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Work! An Artist’s Impression

Richard Fairfield: Agenda high relief screen print, courtesy River Gallery, Chelsea
Ben Bigelow: Shadows of the Manhattan Project	Tim Gralewski: Bolt

An exciting new exhibit at the Riverside Gallery shows the far-reaching impact of Eastern Michigan University Professor and printmaker Richard Fairfield as both artist and mentor. “Work! An Artist’s Impression” features prints by Fairfield alongside works by his former Master of Fine Arts graduate students at EMU.

As a professor of art at EMU since 1963, Fairfield has been a mentor to many students during his distinguished career. Ben Bigelow and Tim Gralewski, recent MFA printmaking graduates from EMU, have organized a diverse show to demonstrate Fairfield’s influence as an artist and teacher. Fairfield turns seventy this year, so the exhibit will also celebrate his birthday.

Exhibit organizer Gralewski stated, “I think everyone in life has had a teacher who has inspired them and affected their life in some way. We thought it would be great idea for an exhibit, to not only pay tribute to that person in our life, but also to show how that influence stretches beyond the confines of a classroom.” Bigelow and Gralewski invited former students from Michigan and across the United States to participate in the show, and as a testament to Fairfield, not a single artist declined. “The response was incredible,” Gralewski notes. The result is a wide range of artwork as well. “It’s really interesting to see how everyone’s art had progressed into different directions and to see what they’ve taken from the same shared experience,” says Gralewski.

An opening reception for the artist will be held on Saturday, August 4, from 5 to 7 pm. Gallery hours are Thursday-Saturday, 3-9 pm; and Sunday, 1:30-4 pm. The show runs through September 1, 2007.

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