When she was getting ready to go to the University of Michigan, Chairwoman of Art Barbara Bushey had a tough decision to make. “I was trying to decide between art and physics,” Bushey said. “And as I told my father, ‘I can always paint on weekends, but I can’t have a cyclotron in my basement.’...
For Chairwoman of Art Barbara Bushey, a daily outfit can be a work of art. “The fall of 2017 was a bad semester, and I wasn’t able to get much art done,” she said. “The only creative thing I could do was get dressed in the morning.” So she decided to take pictures of her...
Barbara Bushey, professor of art, draws inspiration from the beautiful scapes of Michigan where she grew up. But her art has more than one purpose: Bushey draws attention not only to the beauty of but also threats to the environment. Bushey’s latest project is ‘Prayers for the Great Lakes,’ a series of five hand-dyed and...
Every year, thousands of artists attempt to define art in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, at ArtPrize, a 19-day art show from Sept. 2 to Oct. 11. This year Professor of Art Barbara Bushey is joining those ranks of artists by showing three of her quilts at the ArtPrize venue Processing Fiber. Last year, Lecturer of...