Opening Friday May 2nd 4PM Carl Homstad is an artist in the Decorah, Iowa area. He makes and sells oil and watercolor paintings, woodcut prints and drawings. Work on display through July
Charting the Seasons, Scrolls by Astrid Hilger Bennett Iowa Artisans Gallery is pleased to showcase Astrid Hilger Bennett’s recent “Scrolls” series, small stitched hangings in which drawing and mixed media are added to her hand dyed and printed textiles. She often pairs Scrolls with natural phenomena, using photography in short-term installations. Scrolls even accompany her on travels,...
Barbara Welsh Shultz "I have the advantage of deciding at a very early age that I would grow up to be an artist. I realized that I loved making art and at least my six-year-old peers thought I had enviable drawing skills. Since that early launch, I have relentlessly pursued the study, teaching, and production...
First Fridays at Iowa Artisans Gallery are a featured artist exhibition! This Friday see the recent work of Greta Songe and John Martinek Greta Songe - "I was born and raised in the bayou country of South Louisiana. After landing in Iowa for graduate school, I fell in love with the landscape, the sense of...
First Fridays at Iowa Artisans Gallery are for exhibition open houses with a new feature artist every month. This month's feature is Karen Cooper. Karen was born and raised in Nebraska, and then moved across the river to live in Iowa. From 2013 thru 2018, Karen lived in Lipetsk, Russia - long enough for the...
Encaustic mono prints, encaustic medium and pigments on wood In my artistic exploration, I endeavor to capture the essence of Iowa beyond its portrayal as merely a flyover state. This is not Iowa hastily glanced at from the window of a connecting flight; rather, it is a tapestry of intricate details, a "beautiful Land" teeming with...
