – 11:37:08, Lakeport, Michigan, Archival Pigmented Inkjet Print (from digital camera capture), $400
Sally Giroux, Saginaw, House of the Lord Deliverance, Photograph, $375
Sally Giroux, Saginaw, Please Stand By, Photography, $375
Sarah Hull Sundberg, Spring Arbor, Dragonfly Duo, Acrylic Mixed-Media, $255
Sharon Kay Elzinga, Belmont, Woven Scarf, Weaving, $65
Susan Mankowski, Ann Arbor, Bursting Out, Watercolor, $300
Susan Saltzer-Drucker, Southfield, Cheyenne, Etching, Aquatint, $600
Thomas Thiery, Adrian, Serenade for Alice, Watercolor on Yupo, $450
Thomas Thiery, Adrian, Dreams, Watercolor on Yupo, $375
Victoria Hussey, Clinton Twp., Teacher’s Desk Drawer, Gouache & Ink, SOLD
Victoria Hussey, Clinton Twp., Summer Cosmos, Photography, $85
William “Brad” Vredevoogd, Holland, Turquoise Raku Vase, Ceramic, $125
Alyssa Graham, Brighton, Anxiety, Ceramic, Metal, Beading, $500
Annie Howard, Adrian, Epicenter, Paper, $125
John D. Walton, Marshall, Vac Lines, Watercolor on Paper, $400
Leigh Ann Greene, Detroit, Dynamics of Compassion, Ink, Colored Pencil, Graphite on Vellum, SOLD
Susan Saltzer-Drucker, Southfield, Cheyenne, Etching, Aquatint, $600
Victoria Hussey, Clinton Twp., Teacher’s Desk Drawer, Gouache & Ink, SOLD
Carolyn Steenland, Newaygo, Thatchwork, Fused Glass, $245
Christine Hesch, Mason, Fiber Weaving, Fibers/Driftwood/Buttons, $200
Dr. Susan Kruszynski, Muskegon, Surprise Treasures of the Seasons, $500
Francie Dittrich, Haslett, Fire Warrior, Mixed/Acrylic, $140
Jacqueline Carroll, Lansing, Wrestling COVID – Deference, Film Photography, Developed & Manipulated in Darkroom, $75
Jacqueolynn Whiteley, Adrian, Floating Through Outer Space, Ceramic & Glaze
Joshua Gove, Saint Johns, El Cuarto de la Tribu, Chalk Pastel, $650
Nancy House, East Lansing, Jug, Oil on Canvas, $100
IN HONOR OF MAEA ART EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR – Le Tran from Grand Rapids
Amy Ruopp, Detroit, Collapsing Time, Mixed Media, Cold Wax, Stones, Beads, Shrink Dinks Collage, SOLD
Deborah Conner, Newport, State Suffocation, Mixed Media Weaving – Watercolor, Plastic, SOLD
Jim Banas, Okemos, Safe Harbor in Leland, Acrylic on Canvas, SOLD
Katherine Schuur, Farmington Hills, Social, Pigma Micron, SOLD
Leigh Ann Greene, Detroit, Dynamics of Compassion, Ink, Colored Pencil, Graphite on Vellum, SOLD
Michael Libby, Traverse City, 1954, Digital Photograph, SOLD
Victoria Hussey, Clinton Twp., Teacher’s Desk Drawer, Gouache & Ink, SOLD