Over one hundred and seventy years have passed since Delaroche viewed the Daguerreotype, the first successful photograph, and supposedly uttered the phrase "from today, painting is dead". Since that time, painting has continuously evolved through a number of styles and philosophies, including such disparate approaches as hyper-realism, material celebrations of paint itself, and conceptual investigations. In the contemporary art world, painting is alive and well as artists pull from all aspects of the medium's history while continuing to invent novel applications. Painting Coast to Coast brings together exciting works of current art from across the United States exemplifying variety and energy.

Exhibiting artists include Rollin Beamish, Linda Besemer, Morgan Craig, Adrian Deckbar, Angela Dufresne, Chris Gallagher, Dick Goody, Laurie Hogin, Ashley Hope, Chris Hyndman, Matt Martin, Larry Bob Phillips, Holly Roberts, Mark Sengbusch, Kevin Tolman, and Alison Wong.

This exhibition has been curated by Adrian Hatfield and Margi Weir.

A panel discussion will be held on Thursday, January 20, from 6 to 7:30PM at the Shaver Music Recital Hall (next door to the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery). The opening reception is on Friday, January 21, from 5 to 8PM.

The James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History is a division of Wayne State's College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, educating the next generation of visual artists and art historians. Wayne State University, located in the heart of Detroit's midtown cultural center, is a premier urban research university offering more than 350 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to more than 31,000 students.