Katherine DeVoursney, '11

Muskegon, Michigan

Documenting people's "stuff" through a lens

Major: Art History

WLBN radio station; Bitone Project; Nwagni Project; Art Department tour guide; Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy and Service; Foundation for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (FURSCA)

My FURSCA 2010 project was a commentary on American consumerism—we all have a lot of stuff, and I thought this "stuff" would be interesting to photograph, document, and exhibit. To create my Michigan Garage Project, pictures of the inside of garages, I taught myself how to use digital SLR cameras and editing software. I entered some of my photographs into exhibition and attended the Michigan Society for Photographic Educators' Midwest Regional Conference. Upon graduation I plan on moving to Detroit to become a part of the blossoming art scene there—I one day hope to open my own printmaking studio.