Cheryl Ann Boc-Chidester’s piece "Swirls from Above and Below" was juried into Glen Arbor Art Center's exhibition "The Sky is Always There," which runs through March 20, 2025. Additionally, several of her architecture-themed paintings will be on display at Northville's Tuscan Cafe from January 23 through March 20, 2025.

Anne Furnaris has had a sculpture accepted for the exhibition “Sky & Space” at the Anton Art Center January 18- February 22, 2025.

Janet Almstadt-Davison has one piece of art in Orion Art Center Chroma Exhibition now through February 6, 2025. "Standing Alone" is 33 x 24 acrylic paint. In the "Sky and Space" exhibit at the Anton Art Center is her acrylic painting "Looking at the Meadow," on display until February 22, 2025.

Barbara Clay’s painting “Lila One” has been juried into the 52nd Michigan Annual Exhibition at the Anton Art Center.The exhibit runs January 25th to February 22nd, 2025, with reception on Saturday the 25th, 1-3 p.m.

Deborah Benedic's photograph "St.Pete Blue at Night" was juried into the show "Sky & Space," juried by Garth Glazier. This show, upstairs at The Anton Art Center, runs January 18 to February 22, 2025. Opening reception: Saturday, January 15, 2025, 1-3 pm. She will also present two new works at The Bridge Gallery (191 W. Parkhurst, Detroit) Friday, May 10, 2025 from 5 to 9.

Marguerite Carlton has two pieces in the exhibit “Power of Abstraction” that opens tomorrow, Friday, January 17, 2024 from 5 to 9 at Westland City Hall.

Sue Schneider’s “Small Repairs” has been accepted for the Michigan Annual LII exhibition at the Anton Art Center in Mt. Clemens, MI, January 25 through February 22, 2025. Additionally, her work “Domestic Bliss” has been accepted for Eros & Thanatos, a National Juried Exhibition at Buckham Gallery in Flint, MI, January 17 - February 15, 2025.

Anne Furnaris’ bronze sculpture “Cosmic Pendulum” has been accepted for a show sponsored by the Greater Flint Arts Council (816 S. Saginaw St), January 10 - February 7, 2025.

Jen Muse was juried into Bitter & Beauty: Winters Truth in the Midwest, which is showing January 14 to February 22, 2025 at CTAC-Traverse City, 322 Sixth St, Traverse City, MI 49684.

Steffanie Samuels has been accepted into Small Works at the Lawrence Street Gallery, a show juried by Edward Duff: 22620 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI 48220; Dec. 4 - 27, 2024. Additionally, three pieces were accepted for the exhibition, Solstitium: The Sun Stands Still at Riverside Arts Center, 76 N Huron St, Ypsilanti, MI 48197;; Dec 4 - 28, 2024

Patricia J. Baker was juried into Amber Collective Show at Carr Center, 15 E. Kirby in Detroit. Opening reception November 22. 2024, 6pm-8pm.

Cheryl Chidester has been active in the arts! Read about it (and see the images) in her 2024 Holiday Newsletter.

Patricia J. Baker’s jewelry and art is on view at the Galerie Camile at 4130 Cass Ave suite c, Detroit, MI 48201. The gallery director is Marta Carvajel, also a member of DSWPS.

Anne Furnaris is represented in the exhibition “Food in Art” at the Grosse Pointe Artists Association, 32 Lake Shores Rd (313 881 3454), on view from November 23, 20224 to January 12, 2025. 9 am to 5 pm

Lindsay Tyler’s painting “Eclipse” has been juried into the Think Small exhibition at the Lawrence Street Gallery in Ferndale: 22620 Woodward Avenue, Ferndale MI 48220. The show runs from December 4th to December 27th.

DSWPS clearly rules in the Small works department! Here are the members with works accepted for Small Works at Northville Art House (November 15 - December 14, 2024): Suzanne Allen, Cheryl Boc-Chidester, Danna Bowersox, Laura Gabriel, Kathleen McNamee, Frances Seikaly, Pat Vartanian, Lori Zurvalec; and these are the members with work in Think Small at the Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale (December 4 - 27, 2024): Danna Bowersox, Daria Fileta, Lynn Edwards Newman, Carol Cook Reid, Steffanie Samuels, Mary Stebbins Taitt, Lindsay Tyler, Pat Vartanian, Nancy Wanchik, Lori Zurvalec.

Lindsay Tyler has work accepted in three juried shows: (1) The Spectrum Art Show at the PARC - Plymouth Arts & Recreation Complex (650 Church Street, Plymouth, MI 48170), Oct 9 - Dec 2, 2024. (2) The 2024 Small Works Exhibition at Main Street Arts in Clifton Springs, NY, Nov 2 - Dec 21, 2024. (3) DSWPS’s “Fields of Gold” at the Gallery at Brewery Park in Detroit, MI, Nov. 4 - Nov. 27, 2024.

Steff Samuels had two pieces selected for the exhibition “Heat” at The Annex Gallery (333 Midland St, Highland Park, MI 48203) in September, 2024.

Anne Furnaris has works on view in the annual Claire Mott White Michigan Clay Artists Exhibition at the Greater Flint Arts Council (816 S. Saginaw St, Flint). The show runs from November 8 to November 27, 2024.

Sue Schneider had two pieces accepted into "Anything But...Canvas" at Riverside Arts Center (76 N. Huron St, Ypsilanti, MI). The exhibit runs from Nov. 1-17.

Cheryl Chidester has been super busy, with artwork in no fewer than ten shows and venues this fall, including a painting hugely enlarged for display on the exterior of the Plymouth Arts and Recreation Complex (650 Church Street, Plymouth, MI 48170). Read a full account in her newsletter.

Lori Zurvalec has two works in MI Artists All-State Juried Exhibition at the Art Center/Studio 23 in Bay City, Michigan, September 19 – November 2, 2024
 
Off-Center: Art That Pushes Boundaries at the Northville Art House, September 3-28, 2024, includes works by DSWPS members Suzanne Allen, Kathleen McNamee, Fran Seikaly, Pat Vartanian and Lori Zurvalec

Loretta Markell’s oil painting “Affianced” was  juried into the Birmingham Society of Women Painters’ show "BrushStrokes" at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center through September 19, 2024.

Lindsay Tyler has two paintings in the 2024 Thumb Area Artist's Exhibition at the Starkweather Art Center in Romeo August 29 through September 27, 2024.

Janet Almstadt-Davison’s recent work appeared in the Starkweather Arts Center "Ya Gotta Eat" show which ended on August 23, 2024. During October, she will have several pieces in the Orion Public Library, and from November 19 - December 22, 2024 her solo show "People in Plain Sight" will be on view at the Anton Art Center. She also taught plein air workshops in summer 2024 at OPC in Rochester and Cranberry Lake Farm in Oakland Township.

Anne Furnaris’ sculpture, “The Cradle of my Soul,” has been juried into Nest: A Reflection of Safe Space, on view from September 6 through October 5, 2024 at the Center Galleries of the College for Creative Studies (301 Frederick Douglass, Detroit, MI 48202).

Lindsay Tyler has two paintings in the 2024 Thumb Area Artists' Exhibition, shown at the Starkweather Arts Center in Romeo August 29 - September 27, 2024. The opening reception is Friday, September 6th, from 6PM - 9PM.

Anne Furnaris’ sculpture “The Etheric Cycle of the Moon” has been accepted in the Anton Art Center’s Annual Artists’ Choice Show (August 24 - October 10, 2024), 125 Macomb Place Mount Clemens. Additionally, her sculpture “Cradle of my Soul” has been juried into the show “Nest: A Reflection of the Safe Spaces” at the College for Creative Studies’ Center Galleries, 301 Frederick Douglas, Detroit, MI. September 6 - October 5, 2024, with an opening reception September 6th at 5PM.

Cheryl Chidester has a full summer: She’s participating in Ann Arbor’s “Art Hop,” where she’ll be found in Gretchen’s House II (Baby House), 721 Mt Pleasant on Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 10 to 5 and Sunday, June 16, 2024 from 12 to 5. She also has work in the Michigan Watercolor Society’s 77th Annual Exhibition at the Dennos Gallery in Traverse City, MI (throrugh September 3, 2024, with reception June 21, 6 to 9). Through July 31, one of her watercolors is hanging at the PARC Gallery (650 Church St, Plymouth, MI); and July 12 - 14, she’ll be participating in the Plymouth Art Fair. She also has a watercolor with pen and ink in the Ann Arbor Gutman Gallery’s exhibition “200 Ann Arbor Bicentennial Exhibition;” a companion piece in the Ann Arbor Clubs “200 Sister Show” can be seen online here. As an artist represented by the White Pines Studio, she’ll have a table nearby for Saline’s Summerfest August 10, 2024, and a painting of hers will be on view on the side of the Brecon Grille (S. Ann Arbor St, as part of “Art Around Saline 2024.” Finally, her work will also be on display from August 22 to October 24 at Joe and Rosie’s Cafe in Dexter.

Laura Gabriel has lots of news: She has two sculptures plus a painting in the show "Wild Things" at the 194 Gallery in Lapeer, MI (opening reception June 21st, 2024, 5-7). She is also part of the "Ode to Earth” show at the Grosse Pointe Artist Association, and she submitted a panel (#9) for the CFA's annual Community Art Project. She is also a participant in the "If a Brush Could Talk" at Starkweather Gallery in Romeo, MI, on view through June 28, 2024.

Anne Furnaris’s work Cosmic Mother Earth and Humanity Child has been selected for the Grosse Pointe Artists Association show “Ode to Mother Earth.” See the show at 32 Lake Shore Dr Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48326 from June 13 to July 26, 2024.

Kathryn Poremski has been juried into the Detroit Artist Market’s exhibition Hot DAM, on view July 12 - August 10, 2024, with the opening reception July 12 from 6 to 9..

Members Dora Kelley, Ashley Menth, and Nancy Wanchik participated in the Patrician Art Gallery exhibition "Continuing the Journey" in May 2024.

Anne Furnaris’s sculpture “The Cosmic Pendulum” is part of Re/View, a juried exhibition of work by alumni from across the country of the College for Creative Studies. CCS Valade Family Gallery – A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, 460 West Baltimore, Detroit, MI 48202 

Two pieces by Deborah Benedic are part of a show at the Bridge Gallery (191 W. Parkhurst, Detroit). Opening reception Friday, May 10, 2024, 5 to 9.

Cheryl Boc-Chidester’s painting “Bonaventure Cemetery” is in the Brighton Art Guild’s “Brighton with Art Award Winners” exhibition at Brighton’s CoBACH Center (Brighton’s old town hall). She also has has two pieces in the PARC Gallery (Plymouth, MI) “Nature of Art” exhibition, through May 6, 2024. In addition, a mixed media piece, “Riot of Wildflowers``and a photograph, are included in Ypsilanti’s Bloom Gallery’s inaugural exhibition, on view through May 2024. 

Cherly Barill, Jan Filarski, Susan Kwolek, Loretta Markell and Vasu Tolia will be part of the Birmingham Society of Women Painters’ exhibition Flora and Fauna at the University of Michigan June and July, 2024.

Nobuko Yamasaki will be included the group exhibition “Anthropocene” at the Annex Gallery at 333 Midland, Highland Park, MI, May 3 - 19, 2024.

Lisa Sabo Brown’s Segmented Reality is on display at the New Buffalo Art Gallery (New Buffalo, MI) for summer 2024.

Marguerite Carroll Carlton and Virginia Naegeli are both participating in the 2024 Spring Salon of detroit contemporary, through April 28, 2024.

Nobuko Yamasaki is part of the group show “Anthropocene Transmissions” at the Annex Gallery May 3 - 19, 2024 (reception Saturday, May 4, 2024, 4 - 7 pm). 333 Midland Avenue, Detroit

Juror Stan Kurth selected work by four members for the Michigan Water Color Society 77th Annual Exhibition: Cheryl Boc-Chidester, Kathleen McNamee, Paula Zaks, and Lori Zurvalec. Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City, June 21 - September 1, 2024.

Suzanne Allen has a piece entitled Smoldering in "Miniature Masterpieces" at Paint Creek Art Center in Rochester through April 6, 2024. She also had art in the “Our Town” show at the Community House in Birmingham in March 2024, and in the “Nature of Art” show at the PARC Gallery in Plymouth (through May 6, 2024, with the reception from 5 to 7 on April 3).

Pat Vartanian has a photograph accepted in “Exposures ‘24” at the Lawrence Street Gallery.

Linda Allen, Nina Ashraf Asmi, and Judith Bemis have been juried into the 2024 Gilda Snowden Memorial Exhibition at the Scarab Club.

Valerie Allen juried pieces by Cheryl Barill, Pat Duff, Jan Filarski, Loretta Markell, and Vasu Tolia into the Birmingham Society of Women Painters’ show "Delicate Balance" at the Color and Ink Studio (20919 John R, Hazel Park, April 6 to 25, 2024)

Loretta Markell also has work on display at the Livonia Library Gallery in the Livonia Civic Center

Ashley Menth is participating in The Emerging Artist #3 at Design Studio 6 (8626 West McNichols, Detroit 48221. Reception April 5, 2023.

Linda Allen, Nina Ashraf Asmi, and Judith Bemis have been juried into the 2024 Gilda Snowden Exhibition at the Scarab Club.

Marilynn Thomas has two pieces of acrylic assemblage (definitely not her usual medium, which is watercolor) juried into the Lost & Found show at Gutman Gallery (the Guild) in Ann Arbor from March 15 to April 27, 2024.

Judith Bemis has a collage piece, ”Famished” at the Gutman Gallery’s show “Lost and Found,” on display until April 23.

Janet Almstadt-Davidson had a piece accepted at the The Outdoor Show at the Anton Art Gallery in January 2024.

Members juried into Our Town 2024 include Cheryl Barill, Ellen Doyle, Shirl Hathaway, Virginia Naegeli, Steffanie Samuels, Sue Schneider, Paula Zaks, and Nancy Wanchik.

Mary Taitt had pieces accepted in “Today's Weather” at the Grosse Pointe Artists' Association and also in the GPAA show “Welcome to Detroit.”

Pat Vartanian had a photograph accepted for the Lawrence Street Gallery’s Exposures: Photography ‘24, on view April 3 - 26, 2024 at 22620 Woodward Avenue, Ferndale 48220.

Laura Gabriel’s painting The Glory of the Prairie Sunrise was juried into the members show, “Today’s Weather” at Starkweather Gallery (February, March 2024).

Thirteen members had work juried into the Grosse Pointe Art Association’s show Welcome to Detroit! at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Dr, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236, through May 2, 2024:

Nina Ashram

Linda Boyle

Marguerite Carroll Carlton

Ellen Doyle

Anne Furnaris

Wilhelmina Giblin

Shirley Hathaway

Betty McGraw

Kathleen McNamee

Kathryn Poremski

Mandy Pringle

Mary Taitt

Vasundhara Tolia

Nobuko Yamasaki

Laura Gabriel’s painting The Glory of the Prairie Sunrise was juried into the members show, “Today’s Weather” at Starkweather Gallery.

Michele Hunt has work displayed at the Anton Art Center in the Michigan Annual LI and the Outdoors show. She also has a variety of work on display at the Bruce Township Hall.

The Sentinel by Barbara Clay was juried into the Michigan Annual at the Anton Art Center by Meighen Jackson.

Loretta Markell will have two paintings in the Livonia Fine Art Gallery show "Potpourri "with the BBAC at the Livonia Civic Center from March 2 - March 27

Laura Gabriel was juried into the Members show at Starkweather Gallery and the show "Today's Weather" with her painting "The Glory of the Prairie Sunrise".

Linda Allen, Deb Benedic, Barbara Driscoll Clay, Kimberly Santini, and Vasu Tolia were juried into the Michigan Annual LI Exhibition at the Anton Art Center in Mt. Clemens on view through February 22, 2023.

Pat Duff, Martine MacDonald, Loretta Markell, Katherine Poremski, and Fran Seikaly are DSWPS members juried into this exhibition "The Body Eclectic" at the Lawrence Street Gallery in Ferndale. The opening reception will be March 4, 2024, Sunday, from 2 - 4:30 pm.

DSWPS members in the "Today's Weather Show" at the Grosse Pointe Artists Association are Loretta Markell, Kathleen McNamee, Mary Taitt, Fran Seikaly and  Nobuko Yamasaki.

Marcia Guetschow and Cheryl Chidester have been juried into “Fields of Vision” at the Crooked Tree Art Center in Petoskey. The show runs January 13 to February 24, 2024.

Eight artists juried into the Grosse Pointe Artist Association’s Table Talk: 48 Artists Share Memorable Conversations are members of DSWPS. The exhibition runs November 16, 2023 to January 14, 2024 at the (Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lakeshore, Grosse Pointe 48236)

Suzanne Allen

Linda Boyle

Loretta Markell

Kathleen McNamee

Margaret Reese

Barbara Smith-Gibson

Mary Taitt

Vasu Tolia

Nobuko Yamasaki

Six members have had art selected for “Think Small” at the Lawrence Street Gallery (22620 Woodward Ave, Ferndale 48220) November 29, 2023 - January 19, 2024 (receptions Sunday, December 3 and Sunday, January 7):

Danna Wolke Bowersox

Linda Boyle

Marguerite Carroll Carlton

Kathleen McNamee

Kathryn Poremski

Pat Vartanian

Lori Zurvalec

Marguerite Carlton has work accepted in “When Nature Calls” at the Public Pool (3309 Caniff, Hamtramck, 48212). Reception Saturday, November 18, 2023 from 6 to 10.

Four members have had work accepted for the Detroit Artist Market’s annual “Art for the Holidays” exhibit, on view from November 10 to December 23, 2023:

Marguerite Carroll Carlton ~ Kathleen McNamee ~ Ashley Menth ~ Vasundhara Tolia


Several members are participating in “Merry and Bright,” curated by Amanda Koss at The Gallery at Brewery Park, 1155 Gratiot, Detroit 48202, November 2, 2023 - January 1, 2024:

Marguerite Carroll Carlton ~ Suzanne Allen ~ Vasu Tolia ~ Betty McGraw ~ Ashley Menth

Four members have been juried into the Scarab Club’s 110th Gold Medal Show, juried by Carole Harris. The reception is Friday, November 17, 2023, from 5 to 8.

Beth Rinna Brown ~ Marguerite Carroll Carlton ~ Ellen Kennary Doyle ~ Jackie Rybinski

Loretta Markell's painting “Still-life with Dark Vase” was juried into a show with the Birmingham Society of Women Painters, to be held at The Woods Gallery, 26415 Scotia, Huntington Woods from January 7 - February 23, 2024, with an opening reception January 25 from 6 to 8 pm. 

Loretta Markell will also be part of the show  "Intersections" from January thru March, 2024 at the Flagstar Strand Theatre, 12 Saginaw St., Pontiac, MI. The opening reception is Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 2pm.

Eight members contributed to the Art in the Time of Covid Endurance Exhibition at the Swords into Ploughshares gallery in Detroit:

Suzanne Allen ~ Deborah Benedic ~ Janet Kondziela ~ Martine MacDonald ~ Loretta Markell ~ Theresa Moore ~ Sharlene Welton ~ Lori Zurvalec 

Kathleen McNamee’s watercolor, “Have You Apples in that Basket?” has been juried into the Philadelphia Water Color Society’s 123rd International Exhibition of Works on Paper. The show will be online (only) starting October 16, 2023. Click here to connect.

Eight members are represented in the Grosse Pointe Art Association’s Black and White exhibition, on view through November 10, 2023 at 32 Lakeshore Road, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230.

Suzanne Allen

Marguerite Carroll Carlton

Ellen Doyle

Betty McGraw

Kathleen McNamee

Mary Taittt

Vast Tolia

Nobuko Yamasaki (Best of Show)

Five members have work accepted for West of Center at the Northville Art House, August 29 - Sept. 23, 2023

Suzanne Allen 

Kathleen McNamee

Fran Seikaly

Pat Vartanian

Lori Zurvalec







Lori Zurvalec has had work accepted in the 29th Annual Canton Fine Arts Exhibition at the Village Theater at Cherry Hill/The Gallery at Cherry Hill. On view Sept 26 - October 28, 2023







Four members have been juried into the 94th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition at the Muskegon Museum of Art, Sept 28 - Nov 8, 2023.

Beth Brown

Marcia Guetschow

Sarah Kasper

Lori Zurvalec







Ten members are participating in Call & Response 4: Poets and Artists in Dialogue, on view at the Grosse Pointe Congregational Church Art Gallery from October 1, 2023 to January 8, 2024

Linda Allen

Patricia Tucker-Beard

Mady Chen

Jan Filarski

Carol LaChiusa

Theresa Moore

Carol Cook Reid

Kimberly Kelly Santini

Joan Smykowski

Lori Zurvalec







Marguerite Carlton’s photograph ‘Organic Compatibility’ is in the Grosse Pointe Artists Association exhibit ‘My Favorite.’ The exhibit runs through September 15. She also has work in the Detroit Artist Market Block Party Saturday, August 12, 2023.

Thirteen members of DSWPS have work on display at the Lawrence Street Gallery’s Summer Invitational ‘23, July 5 - 28, 26620 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI 48220. Opening reception Sunday July 9, 2 - 4:30:

Janet Almstadt-Davison ~ Cheryl Barill Day ~ Danna Wolke Bowersox ~ Marta Carvajal ~ Barbara Clay ~ Susan Eatmon ~ Susan Kwolek ~ Sunanda Mallick ~ Kathleen McNamee ~ Lynn Edwards Newman ~ Mary Taitt ~ Pat Vartanian ~ Lori Zurvalec

Ellen Doyle has been juried into the Detroit Artists’ Market exhibition “hot DAM!”, on view August 4 - September 2, 2023.

Photographs by Marguerite Carlton have been juried into two shows in June 2023: ‘Follow the Thread’ at the Grosse Pointe Artists Association and the exhibit “REGROWTH” at the Swords into Plowshares Peace Center & Gallery.

Julie Strabel is in an invitational show at Ludington Art Center for the month of July: 107 S Harrison St, Ludington, MI.

Laura Gabriel’s sculpture "Serenity " has been juried into the 2023 Regional Biennial Juried Sculpture Exhibition at the Marshall Frederick Museum, in Saginaw (7400 Bay Rd, University Center, MI 48710).

 
 
 

Five DSWPS members had work juried into "Emergence," an exhibition of work by members of the Birmingham Society of Women Painters. The show, at the Anton Art Center in Mt Clemens, runs from May 6 - June 10, 2023:

Jan Filarski ~ Susan Kwolek ~ Loretta Markell ~ Cheryl Barill ~ Vasu Tolia

 
 

The exhibition ‘Green,’ at the Grosse Pointe Artists Gallery (32 Lakeshore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms) includes images by six members of DSWPS. The exhibit closes April 27 2023.

Marguerite Carlton ~ Ellen Doyle ~ Ashley Menth ~ Vasu Tolia ~ Mary Stebbins Taitt ~ Nobuko Yamasaki

Multiple pieces by nine members of DSWPS were represented in the 2023 Our Town exhibition at the Community House in Birmingham, MI, March 30 - April 14:

Pamela Alexander ~ Janet Almstadt-Davison ~ Danna Wolke Bowersox ~ Laura Gabriel ~ Shirl Hathaway ~ Janet Kondziela ~ Kathleen McNamee ~ Vasu Tolia ~ Pat Vartanian


An oil painting by Marilynn Thomas is featured in the show “Food for Thought” at Gutman Gallery's  (Ann Arbor) April 14 - May 13 (reception April 14, 4 - 6 pm) 


Three members have been juried into Exposures: Photography ‘23 at the Lawrence Street Gallery, on view April 5 - 28, 2023 at 22620 Woodward Suite A, Ferndale, MI  48220

Kathleen McNamee ~ Mary Taitt ~ Pat Vartanian


Six DSWPS members are represented in a juried show of works by the Birmingham Society of Women Painters, on view in March and April 2023 at the Atelier School of Art (407 E 4th St, Royal Oak, MI 48067):

Cheryl Barill ~ Jan Filarski ~ Susan Kwolek ~ Loretta Markell ~ Fran Seikaly ~ Vasu Tolia

Mary Stebbins Taitt had two pieces accepted for “Body Eclectic ‘23) at the Lawrence Street Gallery in Ferndale, MI.

Juror Peter Gahan selected works by eight DSWPS members for the 2023 Michigan Annual L exhibition at the Anton Art Center (125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens, MI 48043). The show runs January 28-February 25, 2023.

Barbara Clay ~ Jan Filarski ~ Laura Gabriel ~ Amanda Koss ~ Susan Kwolek ~ Loretta Markell ~ Kathleen McNamee ~ Sue Michels


Laura Gabriel was juried into Michigan Annual L with her sculpture "Ottersurprise". She is also in the Anton Arts Center "Small Works" show with two paintings, "Stone Cottage" and "Checkerboard Goat" (honorable mention). Additionally she is represented in the Starkweather Gallery Members Show (Romeo, MI) with three paintings.


Small Works Juried All Media Exhibition at the Northville Art House, November 12 - December 17, 2022:

Pamela Alexander ~ Cheryl Barill ~ Kathleen McNamee ~ Barbara Eko Murphy ~ Fran Seikaly ~ Pat Vartanian ~ Jes Zilla ~ Lori Zurvalec


Eight of the 29 artists chosen to participate in Weather Report at Lawrence Street Gallery belong to DSWPS (October 6 - 29, 2022)

Cheryl Barill ~ Barbara Clay ~ Ellen Doyle ~ Pat Duff ~ Kathleen McNamee

Fran Seikaly ~ Jes Zilla ~ Lori Zurvalec


Six of the forty artists that sculptor Sergio De Giusti selected for the 2022 West of Center Exhibition at Northville Art House are members of DSWPS

Daria Fileta ~ Kathleen McNamee ~ Lynn Edwards Newman

Pat Vartanian ~ Jes Zilla ~ Lori Zurvalec

August 30 - September 24, 2022


Summer Invitational ‘22, Lawrence Street Gallery, June 30 - July 29, 2022 includes fifteen DSWPS members.

Carole Carpenter ~ Barbara Clay ~ Pat Duff ~ Susan Eatmon ~ Daria Fileta ~ Carol Jackson ~ Amanda Koss ~ Betty McGraw ~ Kathleen McNamee ~ Theresa Ann Moore ~ Barbara Eko Murphy ~ Fran Seikaly ~ Vasu Tolia ~ Jes Zilla ~ Lori Zurvalec

Opening reception Sunday, July 3, 2 - 5; mid-month reception Sunday, July 17, 2 - 5


Scarab Club Photography Group: Focus and Grosse Pointe Artists Association Marguerite Carlton has three photographs in the photography exhibition “Where’ve You Been?” at the GPAA Gallery, 32 Lakeshore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms. Opening reception June 23, 4-7pm. On view through August 18


Work by Pat Tucker will appear in “Art in the Community” at the Bridge Gallery, 191 W. Parkhurst Pl., Detroit 48203 (just north of 6-Mile between Woodward & John R. June 25 and 26, 2022, noon to 6 pm

Integrating the arts more fully into our lives enriches each of us, and because engaging in the arts brings individuals together, it fosters community. Art and artists aren't only in museums or concert halls -- they are all around us.

 

Black, White, and Red Lipstick

 

Birmingham Society of Women Painters’ juried exhibition "Spring Break" exhibition includes two of Loretta Markell’s paintings. Grosse Pointe War Memorial (April 2 through June 3, 2022)

A piece by Marguerite Carlton was selected for inclusion in the show “Art as Resistance” at the Swords Into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery, 33 East Adams Street, Detroit 48226. May 19, 2022

Grosse Pointe Artists’ Association’s “Black and White” exhibition featured one of Loretta Markell’s paintings. Through April 28, 2022.

75th annual Michigan Watercolor Society

Barbara Weisenburg has had a piece juried in. The show can be seen from June 2 to July 2, 2022 at the Kayrod Gallery in Detroit.

37 members exhibited art in “Here’s to you, Detroit!,” a juried member exhibition at The Gallery at Brewery Park, Detroit. April 4 - June 1, 2022

Linda Allen ~ Nina Ashraf ~ Patricia Baker ~ Patricia Beard ~ Deborah Benedic ~ Linda Boyle ~ Maria Brow ~ Marguerite Carrol Carlton ~ Barbara Clay ~ Ellen Doyle ~ Susan Eatmon ~ Jan Filarski ~ Marcia Guetschow ~ Ruth Harvey ~ Shirley Hathaway ~ Sarah Kasper ~ Amanda Koss ~ Carol Lachiusa ~ Sunanda Mallick ~ Loretta Markell ~ Betty McGraw ~ Kathleen McNamee ~ Bern Merlo ~ Theresa Ann Moore ~ Susan Munro ~ Lynn Edwards Newman ~ Roselyn Rhodes ~ Jackie Rybinski ~ Julie Sabit ~ Kimberly Santini ~ Joan Smykowski ~ Alisa Stratton ~ Marilyn Thomas ~ Nobuko Yamasaki ~ Paula Zaks ~ Jes Zilla ~ Lori Zurvalec

Eight DSWPS members are represented in the

Northville Art House 16th Annual Members Exhibition

Judith Bemis

Daria Fileta

Sunanda Mallick

Kathleen McNamee

Barbara Eko Murphy

Fran Seikaly

Vasu Tolia

Jes Zilla (Members’ Choice Award) 


Six DSWPS members were juried into this year’s Our Town Art Show and Sale

Barbara Clay

Amanda Koss

Diane M. Shomo

Vasu Tolia

Paula Zaks

Jes Zilla


Members juried into Lawrence Street Gallery’s “Body Eclectic ’22” include

Cheryl Barill

Estela Monjo Boudreau

Kathleen McNamee

Lynn Edwards Newman


Jes Zilla’s “glimmer was juried into the exhibition Anything Goes

Gutman Gallery (Ann Arbor) January 28 - March 5

https://my-site-109674-104618.square.site/anything-goes

 

Five members have work juried into the Michigan Annual XLIX Exhibition

Anton Art Center in Mt Clemens, January 29 - March 1, 2022

Patricia Baker

Barbara Clay

Susan Kwolek

Vasu Tolia

Lori Zurvalec (Honorable Mention)

 

Marcia Guetschow’s prints are on view in three shows

Best of the Best - Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI
HYGGE - Pour’d - Rockford, Mi
This is Home - Crooked Tree Art Center, Petoskey, MI

ATC-V Members All-Media Art Exhibit

Padzieski Art Gallery, Dearborn, MI

January 10 - 28, 2022 (reception January 13)

Loretta Markell (2 paintings)

Think Small ‘21

Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI

December 1 - 23, 2021

Marcia Guetschow (Best of Show)

Amanda Koss (2nd place)

Kathleen McNamee

Barbara Eko Murphy

Lynne Newman

Fran Seikaly

Jes Zilla

Lori Zurvalec (Honorable Mention)

Utterly Unfathomable and Powerfully Profound

International Society of Experimental Artists

Online Juried Exhibition, premiering November 15, 2021 at
https://iseaart.smugmug.com/Annual-Exhibitions/Annual-Members-Only-Juried-Online-Exhibitions

Jan Filarski

Ruth Warnock

Barbara Weisenburg

Lori Zurvalec

 Think Small ‘21

Lawrence Street Gallery

December 2-24, 2021

Seven members were juried in by Candace Law:

Marcia Guetschow

Amanda Koss

Kathleen McNamee

Barbara Eko Murphy

Lynn Edwards Newman

Fran Seikaly

Jes Zilla

Lori Zurvalec

Small Works 

Northville Arthouse 

November 12 - December 18, 2021

Sunanda Mallick

Kathleen McNamee

Barbara Eko Murphy

Lynn Edwards Newman

Nobuko Yamasaki

Jes Zilla

Lori Zurvalec

Our Rivers, Our Lakes

Grosse Pointe Artists Association

September 23 - November 4, 2021

Six members are represented:

Linda Boyle

Marcia Guetschow

Loretta Markell

Kathleen McNamee

Bette Prudden

Vasu Tolia

23rd Annual Livonia Fine Arts Exhibition

October 3 - 23, 2021

Fine Arts Gallery, Livonia Civic Center Library (second floor)

Members with works selected by the juror, Amy Foster, are:

Sara Hadley

Sunanda Mallick

Joyce Manke

Kathleen McNamee

Bernadette Merlo

Everything but the Kitchen Sink: The Fine Art of Collage/Assemblage

Lawrence Street Gallery

Ferndale, September 30 - October 29, 2021

Jan Filarski

Susan Kwolek

Kathleen McNamee

Ruth Warnock

Nobuko Yamasaki

Lori Zurvalec

West of Center

Northville Art House, Septemer 1 - 25, 2021

First Place: Lynn Edwards Newman

Nina Ashraf

Kathleen McNamee

Barbara Eko Murphy

Lynn Edwards Newman

Linda Sterns

Have Your Say!

Grosse Pointe Artists Association

August 5 - September 16, 2021

The following DSWPS members are represented:

Sahla Kazziha

Kathleen McNamee

Suzanne Sillery

Vasu Tolia

Cheryl Widener

Thumb Area Artists' Exhibition 

Starkweather Arts Center, Romeo September 2 - 24, 2021

Members juried in:

Jan Filarski

Carol Jackson

Diane Krempa

Susan Kwolek

Kimberly Santini

Bobbie Tarbunas

Lori Zurvalec

Detroit Artists Market All-Media Exhibition

August 13 - September 11, 2021

Lori Zurvalec (Best of Show)

Marguerite Carlton

Jan Filarski

Vasundhara Tolia

Michigan Water Color Society 73rd - 74th Exhibition (2020-2021)

Travel Award

Chris Unwin

Carol LaChuisa

MWCS Award

Jan Almstadt-Davison ($100)

MWCS Founder Memorial Award

Lori Zurvalec ($600)

Marilynn Thomas ($750)

Members Choice Award

Marilynn Thomas ($300)

Also Juried In

Mary A. Hartman

Shirley Hathaway

Susan Jager

Edee Joppich

Susan Jean Kwolek

Joyce Manke

Kathleen McNamee

Nobuko Yamasaki

Paula Zaks