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Rachel DeBoard

Photo of Rachel DeBoard Rachel DeBoard is a painter originally from Kailua, HI. Her work draws on psychological portraiture, socially awkward encounters, existentialism, and the creaturely.  "My work is influenced by process and my surroundings. I make abstracted figures and animals on canvas and linen, using a variety of paint, binders, and drawing tools.” “Animals…
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Marc McCay

Hi! I’m Marc J. McCay, the Ceramics Studio Manager at the Art Center. If it’s made of clay and needs to be fired, it goes through my hands.  I received my MFA from Indiana University-Bloomington and have been making art for many years. Clay is truly a transformative medium; making a functional pot or a…
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Yiyun Chen

Yiyun Chen is a photographer, artist, and educator born and raised in Guangdong, China, and currently based in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2015 he received his Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art from Cleveland State University, and in 2018 Yiyun earned his MFA in photography and related media from Rochester Institute of Technology. Yiyun is known…
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Tyanna J. Buie

Photo of Tyanna J. Buie Tyanna J. Buie, a Chicago and Milwaukee native artist, received her BA from Western Illinois University and her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Currently, Buie is an Assistant Professor/Section Chair of Printmaking at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI. "The impermanence experienced due to my upbringing in…
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Deanne Neiburger

Hi, I'm Deanne Neiburger, the A2AC's Ceramic Studio Tech! I am the person behind the scenes, alongside the studio manager, keeping our ceramic studio running.  I grew up not far from Ann Arbor, in Redford Township, and came to attend the University of Michigan in 1993.  I began my undergraduate as an aeronautical engineering student,…
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