Born and raised in Des Moines, Jane Robinette has lived in Iowa most of her life. Since she was a young girl, she has written poetry and prose and combined her words with color or images. Her love for the written word took priority for many years.…
Michael Groesbeck was born and raised in Charles City, Iowa, but at age 16 moved with his mother and sister to Des Moines, where he has lived for 23 years. He graduated from Grand View College in 1999 with a BA in Creative and Performing Arts with an…
Nathan Haenlein was born in Michigan and now lives and works in Northern California." He received his MFA from the University of Iowa and is currently an Assistant Professor of Studio Art at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California. …
Jim Shrosbree earned an MFA from the University of Montana. He has received grants from the Iowa Arts Council, the… Idaho Commission on Arts and Humanities/NEA and was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts (Midwest) Visual Artist's Fellowship.…
Gail Chavenelle's schooling and careers have been diverse. She has a BA in literature and a Master's Degree in computer education. She has been a teacher, curriculum designer, and has sold and administered computer systems. Now, she has found a…
Dan Ferro received his B.A. from the University of California in San Diego where he studied photography, sculpture, and music. He studied commercial photography at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and moved to Iowa in 1989. With over 25 years…
Mel Andringa received his MA (1971) and MFA (1978) from the University of Iowa with an emphasis in Multimedia/Intermedia. In 1975, he founded The Drawing Legion, a performance art company that toured original productions in over 50 U.S. cities and…
The zine machine just had their very first zine workshop in Iowa City. At the workshop, they talked about zines and looked at zines made by people from all over the country. They demonstrated layout and binding techniques and then spent the rest of…
Dan Attoe was born in 1975 in Bremerton, Washington. He received his BFA from the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1998, and just finished his MFA in Painting at the University of Iowa. He has shown extensively in Iowa, Chicago, Los Angeles, New…
