Born in Michigan in 1924, George Walker joined the U.S. Army for two years before going on to do graduate work at the Academia Delle Belle Arte in Rome, Italy. George then continued his artistic instruction at Michigan State University where he…
Art Strong is a graduate of The University of Northern Iowa. He has taught art in Waterloo, Estherville, and Charles City, Iowa. He has attended numerous workshops on the art and process of raku, including Raku in the Rockies in Gunnison, CO. He says…
Luther earned his B.F.A, M.A. and M.F.A. for Sculpture and Design from the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He has held various teaching positions including Graduate Teaching Assistant for Sculpture and Design as well as an Instructor of Sculpture,…
Born in Rock Island, Illinois in 1950, Thomas Jackson holds a B.A. from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois and an M.F.A. from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. He received these degrees in 1972 and 1974 respectively. After earning…
Gary Komarin, a New York native, received his M.F.A. in Painting from the Boston University Graduate School of Fine Artis. Gary has done countless exhibitions and both coasts and everywhere in between and his pieces can be found in numerous private…
Laurel earned her B.F.A. in Studio Art at Ohio University in 1977 and later received her M.F.A. in Painting from the University of Maryland at College Park in 1993. She now works as an Assistant Professor for Painting/Drawing at the University of…
William Francis Hamilton II is the son of nationally-known artists Gene and Carlie Hamilton. In addition to learning from his parents, Bill attended the Academy of Art in San Francisco and also mentored under internationally-acclaimed artist, Jim…
Charlotte Cain is another East coast graduate transplanted into Iowa. She received her B.S. in Painting and Education from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1963. She has participated in many group and solo exhibitions in Iowa as well as Illinois,…
