Midwest Regional 2023

Juried by Darryl DeAngelo Terrell

January 5 - February 5, 2023

Jeffrey Meyer, "Intangible Art," paper collage, 4 x 5 inches.

Jeffrey Meyer, "Intangible Art," paper collage, 4 x 5 inches.

Jeffrey Meyer, "Sequel to Light," paper collage, 7 x 5 inches.

Jeffrey Meyer, "Sequel to Light," paper collage, 7 x 5 inches.

Thurman Pursley, "Chicago," mixed media, 24 x 34 inches.

Thurman Pursley, "Chicago," mixed media, 24 x 34 inches.

Jeffrey Meyer, "Cycling Lights, paper collage, 8 x 8 inches.

Jeffrey Meyer, "Cycling Lights, paper collage, 8 x 8 inches.

Thurman Pursley, "Mmmm Donuts," mixed media, 26 x 16 inches.

Thurman Pursley, "Mmmm Donuts," mixed media, 26 x 16 inches.

Justin Fondrie, "Eziz Hesen," cyanotype on handmade newspaper, 9 x 5.5 inches.

Justin Fondrie, "Eziz Hesen," cyanotype on handmade newspaper, 9 x 5.5 inches.

Justin Fondrie, "Imam Rozi," cyanotype on handmade newspaper, 9 x 5.5 inches.

Justin Fondrie, "Imam Rozi," cyanotype on handmade newspaper, 9 x 5.5 inches.

Justin Fondrie, "Ablimit Omer," cyanotype on handmade newspaper, 9 x 5.5 inches.

Justin Fondrie, "Ablimit Omer," cyanotype on handmade newspaper, 9 x 5.5 inches.

Hannah Duggan, "Still Composite 1," oil on canvas, 14 x 18 inches.

Hannah Duggan, "Still Composite 1," oil on canvas, 14 x 18 inches.

Hannah Duggan, "Still Composite 2," oil on canvas, 11 x 20 inches.

Hannah Duggan, "Still Composite 2," oil on canvas, 11 x 20 inches.

Leslie Getz, "Be genuine even if you stand out," graphite and watercolor on Claybord, 36 x 24 inches.

Leslie Getz, "Be genuine even if you stand out," graphite and watercolor on Claybord, 36 x 24 inches.

Bettina Cousineau, "Bus Stop," mixed media on paper, 24 x 24 inches.

Bettina Cousineau, "Bus Stop," mixed media on paper, 24 x 24 inches.

Jennifer Scheuer, "Diptych: Healing Gardens and Silent Conversation," book arts (photopolymer), 6 x 7 inches each.

Jennifer Scheuer, "Diptych: Healing Gardens and Silent Conversation," book arts (photopolymer), 6 x 7 inches each.

April Behnke, "Sea Ring," flashe on canvas, 12 x 12 inches.

April Behnke, "Sea Ring," flashe on canvas, 12 x 12 inches.

April Behnke, "Order," acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches.

April Behnke, "Order," acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches.

Nathan Taves, "Plaid Sun," oil on panel, 36 x 24 inches.

Nathan Taves, "Plaid Sun," oil on panel, 36 x 24 inches.

Seth DeHaven, "Yellow Orchid," oil on panel, 18 x 18 inches.

Seth DeHaven, "Yellow Orchid," oil on panel, 18 x 18 inches.

Cassidy Merkle, "At Rest," acrylic on canvas, 16 x 16 inches.

Cassidy Merkle, "At Rest," acrylic on canvas, 16 x 16 inches.

Cassidy Merkle, "Goddess of Night," acrylic on canvas, 16 x 16 inches.

Cassidy Merkle, "Goddess of Night," acrylic on canvas, 16 x 16 inches.

Molly Cairney, "Birthroot," collage, 13 x 18 inches.

Molly Cairney, "Birthroot," collage, 13 x 18 inches.

Dani Kiefer, "August," oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches.

Dani Kiefer, "August," oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches.

Lizabeth Yager, "Garden of Vintage Petals," mixed media, 18 x 18 inches.

Lizabeth Yager, "Garden of Vintage Petals," mixed media, 18 x 18 inches.

Phoebe Scott, "Within," ceramic, 54 x 15 x 24 inches.

Phoebe Scott, "Within," ceramic, 54 x 15 x 24 inches.

Phoebe Scott, "Without," ceramic, 37 x 17 x 10 inches.

Phoebe Scott, "Without," ceramic, 37 x 17 x 10 inches.

Nicolina Holt, "Been a Boy 1," c-print, 26 x 18 inches.

Nicolina Holt, "Been a Boy 1," c-print, 26 x 18 inches.

Emily Goode, "Bedspread," c-print, 8 x 12 inches.

Emily Goode, "Bedspread," c-print, 8 x 12 inches.

Emily Goode, "Early Julia," c-print, 7.5 x 11 inches.

Emily Goode, "Early Julia," c-print, 7.5 x 11 inches.

Emily Goode, Untitled, c-print, 9 x 14 inches.

Emily Goode, Untitled, c-print, 9 x 14 inches.

Gregory Steel, "Old Man," steel, 75.5 x 28 x 15 inches.

Gregory Steel, "Old Man," steel, 75.5 x 28 x 15 inches.

Jeffrey Meyer, "Splitting Hairs," paper collage, 7 x 9 inches.

Jeffrey Meyer, "Splitting Hairs," paper collage, 7 x 9 inches.

Tony Bouillon, "Man in the Moon in the Garden," graphite on paper, 16 x 22 inches.

Tony Bouillon, "Man in the Moon in the Garden," graphite on paper, 16 x 22 inches.

Karen Dawson, "Dilatans Fireberry," paper on board, 21 x 21 inches.

Karen Dawson, "Dilatans Fireberry," paper on board, 21 x 21 inches.

Karen Dawson, "Formation #4," paper mounted on acrylic, 36 x 16 x 5 inches.

Karen Dawson, "Formation #4," paper mounted on acrylic, 36 x 16 x 5 inches.

Louis Staeble, "Most Certainly Pears," digital black and white photography, 10 x 8 inches.

Louis Staeble, "Most Certainly Pears," digital black and white photography, 10 x 8 inches.

Trevor Campbell, "Process as Subject," linocut print on handmade cattail paper, 10 x 8 inches.

Trevor Campbell, "Process as Subject," linocut print on handmade cattail paper, 10 x 8 inches.

Jeff Schofield, "Hair Cabinet," human hair in recycled glass jars, used cabinetry, 54 x 24 x 6 inches.

Jeff Schofield, "Hair Cabinet," human hair in recycled glass jars, used cabinetry, 54 x 24 x 6 inches.

Ani Weitzel, "Head in the Clouds," film photography, 19 x 13 inches.

Ani Weitzel, "Head in the Clouds," film photography, 19 x 13 inches.

Larry Covalciuc, "Black Sand Grassy Dunes, Iceland," digital archival print, 16 x 20 inches.

Larry Covalciuc, "Black Sand Grassy Dunes, Iceland," digital archival print, 16 x 20 inches.

Kashira Dowridge, "Her 21'," print, in photo: hand sewn materials on shoulders, 24 x 30 inches.

Kashira Dowridge, "Her 21'," print, in photo: hand sewn materials on shoulders, 24 x 30 inches.

Adam Goldberg, "2 Faux Cubes," transformed NSG Pilkington Mirropane and steel, 18 x 18 inches.

Adam Goldberg, "2 Faux Cubes," transformed NSG Pilkington Mirropane and steel, 18 x 18 inches.

Rebekah Nolan, "Untitled (Live/Work series), acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches.

Rebekah Nolan, "Untitled (Live/Work series), acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches.

Rebekah Nolan, Untitled (Live/Work series), acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches.

Rebekah Nolan, Untitled (Live/Work series), acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches.

Beatrice Opokua Atencah, 27 Hours, recycled cotton and raffia, 38 x 44 x 4 inches.

Beatrice Opokua Atencah, 27 Hours, recycled cotton and raffia, 38 x 44 x 4 inches.

Lori Brubaker, "Tundra," wood and paint, 50 x 26 x 2.5 inches.

Lori Brubaker, "Tundra," wood and paint, 50 x 26 x 2.5 inches.

Rob Millard-Mendez, "Vulnerability Mask," wood and plastic, 28 x 14 x 14 inches.

Rob Millard-Mendez, "Vulnerability Mask," wood and plastic, 28 x 14 x 14 inches.

Rebekah Nolan, Untitled (Threshold series), acrylic and oil pastel on wood panel, 48 x 36 inches.

Rebekah Nolan, Untitled (Threshold series), acrylic and oil pastel on wood panel, 48 x 36 inches.

Jamie Weinfurter, "Stack No. 1," paper cut-out collage, painted wood and spot light, 4 x 2 feet.

Jamie Weinfurter, "Stack No. 1," paper cut-out collage, painted wood and spot light, 4 x 2 feet.

Kailey Stockburger, "Tsé Bii' Ndzisgaii," photographic print on metallic paper, 11 x 14 inches.

Kailey Stockburger, "Tsé Bii' Ndzisgaii," photographic print on metallic paper, 11 x 14 inches.

Norman Ziolkowski, "Form 6," wood, 28 x 9 x 6 inches.

Norman Ziolkowski, "Form 6," wood, 28 x 9 x 6 inches.

Dan Simoneau, "Destiny," acrylic on canvas, 40 x 16 inches.

Dan Simoneau, "Destiny," acrylic on canvas, 40 x 16 inches.

Anna-Lisa Robbins, "Portrait of a Woman," oil on canvas, 20 x 16 inches.

Anna-Lisa Robbins, "Portrait of a Woman," oil on canvas, 20 x 16 inches.

Tanmaya Bingham, "CV-23," colored pencil and paint on panel, 12 x 12 inches.

Tanmaya Bingham, "CV-23," colored pencil and paint on panel, 12 x 12 inches.

Helen Geglio, "Anxiety Shield: Night Watch," cotton, wool, buttons, hand-embroidered and stitched, 48 x 34 inches.

Helen Geglio, "Anxiety Shield: Night Watch," cotton, wool, buttons, hand-embroidered and stitched, 48 x 34 inches.

Steve Vachon, "Moon Gate," stoneware clay, 16.25 x 17.5 x 4.5 inches.

Steve Vachon, "Moon Gate," stoneware clay, 16.25 x 17.5 x 4.5 inches.

Tom Zaroff, "Wind Cave," concrete, 23 x 18 x 9 inches.

Tom Zaroff, "Wind Cave," concrete, 23 x 18 x 9 inches.

Artlink Contemporary Gallery is pleased to present Midwest Regional Exhibition, juried this year by Darryl DeAngelo Terrell of Detroit, MI.

Juror Statement

Having the opportunity to Jury this amazing group of artists is a reminder of the power of the Midwest, reminds me of how brilliant, yet slept on we are as a region. thank you so much for all of you dedication to your practices. Thank you for being an inspiration to me, to keep pushing onwards, showing up, showing out and advocating for the Midwest and it's ever growing Arts and Artist community.

With Love Darryl.

Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday, January 5th from 5-8 pm!

Exhibiting Artists

Beatrice Opokua Atencah, April Behnke, Tanmaya Bingham, Tony Bouillon, Lori Brubaker, Molly Cairney, Trevor Campbell, Emily Goode, Bettina Cousineau, Larry Covalciuc, Karen Dawson, Seth DeHaven, Kashira Dowridge, Hannah Duggan, Justin Fondrie, Helen Geglio, Leslie Getz, Adam Goldberg, Nicolina Holt, Dani Kiefer, Cassidy Merkle, Jeffrey Meyer, Rob Millard-Mendez, Rebekah Nolan, Thurman Pursley, Anna-Lisa Robbins, Jennifer Scheuer, Jeff Schofield, Phoebe Scott, Dan Simoneau, Louis Staeble, Gregory Steel, Kailey Stockburger, Nathan Taves, Steve Vachon, Jamie Weinfurter, Ani Weitzel, Lizabeth Yager, Tom Zaroff, and Norman Ziolkowski.

About the Juror

Darryl DeAngelo Terrell (B. 1991), Is a Detroit Based artist who primarily works within lens-based media (i.e. Photography, Video), performance, and writing, they’re also a Curator, DJ, and Organizer. Darryl received their Bachelor of Fine Art from Wayne State University in 2015 and their Master of Fine Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2017.  Darryl is a 2022 Fire Island Artist in Resident, 2022 Lighthouse Work Fellow, 2021 Black Rock Senegal Artist in Resident, 2021 Redbull House of Art Resident, 2019/2020 Document Detroit Fellow, 2019 Kresge Arts In Detroit Fellow of Visual Arts. Darryl has Exhibited both nationally, and internationally, recently showing at The Hood Museum at Dartmouth College, in the Dakar Biannual, The Art Institute of Chicago, Cranbrook Art Museum, etc.