Ann Arbor Women Artists Fall 2018 Juried Exhibition

When

Tuesday October 16, 2018: 9:00am to Tuesday November 27, 2018: 9:00pm

Where

Downtown Library: 3rd Floor Exhibit, Downtown Library: Lower Level Display Cases, Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room Exhibit

Description

Ann Arbor Women Artists, a non-profit group of nearly 300 artists from Ann Arbor and the surrounding areas, will present their annual Juried Fall Art Exhibition at the Ann Arbor District Library from October 16, 2018 through November 27, 2018.  The public is invited to attend the Artists Reception on Friday October 19, 2018 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm.  At 7:00 pm, the juror, Pi Benio, will give a talk and present the awards for the show.

Pi Benio received her MFA from Eastern Michigan University. Her work has been shown regionally, including a one-person exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Art, in Chicago, New York City, and Japan. She has completed residencies at Oxbow, Ragdale, the Women’s Studio Workshop, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Pi was awarded multiple Individual Artists Grants from the State of Michigan in addition to Best of Show at the Toledo Area Artists Exhibition. She has also studied at Haystack, Penland, Arrowmont, and Anderson Ranch taking many workshops in media ranging from ceramics, fiber, woodworking, glass, paper-making, and sculpture. Her works span multiple media where she incorporates a plethora of techniques into installations that voice concern for the environment and the delicate nature of life. After a long teaching career at Adrian College she helped to found the Adrian Center for the Arts in 2015. A firm believer in the arts as a way to enhance community, she also helped to found the Lenawee Council for the Visual Arts in 1998 and the Artalicious Art Festival in 2006. She is still active with all three and serves as the Co-chair of visual arts for Artalicious and as the Executive Director for the Adrian Center for the Arts.