Shared Ground is an artist-organized exhibition exploring empathy, collaboration, and our evolving relationships with land. The exhibition brings together artists from diverse, cross-disciplinary practices, to consider how we can cultivate more reciprocal ways of being with one another and with the natural world.
Curated by: Elise Marie Martin
Participating artists: April Anue Shipp, Maya Davis, Megan G. Deshields, Ryan Herberholz, Molly Hubbell, Stephany Latham, Elise Marie Martin, Sean Vanden Brink, Jessica WildmanKatz
Opening Reception: January 22, 2027 from 5pm-8pm
On View: January 22, 2027 - February 13, 2027
Meet the curator!
Elise Marie Martin is a visual artist and educator, whose work explores themes of empathy, comfort, and care. Using slow hand-craft processes, she transforms familiar reclaimed materials into sculptures and immersive installations that question our assumptions around identity, reciprocity and emotional labor.
Elise received her BFA from the College for Creative Studies and her MFA from Wayne State University. Her studio practice is complemented by her work in education and community arts programming, as well as her work in the garden and with local farms. She is the recipient of a 2025 Kresge Artist Fellowship.