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            Photo by <a href="http://www.morganbarrie.com/">Morgan Barrie</a>
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            In my practice, I explore our role as ecosystem builders and
            destroyers through the perspective of the plants and animals that
            live near and with humans in the urban/suburban landscape. I look to
            see how the edges of the built environment coalesce with the
            “natural” landscape. I reflect on our relationships with these
            species, seeing how they shape me and mediate my experience of the
            urban/suburban landscape. These complex relationships are what makes
            us human animals. These species exist in our homes, in our yards, in
            between the cracks of our built environment, fragmented but still
            thriving and never truly under our command, enmeshed in our homes
            and neighborhoods.
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            My work looks through the lenses of native and non-native species,
            cultivated and accidental ecosystems, and environmental disruption
            to explore our place in the world. I want to celebrate and grieve
            the non-human species I live my life alongside and the complexities
            that come with navigating my emotions about them and what we as
            humans do to them. By looking to my past and present relationships
            with non-human species, I render them on an intimate scale with
            drawing, painting, and collage.
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            Jessica Tenbusch is an artist and illustrator based in Ypsilanti,
            Michigan. Her work is inspired by the plants and animals that live
            near and with humans in the suburban/urban landscape. She explores
            these complex inter-species relationships as well as how those
            relationships shape her as a human animal. Creating works on paper
            using drawing and cut paper forms, she reflects on our role as
            ecosystem builders and destroyers. She has exhibited in solo and
            group shows nationally including at River House Arts (OH), Momentum
            Gallery (NC), and Hatch Arts (MI). Her work has been featured in
            print by Create! Magazine and BOOOOOOOM, and online by BOOOOOOOM,
            Create! Magazine, Rustbelt Arts, and The Jealous Curator.
            Illustration clients include the University of Michigan School for
            Environment and Sustainability and the band Maggie Belle. Jessica is
            active in cultivating a local art community curating shows at River
            House Arts (OH), Ann Arbor Arts Center (MI), and Hatch Arts (MI) as
            well as, being a former owner/operator of Ypsi Alloy Studios, a 3D
            arts studio she formed and co-owned with two other local artists.
            Jessica received her BFA and MFA from Eastern Michigan University
            where she concentrated in metalsmithing and drawing.
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