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Alumni Updates
Sheryl Budnik (formerly Budnick), B FA 1 9 6 9 After 20 years in the Creative Services and Marketing Department at the Grand Rapids Press, Sheryl retired in 2009. She now devotes her full
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time energies to contemporary oil paintings of the Great Lakes,
Anneli Arms,
the Ocean, and Landscapes —
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and she has been exhibiting in
In March 2016, Anneli exhibited
solo shows, group exhibitions,
Buster Simpson, M FA
a print entitled “Osprey in
and invitationals regularly.
Buster Simpson curated Rising Waters II, a project that brings
Gloucestershire, England.”
In the last 3 years, she had 3
together “the diverse perspectives of architects, artists, scientists,
“This print, among several
solo shows in Sag Harbor, NY
writers and other creative thinkers to address issues of climate
others, has sold recently in my
(Hamptons) plus a solo show
change.” Hosted by the Rauschenberg Residency (Captiva Island,
Unique Variation (UV) versions
at the Cornelia Street Jazz Cafe
Florida) from April - May 2016, the second annual Rising Waters
to a number of collectors,” says
in the West Village of New York
Confab offered opportunities for exchanging ideas and learning
Anneli. More: anneliarms.com
City. More: sherylbudnik.com
together as well as for individual work, field research, and reflection.
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1970s Rita Dibert, B FA
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Rita is one of 12 artists in the 2016 edition of the Whanganui Arts Rotary Calendar in New Zealand. Her work was also selected for June 2016 NZ ART Show in Wellington, New Zealand, on view during the Queen’s Birthday Weekend celebrations. More: ritadibert.com
Photo by Ed Alcock for The Guardian
Ken Aptekar, B FA Chica Brunsvold
(Mary Sue Willey),
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Nachbarn (Neighbors), a new exhibition by Ken Aptekar, was on view in the northern German city of Lübeck’s St Annen-Museum.
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Stuart Jeffries wrote about the exhibition for The Guardian: “In
Chica recently won 3rd place at the Potomac Valley Watercolorists
this toxic climate, the American artist Ken Aptekar is staging a
exhibition with “Undercover II.” When examining the work, Chica
show called Nachbarn, or Neighbours, using video, paintings and
encourages viewers to “search for the cat and lots of birds. The
silverpoint drawings to explore what neighbourliness means.”
birds evolve from the initial flowers and the cat from a vase.”
More: kenaptekar.net