MICHELE OKA DONER, ’66, MFA’68, HDFA’16, credits her upbringing in the “tropical paradise” of Miami Beach, Florida, for shaping her artistic sensibilities and vocabulary early on. Her prolific portfolio includes sculptures, drawings, prints, and more than 40 public and private permanent art installations. These include “A Walk on the Beach,” the immense bronze and terrazzo concourse of Miami International Airport, and the “Science Benches” located between Alumni Memorial Hall and the Frankel Wing of the U-M Museum of Art (UMMA). Oka Doner also sculpted “Angry Neptune, Salacia, and Strider” outside UMMA and “Positron,” located near the Randall Lab.
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