3024 Biddle Ave. Wyandotte (734)246-9880 or riversedgegallery@wyan.org

Opening January 19th 6pm-11pm
Dr. Arnold Dreifuss and Jim Slack were hard working "lifers" devoted to creating art.

Both of these highly collected artists died in the midst of a creative fury that left an uncomparable legacy of artwork.
Many considered their distinctive painting styles to be their extended finger prints. Their highly expressive work appears to have come from the same school of learning although they would truely be considered "outsider" artists, a very popular collectible art form where the artist does not derive his style from a formal education.
Sculptural Works and Oils on Canvas created on many unusual substraits have incorporated non-traditional and traditional techniques. Pieces often include more than one medium and multiple materials: printmaking, quilting, chicken wire and painted glass to name a few.

Although Dreifuss and Slack never met, they were kindred spirits.

ALSO:Nancy Byrum presents her new photo realism pieces on the first floor. Her paintings of various birds and animals have sold all over Michigan and have won numerous awards.

Patricia Izzo's dark and light side will come together in her studio and adjoining third floor gallery when two travelling displays called 20/20 come together. The 20/20 series has garnered critical acclaim in numerous metro-Detroit newspapers and weeklies.