Visual artist Sajeev Visweswaran will teach participants to develop their own botanical illustration on watercolor monotype while exploring the collections at U-M’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens.
Session 1: September 20, 2024, 10 a.m.–noon
Session 2: September 27, 2024, 10 a.m.–noon
Attendees are expected to attend both sessions.
Limited to: 15 participants
For questions or to request accessibility accommodations, contact Félix Zamora-Gómez at felixzg@umich.edu.
Sajeev Visweswaran is a visual artist based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. While he works in many media and styles, drawing always comes at the center of his work. He has maintained a focus on minimalist lines and measures etchings throughout his repertoire. Sajeev's works draw on the tension between the mundane activities of every day life and his political sensibilities, between his young life in village India and the world of fine art. He is fascinated by the intersection of the personal and the political, presence and absence, the domestic and the public. Sajeev received his training from the College of Arts, New Delhi where he received his BFA, before completing his MVA at M.S. University, Baroda. His first solo show was held at 1,Shanthi Road, Bangalore in 2014, and his works have been selected for several exhibitions and group shows across India, as well as in Korea and France. He has attended residencies at 1, Shanthi Road, Bangalore in 2014 and the 'Residence Price' at the 13th Biennale Internationale de Gravure de Sarcelles, France in 2008. In addition to his work as a practicing artist, he teaches courses in drawing and printmaking at a variety of Indian and American institutions.
For questions or to request accessibility accommodations, contact Félix Zamora-Gómez at felixzg@umich.edu.
The Arts Initiative, in partnership with Wolverine Wellness, is launching a series of free art-making workshops for the Take Care AY 2024-25 focus. These workshops are an opportunity to create art, brush up on dance techniques, and other artistic forms. No prior experience is required. Led by local and regional artists, the workshops are open to the entire U-M and local community. All supplies will be provided at the workshop.