The Village Theater at Cherry Hill will display works of artist John Middlestead in a new exhibit entitled "Black & White and a Splash of Color", in The Gallery at Cherry Hill through Aug. 29.
Middlestead's selection of works includes photography of subject matters from grand landscapes of national parks to intricate designs of flowers on the kitchen counter.
Middlestead has lived the majority of his life in Canton and currently resides with his wife, Joan, in South Lyon. He earned his bachelor of fine arts majoring in industrial design, with a minor in photography, from Michigan State University and a master in business administration from Wayne State University.
During the later years of his 32-year career at Michigan Consolidated Gas (MichCon), now part of DTE Energy, he started re-inventing himself as a fine art photographer. It was the classic case of "what are you going to do when you grow up?" he said. In 2002, Middlestead started the process by honing his photographic skill set by taking courses with local and national instructors, including Monte Nagler, Tim Cooper, Nancy Rotenberg, Doug Johnson, Elizabeth Stone, Susanna Gaunt, and many others. This technical training and development have resulted in images that have appeared at the Canton Fine Arts Exhibition; Plymouth Council of the Arts; International Ecotourism Society in Washington D.C.; Art Crawl in Plymouth; Oakwood and Beaumont hospitals; St. Joseph Mercy Hospital; Westland City Hall Gallery; Livonia City Hall; and TCF Bank (Canton). Middlestead has been a featured artist in Art Showcase Magazine and has received a variety of awards for his work. He is also a member of the Three Cities Art Club and Livonia Camera Club.This art exhibit at The Gallery at Cherry Hill is free and open to the public during gallery hours 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; from 4 until 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; during all public performances, or by special appointment arranged via email to elli.fassois@cantonmi.gov.
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is located at 50400 Cherry Hill Road in Canton, MI, 48187.
For more information, call (734) 394-5300 or visit www.cantonvillagetheater. org.
