Wayne State University Art Galleries and the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art, Art History, and Design is pleased to present Our House at the Art Department Gallery from September 12 through October 17, 2025. An opening reception will be held on Friday, September 12, 5-8PM. Open gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 12-5PM.

Our House highlights the creative and scholarly practices of Wayne State University’s art, art history and design faculty, alumni, and collaborators. 

Organized into a series of domestic spaces that evoke the intimate and familiar atmosphere of home, the curated environments of Our House invites visitors to step inside and explore the intersection of designed art, objects, and scholarship. 

As a nexus for collaboration and innovation, this exhibition illuminates the role our creative community plays in shaping the legacy of art, design and culture in Detroit and around the globe.

Our House features an eclectic body of work from over 40 artists, designers, and historians as well as the Wayne State University Art Collection. In conjunction with the Detroit Month of Design, the space will also host programming including dialogues and workshops led by faculty, visiting artists and designers. See below for additional programming.

Work by the following creatives are included in the exhibition: alejandro acierto, Jose Arevivar-Gomez, Anita Bates, Kaleigh Blevens, Taeyoon Choi, Allana Clarke, Paul Echeverria, Jessika Edgar, Laura Foxman, Margaret Franklin, Yasemine Gencer, Margaret Hull, Mark Vander Heide, Lolo Katz Nosanchuck, Lauren Kalman, Brian Kritzman, Claas Kuhnen, Evan Larson Voltz, Laurie Longtin, Laura Makar, Heather Macali, Katie MacDonald, Elise Martin, Heather Mawson, Saima Mohammad, Rebecca Neely, Samantha Noel, Jennifer Olmsted, Brendan Page, Michele Porter, Tom Pyrzewski, Courtney Richardson, John Rizzo, Juan Carlos Rodriguez Rivera, Rob Taormina, Wes Taylor, Millee Tibbs, Eric Troffkin, Maureen Vachon, Sean Vandenbrink, Golsa Yaghoobi, and Julia Yezbic.

Works included from the University Art Collection by: J. Edward Bailey III, Marcel Breuer, James Pearson Duffy, Charles and Ray Eames, John Parker Glick, Doug James, Jun Kaneko, Gary Kulak, Nancy Mitchnick, Gordan Newton, Ellen Phelan, Eero Saarinen, and John Torreano.