Please join us on Thursday October 24 for an artist talk by Andrew Thompson

 

“Andrew Thompson, aka “AndyT”, (b. Nebraska, USA, 1981), is a sculptor & installation artist, educator, curator, musician, and labor organizer. Thompson grew up in Kansas City, MO and received his BFA in Sculpture from the Kansas City Art Institute. Thompson moved from Cowtown to Motown to receive his MFA in Sculpture from Cranbrook Academy of Art. He has been exhibiting his sculptures & installations throughout Southeast Michigan for two decades and has also helped to curate & coordinate shows through Detroit Artists Market, Fiber Club*, the Ann Arbor Art Center, and more.

 

Thompson works with discarded materials like junk mail, plastic bags, old lumber, and used clothing to make whimsical installations that activate the under-utilized spaces within galleries to enhance the viewers’ experiences by challenging exhibition norms.”