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Artist Rachel Merrill shares cultural critique of competition, performance and sportsmanship in ISU Design on Main Gallery exhibition
02/12/20 AMES, Iowa — “The Good Sport,” an exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Rachel Merrill, a Grand View University associate professor of art and design, is on display Feb. 11–March 13 at the Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery. A reception will be from 5–7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, with an artist’s talk by Merrill at 6 p.m. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday,…

February 14, 2020
Iowa State artists help celebrate state parks centennial with '20 Artists, 20 Parks' exhibition
AMES, Iowa — Iowa’s state parks have inspired visitors ever since the first site, Backbone State Park, opened in Delaware County in 1920. A century later, the parks’ natural beauty is still a source of inspiration. A new art exhibition called “20 Artists, 20 Parks” opens next month in Des Moines before traveling to Dubuque, Clarinda and Sioux City. It showcases artwork that 20 Iowa artists made last summer…

February 11, 2020
Exhibition asks viewers to rethink technology's impact on perceptions of self and others
02/03/20 AMES, Iowa — Student work reacting to the digital era will be on display Feb. 10–14 in Gallery 181 at the Iowa State University College of Design. "G00nD0ck Practice," a solo exhibition by graphic design senior Christian D’Cruz of Bettendorf, will include mixed-media paintings on Masonite, experiential monitor displays, a mural and projections created in 2019–2020. The show will also feature a collaborative painting with ISU alumnus Chris…

February 3, 2020
Interdisciplinary artist Louise Fisher to share work in exhibition, demonstrations and lecture Feb. 3–5 at ISU College of Design
02/01/20 AMES, Iowa — “Lucid,” a solo exhibition by Iowa-based interdisciplinary artist Louise Fisher, will be on display from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily, Feb. 3–5, at the Iowa State University College of Design. Fisher will also visit classes, provide public demonstrations and present a talk about her work. Fisher works in the expanded field of print, using methods of layering, impressing and repetition for their literal and visual enactment of…

February 1, 2020
Ames artist Catherine Reinhart to share ISU Design on Main artist residency work in exhibition Jan. 14–Feb. 4
01/03/20 AMES, Iowa — Ames artist Catherine Reinhart will share work created during her Iowa State University Design on Main artist residency in an exhibition Jan. 14–Feb. 4 at the ISU Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St. in downtown Ames. “AiR: Catherine Reinhart” will feature works on paper, fiber installations, videos and sculptures Reinhart developed as the artist-in-residence and gallery manager from August 2017 through June 2019. These include…

January 3, 2020
ISU College of Design students recognized in annual Studies in Creativity Exhibit
11/18/19 AMES, Iowa — Five Iowa State University College of Design students won awards in the “Studies in Creativity” annual juried art exhibition on display through Dec. 8 at the Iowa State Memorial Union Gallery. This year’s show was juried by multimedia artist Mary Jones, an Iowa Arts Council 2018 Fellow. Jones reviewed 78 artworks by 47 artists and accepted 36 pieces by 29 artists for the exhibition. Award winners were…

November 18, 2019
ISU print club to host annual postcard print exchange exhibition, silent auction Nov. 13–21
11/12/19 AMES, Iowa — The Iowa State University Print Society will host “Rise,” the 19th Annual International Postcard Print Exchange Exhibition and Silent Auction, Nov. 13–21 at the ISU College of Design. Exhibition hours are 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday in Gallery 181, located on the first floor of the College of Design building on the west side of the Iowa State campus. Admission is free. A closing reception…

November 12, 2019
Identity, belonging and migration are topics of MFA exhibition Nov. 12–Dec. 5 at ISU Design on Main Gallery
11/06/19 AMES, Iowa — An exhibition exploring the uniqueness of migrant artists’ cultural identity and their social and cultural impact on society will be on display Nov. 12–Dec. 5 at the Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St. in downtown Ames. A public reception will be from 5–7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14. “Impact: Identity, Belonging and Migration” is curated by Sang Eun Lee, an Iowa State graduate student…

November 7, 2019
Colorful, playful imagery is focus of MFA thesis exhibition Oct. 29–Nov. 9 at ISU Design on Main Gallery
10/31/19 AMES, Iowa — “Transmogrify,” a graduate thesis exhibition by Iowa State University integrated visual arts student Dan Johnson, is on display Oct. 29–Nov. 9 at the ISU Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St. in downtown Ames. A public reception will be from 5:30–8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8. Johnson’s process-based art involves mining his own memory and imagination to explore the possibilities inherent in spontaneously generated imagery, he says.…

November 1, 2019
Group show featuring collage, assemblage and bookbinding on display Oct. 2-25 at ISU Design on Main Gallery
09/12/19 AMES, Iowa — “Box, Book and Board,” a group exhibition by four Ames artists, will be on display Oct. 2–25 at the Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St. in downtown Ames. The show will feature work by Deb Anders-Bond, Molly Ethridge, Eduardo Garcia and Kathy Svec, who explore avenues of expression that include and sometimes combine hand bookbinding, papermaking, digital and paper collage, assemblage and…

September 8, 2019