Online Exhibition Archive
Explore Past DAM Exhibitions!
DAM showcases over 400 artists each year, through exhibitions, off-site installations, and the Featured Artist program. Browse our previous exhibitions and featured artists below.
Featured Artist: Marta Caravajal
I have been creating this unique style honoring a very important movement of Art, Dada: Dada was an art movement formed during the First World War in Zurich in negative reaction to the horrors and folly of the war. The art, poetry and performance produced by dada...
2025 Annual Scholarship Awards & Exhibition, featuring Wayne State University
The Detroit Artists Market (DAM) is pleased to announce the selection of ten student finalists from Wayne State University (WSU) for the 2025 Annual Scholarship Awards & Exhibition. These accomplished student artists will exhibit their work, with three finalists...
GIRLHOOD
GIRLHOOD invites us to reflect on youth with a sense of distance and clarity. Girlhood is often viewed through an innocent lens, reminiscing on the bows in our hair and ballet flats covering painted toes. However, these depictions frequently overlook the diversity of...
Featured Artist: Nina Ashraf
Nina Ashraf is a Pakistani-American artist who migrated to the US 30 years ago. Her art is influenced both by the artistic heritage of her birth country and her chosen home: a dance between eastern sensibilities and western ideals. Her art explores history and...
2024 Art for the Holidays
Detroit Artists Market (DAM) is excited to present this year’s Art for the Holidays, Michigan’s original and longest-running holiday art market! This festive event showcases one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on your shopping list,...
Nest: A Reflection of Safe Spaces
Nest: A Reflection of Safe Spaces delves into the profound human need for sanctuary—places where one feels nurtured, loved, accepted, and shielded from harm. Drawing inspiration from the protective instincts of mother birds who diligently build nests to safeguard...
Featured Artist Marie Awn
Marie Awn received her BFA from Wayne State University while working as a makeup artist. After a decades long career in the makeup industry, Marie decided to leave that path to pursue her lifelong dream of being a painter. “My current paintings depict the human form...
Detroit Lens: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Explore the incredible world of Detroit photographers past, present and future. Through the eyes of these artists, our own eyes are opened to the extraordinary. Detroit has a rich history in art and documentary photography to which new makers are continually adding....
Featured Artist: Tsiuri Chachua
Tsiuri Chachua.is a Georgian (the country in Eastern Europe) artist currently living in Michigan. Chachua uses color and brushstroke to express her beliefs, hope and love. She sees her art as the performance she leaves behind on this stage called...
Hot DAM! the Detroit Artists Market Annual juried by Katie Pfohl
“Working across many different media, cultures, and contexts, the artists selected for this year’s Hot DAM! The Detroit Artist Market Annual capture the city’s incredible artistic energy. Facing a time of transformation in Detroit and beyond, they...