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Rock island gallery

Featuring exhibitions by regional Midwest artists 

Gallery Opening Reception
Friday, May 6, 2022  |  7 - 9 pm  |  FREE Admission | Beverages will be Served
​1715 2ND AVE, ROCK ISLAND, IL

ROCK ISLAND GALLERY

Rachel Davis, Cindy Lesperance
​ & Elizabeth Shriver

May 6-June 24, 2022
From May 6 through June 24, 2022, Quad City Arts presents encaustics by Cindy Lesperance, clay sculpture by Elizabeth Shriver, and hand painted textiles by Rachel Davis. The public is invited to attend the opening reception on May 6th from 7-9 pm where the artists will be present, and refreshments will be served.
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Cindy Lesperance, of Oakwood Hills, IL, draws from her love of color and texture to create impactful work. Using the encaustic medium and her signature drop technique to build interesting textures, Lesperance has created a body of work inspired by life.  “I incorporate a process that I developed, of meticulously applying small droplets of wax, one-by-one to the surface of the painting and exploring the relationship of these drips to the spaces in between them.”  The overall effect produces a tactile pattern that invites the viewer to touch. 
 
Elizabeth Shriver, of West Branch, IA, creates organic clay sculptures inspired by forms found in nature. This body of work is an exploration of contrasts in the natural world, ranging from more open and inviting forms, like fragile shoots in spring, flowing sea creatures and opening flowers, to those that are protective, impenetrable, or even repellent, like cacti, stones, hard shells, husks, and seeds. “My organic sculptures are all formed in clay, which itself begins as a soft, malleable substance and after firing, feels as hard as stone,” says Shriver. “As a wonderfully versatile medium, clay is perfect for the creation of three dimensional, lifelike forms.”
 
Rachel Davis, of Downers Grove, IL, specializes in hand painted textile work that explore color, texture, shape, and movement. Her series of work on display is influenced from time Davis spent in the woods photographing and collecting specimens to be used in the creation of her compositions. Davis states, “I am inspired by seed pods, invertebrates, mosses and lichens; it is these forms that I describe with dye, thread and upcycled cloth.”

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Elizabeth Shriver Open Blossom

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Rachel Davis Interiors

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Elizabeth Shriver Nest

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Cindy Lesperance I'm Blue

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Elizabeth Shriver Symbiotic Coral Form

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Cindy Lesperance Spring

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Cindy Lesperance Night Song

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Rachel Davis Balancing Act

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Rachel Davis Acreage

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Elizabeth Shriver Curvy Gourd

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Elizabeth Shriver Variegated Coral Bouquet

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Rachel Davis Ways to Measure Growth

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Rachel Davis Squeezebox

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Elizabeth Shriver Venus Flytrap

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Rachel Davis Can't Take it with You

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Elizabeth Shriver Jagged Rock Form

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Elizabeth Shriver Tropical Plant Form

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Rachel Davis Personal Space

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Elizabeth Shriver Unfurling Floral Form

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Rachel Davis Peaks and Valleys

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Elizabeth Shriver Summer in Full Bloom

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Cindy Lesperance Autumn Oaks

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Elizabeth Shriver Small Jagged Rock Form

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Cindy Lesperance Nature Song

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Cindy Lesperance Salt Flat 7914

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Rachel Davis End Zone

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Elizabeth Shriver Cell Cluster

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Rachel Davis Containment

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Elizabeth Shriver Pitcher Plant Cluster

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Cindy Lesperance Color My World

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Cindy Lesperance Power of Simplicity

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Cindy Lesperance Rain

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Rachel Davis Found on the Trail

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Rachel Davis Point of Contact

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Rachel Davis Cell

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Rachel Davis Centerfold

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Elizabeth Shriver Mitochondrial Form

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Cindy Lesperance Ukraine

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Elizabeth Shriver Spike Form

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Rachel Davis Reply Requested (are you ok?)

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Elizabeth Shriver Urchin

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Elizabeth Shriver Forest Floor Rising

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Rachel Davis Out of Sync

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Rock Island Gallery

The Quad City Arts Gallery is home to an exhibition space located on the first floor. The building, which was once a turn-of-the-century department store, features hardwood floors, and a  fourteen foot-high ceiling. The exhibition space is more than 1,500 sq. ft., a perfect space to showcase large paintings, sculptures and enjoy an occasional performance. 
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​WOHLFORD-METALLO

Visual Arts Director
309.793.1213 ext. 108
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    • Art Services
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    • Public Sculpture Program
    • Metro Arts Youth Apprenticeship Program
    • Arts Dollars Grant Program
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    • All Events
    • Annual High School Art Invitational
    • Chalk Art Fest
    • Riverssance Festival
    • Performing Arts Signature Series (PASS)
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