Rock island gallery
Featuring exhibitions by regional Midwest artists
Gallery Opening Reception
Friday, February 4, 2022 | 7 - 9 pm | FREE Admission
1715 2ND AVE, ROCK ISLAND, IL
ROCK ISLAND GALLERY
GRACE FUNDENBERGER, EMILY MINNIE, & JENNIFER VESS
February 4 - March 18, 2022
Jennifer Vess, of Dubuque, has created a body of work exploring the body as a vessel and the complicated relationship between seemingly disparate processes: internal and external, beauty and the grotesque, life and death. Her mixed-media sculptures navigate abstract textures and surfaces that reference the body and how we navigate times of transition. Vess states, “While reflecting on how bodies undergo transition and how we process loss, I am fascinated with how wounds, both physical and emotional, become markers of injury and recovery, trauma and triumph.”
Emily Minnie, of Iowa City, studies and draws inspiration from the radiance of light and the emotional drama created when the human form becomes frozen in a moment through photography and film. These moments are created through Minnie’s large-scale oil paintings and wall installations of the human form. “I am interested in how film still imagery can feel personal and familiar when taken out of context and recreated,” says Minnie.
Grace Fundenberger, of Bettendorf, specializes in hyperrealism colored pencil drawings of everyday objects to reveal the beauty in the detail of these ordinary objects. She has a minimalist approach, eliminating the background and sense of space from each piece, to draw attention to the detail and beauty that can be found in the ordinary. Her “Chromatic” collection is inspired by the visible spectrum, with red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple objects. It articulates the impact color has in our lives, and paired with familiar items, speaks to the visual nourishment we receive daily.
Emily Minnie, of Iowa City, studies and draws inspiration from the radiance of light and the emotional drama created when the human form becomes frozen in a moment through photography and film. These moments are created through Minnie’s large-scale oil paintings and wall installations of the human form. “I am interested in how film still imagery can feel personal and familiar when taken out of context and recreated,” says Minnie.
Grace Fundenberger, of Bettendorf, specializes in hyperrealism colored pencil drawings of everyday objects to reveal the beauty in the detail of these ordinary objects. She has a minimalist approach, eliminating the background and sense of space from each piece, to draw attention to the detail and beauty that can be found in the ordinary. Her “Chromatic” collection is inspired by the visible spectrum, with red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple objects. It articulates the impact color has in our lives, and paired with familiar items, speaks to the visual nourishment we receive daily.
BROWSE & SHOP THE GALLERY
We offer curbside pick-up or shipping (Shipping starts at $40, call for a shipping estimate).
For more information contact Visual Arts Director Dawn Wohlford-Metallo.
For more information contact Visual Arts Director Dawn Wohlford-Metallo.
Rock Island GalleryThe 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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