Got art? The Wayne State College Department of Art & Design will present visiting artist Merrill Peterson in an exhibit titled “Keen Observations 2” from Sept. 30 through Oct. 28 in the Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery.

An opening reception will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Nord­strand Visual Arts Gallery, located on the second floor of the Peterson Fine Arts Building.

This reception is free and open to the public.

An artist’s talk featuring Peterson will also be held on Sept. 30 in Gard­ner Auditorium from 3:45-4:15 p.m.

Peterson was born in Iowa, but lived in Lincoln, Neb. for the major­ity of his life.

He was the chair of the Art Depart­ment at Lincoln High School and later went on to chair the Graphic Design Program at Southeast Com­munity College.

Peterson has shown his “Keen Observations 2” at Modern Arts Midtown in Omaha and now his exhibitions will be open to the pub­lic at WSC.

Peterson finds magic in painting and creating art.

“What is possible on a two-dimen­sional surface offers possibilities beyond the reality of physical three-dimensional space,” Peterson said. “The fiction of painting provides opportunity for surprise and magic.”

The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and all shows end at noon on the closing day.

For more information on this exhibition and upcoming shows, or to learn more about the Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery, visit www. wsc.edu/artgallery or call (402) 375-7359.