Beverly Fishman: 150 Metro Detroit artists on display in Corktown

more than 150 pieces of artwork on display made by Michigan artists.

Beverly Fishman of Hamtramck worked as the head of the painting department at Cranbrook Academy of Arts for over 25 years and now is a full-time artist showing creations in places including Germany, London and Paris.

Her creations are often neon-themed and representative of pharmaceutical drugs.

"I was so happy to be included in the group of artists," said Fishman, 67. She juggled many jobs before finding the flexibility to work from her own studio everyday.

"I think artists stay in Detroit ... (because) one can figure out how to live and work in Detroit, whereas other cities, it's more difficult," she said. "If you can figure out how to keep a roof over your head and do your work ... it's a crazy balancing act."