Grand Gesture
Presented by the Detroit Public Library and DMJStudio
October 2025-January 2026
Opens to the public October 17, 2025
Grand Gesture celebrates the scale, energy, and emotion that emerge when artists think big. This exhibition transforms the gallery into an immersive visual experience, where paintings, photographs, and mixed media works command attention through bold color, layered textures, and expansive composition.
Each piece reveals how art can amplify presence, deepen storytelling, and create moments of awe. Together, they invite viewers to step closer, pause, and feel the impact of artistic expression unrestrained by smallness.
Participating Artists:
Sara Adlerstein Gonzalez, Pamela Alexander, B for Barber, Jugashree
Bisol, Lisa Sabo Brown, Kelly Burke, Marta Carvajal, Kelly Darke, Laura
Gibson, Darian Greer, Jamar Lockhart, Mariah Mitchell Nkon, Emilia
Nawrocki, Bukola Orioye, Mutthhu Pandit, Priscilla Phifer, DaJaniere Rice,
Yvette Rock, Simone Rosia, Ron Rutherford, Ackeem Salmon, Martina
Sanroman, Gypsy Schindler, Lindy Shrewbridge, Reggie Singleton, Erik
Smith, Remi Stephan, Rosemary Summer, Felicia Renne Tolbert, and
Sharlene Welton.