2023 LSAA Members’ Exhibit

Come see the LSAA Members' exhibit! Art work has been juried into the LSAA Member Exhibit and will be on display during the month of March, 2023 at The Deo Gallery, Marquette Arts & Culture Center in the Peter White Library A reception for member exhibit will be on March 9, 2023, from 6:00 pm to 8:00pm   Questions call JoAnn Shelby 906.228.6027 or email: joann_shelby@hotmail.com

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Kiosk- March & April, 2023

Here is your March-April edition of The Kiosk, the Lake Superior Art Association’s Newsletter! LSAA March-April 2023 KioskDownload

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Kiosk January-February 2023

Here is your January-February edition of The Kiosk, the Lake Superior Art Association's Newsletter LSAA-Jan.-Feb.-2023-KioskDownload

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Drone Photography with Hunter Wade, February 21st.

The Lake Superior Art Association proudly presents this unique art program! Photo by Hunter Wade Join us for an engaging and immersive experience with dynamic artist and entrepreneur Hunter Wade of Yooper Soul Productions, as we explore the world of drones and their limitless potential for photography. This presentation will take place at 6:30 pm, on Tuesday, February 21, at the Marquette Arts and Culture Center, 217 N Front Street. Discover the magic of capturing Michigan's Upper Peninsula and its diverse wildlife with a bird's eye view. Get inspired to unleash your creativity and capture heart-inspiring images with a drone.…

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Elizabeth Gartner Howe Luminosity Workshop

Join artist Elizabeth Gartner Howe at 6:30p.m. on January 17th at the Marquette Arts and Culture Center for a workshop on luminosity in painting. We will discuss getting luminosity in painting. We'll talk about oils and watercolor, but focus on acrylics and glazes vs opaque, the importance of what each can do, and we will experiment with the techniques that Elizabeth demonstrates. We will start at 6:30 sharp, as there is a lot to cover, and we have to be cleaned up and done at 8:30! Visit Elizabeth's website here! About Elizabeth Gartner Howe Elizabeth has been a working artist…

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The Wild U.P. with Julie Highlen

During the month of December and January, the landscape paintings of local artist Julie Highlen, Northwoods Art Studio will be on display at The Deo Gallery in Marquette, MI. The Deo Gallery in located at the Marquette Arts & Culture Center on the lower level of the Peter White Public Library, 217 North Front St., Marquette. The gallery is free and open to the public. email Julie at Northwoodsartstudio@gmail.com Julie and her husband made the move to Deerton in 2016, enabling Julie to pursue art full time and for John to further build his writing career.  Their love for the…

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Grids and Pixelation; Fiber art of Carol Irving and Michael Friend

During the month of November, the wonderful and amazing fiber arts of Carol Irving and Michael Friend will be on display at The Deo Gallery in Marquette, MI. Work by Carol Irving CAROL IRVING https://www.carolirving.com/ I am a Fiber Artist, specifically weaving large rugs and wall hangings. As I sit at the loom the yarn speaks to me. I lean in and listen. The process of weaving can be very meditative and grounding The thumping of the beater, the swoosh of the shuttle through warp threads. This aspect has always appealed to me. Designing for weaving is very technical and…

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“Water Color Wood” Exhibit in October at the Deo

Marc Himes and Louise Laakso Lundin at the Deo Gallery The October exhibit at the Deo Gallery will feature stunning works of wonderful art from two highly talented local artists. Wood worker Marc Himes and watermedia painter Louise Laakso Lunding, of Hibbing Minnesota, will display their stunning work in a joint exhibit. There will be a reception on Thursday, October 13th, from 6pm to 8 pm. The Deo Gallery in located at the Marquette Arts & Culture Center on the lower level of the Peter White Public Library, 217 North Front St., Marquette. The gallery is free and open to…

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In Memory of Nancy Vanerka

The Lake Superior Art Association would like to respectfully acknowledge the passing of Nancy Vanerka. Nancy as a member of the LSAA serving as Publicity Chair. She was the editor of the Kiosk and our previous website.  Nancy Lynne Vanerka, age 55, of Chocolay Township, MI, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022, at home, in the loving and comforting care of her family and UP Home Health and Hospice.Born August 7, 1967, in LaGrange, Illinois, a daughter of Douglas Fred and Dorothy Jean (Splinter) Vanerka, Nancy was raised in Hinsdale and Oak Brook, Illinois. She graduated from Hinsdale Central High…

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Deo Gallery Exhibit: Taimur Cleary

Cleary’s Deo Gallery Exhibit will be available for viewing through the end of August. Taimur Cleary in northern Michigan. He painted as a child, and has found various ways to maintain the habit; including but not limited to, undergraduate degrees in painting and photography at Miami University, and an MFA from Pratt Institute. He has received a range of grants, awards, and residencies as an artist and educator. Currently, he paints and teaches full-time as an Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at Northern Michigan University. "All the work in this exhibition has been shaped in some way by my…

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