The Shiawassee Arts Center opens a new exhibit featuring artwork by Sally Rose of Mt Pleasant, Susan Moran of Ann Arbor, Boisali Biswas of West Bloomfield, Elizabeth Sevick-Casselman of Swartz Creek and Robert Huebel of Flushing. The exhibit, which runs July 11 through August 30, is sponsored by Joy Welty. The public is welcome to attend the ‘Meet the Artists’ reception Friday, July 11, 5-7pm

Sally Rose received a BFA from Colorado State University and an MFA from Indiana University. After 33 years of teaching, she retired as head of the Fibers Program at Central Michigan University. She has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions locally, nationally and internationally, receiving an honorable mention in the 4th Cheongju International Craft Biennale in Korea. Her work is included in the Lark Books 500 series -500 Paper Objects: New Dimensions in Paper Art and is represented in the collections of the R.C. Williams Papermaking Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Budapest Museum of Fine Art in Hungary.

Susan Moran has an MFA in Textiles from the University of Michigan. Her work incorporates shibori, silkscreen, and stitching to create work inspired by the natural world and common human experiences. She was a faculty member of the College for Creative Studies in Detroit from 1986-2023 and has also taught at Wayne State University. Commissions include textiles for the University of Michigan Medical School and the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, United Technologies Automotive, and the Michigan Horticultural Society. She has received grants from the Michigan Council for the Arts and National Surface Design Association. Her work has been profiled in Fiberarts Magazine. She exhibits, lectures and conducts workshops widely in Michigan and the US.

Studio artist Boisali Biswas, works in multi-disciplinary media of fibers. Her formative years were spent at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India. The essence of that profound experience has stayed with her and continues to influence her work. She completed her MFA at Bowling Green State University, Ohio USA. As an immigrant fiber artist from India, her work is constantly informed by her existence between two cultures, woven by threads of transcending memories, nostalgia and cultural identity. Most often Boisal finds herself drawn to her roots, exploring the complexity of migration and belonging. She contemplates on how cultures around the world are bound together by the warp and weft of civilization, how we are wrapped in cloth from our inception.

Elizabeth Sevick Casselman is a multifaceted artist and educator with a passion for fostering creativity and technical skills in various mediums. She earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University. Casselmans educational background also includes a bachelor’s degree in studio arts from the University of Michigan – Flint and an associates degree from Mott Community College. While pursuing her MFA at Kendall, she served as a graduate assistant, operating Gallery 602 in downtown Grand Rapids curating exhibitions, and collaborating with international artists. She also served as the acting coordinator for the Mott Community College Fine Arts Gallery, where she managed diverse responsibilities, including curatorial duties, publication research, and organizing the lecture series Art Talk. Additionally, Casselman has received two artist residencies through Site Studio, teaching mural painting to K-12 students at Cook Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Currently, Casselman serves as an instructor at both Mott Community College and St. Clair County Community College.

Robert Huebel is an artist who enjoys working in most mediums. At the present time he has been working in collage, enjoying a series where each piece has something in common with the other pieces, this is a series of abstract landscapes.

The Shiawassee Arts Center, celebrating its 53rd anniversary in 2025, is located at 206 Curwood Castle Drive in Owosso and is open to the public, free of charge, Monday through Friday 10-5pm, weekends 12-3pm. The Arts Center features the artwork of local and statewide artists in eight galleries including the Frieseke Gallery and a specialty Gift Shop. SAC is a non-profit organization whose mission is to encourage participation and appreciation of the arts. For more information 989.723.8354 or visit www.shiawasseearts.org.