Nick Sousanis
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Walter Nickell Sousanis is the former editor-in-chief and co-founder of thedetroiter.com
.
In addition to managing the daily operations of thedetroiter.com since its founding October 2002, Sousanis authored art reviews and editorials, and was responsible for editing all content and updating the site. He also coordinated contributors and established connections to members of the community on behalf of thedetroiter.com, and contributed arts coverage for the Detroit Metro Times
, an alternative paper. He was contracted to produce a biography of legendary Detroit artist Charles McGee
, a biography sponsored by the Wayne State University Press
.
Sousanis' own artwork has appeared in a number of shows in the Detroit area, including a billboard for the Ferndale, Michigan
Public Art Project. Between 2004 and 2007, Sousanis served as a board member of the non-profit arts organization Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit
(CAID), and had served as chairman, starting in 2005.
In recognition of his accomplishments in the arts community of Southeastern Michigan, Sousanis was selected as one of Crain's Detroit Business's "40 under 40" for 2006.
In 2007, Sousanis was appointed Director of Exhibitions for Work @ Detroit, an exhibition space in Detroit operated by the University of Michigan
School of Art & Design. WORK @ Detroit is located in the University of Michigan Detroit Center at Orchestra Place, 3663 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201.
In early 2008, Sousanis moved from Detroit to New York to expand his scope and enroll in the education doctorate program at Columbia University's Teachers College. Shortly following the move he resigned as editor of thedetroiter.com. In March, he agreed to sell the thedetroiter.com to Y Arts, the arts arm of the YMCA of Metro Detroit. In 2009 he got married to New York artist Leah Keller.
TheDetroiter.com
TheDetroiter.com is a website providing articles, blogs, interviews, a calendar of events and editorials for the Detroit, Michigan arts and cultural community...
.
In addition to managing the daily operations of thedetroiter.com since its founding October 2002, Sousanis authored art reviews and editorials, and was responsible for editing all content and updating the site. He also coordinated contributors and established connections to members of the community on behalf of thedetroiter.com, and contributed arts coverage for the Detroit Metro Times
Metro Times
The Metro Times is the largest circulating weekly newspaper in the metro Detroit area. Supported entirely by advertising, it is distributed free of charge every Wednesday in newsstands in businesses and libraries around the city and suburbs...
, an alternative paper. He was contracted to produce a biography of legendary Detroit artist Charles McGee
Charles McGee (painter)
Charles McGee is an American artist. McGee moved to Detroit at the age of 10, where he found that “everything was on the move and it hasn’t slowed down yet.” McGee’s paintings, assemblages and sculptures are in prestigious national and international collections, and are on permanent display at the...
, a biography sponsored by the Wayne State University Press
Wayne State University Press
Wayne State University Press , founded in 1941, is a university press that is part of Wayne State University. It publishes under its own name and also the imprints Painted Turtle and Great Lakes Books....
.
Sousanis' own artwork has appeared in a number of shows in the Detroit area, including a billboard for the Ferndale, Michigan
Ferndale, Michigan
Ferndale is adjacent to the cities of Detroit to the south, Oak Park to the west, Hazel Park to the east, Pleasant Ridge to the north, Royal Oak Township to the southwest, and Royal Oak to the north....
Public Art Project. Between 2004 and 2007, Sousanis served as a board member of the non-profit arts organization Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit
Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit
The Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit or CAID is a community based non-profit organization. CAID fosters and promotes the link between contemporary arts and contemporary society through exhibitions, performances, critical and public discourse and the funding of contemporary arts and art related...
(CAID), and had served as chairman, starting in 2005.
In recognition of his accomplishments in the arts community of Southeastern Michigan, Sousanis was selected as one of Crain's Detroit Business's "40 under 40" for 2006.
In 2007, Sousanis was appointed Director of Exhibitions for Work @ Detroit, an exhibition space in Detroit operated by the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
School of Art & Design. WORK @ Detroit is located in the University of Michigan Detroit Center at Orchestra Place, 3663 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201.
In early 2008, Sousanis moved from Detroit to New York to expand his scope and enroll in the education doctorate program at Columbia University's Teachers College. Shortly following the move he resigned as editor of thedetroiter.com. In March, he agreed to sell the thedetroiter.com to Y Arts, the arts arm of the YMCA of Metro Detroit. In 2009 he got married to New York artist Leah Keller.