Tony received his BFA in sculpture and ceramics from Bellevue College, a small school in Nebraska. His love of sculptural form finds its match in, as he puts it,"the emotional and gestural qualities of clay." The flowing qualities of ash glazes over…
Jennifer Myers is a MA candidate in Intermedia. Her current work is an experimental narrative in five media (drawings, photography, installation, video, writing) that is based loosely on a fictional creation myth. She is excited to be working in…
Since Robbie Steinbach attended graduate school at the University of Iowa in the mid-1980s, most of her work has examined women's lives. Robbie's images make the work and lives of women visible, highlighting the complexity of their lives and their…
Mary Weisgram creates functional ceramics while residing in Ames, Iowa.<br>"Her pottery is gorgeous; autumn leaf patterns adorn several of her larger bowls. In addition to its aesthetic appeal, Mary's work is completely functional. Her smaller…
Emily Martin has been making artists books since the late 70's, when she was in graduate school at the University of Iowa (MFA, 1979). Since then she has produced narrative paintings, sculpture and books. Most of her earlier books were one of a kind…
Sharon Neff has been a potter since before she had permission. As a child she played in the woods behind her house on the Mississippi River bluff. When discovered by her mother, she insisted she was not playing with fire, but explained that she was…
Marilyn McMurry Annin was born in 1938, and has spent about equal thirds of her life in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. She painted for many years, but in the 1980s, switched to sculpture, mostly in the form of rigid garments.
Karen Chesterman earned her MFA from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. Her has been shown extensively throughout the Midwest, and her work is held in both private and institutional collections. She works full-time in her studio in Sioux…
