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2009 Actual Size Biennial The largest exhibition of the season is coming soon
More than 100 Metro Detroit and Windsor area visual artists will show works in all mediums in the 2009 Actual Size Biennial.
Curated by Aaron Timlin, the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID) presents this year’s biennial at CAID located near Wayne State University and at CAID’s Ladybug Gallery located in Southwestern Detroit.
“This is always a fun show and I look forward to it every time,” said Timlin who invited each artist to create one work in any medium, 2-D or 3-D, with the stipulation that at least two dimensions are 8 ½” x 11”.
Uniting three generations of artists, the Actual Size Biennial began with the detroit contemporary in 1999 under Timlin’s curatorial direction. Timlin curates the current biennial and the two previous biennials under the auspice of CAID.
“It’s interesting to see such a wide range of art on works that are relatively small. The show brings a lot of artist together in way that other shows cannot”, said Robert Brian Cronin, one of the exhibiting artists.
Participating artists include local and nationally based emerging and established artists. A full list is below.
The multi-media exhibition that includes, sculpture, painting, photo, video, assemblage and more will take place at the CAID located in the Historic Woodbridge District. The exhibition will open on November 7 and run through December 19, 2009. The opening reception on November 7 will be from 6 pm to 11 pm and offers an opportunity to meet artists and the show’s curator. The opening reception and exhibition at CAID are free and open to the public. Free on the street parking available.
Galleries at the CAID are open Saturdays from 12 pm to 6 pm or by appointment. Groups and classes are welcome. CAID is located in the Woodbridge Historic District at 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd, Detroit MI 48208.
For more information contact CAID at 313.899-CAID (2243), or via e-mail at info@thecaid.org.
2009 Actual Size Biennial November 7 – December 19, 2009 Opening Reception: November 7, 6 pm-11 pm
Participating Artists
Susan Aaron-Taylor
Rico Africa
Diana Alva
Suzanne Andersen
Kathleen Arkles
Mark Arminski
Kiersten Armstrong
Alana Bartol
Anita Bates
Russell Bauer
Douglas Bedard
Robert Berry
Sharon Bida
Robert Bielat
Jeanne R Bieri
Sara Blakeman
Romain Blanquart
Thom Bohnert
Davin Brainard
Ed Brown
Sarah Burger
Sandra Cardew
Elizabeth Crank
Robert Crise
M. E. Croci
Brian Cronin
Mark Dancey
Sergio De Giusti
Joe DeAngelis
Pam DeLaura
Darcel Deneau
Simone DeSousa
Thomas Dickinson
Barbara Dorchen
Lloyd Eddy
Andrea Eis
Gary Eleinko
Frank English
Kevin Ewing
David Flaugher
Steven J Fleck
Julie Fournier
Anne Fracassa
Marcia Freedman
Deborah Friedman
Lynn Galbreath
Mary Ann Grauf
Maurice Greenia, Jr.
Anne Harrington Hughes
Michelle Hauske
Megan Heeres
Mary Laredo Herbeck
Scott Hullinger
Tom Humes
Robert Quentin Hyde
Rodney S. Johnson
Dennis Michael Jones
Melissa Jones
Shaqe Kalaj
Ray Katz
Andrew Kem
Dawnice Kerchaert
Benjamin Kiehl
Candace Law
Nicole Macdonald
Cyndra MacDowall
Melissa Machnee
Gail mally-mack
Eric Mesko
Toby Millman
Sherry Moore
Sean Nader
Lauren Nagle
Jim Nawara
Lucille Nawara
Oscar B Oscar
Frank Edward Pahl
Nancy Patek
Catherine Peet
Teresa Petersen
Tom Phardel
Cheryl Phillips
Mark Piotrowski
Audrey Pongracz
Oneita Porter
Jo Powers
James Puntigam
Victor Pytko
Sharon Que
Kathleen Rashid
Rachel Reynolds
Myette Risker
Phaedra Robinson
Mel Rosas
Steven Rost
Aleksandra de Sa
Mark Sedgeman
Claudia Shepard
Bethany Shorb
Julie Russell Smith
Clinton Snider
Leslie Sobel
Deanna Sperka
Ryan Standfest
Dennis Summers
Jack O Summers
Bryant Tillman
Daniel P Timlin
Rachel Timlin
Wayne Tousignant
Vincent Troia
Robert Tucker
Vito Jesus Valdez
Rick Vian
Sue Carman Vian
Graem Whyte
Brian Widdis
Jean Wilson
Alison Wong
S Kay Young
Robert Zahorsky
Joe Zajac
Marilyn Zimmerman
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More than 100 Metro Detroit and Windsor area visual artists will show works in all mediums in the 2009 Actual Size Biennial.
“It’s interesting to see such a wide range of art on works that are relatively small. The show brings a lot of artist together in way that other shows cannot”, said Robert Brian Cronin, one of the exhibiting artists.
Galleries at the CAID are open Saturdays from 12 pm to 6 pm or by appointment. Groups and classes are welcome. CAID is located in the Woodbridge Historic District at 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd, Detroit MI 48208. 
For more information contact CAID at 313.899-CAID (2243), or via e-mail at 
