Birmingham Society of Women Painters: Across the Street
Marat Paransky, Juror
Exhibition (Main Gallery) : July 13-August 27, 2022
Reception : Friday, July 15, 5-8 pm
Gallery Talk : Thursday, July 28, 6 pm
Participating Artists
Robbie Best, Jan Brown, Pat Duff, Patty Eisenbraun, Jan Filarski, Ellie Gause, Shirley Gower, Laura White Host, Ann Kelly, Donna Kennedy, Susan Kwolek, Kathleen Mansell, Loretta Markell, Barbara Maxson, Judi Mindell, Cindy Parsons, Nancy Raitt, Fran Seikaly, Susan Shlom, Donna Thibodeau, Vasu Tolia, Kathie Troshynski, Lorraine Tyler, Helen Vlasic, Fran Wolok, Martha Zausmer,
Since 1944 the Birmingham Society of Women Painters has promoted the achievements and leadership of women in the arts. In 1957, with support from business and community leaders, the organization founded the Bloomfield Art Association. Three years later the coalition developed an innovative proposal, exceptional for its time, to transform an obsolete Birmingham public works facility into a vibrant community center for the arts, which continues to grow and thrive today as the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center.
Marat Paransky, Juror
Marat Paransky was born in Ukraine in 1986. By the time his family settled in Metro Detroit they had lived in three countries and on three continents. Marat spoke three languages, but his favorite language was visual. Paransky finished Wayne State University with a dual degree: a BFA in Drawing and Printmaking, and a BA in Political Science. He received his MFA in Visual Arts from Lesley University's College of Art & Design in Cambridge, MA. Paransky's work has been exhibited throughout Michigan, as well as Windsor, ON, the Boston area, San Francisco, Fayetteville, AR, and Nashville, TN.
Image: Patty Eisenbraun, Pear Chair, oil on canvas
