Lynne Avadenka is an artist/printmaker known for her works that explore text and image, the physical and philosophical idea of the book and the mystery and beauty of visual language. Among her awards are a 2009 Kresge Arts in Detroit Fellowship and individual artist grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Michigan Arts and Culture Council. She is one of three co-directors recently awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a 2025 project.