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2017 Alumni Exhibition
Photos by Doug Coombe
The title of the 2017 alumni exhibition was Ambiguities/ Innuendoes? Go Fish. Organized by a committee of dedicated alums and led by co-chairs Matt Zivich (BDes ’60), Kris Peterson (BFA ’87), and DuWaine Hoy (BSDes ’60), the exhibition took place in the school’s new Stamps Gallery in downtown Ann Arbor (201 S. Division St.).
Juror Brian Kennedy, the President, Director, and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art, juror of this year’s alumni show found the work in the alumni show to be “a stimulating, provocative and aesthetically far reaching series of engagements.” Kennedy also noted that he found the exhibition’s central concept of ambiguity and innuendo to be “a very contemporary theme whether one considers it from the point of view of gender, climate, politics, sciences, or arts.” Kennedy selected three grand prize recipients (awarded $500 each).
Cynthia Greig (MFA ’95)
Katie St. Clair (MFA ’14)
Grand Prize Recipients Cynthia Greig (MFA ’95) Representation no. 65 (fan) Katie St. Clair (MFA ’14) Swale
Alisa Yang (MFA ’16) Please Come Again
Ten honorable mentions were also named at the reception. Read the full story and explore all of the incredible works in the show at: stamps.umich.edu/as17
Alisa Yang (MFA ’16)