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  • Niikah Hatfield
    Niikah Hatfield
    Artisan; Author/Writer; Ceramist; Dancer; Maker; Mixed Media Artist; Multiple Art Forms; Musician; Performance Art; Vocalist/Singer
    Emerging from the wilderness, Niikah is an artist & singer-songwriter from the north woods of Michigan. Dancing between reality and the ethers, her work is in constant conversation with the world.  ​ She grew up on a small family farm near the coast of Lake Superior, and between homeschooling, wandering through the woodlands, and working in the fields, she gained a deep appreciation for the cycles of life, hard work, and a deep connection with nature. After studying Ceramics at Northern Michigan University and abroad in Romania, Niikah started Niik Creative Co. in 2020. The small studio, located on Presque Isle in Marquette, is the heart of a thriving business with a mission to bring unique and creative home goods that inspire presence in everyday life. ​ The thread that emerges amid the breadth of her creative endeavors is one of deep inquiry into the interconnectedness of all things. Laced with a desire to better understand the world we live in, her creative expression becomes a way of life. Leaning into the experiences that make up life is the nectar of living, and art is the medium.
  • Kathleen Heideman
    Kathleen Heideman
    Maker; Painter; Poet
    Kathleen M. Heideman is a writer, artist and environmentalist working in Michigan’s wild Upper Peninsula. Heideman is the author of Psalms of the Early Anthropocene (Winter Cabin Books), Explaining Pictures To A Dead Hare (Traffic Street Press), She Used to Have Some Cows (La Vacas Press). She completed over a dozen artist-in-residence programs with watersheds, wildlife refuges, forests, private foundations, the National Park Service (including Isle Royale, Apostle Islands, Badlands, Sleeping Bear Dunes, and Voyageurs), and the National Science Foundation’s prestigious Antarctic Artists and Writers Program. Her paintings and poetry broadsides have been exhibited locally, and in national exhibits, including “Summer Arts: Inspired by the National Parks”; the NPS online exhibition “Through Your Eyes”; “The Art of Stewardship of the Antarctic”; “Collected Works from the NSF’s Antarctic Artists & Writers Program”; Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and elsewhere. She was named a finalist for U.P. Poet Laureate in 2017. Heideman is drawn to wild and threatened places, and works to defend them. She serves on the board of the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition and works with Mining Action Group, defending clean water and wild places from the dangers of sulfide mining. A curious woman.
  • J Marc Himes
    J Marc Himes
    Artisan; Maker; Woodworker; Woodturner
    I was introduced to Woodturning by my Father and after he passed, I inherited his lath and many other tools which I still use today.  I was able to set up a shop in my home in 2005 and although I have taken several week long classes, am largely self taught.  My work has more of an artistic rather than functional style, focusing first on form and then adding color and texture, to make each piece unique.  I have shown my work in multiple local as well national shows and have won multiple awards, including the Visual Artist of the Year Award for 2021 from the city of Marquette and the Marquette Arts and Culture Center.  I am a member of the American Association of Woodturners and our local Chapter The Superiorland Woodturners which we formed in 2007. I have lived in the Marquette area since beginning my medical practice in 1979. My Mother was born in a small town about 40 miles from Marquette and the UP has always been a very special place for me.  Upon retiring, I joined the Zero Degrees Gallery, where I still show and sell my work.  I have found much enjoyment in getting to know the many artists in the vibrant Marquette artist community and their wonderful artwork.    
  • Steven Hughes
    Steven Hughes
    Graphic Artist; Illustrator; Mixed Media Artist; Painter; Photographer; Teacher/Instructor
    Steven Hughes, who goes by the artist name Primary Hughes, is best known for his colorful acrylic portraits, having shown in numerous pop-culture and illustration-focused gallery exhibitions in California and New York. As an artist residing in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Professor of Illustration at Northern Michigan University, he can often be found exploring the natural landscape along the coast of Lake Superior with his plein-air kit. His painting and illustration work revels in the interplay of light and color, and the emotional impact in quieter moments of determination, thoughtful reflection, and preparation for a thing that must be done. View more of his work on Instagram or his website, primaryhughes.com
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