Diane Lavoie: Momentary Landscape

A Pop-Up Installation

April 22 - May 4, 2026
Institute for the Humanities Atrium
202 S. Thayer St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Diane Lavoie’s large-scale textile artworks are made entirely from up-cycled materials and are often placed in direct visual conversation with the natural landscape. Through the artist's choice of materials and visual subject matter, the springtime installation Momentary Landscape is intended to emphasize important work surrounding sustainability, climate change, and environmental issues through the arts. The project is scheduled to unfold during exam week, offering students and visitors a restorative, reflective, and joyful experience through public art installation.

Diane Lavoie is a North American visual artist based in Berlin, Germany. Her art represents a dialogue between the natural and artificial world, and explores the boundaries between reality and perception. In her practice, Lavoie creates large-scale, textile representations of natural environments in contrast and connection with the actual environs surrounding them. Lavoie holds an MFA in painting from California State University Long Beach and a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and public collections in the US and Europe.