THE RAPTURE OF UNDERSTANDING NOTHING

Solo Exhibition on view April 25 - May 9, 2026

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STUDIO EVENT + ARTIST TALK

MODERATED BY SUE CARMAN-VIAN

Sunday, May 3rd | 2 - 5 PM
Artist Talk: 3 - 4 PM

Join us for an Artist Talk with Rick Vian and Sue Carman-Vian at their Royal Oak studio, where more artworks will be on display.

418 East 3rd St.
Royal Oak, MI 48067

Photo: CJ Benninger

Rick Vian has been painting and teaching in the Detroit Metro area since the early 1970s. He received his B.F.A. at the College for Creative Studies and his M.F.A at Wayne State Univeristy. He has taught painting at Wayne County Community College, Wayne State University, and was an Associate Professor at the College for Creative Studies until he retired in 2018.

He was active in the early days of the Cass Corridor, exhibited at the Willis Gallery in 1974 and has continued to exhibit in numerous venues locally, nationally, and internationally.

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An introduction to Rick Vian’s newest exhibition “The Rapture of Understanding Nothing”

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