Online Exhibition Archive
Explore the History of DAM’s Exhibitions!
DAM showcases over 400 artists each year, through exhibitions, off-site installations, and the Elements Gallery. Browse our previous exhibitions and featured artists below.
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...
Featured Artist: Susan Santoro
Santoro is a Detroit based multi-media artist, currently specializing in soft sculpture. Prior to soft sculpture, fiber and glass work were her fields of choice. Having attended CCS, her skill in craft has been honed over the years into what is on...
I’ll Be Your Mirror: Reflections of the Contemporary Queer
I'll Be Your Mirror explores the mirroring relationship between art and self as well as art and communities, highlighting the role of art in achieving personal visibility and social connection. Art reveals who we are and the mirroring power of art is key to creating...
Featured Artist: Lori Ellsworth
As an Artist living and working in beautiful Michigan, I find inspiration in the natural surroundings and its people. My main medium of choice is painting using oil and acrylic, as it allows me to explore my creativity and brings my visions to...
Out of the Vault, Into the Light
Take a look into what others are collecting! The collector’s exhibition, Out of the Vault, Into the Light, features rarely seen artworks from private collections of several local art enthusiasts. In addition, a limited number of original works by the...