Utica Artist's Work to be Displayed in New St. Joseph Mercy Oakland South Tower

Utica resident Suzanne M. Johnson was one of 84 artists selected to provide artwork for the new St. Joseph Mercy Oakland (SJMO) South Patient Tower. 

The new eight-story tower will have 208 technologically enhanced, private patient rooms. It's scheduled to open in 2014.

A callout in this spring by SJMO asked artists to submit artwork that represents peace and healing through nature or water and landscapes. The SJMO arts program is aimed at creating an experience that heals bodies, nurtures souls and comforts hearts, according to SJMO.

More than 225 artists from throughout Michigan applied to have their artwork considered.  However, only 85 artists were selected. A total of nearly 850 pieces of artwork were selected, including 47 major commissions.  Funding for the artwork is being provided by private donors.

Submissions represented a variety of media, including sculpture; two-dimensional and three-dimensional artwork; original art; oil, watercolor and acrylic paintings; limited edition prints, giclee prints, mixed-media art, glass, mosaics, wall sculpture, fabric art, collages and photography.

The newly acquired artwork will be placed in the new main lobby, elevator lobbies, waiting rooms, corridors, consultation rooms, patient rooms and public areas.

The following artists' work will be displayed in the new SJMO South Patient Tower:

• Julie Abbott, Grand Blanc
• Mary Andersen, Grand Rapids
• David Bollman, Sterling Heights
• Marilyn Casha, Waterford
• Frank Cizek, Troy
• Patti Cooper-Koerner, Troy
• Steven Coron, Ypsilanti
• Stephen Davis, Ann Arbor
• Darcel Deneau, Novi
• Jacqueline Drake, Franklin
• Carol Koterski Dugan, Vandalia
• Fran Dwight, Kalamazoo
• Paul Elden, Gibraltar
• Patrice Erickson, Rochester Hills
• Lawrence Falardeau, Hartland
• Lorie Feldpausch, Marshall
• John French, Ishpeming
• Susan Friedman, Huntington Woods
• Marc Garrison, Birmingham
• Mary Gillis, East Lansing
• Joan Haara, Michigamme
• Larry-Michael Hackenberg, Three Rivers
• Joan Hector, Three Rivers
• Sue Holdaway-Heys, Ann Arbor
• Steven Huyser-Honig, Grand Rapids
• Angelis Jackowski, Ann Arbor
• Suzanne M. Johnson, Utica
• Lynn C. Johnson, Three Rivers
• Kathleen Kalinowski, Comstock Park
• Conrad Kaufman, Galesburg
• Kristen Kay, Macomb
• Janet Kelman, Ann Arbor
• Kim Kozlowski, Novi
• Gretchen Kramp, Royal Oak
• Laila Kujala, Ann Arbor
• Katherine Larson, Brighton
• Mari Latozas, Waterford
• John Leben, Saugatuck
• Ramona Martin, Waterford
• Hubert Massey, Detroit
• Kathleen McGuinness, Center Line
• Glen Michael, Troy
• Tom Michael, Washington
• Bruce Montagne, Milford
• Nawal Motawi, Ann Arbor
• Ran Mu, Ann Arbor
• Bruce Murray, Sault Ste. Marie
• Monte Nagler, Farmington
• Lucille Procter Nawara, Bloomfield Hills
• Stacy Niedzwiecki, Rockford
• Erik Nordin, Detroit
• Howard Nordlund, Bloomfield Hills
• Joseph Paratore, Warren
• Jon Parlangeli, Bloomfield Hills
• Kate Paul, Livonia
• Robert Perrish, Livonia
• Don Perrish, Allen Park
• Michelle Plucinsky/Chris Nordin, Dearborn
• Laszlo Regos, Berkley
• Diann Reicherts-Lemmen, Allendale
• Sandy Rice, Troy
• Jacqui Ridley, Oakland Township
• Luann Rosado, Waterford
• Carl R. Sams II/Jean Stoick, Milford
• Christine Sarazin, Brighton
• Karen Sepanski, Detroit
• Pat Shaw, Warren
• Michelle Sider, Huntington Woods
• Brian Smith, Paw Paw
• Craig Mitchell Smith, Okemos
• K.J. Snoes, Wyandotte
• Ron Strong, Cedar
• Laurie Tennent, Birmingham
• Marilynn Thomas, Warren
• Tim Trombley, Chatham
• Sr. Anne Marilyn Tyler, Ann Arbor
• Gary Van Gorp, Oak Park
• April Wagner, Pontiac
• Linda Walker, Mattawan
• Barbara Weisenburg, Milford
• Ryan Weiss, Grand Rapids
• Lynette Williams, Zeeland
• Denise Willing-Booher, Fenton
• Ryan Woodward, Royal Oak

The South Tower will be located at 44405 Woodward Avenue in Pontiac. Visit the hospital's virtual tour of the new tower.
Pontiac, MI 48341