Leelanau County artist Margo Burian’s collages have been chosen for display in the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2024-25 Outdoor Gallery exhibition, an annual, invitational exhibit. Burian’s collages are rooted in the idea of Ordinary Magic, or delight. They were reproduced on five, 5-foot-square, weather-resistant aluminum panels created by Image 360 of Traverse City, Michigan. The panels are installed on the GAAC’s south and west exteriors walls.
Burian is a well-known painter of atmospheric land- and waterscapes, and historic farmsteads. The desire to communicate ideas in other media and materials isn’t new to her. “I’m drawn to collage because of its versatility and within that versatility; the opportunity to explore ideas and materiality,” Burian said. “More than 400 sheets of paper were used to create specific palettes for each image.”
The GAAC’s Outdoor Gallery competition began in 2020. The gallery is a venue for the exhibition of visual art, and features the original work of a single artist. More information about the Margo Burian installation can be found at GlenArborArt.org/EXHBITS.