Hubert Massey

Hubert Massey (born 1958) is an artist of a variety of mediums, and well known for his large-scale installations in the Buon Fresco style. Massey has 15 works of public art throughout the state of Michigan, and has been commissioned by various local organizations including universities, museums, hotels, and the Michigan Department of Transportation. He continued his studies of the arts at University of London's Slade School of Fine Art. Afterwards, Massey worked with the Gannett Outdoor Sign Company as a pictorial painter for 12 years. Other works featured at Grand Valley State University include Snow and Rocks, Panorama, The Friends of Henry Ford, and Magnolia's Song. and two granite murals at Campus Martius Park in Detroit.

Massey was also the first artist commissioned by the Michigan Department of Transportation.

As stated in an interview with BLAC Detroit, Massey's ambition in American urban communities is to "make a difference by telling the history of our cultural richness." As the only commissioned African-American fresco artist in the United States, Massey aims to tell stories through his artwork in an "open spirit that heals everybody."

Massey is in Detroit. He serves as an art mentor for the Detroit Council of Arts and the Detroit Summer Youth Employment Program. He also collaborates with The Advanced Gifted and Talented Program, a partnership between Wayne State University and the Detroit Public Schools. In 2013, Massey received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Grand Valley State University. Massey is a recipient of the Spirit of Detroit Award, the Dr. Alaine Locke Recognition Award, and is an Artist in Residence for both the Ruth Mott Foundation and Grand Valley State University.