Join the Department of Art and Art History for an artist talk and closing reception for Marissa Klee-Peregon’s exhibition Bricks (I’d Like to Build a Shelter). The talk will begin at 4:15 in the Recital Hall, with a reception in the FAB Lobby to follow.

Join the Art Department for a reception celebrating Josie Checkett’s art exhibition. Josie Checkett’s exhibition is on view in the FAB gallery throughout the week, 04/13/2025 – 04/19/2025.

The reception will be held at 3:30pm on Thursday, 04/17/25.

Join the Art Department for a reception celebrating Roze Kerr and Tyler Houle’s art exhibitions. Roze Kerr’s exhibition is on view in the FAB gallery, and Tyler Houle’s exhibition is on view on the FAB balcony throughout the week, 04/20/2025 – 04/26/2025.

The reception will be held at 3:30pm on Thursday, 04/24/25.

Join the Art Department for a reception celebrating Elena Stolberg’s art exhibition. Elena Stolberg’s exhibition is on view in the FAB gallery throughout the week, 04/27/2025 – 05/03/2025.

The reception will be held at 3:30pm on Thursday, 05/01/25.

Join the Art Department for a reception celebrating Mabel Bowdle’s art exhibition. Mabel Bowdle’s exhibition is on view in the FAB gallery throughout the week, 05/04/2025 – 05/10/2025.

The reception will be held at 3:30pm on Tuesday, 05/06/25.

The Art and Art History Department and the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts invite you to Dr. James Denison’s talk, “‘Into My Blood:’ John Marin’s ‘Maine Soil’ and ‘Yankee Folk.’”

This presentation offers a new interpretation of the artist John Marin’s (1870-1953) work in Maine. Drawing on Marin’s writings, it investigates his attempted assimilation into what he perceived to be a rustic “Yankee” community on the Maine coast. As well as relating his representations of denizens of the Maine coast to contemporaneous notions of whiteness and New England identity, it situates Marin’s fascination with Maine within the long history of ethnic and cultural tourism in the state.

A native of the DC area and a graduate of Bowdoin College, James completed his PhD in art history at the University of Michigan, where he wrote a thesis on the connections between the Stieglitz Circle and racism in the interwar U.S. In 2023 he joined Kalamazoo College and the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts as a postdoctoral fellow.

Image info:

John Marin, Young Man of the Sea, Maine, 1934. Watercolor and crayon on paper, 15 ½ x 20 5/8 in. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Join the Art Department for a reception celebrating Natalie Martinez’s art exhibition. Natalie Martinez’s exhibition is on view in the FAB gallery throughout the week, 06/08/2025 – 06/14/2025.

The reception will be held at 3:30pm on Monday, 06/09/25.

Join the Art Department for a reception celebrating Tish Loo’s art exhibition. Tish Loo’s exhibition is on view in the FAB gallery throughout the week, 05/11/2025 – 05/17/2025.

The reception will be held at 3:30pm on Tuesday, 05/13/25.

Join the Art Department for a reception celebrating Megan McGarry and Annabel Bee’s art exhibition. Megan McGarry’s exhibition is on view in the FAB gallery, and Annabel Bee’s exhibition is on view on the FAB balcony throughout the week, 05/18/2025 – 05/24/2025.

The reception will be held at 3:30pm on Thursday, 05/22/25.

Join the Art Department for a reception celebrating Jackson Willitis’ art exhibition. Jackson Willitis’ exhibition is on view in the FAB gallery throughout the week, 05/25/2025 – 05/31/2025.

The reception will be held at 3:30pm on Thursday, 05/29/25.

Join the Art Department for a reception celebrating Aiden Morgan’s art exhibition. Aiden Morgan’s exhibition is on view in the FAB gallery throughout the week, 06/01/2025 – 06/07/2025.

The reception will be held at 3:30pm on Thursday, 06/05/25.