Joshua Orion Kermiet was born in Lansing, Michigan and received a degree in Painting/Printmaking from Michigan State University. During his residency he published a Pentwater edition of Free Spirit News; a free-wheeling art, comic, and joke magazine published by a group of artists and thinkers in Portland, Oregon. Free Spirit News: Michigan Edition celebrated Michigan’s uniquely independent, vibrant and defiant culture and spirit, one which Josh feels has shaped his own approach to art and life. The publication received submissions from each Shared Space resident artist, and was distributed around the state of Michigan, as well as in Portland, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Zurich, and Stockholm.
