Born in the South, Burford came to Iowa to study with Grant Wood before World War II, then left to serve in the U.S. Air Force, and later returned to take his M.F.A. in Iowa City, where he settled down to capture his semi-remembered, semi-imagined…
Carola holds a Master of Photography degree from the Foto-Akademie Munich, Germany. She has worked as a free-lance photographer since 1986. Her collaborative efforts have led her to work with a host of organizations, including museums and newspapers.…
John taught all facets of art for over 30 years at Central College in Pella, Iowa, and is now retired. He received his B.A. from Central College and his M.F.A. from Drake University. He also studied at the Rietvelt Academy in Amsterdam and The Studio…
In 1983, Bowling left the security of academic life at Westmar College for full-time studio work near Lamar, Missouri where now working from photographic notes he produces his large oil paintings which go regularly into exhibitions throughout the…
Alicia Brown recently returned to an interest in art that she had as a young girl. Her early studies in art began at the Des Moines Art Center and later she pursued sculpture in the Netherlands. After a career as a professional dancer, she taught at…
Carola holds a Master of Photography degree from the Foto-Akademie Munich, Germany. She has worked as a free-lance photographer since 1986. Her collaborative efforts have led her to work with a host of organizations, including museums and newspapers.…
After taking a BA in Psychology from the University of Northern Iowa in 1979, Benz returned in 1987 for another BA with a major in Art, and then in 1991, he graduated with an MA with a major in drawing. Between 1987 and 1996, he also served as Acting…
Amy Worthen is a well known Des Moines printmaker and scholar in the art of printmaking. Her engravings, often architectural in content, combine humor, history and a dedication to expressing the full effect of the printmaking medium. All of her…
