The Prophets
Exhibit Dates: October 1 – 25, 2024
Opening & Artist Talk: October 10th 5-6:30pm
Rob VanderZee
“Our current spiritual belief systems have provided us little guidance to the evolving threats of climate change, extinction, and overdevelopment of the natural world. Most of the spiritual practices that once connected us to nature were wiped out during the expansion of traditional religion. The human species has largely lost its spiritual connection to nature. Without that connection, we will fail to protect the very planet that nurtures us all.
In this series, I have created a group of deities that offer an opportunity for new dialogue. These deities are a symbolic guide to show us how to save our planet, and therefore save ourselves. We are all made from the same raw material as the creatures and ecosystems we share our planet with. These paintings visually guide us to the awareness that we are inseparably part of the natural world. Hoping to bring new understanding of our relationship to our planet; I strive to create a new mythology to help guide us."
Rob VanderZee
Robert Vander Zee is an artist, a nature enthusiast and a world traveler. Rob has exhibited his paintings in museums throughout the United States including the Pensacola Museum of Fine Arts in Florida, the William King Museum of Virginia, Ferris State University Museum and The Saginaw Art museum of Michigan, Kent State University Gallery in Ohio, The Anderson Center for the Arts in Indiana, The Charles B. Goddard Center for the Arts in Oklahoma, and the Ellen Noel Art Museum in Texas.
Say it Loud - Beyond the Built Environment
October 1 - 25, 2024
Beyond the Built Environment celebrates the contributions of diverse designers and advocates for equitable built environments and communities.