That You Are Here Is No Small Thing

That You Are Here Is No Small Thing

Artwork Images Clockwise: Colorful Creature, by Stanley Brown; Prince, by Richard Marshall; Blue Petals and Stems, by Chantell Donwell; Alvin and the Chipmunks, by Shilpi Prasad

 

Participating Artists: Jotina Ballard, Jirard Bond, Chelsee Bosker, Stanley Brown, Sherri Bryant, Dennis Cenzer, Desirai Chapman, Sereal Crawford, Dwayne Curry, Mandy Demorest, Jerry Dortch, Chantell Donwell, James Dunson, Bethany Fater, Avetta Gabriel, Eric Green, Janetter Gordon, Derrick Hall, David Harris, Khristopher Harris, Ashley Hawkins, Susan Hudson, Shawn Jackson, Pamela Jones, Kenjani Kararamoko, Larry Kimbourgh, Shannon Lovelace, Jospeh Lucas II, Scott Maciejewski, Richard Marshall, Sandra McCain, Ivory McKinley, Thomas McMillan, Nathaneil McNeal, Dameon Miller, Billy Medley, Viktor Moore, Hallie Ott, Khiry O’Neil, Alsendoe Owens, DaMario Parker, John Peterson, Shilpi Prasad, Kim Rankin, Bruce Rice, Dale Roberts, Randy Rodriguez, Phillis Rogers, Hugh Rollocks, Lauren Samuels, Thomas Saunders, Rodney Stephens, Stephen Tatum, Marquise Taylor, James Tischler, Alverna Tyler, Chris Wansac, Jermey Washington, Starr Waters, Raymond Wells, and Lauren Williams. 

 

Curated by Anthony Marcellini and Amber Nax 

 

Exhibition Dates: December 3, 2026 – January 30, 2026 

 

Location: PASC Detroit Gallery and Studio, 9301 Kercheval Ave, STE 2, Detroit, MI 48214 

  

 

That You Are Here is No Small Thing at PASC Detroit Gallery concludes the year by exhibiting the artworks of as many PASC artists as possible, featuring over 60 small-scale artworks all under the size of 18 inches. We’re celebrating the time, creativity, and effort our studio artists have put into their art practice. That You Are Here is No Small Thing includes artworks from all three PASC studios in Detroit, Southgate, and Westland, MI. Additionally, this exhibit features small (but mighty!) unframed artworks on a custom wall display for immediate purchase. 

 

For a number of PASC artists included, this is their first exhibition. A selected piece by Bethany Fater features a monochrome drawing of a lamp rendering its ornate luminance entirely in pencil. DaMario Parker’s “Sheila Model” reimagines a woman against a landscape with shading that gestures toward Cubism yet breaks from conventional form. Viktor Moore’s fluid paint strokes in “Color Drip Houses” form a jeweled-toned abstract piece from repeated house forms. Artists such as Kenjani Kararamoko and Kim Rankin bring their own perspectives to the imagery of flying creatures. All displayed artworks showcase the artists’ distinct perspectives and styles. 

 

That You Are Here is No Small Thing introduces several artists new to PASC and offers a brief look into the diverse art practices of its artists. Spanning abstraction, portraiture, and pop culture, the artworks are infused with humor, playfulness, and distinct art references. These artworks may be small in scale, but their ideas are big! 

 

Launched in 2021, PASC is the first progressive art and design studio and exhibition program in Detroit and Wayne County dedicated to supporting artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences to advance artistic practices and build individual careers in the art and design fields. PASC is a program of Services to Enhance Potential (STEP), a non-profit service organization founded in 1972 that provides services and support for more than 1,400 individuals with disabilities and mental health differences across Southeastern Michigan. 

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