My name is India Cruse Griffin. I am a professional collage artist and retired Art teacher of forty years. My art is based on my family and growing up in a small multi-cultural Mid Western City in Indiana, and is created with a collection of Newspapers Magazines and acrylic paint.

In my earlier years as an artist and art teacher, I was very much a perfectionist and spent many detailed hours on my art. Soon marrying and then starting a family drastically changed my artistic design and style, especially in what I was able to accomplish in a certain period of time.

My style now is very free and textural with a lot of spirit. I began showing and exhibiting my art throughout the county in galleries, university exhibitions and museums.all while I continued to create art and teach High School Art simultaneously.

I have served on many art and Education related committees throughout the state and have served as an Indiana Art Commissioner. I retired from teaching in May 2023 and have continued my artistic career completing works for Gainbridge Field house, Butter Fine Arts Fair and Indiana University as well as many other venues.

You can now find me at the Harrison Center for the Arts where I am a full time studio Artist.

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Huner Emin is a stateless multimedia Kurdish artist based in Bloomington, Indiana. Raised in south Kurdistan/northern Iraq, his work has been showcased internationally, including at the CICA Museum of Art in South Korea, Agora Gallery in NYC, and the Duhok Gallery of Art in Kurdistan/Iraq. Emin has received numerous awards, including the Boynes Award and the DC Art Commission fellowship. Since leaving Iraq in 2013, his art has addressed political and social topics such as honor killings (‘Blood Washing’), the Anfal genocide (‘180,000 Seconds’), and Iraq War atrocities (‘Manufactured Democracy’).

www.huneremin.com
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Instagram: @huneremin

Tom Torluemke (born in Chicago, Illinois) is an Indiana-based, contemporary American artist. His practice spans 40+ years and includes works in painting, drawing, sculpture, and installations in various mediums. He is known for his powerful, no-holds-barred approach to subject matter relating to socio-political, ethical, and humanistic themes.

With over 150 solo and group exhibitions and 30 public art commissions throughout the Midwest, his work testifies to the relevance and scope of his ideas and his ability to present them in a meaningful context within their communities.

www.tomtorluemke.com
Instagram: @tomtorluemke
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