Selections from 'fishladder' - A Student Journal of Art and Writing
fishladder is a student-run journal of art and writing edited and produced by undergraduates at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. The journal is published annually in April, at the tail end of the Winter Semester, and features fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art by GVSU students. As a publication, it strives to be inclusive of writers and artists from all the different parts of our campus community. It hopes to present a diverse mix of singular voices in each issue so that it might capture the voices of the GVSU student body in all its harmony and dissonance.
The journal accepts submissions throughout the GVSU Fall semester, with a deadline at the end of the term in December. Submissions are carefully considered by fishladder student staff, and final decisions are made by fishladder editors. The yearly print edition is unveiled every April, with copies available in Lake Ontario Hall and across the Allendale campus.
This exhibition presents a selection of visual and written works of art from the publication. It is hosted in conjunction with Student Scholars Day (SSD), an event celebrating the scholarship, research, and creative work performed by GVSU students from the past year.
Students currently enrolled at GVSU are encouraged to submit work in all styles, genres, and forms. For more information on how to submit fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, drama, art, or photography, please visit www.gvsu.edu/writing/fishladder.
![cover of fishladder publication 2023](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/fishladder_cover_23[1710948392].jpg)
fishladder 2023
2024 Selections
![Ceramic bust of a person](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/nose_bleed[1710948887].jpg)
Sophia Nelson, nose bleed, ceramic
![Blurred image of a roadside](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/untitled(3)[1710948955].jpg)
Janiah Skye, untitled, digital photography
![Image of a woman with water superimposed over her head and fish swimming in the water](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/afro-sea[1710948672].jpg)
Star McNeal, Afro-Sea, digital media
2023 Selections
![image of four bottles lined up with dark background](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/bottles_-_kyra_obrien[1678728652].jpg)
Kyra O'Brien, Bottles, Digital Photography
![Lake Michigan landscape and pier covered with snow and ice in winter](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/9-_9__img_2359_1_-[1678728909].jpg)
Madeleine Smith, Pier in March, Photography
![young woman with head tilted forward, and a cloud of rectangular shapes swirling from her head](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/4-_23__screen_shot_2022-09-15_at_1.39.15_am[1678729048].jpg)
Anneli Ryan, Dream, Digital Art
2022 Selections
![young girl with dark hair looking to the left](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/12x18_the_girl_300_dpi[1646751582].jpg)
Jesse Sandoval, The Girl, Digital Image
![lake Michigan beach landscape](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/12x8_cold_beach[1646757950].jpg)
Olivia Hammelef, Cold Beach, Digital Photograph
![red carpeted stairs leading up to balcony in castle](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/12x18_glory[1646758385].jpg)
Jeff Staub, Glory, Digital Image
2021 Selections
![oil painting of young black woman with short hair in yellow top holding red poppies](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/detail_untitled[1615845232].jpg)
Alex Davingman, Untitled (detail), oil on Masonite, 2020
![impressionist oil painting of foliage and brush in orchard](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/detail_orchard_path[1615845399].jpg)
Gabrielle Schaub, Orchard Path (detail), oil on wood panel, 2020
![digital illustration of group camping in woods at night](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/camping_at_night[1615845485].jpg)
Jesselyn Kanniainen, Camping at Night, mixed media, digital, and watercolor, 2020
2020 Selections
![black and white print of moral mushroom](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/morel_tarot_print__alex_wethy[1584042768].jpg)
Alex Wethy, Moral Tarot Print, woodcut print
![bronze sculpture of dismembered barbie doll with mushrooms](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/fungus_barbie__alex_wethy[1584043333].jpg)
Alex Wethy, Fungus Barbie, bronze casting
![image of empty pool surrounded by foliage](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/remnants__chavala_ymker[1584043406].jpg)
Chavala Ymker, Remnants (detail), digital photography
2019 Selections
![girl floating with her back to a white wall surrounded by a black net](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/embed_bombardo[1551365682].jpg)
Amanda Gabriel, Reformation, archival inkjet print, 2018
![Ink illustration of rhinoceros](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/fade_or_blur_square[1551706133].jpg)
Khoi Tran, Fade or Blur (detail), ink on paper, 2018
![glitched image of abstracted photograph](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/xoinuum_square[1551706355].jpg)
Calvin Garvey, xoinuum (detail), digital print, 2018
2018 Selections
![Torn photograph with thread stitching](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/mended_jenna_pewarchie_lowres[1519930088].jpg)
Jenna Pewarchie, Mended, mixed media
![Ink and color drawing of woman](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/vitality_feeding_on_me_lowrez_(2)[1519930222].jpg)
Lily Moxley, Vitality, Feeding on Me, ink on paper
![profile of man's face with beard](/cms4/asset/C25434A5-9BBA-8FFC-12E90B719B75A834/man_3_lowres[1519923256].jpg)
Robyn Knoper, Man 3, woodblock print
Location:
March 22 - October 11, 2024
Russel H. Kirkhof Center Wall Gallery
1 Campus Dr
Allendale, Michigan 49401
Gallery viewing is based on building hours.
Contact:
For special accommodation, please call:
(616) 331-2563
For exhibition details and media inquires, please email:
Joel Zwart, Curator of Exhibitions
[email protected]
For learning and engagement opportunities, please email [email protected].