Blog

blank white banner used for spacing
Finding Inspiration from Nature: GVSUs Ravines

Finding Inspiration from Nature: GVSUs Ravines

GVSUs Allendale campus is built on a system of ravines cut into debris left behind by glaciers over 10,000 years ago. Many artists have been inspired by this unique Michigan landscape that surrounds us.

Mar 1, 2025

Artist Profile: Vera Klement

Artist Profile: Vera Klement

Vera Klement was born in the Free City of Danzig, a city-state in Germany, only a few years before the Nazi party took over the region, an even that would forever influence Klement's life and artwork.

Feb 24, 2025

Artist Profile: Gloria Baker Feinstein

Artist Profile: Gloria Baker Feinstein

Since the young age of two years old, Portland, Oregon-based Jewish photographer Gloria Baker Feinstein had a camera in her hand. Her reflections, stories, and connections in her images ask viewers to find beauty in tragedy.

Feb 24, 2025

Artist Profile: Robert Russell

Artist Profile: Robert Russell

In 2022, Russell began to paint the porcelain figurines that were created during the Nazi regime. At first glance, the paintings may appear to be just portraits of deer, dogs, and rabbits, but his images reveal a horrific backstory.

Feb 24, 2025

Beauty and Abundance: Mother Nature

Beauty and Abundance: Mother Nature

The depiction of Mother Nature in art dates to ancient civilizations, and many cultures have legends that include goddesses and personifications of nature.

Feb 1, 2025

An Adoring Gaze: Lovers Eye Jewelry

An Adoring Gaze: Lovers Eye Jewelry

The GVSU Art Museum is lucky to have recently obtained a lovers eye brooch for its permanent collection. But it is steeped in mystery- whose eye was this, and who was its lucky recipient?

Feb 1, 2025

View More Blog

blank white banner used for spacing

blank white banner used for spacing

Newsletter Sign Up

Be the first to hear about all our news and events!

We email one newsletter per month. Sign up and you'll never miss an opportunity to engage with art at GVSU. 

* denotes a required field


Human Verification *



Page last modified February 16, 2023