***Coronavirus closed our gallery but I won’t let it get me down - here is the “painting of the day” from of my exhibit at Shiawassee Arts Center*** The arts center will reopen April 6.
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Read MoreSeason 2 continues with Michael Norman Gute. A Detroit based oil on canvas artist (who occasionally uses spray-paint). It's obvious from the interview, Michael is a sensitive soul. Pay attention to the Episode to find out what Exhibitions Michael has coming up.
Read More“If I don’t like the way my life looks for a particular moment, I remind myself that I am privileged with the freedom to get up and do something different.”
Read MoreOwosso, Michigan is Gute’s hometown. This will be his most significant show to date in Owosso. Click “Read More” to be directed to the gallery’s web page.
Read MoreGute’s work will be featured in Affirmations' Pittmann-Puckett Gallery with an opening reception slated for October 2, 2020. Click “Read More” to be directed to Affirmation’s web page.
Read MoreMICHAEL GUTE, of Detroit, is among the artists participating in the 22nd annual Shiawassee Arts Center Member Artists Show, which opened on Tuesday, June 25. Gute has a master’s degree in museum administration from Eastern Michigan University and is currently pursuing a second master’s degree, in business, from Wayne State University, where he is employed as an associate director of fundraising.
Read MoreMichael Gute, an Owosso native who lives in the city of Detroit, is a painter who has exhibited his work at SAC and formerly served on its board of directors. He is entering his “Waiting IV” in the Members Art Show, for which $500 in awards will be presented at 2 p.m. June 30. The juror is Randal Crawford, professor of art at Delta College. “I work in making pictures, mostly with oil,” said Gute, a 2008 Owosso High School graduate. “I’ve been integrating ink and spray paint into my work. Those mediums add a spontaneity I really like.”
Read More“It’s a self-portrait,” said artist Michael Gute, describing “Detroit Figure,” one of his paintings featured in the Together We Can Exhibition, whose purpose is to bring awareness to the struggle of addiction and recovery. It’s on display now through Jan. 10 in the Affirmations LGBTQ community center’s PittmannPuckett Gallery. The oil painting depicts the Detroit skyline behind its subject; there is turbulence in the water.
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