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Written by Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard
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Tuesday, 03 May 2005 18:00 |
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Artist Peter Xiao grew up in Beijing, China, which he describes in his artist statement as “congested” and filled with “political upheavals.” For this reason he is more interested in painting “humans and their conditions” rather than the classic Chinese subject, nature. |
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Written by Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard
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Tuesday, 05 April 2005 18:00 |
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Cedar Rapids resident Priscilla Steele had entered a pair of drawings into the 29th Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition competition. She felt that the two figures related well to one another and that, together, they strongly represented her artistic talent. |
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Written by Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard
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Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:00 |
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Pat Edwards is a small, soft-spoken woman, and her oil paintings are also small and soft-spoken. However, there is a quiet power in her person and in her work. The Catich Gallery at St. Ambrose University is currently featuring Here and There, an exhibit of her paintings that will be on display through April 22. |
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Written by Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard
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Tuesday, 15 February 2005 18:00 |
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I was greeted by myriad colors and shapes as I entered the MidCoast Fine Arts Gallery in LeClaire to see its current exhibit. Lisa Mahar’s three-dimensional, functional art is unfettered and bold, while Leslie Bell’s more muted portraits and figure paintings are sensual and evocative. |
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Tuesday, 25 January 2005 18:00 |
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As I walked into MidCoast Gallery West in downtown Rock Island, I was immediately transported back in time to my grandfather’s garage in upstate New York. The image was complete, from the old dusty equipment whose purpose and use were a mystery, to the used license plates adorning the walls where the grimy pegboard paneling didn’t quite cover. |
