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2017.14.2aDate of Origin
2017Manufacturer
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11" in.Description
2017 Tulip Time poster informative label giving information of the artist, Michele Gort.History
The following article is from the Art Prize website."Michele Gort is an artist living and working in Holland, Michigan. Her work is represented by J. Martin Gallery, South Haven and Frames Unlimited, in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor MI. and Ohio. Michele’s works have been shown in one-person and group exhibitions. In 2017 Michele won the 2017 Tulip In bloom poster contest with her painting Playful Time. In 2016 Michele placed in the Holland friends of art spring exhibit. In 2013 and 2012 she had a solo show at Lake Effect Gallery. In 2012 she had a show at Calvin College Chapel and Terry Berry Gallery, in Grand Rapids, MI. Michele also had an exhibit in January 2012 at Holland Art Council titled “Letting Paint Be Paint”. Michele has collections in private, health facilities and corporate settings, including Holland Hospital, Pine Rest, and Holland Heath Center, In Zeeland, MI. and McGraw and Morris Law Firm. , Grand Rapids, MI., Mercy Health Women's Center in Muskegon, MI, Metro East in Grand Rapids, Metro Professional building in Wyoming, and Winning at Home, In Zeeland. .Michele works mainly with oil. She enjoys expressionist and abstract painting. Her work has many layers, movement and depth. She prefers a larger canvas so she can capture a lot of fluidity and movement."