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Art at the Airport

Showcasing cultural vibrancy of our community
​to the nearly one million visitors every year.
ART AT THE AIRPORT

Alex Paradowski and Deanne Row

March 2 - April 26, 2022
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Quad City Arts’ Art at the Airport presents paper mosaics by Alex Paradowski of Granite City, IL and papier-mâché sculpture by Deanne Row of St. Charles, MO.

Alex Paradowski

Alex Paradowski began his career as a graphic artist working for clients to communicate their messages to diverse audiences. Since then, he has taken that experience into his personal work giving him the freedom to explore a variety of mixed media. He combines wood, enamel, fabrics, paper, and other materials to create his images. The work on display combines paper making and mosaics with digital photography techniques to create mosaics from hand cast paper cubes. Paradowski states, “These mosaics seem to have two realities – a colorful abstract when viewed close and photographic reality when viewed from a distance.” Several of Paradowski’s tissue paper collages will also be on display.

Deanne Row

Deanne Row is a certified picture framer and museum display builder that took to creating assemblage pieces and sculpture as an outlet for stress and frustration. The sculptures are created through the building up of layer upon layer of words and images then cutting, scraping, burning, sanding, and carving the form down into the finished character. Her work utilizes the visual and structural vocabulary of the torn paper and found materials to explore how memories and small moments in time make us who we are. “Put most simply, my work explores the effects of nature and nurture, on both the psyche and the physical body,” says Row.

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Alex Paradowski, Man in a Red Knit Hat

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Alex Paradowski, Body Language

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Deanne Row, We Didn't Start The Fire

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Alex Paradowski, Early American

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Alex Paradowski, Peering Gaze

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Alex Paradowski, Self Portrait

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Deanne Row, Reforestation

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Alex Paradowski, Beach Sisters

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Alex Paradowski, Collection

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Deanne Row, Trickle Down Economics

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Alex Paradowski, Never Look Back

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Alex Paradowski, Cherub

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Deanne Row, She Who Plants A Tree

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Alex Paradowski, Compromised

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Alex Paradowski, Ice Forms

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Deanne Row, Trespassing (Boundary Lines)

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Alex Paradowski, Headroom

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Alex Paradowski, Nicholas

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Deanne Row, A Small Matter Of Gravity (Pluto 2.0)

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Alex Paradowski, Ready to Spin

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Alex Paradowski, Clean Break

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Alex Paradowski, Opposition

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Deanne Row, Balancing Act

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Alex Paradowski, First Friend

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Alex Paradowski, Portrait in Blue & Green

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Deanne Row, The Thing With Feathers That Perches In The Soul

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Alex Paradowski, Ashley

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Alex Paradowski, Happy Man

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Alex Paradowski, Nila

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Alex Paradowski, Remembering Andy Warhol

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Deanne Row, Dear Pluto (We Believe In You)

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Alex Paradowski, Random Acts of Color

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Alex Paradowski, Chevron Faultline

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Alex Paradowski, Spinning out of Control

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Alex Paradowski, Green Apples

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Alex Paradowski, Broken Weave

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Alex Paradowski, Hay Stacks

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Deanne Row, Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

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Alex Paradowski, Peace on Earth

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ABOUT Art at the Airport

The Quad City International Airport gallery space, also known as Art at the Airport, is a formal contemporary gallery that has more than 1,600 sq. ft. of exhibition space in floor-to-ceiling glass cases. Nearly one million visitors view this space annually. This gallery is located in the front of the main arrival/departure seating area. Exhibits in this space are bi-monthly and showcase artists living within 250 miles of the Quad City area.

​For more information, visit the Quad City International Airport website.

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2200 69th Ave,
​Moline, IL 61265
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View our latest call for entries and submit your work! Quad City Arts provides a multitude of locations to display and exhibit artwork. Join countless of artists that have exhibited in our galleries in our 50 year history. Most call for entries at Quad City Arts are free and open to midwest artists.
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DAWN
​WOHLFORD-METALLO

Visual Arts Director
309.793.1213 ext. 108
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  • About
  • Programs
    • Visiting Artist Series & Educational Resources
    • Public Sculpture Program
    • Metro Arts Youth Apprenticeship Program
    • Arts Dollars Grant Program
    • 45th Annual High School Art Invitational
    • Visual Arts Programming
  • Events
    • All Events
    • Chalk Art Fest
    • Riverssance Festival
    • Performing Arts Signature Series (PASS)
    • Annual Celebration & Lloyd Awards
    • Festival of Trees
  • Galleries
    • Rock Island Gallery
    • Airport Gallery
    • Second Avenue Window
    • Past Exhibits
  • Opportunities
  • Blog
  • Support
  • Artist Index