Grand Gesture 2026 | On Display

DMJStudio and Detroit Public Library are partnering again to bring you Grand Gesture 2026.

Grand Gesture 2026 is a group exhibition celebrating the power of art on a large scale. Through paintings, photographs, and mixed media, artists from Detroit and the surrounding region bring bold color, striking compositions, and immersive detail to Detroit Public Library’s Main Library.

These works invite you to pause, look closely, and experience how size shapes our connection to art. Each piece makes its own grand gesture, transforming the space it occupies and offering a different perspective.

Featuring work by:

Alivia Anna Rose, Anthea Calhoun, April Anue Shipp, Basil Zaviski, Bryan Paul Grose, Chase Dearring, Chris Walker, Christina Haylett, Darrell J. Dinges, Denyse Couture, Dora Kelley, Emerald Quartz, Eno Laget, EVE, Ian Matchett, Inez Brown, Isaiah Philip, James Rodriguez, Jan Filarski, Jason Johnson, Julianna Sanroman, Kaleigh Blevins, Kim Adams House, Laura Quattrocchi, Lauren Gray, Leslie Cieplechowicz, Linda Laster, Lisa Goedert, Lisa Sabo Brown, Mark Zapico, Pamela Alexander, PARLAY (Matthew Harubin), Sara Adlerstein, Sebastian Sandu, Stephanie Fazekas, Teresa Dunn, Timothy Marshall, and Tohru Kanayama.

On display: September 28 through January 2027
Location: Detroit Public Library, Main Library - 5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit

Artwork available for purchase can be found online at dmjstudio.com.
No sales are conducted on site. You can see the work from the exhibition here.

Questions? Contact Donna Jackson at dmjstudio@gmail.com.