Ally Frame
A friendly raccoon on a skateboard. A pink rabbit eating ice cream. These are just a couple of the animal illustrations artist Ally Frame creates. That’s her goal: to create [...]
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Posted October 05, 2022in Iowa Artist
Posted August 31, 2022in Iowa Artist
Pat Millin
Pat Millin’s mother was an artist. So, naturally, when it came time for Millin to choose a career, she pursued psychology. “I didn’t want to compete with her,” Millin explained. [...]
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Posted August 03, 2022in Iowa Artist
Clint Hansen
Clint Hansen’s vast artwork doesn’t simply hang in a gallery. His artwork is on the side of electrical traffic light boxes in West Des Moines. Find his artwork on a [...]
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Posted July 06, 2022in Iowa Artist
Carski Studios
A husband-wife team can complement and compromise in their home but not always in their careers. However, for married couple and artists Sarah and Mark Carson, both are each other’s [...]
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Posted June 01, 2022in Iowa Artist
Molly Spain
When Mainframe Studios refashioned an old Qwest Communications building off Keosauqua Way in 2017, the nondescript concrete exterior didn’t resemble what was inside: a creative studio with talented artists. In [...]
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Posted May 04, 2022in Iowa Artist
Marissa Hernandez
Marissa Hernandez’s artwork showcases marginalized people — those who might not fit in the mold of what Americans are supposed to look like. Hernandez is a young artist who [...]
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Posted April 06, 2022in Iowa Artist
Jen Lawler
In Jen Lawler’s studio 437, display cases and glass shelves sparkle and shimmer with silver rings, stone bracelets and delicate necklaces. Each piece is unique — from a bold aquamarine [...]
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Posted March 02, 2022in Iowa Artist
Dana Leahy’s Project 66
Dana Leahy has devoted more than 10,000 hours of work putting together an incredible mosaic unpaid art project that is only half completed. Called Project 66, it’s based on the [...]
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Posted February 02, 2022in Iowa Artist
Mary Muller
For 50 years, pastel portrait and landscape artist Mary Muller has taught art lessons and insists art remains unchanged in the last half century. “Art hasn’t changed. Sometimes an artist [...]
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Posted January 05, 2022in Iowa Artist
Iven Jones
When Iven Jones sold one of his paintings of Tupac Shakur, he felt inspired to continue with his work. That one push affirmed his love of painting, and he hasn’t [...]
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