City of the Strait: Art by Jon DeBoer & Julian Wong
January 7 - January 29
Reception: January 7, 6 - 9 PM
Hatch Art Gallery, 3456 Evaline, Hamtramck, MI
Gallery Hours:
Sundays & Saturdays, noon - 5pm
Thursdays & Fridays, 6pm - 9pm
Detroit (/dɪˈtrɔɪt/ dih-TROYT, locally also /ˈdiːtrɔɪt/ DEE-troyt; French: Détroit, lit. 'strait') is rich with history as one of the oldest cities in the Midwest, and the largest city in the State of Michigan. Named after the Detroit River, the city was founded in 1701 by a French explorer and nobleman named Antoine de la Mothe, sieur de Cadillac. ‘City of the Strait’ is an exhibition that aims to highlight the nooks and crannies of Detroit from two different perspectives.
Jon DeBoer is a photographer living and working in Detroit. He studied photography at Lawrence Technological University, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design in 2010. This background in graphic design and interest in architecture has strongly influenced his approach to photography. He started exploring the city in 2009, documenting the evolving urban landscape ever since. DeBoer also works as a freelance commercial and event photographer.
Julian Wong was born in Boston, MA but raised in Hong Kong. As a youth in Hong Kong, Wong studied traditional Chinese painting with renowned artist Chao Shao An. After moving back to the States, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Painting at the University of California at Santa Cruz and then received a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design from California College of Arts, San Francisco. Wong is an accomplished industrial designer and international artist.