Tiff Massey

Jeweler, sculptor. 2015 Kresge Fellow in the Visual Arts. Knight Arts Challenge 2015 finalist. No relation to Hubert Massey.

Detail of Tiff Massey's Facet at Library Street Collective.

Simone DeSousa (left) and Tiff Massey at the opening for one of Tiff's jewelry exhibits.

Upcoming exhibitions

7 Mile + Livernois at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Slated to open May 5 of this year and run to May 5 of next year.

Plus various other plans.

Resident artists' exhibit at Red Bull Arts Detroit. April 12, 2019 — June 2, 2019.
Useless Utility at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. February 1, 2019 — April 21, 2019.
Say It Loud at Library Street Collective. October 27, 2018 — January 12, 2019.
The Detroiter at Heron Arts in San Francisco (in collaboration with Inner State Gallery). July 30, 2016 — ???.
The "Alumni" Exhibition, featuring one piece each from almost every artist who's gone through the Red Bull House of Art program. May 21 — September 6.
Red Bull House of Art, Cycle 8. August 8, 2014 — October 24, 2014.
Vanity, solo show at Re:View Contemporary. June 7, 2014 — July 5, 2014.
...many more, including Trashion at Whitdel Arts in 2012...

Tiff has also exhibited internationally.

Michael H. Hodges, "18 artists, writers, named Kresge Fellows", The Detroit News, June 25, 2015.
Mark Stryker, "Kresge awards $25,000 grants to 18 writers and visual artists", Detroit Free Press, June 25, 2015.
Mark Stryker, "Knight Arts Challenge names 70 finalists in $3M contest", Detroit Free Press, June 15, 2015.
Alonso del Arte, "9 artists who live in Detroit", Examiner.com, January 6, 2015.
Alonso del Arte, "Tiff Massey's freshly painted shirts sell like hot cakes at Red Bull", Examiner.com, August 8, 2014.
Alonso del Arte, "Tiff Massey impresses at Re:View Contemporary", Examiner.com, June 8, 2014.

Jennifer Martinez, "Hot and Ready Detroit", Crafted in Carhartt, May 20, 2015.
V. Mitch McEwen, "75 Tiff Massey", Essay'd, August 9, 2017. "This is the effect of Massey’s work. Scales jump, materials that are heavy and cold become liquid and abstract—bodies, sculptures, words, and adornment shift in sequence and significance."