John Vruwink 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…
Ellen Wagener served as Adjunct Professor and Visiting Artist in several Iowa colleges; however, as demonstrated by her rapidly growing numbers of exhibitions and of works in private and public collections, her primary focus is creating her serenely…
Ken Smith, originally from Des Moines, is a photographer from Riverside, Washington. Ken uses medium and large format photographic equipment to produce his still life images. He works primarily in black and white, though sometimes incorporates…
Karen, a native of Minnesota, now calls Iowa home, where she lives with her husband, children, and grandchildren. She studied sumi-e from masters in the Chinese art form for over 15 years. She has exhibited and sold her paintings throughout the…
Dennis Dykema is rooted in the rolling countryside of northwest Iowa and his paintings catch the energy of the fertile land. However, a viewer won't locate a specific place from his images, and a European viewer may see a kinship to Van Gogh's later…
David is an Iowa native, now living and working in Mesa, Arizona. He attended Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids and received his BFA from the University of Iowa in Iowa City. David has had one-person exhibitions at Kirkwood Community…
Gary Horn is a Des Moines native who now lives in New York City. He teaches studio art to middle school and high school students at the Metropolitan Musuem of Art in addition to his teaching jobs at the Academy of Mt. Saint Ursula and the New York…
Trained as a figurative painter, Constance Alyce Westvig Roberts calls herself a "thing-maker." In her work, she bridges the realms of fine art and folk art and tackles many subjects with sharp wit and unrestrained humor. Roberts creates carved…
Steven Lauterwasser is a Cedar Rapids, Iowa native early in his career whose work has been shown several times at Wiederspan Gallery in Cedar Rapids. His paintings are in the collections of St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids and Dipavali Corporation.
