Virtual Artist Salon: Sabrina Nelson, Cinnamon Triano, and Graem Whyte
Kresge Arts in Detroit and WDET have partnered to present a virtual artist salon series featuring the 2021 Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees. This nine part series includes never before seen video presentations by awarded metro Detroit artists and writers followed by a public Q+A and conversation moderated by WDET’s Ryan Patrick Hooper.
SABRINA NELSON was born on the heels of the ‘67 Detroit Rebellion. She has been creating art professionally for over 36 years, exhibiting in the Midwest, South Florida, San Francisco, New Orleans, New York, and Paris. Nelson has worked in arts administration at the College for Creative Studies and at the Detroit Institute of Arts for over 25 years. She sees herself as a visual witness to the tumultuous times she lives in and, as a self-identified Artivist, reflects this in her work. She is also committed to mentoring young artists and designers in the business of making it as an artist.
CINNAMON TRIANO is a documentary filmmaker and artist living in Detroit. In 2012, she received her BFA in video and film arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. She spent the next few years traveling internationally to work on cinéma vérité projects, often living with her documentary subjects long-term and filming their everyday lives. Triano works professionally as a camera operator and producer on documentary films and commercial content. Using drawn and photographed elements, she also creates surreal portraits and animated video collages. Recently, she worked as an associate producer on the horror feature “We Need To Do Something,” and a field producer on the Netflix Docuseries “Cheer.”
GRAEM WHYTE is an artist born and raised in metro Detroit. His work utilizes a wide array of materials and fuses sculpture, architecture, installation, and relational art. He has exhibited nationally and internationally, and has received several awards for his work. He is the co-founder and artistic director of the arts venue, Popps Packing, and teaches foundry at the College for Creative Studies.
