Northville Art House
Off-Center: Art That Pushes Boundaries
October 3 – November 1, 2025
Off-Center invited artists from around the country to push the boundaries of art imagery with works that inspire thought, provoke emotion, and induce awe. From the bizarre and emotive to the fantastic and inspirational, this juried exhibition strives to surprise and thrill visitors.
This year’s exhibition, juried by Fantasy and Fine Artist Dean Rogers, will feature 52 artists from 7 U.S. States presenting 58 works in a variety of media, subjects, and styles.
Dean Rogers is a fantasy and fine artist from Howell, MI. He has mastered colored pencil, earning him 3 International awards and the prestigious Signature Status by the Colored Pencil Society of America.
VIDEO PRESENTATION
Video of the exhibition reception and awards presentation.
JURIED AWARDS
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- BEST IN SHOW – There’s No Place Like Home by Carrie Ross
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- 1ST PLACE – Broken Dream by Jay Anderson
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- 2ND PLACE – Insights by Crystal Schumacker
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- 3RD PLACE – Sacrifices to the 2nd Amendment by Michael Farmer
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- HM – Looking Forward to the Future by Denise Rhode
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- HM – A Fairy Tale: The Birds Make A Discovery by Lori Zurvalec
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- HM – Symbiosis by Ellen Stern
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- HM – Interface Motherboard by Neurowaxx
PEOPLES’ CHOICE AWARDS
The People’s Choice Awards held October 3 – 26 allows visitors to select their favorite works in the Off-Center exhibition with the most recognized artists receiving awards. View, vote, and learn more about the artists! Winners announced Oct. 28.
Click button below or scan QR code for the People’s Choice Awards.
ONLINE STORE
Works for sale can be purchased online.
GALLERY VIEWS
ACCEPTED ARTWORK & ARTISTS
Presenting artists include: Jean-Paul Aboudib, Sandra Ackerman, Jay Anderson, Sylvia Bandyke, Gabrielle Barnett, Danna Bowersox, Kathleen Burke, Winnie Chrzanowski, Alisa Clark, Pamela Day, Jackie Dooley, Marianne Droste, Robert du Nord, Karina Elizabeth, Michael Farmer, Nathan Foster, Dennis Gordon, Debbie Grifka, Bill Harbort, Steven Hauptman, Peggy Kerwan, WanChuan Kesler, Linda Larsen, Maria Latour, Rosemary Lee, Andrew Marcus, Emmanuelle Marquis, Natalie McGuire, Kathleen McNamee, Charlyn Milkowski, Jen Muse, Neurowaxx , Andrea Novak, Michael Nowotny, Aleah Pieniadz, Linda T. Rimanelli Worful, Denise Rohde, Carrie Ross, Jane Ryan, Gayle Sanchirico, Bill Schahfer, Chuck Schroeder, Crystal Schumacker, Laura Sedoryk, MJ Seltzer, K.K. Sparks, Rose Starke, Ellen Stern, Pamela Stoddard, Howard Thiel, Pat Vartanian, and Lori Zurvalec.
| First Name | Last Name | Title |
| Jean-Paul | Aboudib | A Tear from Eve |
| Sandra | Ackerman | Voyager 2 |
| Jay | Anderson | Blue Moment |
| Jay | Anderson | Broken Dream |
| Sylvia | Bandyke | Lending a Hand |
| Gabrielle | Barnett | Danger Chair 2 |
| Danna | Bowersox | Whirleygig |
| Kathleen | Burke | Chasing the Heart |
| Winnie | Chrzanowski | Winter Carnival |
| Alisa | Clark | Enshrined |
| Alisa | Clark | Infant of Prague |
| Pamela | Day | Guell Park |
| Pamela | Day | Reaction |
| Jackie | Dooley | Grandmother’s Meditation #2 |
| Marianne | Droste | Birds of a Feather |
| Robert | du Nord | Dancing Amid Orange Peels |
| Karina | Elizabeth | Waves of Sycamore |
| Arlene | Evans | I Stand Alone |
| Michael | Farmer | Sacrifices to the 2nd Amendment |
| Nathan | Foster | Myopia |
| Dennis | Gordon | Global Expansion |
| Dennis | Gordon | Winter Woods |
| Debbie | Grifka | Enough |
| Bill | Harbort | Mickey Is Dead |
| Steven | Hauptman | Point Of View |
| Peggy | Kerwan | Hosta La Vista (Bunny) |
| WanChuan | Kesler | In Transit |
| Linda | Larsen | Look down! |
| Maria | Latour | Diamond |
| Rosemary | Lee | Ramparts #2 |
| Andrew | Marcus | Melancholia |
| Emmanuelle | Marquis | Coq en vain |
| Emmanuelle | Marquis | Still Life – a 2025 re-interpretation |
| Natalie | McGuire | Sunset Flows |
| Kathleen | McNamee | Little Red Wagon, Little Red Bike |
| Charlyn | Milkowski | Brain Flower |
| Jen | Muse | Unravelled |
| Neurowaxx | Neurowaxx | Interface Motherboard |
| Andrea | Novak | Leap |
| Michael | Nowotny | Custom Car |
| Aleah | Pieniadz | Dragon |
| Linda | Rimanelli Worful | God Says I Love You |
| Denise | Rohde | Looking Forward to the Future |
| Carrie | Ross | Wizard of Oz, There’s No Place Like Home Series (Tin Man, Dorothy, Glinda, Wicked, Scarecrow, & Cowardly) |
| Jane | Ryan | Miss Gnomer |
| Gayle | Sanchirico | Haywire |
| Bill | Schahfer | Your Privacy is Important to Us |
| Chuck | Schroeder | Speak Up |
| Crystal | Schumacker | Insights |
| Crystal | Schumacker | Reflecting |
| Laura | Sedoryk | Happy Poppy |
| MJ | Seltzer | Sea Monsters |
| Saritdikhun | Somasa | Being Situated |
| K.K. | Sparks | Exoskeleton of a Bride |
| Rose | Starke | The Party’s Over |
| Ellen | Stern | Symbiosis |
| Pamela | Stoddard | Realm of the Rectangles |
| Howard | Thiel | Paul Westerberg Tiger |
| Pat | Vartanian | Keep On Chewing |
| Lori | Zurvalec | A Fairy Tale: The Birds Make a Discovery |
Questions? Email Ryan Kaltenbach, Creative Director at exhibits@northvillearthouse.org.
