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Self-dubbed a \u201ccultural scrapper\u201d, she mainly works with castoff objects \u2013 broken jewelry, orphaned toys, stained clothing, etc. \u2013 to craft opulent works that harness material memories steeped in human touch. Cano Villalobos has exhibited internationally, including with drj (Berlin, Germany), Proyecto H (Mexico City), Marisa Newman Projects (New York, NY), Bridge Projects (Los Angeles, CA), Modern Art Gallery (Veszpr\u00e9m, Hungary), Casa Pauly (Puerto Montt, Chile), among others. She received her MFA from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. and currently lives and works in Grand Rapids, MI.\n\nAbhishek Narula is an artist working across sculpture, installation, sound, and video with a creative practice that takes the form of interventions, working with what is already present by reorienting and disrupting familiar objects and sites to open formal and poetic possibilities within them. Narula\u2019s work has been exhibited at venues including the Science Gallery Detroit, Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology (New London, CT), the Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago, IL), and the International Symposium on Electronic Art (Vancouver, B.C., Canada). A Lecturer and Robotics Designer in the University of Michigan\u2019s Robotics Department in Ann Arbor, Narula received his MFA in Studio Art from the Stamps School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan, and his MS and BS in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.\nJoey Qui\u00f1ones is a fiber artist, ceramicist, and mixed media sculptor with work focused on African American and Caribbean history, particularly the development of queer Afro-Latine identity. Their work has been shown nationally and internationally at venues such as the Palais de Tokyo (Paris, France), the Akron Art Museum, the Shepherd (Detroit, MI), and The Sculpture Center (Cleveland, OH). Joey has an MFA in Studio Art from Indiana University, Bloomington and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Iowa. 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Based on collections at the Bentley Historical Library.\n\nDeveloped by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory and featuring the work of its student docents, \u201cFill the Ranks\u201d includes historic artifacts, digital animations, and interactive elements spanning two floors.\n\nOn display September 25, 2026-July 2, 2027 at the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory, 1398 Ann Street, Ann Arbor, 48109.\n\nView the exhibit during the Observatory\u2019s open hours: Thursdays 12-5 pm, Fridays 12-11 pm, Saturdays 12-5 pm.\n\n\u201cFill the Ranks\u201d: The Civil War and the University of Michigan is supported in part by the Inclusive History Project. To learn more, please visit inclusivehistory.umich.edu. 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