2011 Artist in Residence Dewey Blocksma Dewey Blocksma, whose sculptures are hard to describe but are instantly recognizable, will be the Old Art Building’s sixth annual Ann Hall Artist in Residence for summer, 2011. He has been called a folk artist and a creator of “outsider” art but however it is defined, Blocksma’s art [...]
Category Archives: Former Artists in Residence
2010 Artist-in-Residence-Charles R. Murphy
December 14, 2009 – 12:20 pm
Charles Murphy grew up in southern Minnesota and remembers always wanting to be a painter. His grandfather, who was fluent with a pencil, served as his earliest inspiration. Graduating from Minnesota State University with his BFA in Studio Art, he set off for Cape Cod to immerse himself in a community of artisits. After his [...]
2009 Artist-in-Residence-Melanie Parke
January 15, 2009 – 1:03 pm
Melanie Parke has a BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago, with a National Leadership Award. She is the recipient of several professional residencies, including Yosemite and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Parks. Her paintings are exhibited nationally.
2008 Artist-in-Residence-Bob Purvis
May 1, 2008 – 3:35 pm
A native of Traverse City, Michigan, Bob Purvis graduated from Traverse City High School in 1965 and from Northwestern Michigan College in 1968. He worked in his family’s steel fabrication business until 1976 when, after the business was sold, he struck off on his own. After several years of repair work, he was asked to [...]
2007 Artist-in-Residence-Fred Petroskey
May 1, 2007 – 3:25 pm
A native of Leelanau County, Michigan, Frederick T. Petroskey was born near the small village of Lake Leelanau. Fred graduated from Western Michigan University in 1962, having majored in Art and Political Science and began the Art Program at Delton-Kellogg Schools near Kalamazoo, MI before moving to Boston, MA in 1967. During the next seventeen [...]
2006 Artist-in-Residence-David Grath
May 1, 2006 – 3:26 pm
Well-known area artist David Grath was chosen as the LCCC's first Artist-in-Residence. One of Leelanau County’s most highly respected artists, Grath has created rich landscapes of the area’s land and shorelines for more than fifty years. He has taught art at universities and conducted workshops throughout the state, and has work in many private and [...]
