Galleries
Opening November 2026
Works from the length of renowned first-generation New York School artist Gerome Kamrowski’s career appear at the Michigan Art Gallery Nov. 20–Dec. 30.
“Bird Man,” ink and gouache on paper, Gerome Kamrowski
Ann Arbor Art Center, 115 W. Liberty. Main Gallery: Colorism (Nov. 20–Jan. 8). Mixed-media installation using video, photography, tactile elements, and montage by artist Rogério M. Pinto to explore how racial categorizations and colorism shape opportunities, privileges, and prejudices. Reception: Nov. 20, 6–8 p.m. Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m.–7 p.m., Sat. & Sun. noon–6 p.m. (734) 994–8004, annarborartcenter.org.
Ann Arbor District Library Downtown, 343 S. Fifth Ave. Lower lvl. display cases: Stitched Editions (Oct. 29–Dec. 9). Unique artworks made from stitched-together woodblock prints and laser engravings by artist Melih Meric. Lower lvl. program rm.: Exiled to Motown (Nov. 7–19). Archival photographs, documents, and artifacts related to the story of the Japanese community in Detroit, a self-guided exhibit created by the Japanese American Citizens League of Detroit. 2nd & 3rd fls.: f/8 and Be There (Oct. 16–Jan. 8). Black-and-white photographs documenting life in Ann Arbor from the 1960s to the 1980s, and later color photos of Americans at work by veteran photojournalist Andrew Sacks. Daily 10 a.m.–8 p.m. (734) 327–4555.
Chris Nordin Studios Gallery, 117 E. Ann. Travel Sketches in Oil and Watercolor (Nov. 20–Dec. 31). Work by local artist Claudia Burns. Reception: Nov. 20, 5–8 p.m. Thurs. & Fri. noon–4 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. (734) 834–2952, [email protected], chrisnordinstudios.com.
Crazy Wisdom Gallery, 114 S. Main, upstairs. Where the Brush Leads (Nov. 1–29). Colorful intuitively made semi-abstract paintings based on the natural world by local artist Sandra Drabant. Reception: Nov. 4, 5:30–7 p.m. Sun.–Tues. 11–6 p.m., Wed.–Sat. 11–9 p.m. crazywisdom.net.
Dexter District Library, 3255 Alpine, Dexter. Layers of Memory (Nov. 2–Jan. 3). Evocative abstract paintings by local artist Marie Parmer. Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–9 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. 1–5 p.m. (734) 482–4110, dexter.lib.mi.us.
Dreamland Theater, 26 N. Washington, Ypsi. Ocular Visit (Nov. 22–Dec. date TBA). Mixed media, photographs, and sculptural objects from local artists Canton Belanger, Christine Broxvoort, and others. Reception: Nov. 22, 6–8 p.m., with psychedelic light and sound from DJ Hee Haw. Check facebook.com/theaterdreamland for hours.
Dzanc House, 402 S. Huron St., Ypsi. Minumental (Nov. 6–27). Tiny art with a big message in this group show curated by Stone & Spoon owner Jen Eastridge. Receptions: Nov. 6 & 27, 5–8 p.m. Check dzanchouse.org/gallery for gallery hours.
Gallery 55+, U-M Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. Susan Jacob & Joan Cohen Jones (Oct. 30–Jan. 28). Collages by Jacob and mixed-media works by Cohen Jones, both local artists. Reception: Nov. 8, 3–4:30 p.m. Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (734) 998–9353, michmed.org/tswp.
Jewish Community Center, 2935 Birch Hollow. Amster Gallery: Ron Sussman (Nov. 19–Jan. date TBA). Stained glass pieces, works in pyrography (burned designs into organic surfaces), and dot art by this local artist. Reception: Nov. 19, 6–7:30 p.m. Mon.–Thurs. 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. (734) 971–0990, jccannarbor.org.
Michigan Art Gallery, Schmidt’s Antiques, 5138 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsi. Gerome Kamrowski: Works from the 1930s–2000s (Nov. 20–Dec. 30). Over 51 works from the length and breadth of a career marked by experimentation and exploration, organized in collaboration with this artist’s estate. A U-M professor from 1946–1982, Kamrowski (1914–2004) participated in various movements, including the American surrealists and the first generation of the New York School. His experiments with automatism, including a 1940–1941 collaboration with William Baziotes and Jackson Pollock, helped form the groundwork for Abstract Expressionism. Reception: Nov. 20, 6–9 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Tues.–Fri. by appointment. [email protected], (734) 434–2660.
U-M Duderstadt Center Gallery, 2281 Bonisteel Blvd. Tree of Eternity (Nov. 9–25). Interactive exhibit by U-M art and design student Mya Kim that invites visitors to recall memories, changing the shape of a large projected tree. With ambient atmospheric audio. Reception: Nov. 14, 5 p.m. Tues.–Fri. & Sun. noon–6 p.m. (734) 763–3266, dc.umich.edu/gc-gallery.
U-M Institute for the Humanities, 202 S. Thayer. Like the Flowing River (Nov. 4–Dec. 11). Meditative abstract sculptural works in natural materials by Berlin-based artist Tomoyuki Ueno. Reception: Nov. 4, 6:30–8 p.m. Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (734) 936–3518, lsa.umich.edu/humanities.
U-M International Institute, 547 Weiser Hall, 500 Church. Main gallery: Awakening the Dragon (Nov. 4–Dec. 11). An exhibition of a 25-foot-long, Asian-inspired sci-fi dragon for use in a traditional “dragon dance” that includes artifacts from its construction by artist Zhen Guo with U-M faculty arts lecturer Raymond Wetzel, artist Jeri Rosenberg, students, and volunteers. Mon.–Fri. 8 a.m.–5 p.m. (734) 763–9200, crees.umich.
U-M Power Center, 121 Fletcher. Ann Arbor Fiber Arts Guild (Nov. 3–Dec. 14). Juried exhibition of fiber art by members of this local group. Viewing 1 hour prior to any Power Center performance. You do not need a ticket to enter. Performance schedule is at tinyurl.com/power-center-schedule.
U-M Stamps Gallery, 201 S. Division. Under the Quiet, Beyond the Eye (Sept. 11–Dec. 12). See event review, pg. TK. Ambitious mid-career survey of work by interdisciplinary Jamaica-born artist and UCLA professor Cosmo Whyte, a U-M alum whose work combines installation, sculpture, painting, and drawing to create otherworldly inquiries into immigration, colonialism, and resistance. Wed., Fri., & Sat. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. and Thurs. 11 a.m.–7 p.m. (734) 615–5137, stamps.umich.edu/stamps-gallery.
WSG Gallery, 111 E. Ann. Holiday Show (Nov. 25–Dec. 30). Group show of original paintings, jewelry, ceramics, fiber art, collage, woodwork, toy figures, cards, jigsaw puzzles, and more by WSG members and invited artists. Reception: Nov. 29, 2–4 p.m. Wed. & Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thurs. & Sun. noon–5 p.m. (except Nov. 26), and Fri. noon–7 p.m. (734) 929–2621, wsg-art.com.
Ongoing Exhibits
Oil paintings in vibrant colors by Detroit artist Lila Kadaj appear in the U-M North Campus Research Complex Connections Gallery (bldg. 18 tunnel) through Dec. 11.
Image: Cardinal in oil by Lila Kadaj
22 North, 22 N. Huron St., Ypsi. Strange Goodbyes: When one door closes, another opens (Oct. 16–Nov. 14). Unsettling installations that incorporate large-scale prints by Detroit-area artist Emily Legleitner, a U-M grad. Reception: Nov. 14, time TBA. Sat. & Sun. 2–5 p.m. or by appointment at [email protected], 22north.org.
The African American Cultural and Historical Museum, 3261 Lohr. Reclaiming the Wild (Aug. 29–TBA). Washtenaw County nature and wildlife photographs by local photographer Ryan Henyard. Black in Bicentennial (Aug.–TBA). Photos, prints, and artifacts from 200 years of Black life, leadership, and legacy in Washtenaw County. Sat. noon–4 p.m. (734) 761–1717, aachm.org.
Ann Arbor City Club, 1830 Washtenaw Ave. Toni Oliverio (Oct. 26–Dec. 7). Nature scenes in watercolor, pastels, and pen & ink by this local artist. Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (734) 662–3279, annarborcityclub.org.
Ann Arbor District Library Malletts Creek, 3090 E. Eisenhower. A Garden for All Seasons (Oct. 5–Nov. 15). Flower photographs by local artist Naz Edwards. Daily 10 a.m.–8 p.m. (734) 327–4200.
Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. Ben Miller, Paul Kasurin, & Laurence Miller (Oct. 16–Dec. TBA). Psychedelic, abstract expressionist, and surrealist paintings, drawings, and works in mixed media by these local artists. Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (734) 794–6250, a2gov.org/senior.
Argus Museum, 525 W. William, 2nd fl. Jill Freedman Estate (Oct. 8–Nov. TBA). Black-and-white photographs by street photographer Freedman (1939–2019), known for documenting the rougher aspects of American life. Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (734) 769–0770, argusmuseum.wordpress.com.
Chelsea Area Historical Society, 128 Jackson St., Chelsea. 250 Years of American Service (May–TBA). Period military uniforms, wartime mementos, home front artifacts, and other historical items in honor of Memorial Day. Also, the story of Chelsea’s automobile and railway history. Sat. noon–3 p.m. (734) 800–1850, [email protected], chelseahistory.org.
Chris Nordin Studios Gallery, 117 E. Ann. John Gargano (Oct. 2–Nov. 13). Sculpture and functional works by this Louisiana ceramics artist. Thurs. & Fri. noon–4 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. (734) 834–2952, [email protected], chrisnordinstudios.com.
Creal Microgallery, 1215 Creal Cres., front yard. Remember (Oct. 4–Nov. 15). Sculptural installation by Oregon-based artist Brandi Jacobs explores ideas of honoring the dead. Daily, sunrise–11 p.m. [email protected].
EMU Galleries. University Gallery (EMU Student Center, 900 Oakwood): Currents: A Regional High School Student Exhibit (Oct. 26–Nov. 19). Work by high school student artists. Ford Gallery (114 Ford Hall): The Great Big Faculty Show (Sept. 28–Nov. 6). Work in a variety of media by EMU art faculty members. University Gallery: Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Ford Gallery: Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. (734) 487–1268, emugalleries.org.
U-M Hatcher Graduate Library, 913 South University. Hatcher Library North, 1st. fl. exhibit rm.: Faster and More Fun: American Home Cooking in the 1920s (Oct. 1–Dec. 16). Historical materials that illustrate women’s changing relationship with food, cooking, and technology during the heady period between WWI and the Great Depression. Hatcher Library north, 1st. fl. Hatcher Gallery exhibit space: Comics Beyond Sight (Oct. 2–Dec. 7). Artifacts that illustrate a variety of approaches to making comics visually accessible, from audio descriptions to 3D printing and screen-based touch interfaces. Clark Library, 2nd fl. Hatcher Library South: Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps, Campus Traditions, and the Women Who Made Them (Sept. 17–Mar. 10). The library celebrates the centennial of an iconic 1926 pictorial map of Ann Arbor with artifacts exploring the map’s history, campus traditions, a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking, and even an interactive scavenger hunt. Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (734) 936–2314, [email protected], lib.umich.edu.
U-M International Institute, Weiser Hall, 500 Church St. Rm. 1010: The Art of Memory (Sept. 1–Apr. 21). Exhibit of paintings by Felix Lembersky (1913–1970), who began his career within the Soviet avant-garde milieu in Ukraine, but when his artistic expression ran afoul of Soviet ideals, he was banned from exhibition in the U.S.S.R. Mon.–Fri. 8–5 p.m. (734) 763–9200, crees.umich.
U-M Institute for the Humanities, 202 S. Thayer. Osterman Common Rm.: Fashion/Forward (Oct. 8–Dec. 1). Invitational group exhibit of work about fashion by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences from around the country features drawings, paintings, sculptures, textiles, clothing, and more. Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (734) 936–3518, lsa.umich.edu/humanities.
U-M Museum of Art (UMMA), 525 S. State. Taubman I Gallery: Black Wall Street Journey: Re and De Imagining Black Progress (Sept. 26–Jan. 24). Houston-based social-practice artist and MacArthur Fellow Rick Lowe’s largest institutional solo exhibition in the U.S. to date includes more than twenty new works, including his beautiful large-scale abstract paintings, part of an 8-year-long public art project inspired by the rebuilding of Tulsa’s Greenwood neighborhood following the 1921 Tulsa Massacre. Tues.–Sat. 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. noon–5 p.m. (734) 764–0395, umma.umich.edu/exhibitions.
U-M North Campus Research Complex, 2800 Plymouth Rd., bldg. 18. Rotunda Gallery: Diagrams of Memory: Interwoven Ontology (Sept. 25–Dec. 11). Detroit artist Camille Ann Brewer uses textiles, linear elements, cartographic & photographic images, and other media to explore time and space in her work. Connections Gallery (bldg. 18 tunnel): Lila Kadaj (Sept. 25–Dec. 11). Texture-rich oil paintings in vibrant colors by Detroit artist Kadaj. Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (734) 936–3326.
U-M Stamps Gallery, 201 S. Division. Under the Quiet, Beyond the Eye (Sept. 11–Dec. 12). Ambitious mid-career survey of work by interdisciplinary Jamaica-born artist and UCLA professor Cosmo Whyte, a U-M alum whose work combines installation, sculpture, painting, and drawing to create otherworldly inquiries into immigration, colonialism, and resistance. Wed., Fri., Sat. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. & Thurs. 11 a.m.–7 p.m. (734) 615–5137, stamps.umich.edu/stamps-gallery.
U-M Taubman College Liberty Annex, 305 W. Liberty. Out of the Ordinary (Sept. 3–Dec. 4). Photos, drawings, and models from Chicago design firm John Ronan Architects, known for conceptual innovation and exploration of materiality. Fri. 6–9 p.m. & Sat. 1–4 p.m. (734) 764–1300, taubmancollege.umich.edu.
Washtenaw Community College ML Art Gallery, Morris Lawrence Bldg., 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Collective Inspirations (Sept. 18–Dec. 18). Paintings and prints by members of local group The Chelsea Painters. Mon.–Thurs. 8 a.m.–8 p.m., Fri. 8 a.m.–5 p.m., & Sat. 8 a.m.–noon. [email protected], wccnet.edu/gallery.
WSG Gallery, 111 E. Ann. Transformation (Oct. 14–Nov. 21). Abstract oil paintings on the mysteries of creative transformation by Sara Adlerstein. Wed. & Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thurs. & Sun. noon–5 p.m., and Fri. noon–7 p.m. (734) 929–2621, wsg-art.com.
Yourist Studio Gallery, 6087 Jackson Rd., ste. 200. The Great Lakes Cup Show (Oct. 23–Nov. 14). Juried exhibition of cups by 40+ Michigan ceramicists, featuring diverse forms, colors, textures, and techniques. Also, works by invited ceramic artists from across the region. Tues., Wed., Fri., & Sat. noon–6 p.m. (734) 662–4914, [email protected], youristpottery.com.