Body Eclectic 2025
The Body Eclectic '25 An All Media Juried Exhibit Featuring the Figure
Are you ready? 2025 and the first competition of the new year! The Body Eclectic '25 -an All Media, 2D and 3D Juried Show at Lawrence Street Gallery. The theme of this annual show is...the human body, in all its shapes and forms and feelings.
The juror for this exhibit will be Carole Morisseau.
Carole Morisseau is a prize-winning American Artist, Most recently her sculpture placed 2nd in the regional Gilda Snowden Memorial Exhibition, 2023 at the Scarab Club – Detroit, MI.
Her work was also selected as “Best in Show” at the Detroit Artists Market, 2020.
Morisseau’s work is represented in local and national collections, including the prestigious collection of CCH. Pounder and Public commissions of Henry Ford Health, University of Detroit Mercy and HGTV. Carole is a Fulbright Hays Fellow GPA to Brazil, 2018. Carole was selected for the Cuttyhunk Island Artist Residency, Massachusetts, 2019. She has been featured in several articles in the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News. Morisseau sits on the Board of Directors of two historical arts organizations, Scarab Club Detroit (Vice President) and Detroit Artists Market. She has been honored by the Arab American Artists organization as an “Outstanding African American Artist".
Key Dates:
- Exhibition: February 5-28, 2025.
- Drop off at the gallery will be January 29 - Feb 1, '25 during gallery hours.
- Opening Reception: Sunday, February 9th, 2:00 - 4:30pm
- Mid-Month Reception: Sunday, February 23rd, 2:00 - 4:30pm.
NOTE: RECEPTIONS ARE NOW ON SUNDAYS TO ALLEVIATE PARKING CONCERNS. Parking is free on Sundays in Ferndale. - Pick up unsold work: Saturday, March 1st, 2025.
The monetary awards (Best in Show $150, 2nd Place $100, Honorable Mentions $25 each) will be determined in person by the juror, Carole Morisseau, and announced at the Opening Reception. The Gallery will also award a People's Choice Award ($75), based on the highest number of visitor votes received between the Opening Reception and the Mid-Month Reception, with this announcement at the mid-month reception.
Accepted Artists:
Fay Akers The Premonition Colored Pencil
Barbara Baker Artist in Orange Water Color
Theodore Bihun Gnome Sighting: East Milwaukee St. Oil
Jacqueline Block Personal Dance Party in Reflected Light Digitally Altered Photo
Danna Bowersox Sun, Wind and Sand Copper Repousse
Sally Brown Marcella II Pencil
Winnie Chrzanowski Sweet Boy Photography
Darrell Dinges Triangulate Photography
Robert duNord May, July and August Oil
Dianetta Dye Held at Bey Mixed Media
Kaiden Embers The Ninth Month Photography
Terry Holcomb Ford A Road Trip, 1958 Oil
Ellen Franklin Woman Seated acrylic
Annette Goze Remembering Michael Charcoal and Pastel
Richard Halprin Boyfriend with a Bouquet Acrylic, Ink & Water Color
Kate Hanley Falco Sculpture Mixed Media Mosaic
Maisha Hughes Unititled Acrylic
Janet Kondziela Sanitized for Your Viewing Safety Oil
Tom Livo Reclining Male Oil
Jennifer Mones Kamandi Oil on Wood
Andrea Novak Leap Graphite
Robert Perrish The New Violin Oil on Linen
Julie Pfanzer Dancing in the Delphimiums Oil
Kathryn Poremski A Babbler From Door to Door Oil
Grace Queen Extended Oil on Board
Margaret Reese Toxicity Oil
Karen Schlanderer Do You Know Me? Charcoal Pencil
Steven Schoeberlein Man in Shower Oil
Matruka Sherman Untitled Fine Art Photo
April Anue Shipp Wash Day Soft Sculpture Textile
Pete Sparling Transformer Acrylic
Kim Stebbins The 7th Inning Acrylic
Peggy Stulberg Took the E Train Oil
Mary Taitt ML’s Sunset, with Pink flowers Digitally Embellished Photograph
Christina Towell Sunset Oil
Kathie Troshynski Nude in Pinks Pastel
Brandon Ursing Swimming Thoughts, Daydream Graphite
Andii Valentine The Lovers Mixed Media
Pat Vartanian Sara Acrylic Painting with Photo Weaving
Calvin Waterman Measuring the Transformation Acrylic on Wood Panel
Sharlene Welton The Spirit of Strength Mixed Media
Mike Williams Zariah at Scarab Club Gouache
Joan Witte Butterfly Girl Oil