Earlier this year, two small travel paintings by Grant Wood went up for sale at an auction in Florida. Although they are not the regional subject matter people have come to expect from Wood’s work, these lovely paintings showcase his style while traveling abroad during the 1920’s. Greg, a...
It was a time of immense turmoil at home and abroad. Explore the era through the work of American artists who sought to forge a new national art and identity in the face of great adversity.
The Art Institute of Chicago's exhibition America after the Fall: Painting in the 1930s closes on...
From New York to Detroit, from Chicago to Los Angeles, artists are making their way from their MFA graduation ceremony to their early solo shows. Here are some of the young and youngish artists across America who are catching our eye right now.
The Grant Wood Art Colony announces its three fellows for the 2016-17 academic year: Colin Lyons in Printmaking, Christopher-Rasheem McMillan in Interdisciplinary Performance (Dance), and Tameka Norris in Painting and Drawing. Each fellow was selected from hundreds of applications from around...
State Historical Museum of Iowa, 600 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50319
Kids can celebrate Iowa artists by creating their own paper Gothic-style windows, like the one in Grant Wood’s iconic “American Gothic” farmhouse. Plus, learn...
DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THE EXHIBITION HAS BEEN CANCELLED
The Grant Wood Fellows will culminate their time at the University of Iowa with an exhibition entitled GWAC 1516 at the Sculpture Court of Music West (formerly the University of Iowa Museum of Art), May 21 through June 30...
“There are more valid facts and details in works of art than there are in history books.” -Charlie Chaplin. On Friday, May 13, an unconventionally historic piece of architecture proudly sat outside on the rippling green grass of the West Liberty Elementary School. Only one-month old, the nine-...
Ahead of the XL Catlin Art Prize 2016 FAD managed to catch up with some of the finalists, up first we have Neal Rock.
1 Hi Neal can you tell us about your work and what are the main ideas you try and express? The work is really a detachment or at least a form of disconnection from a...
IOWA CITY — Open the front gate at 1142 E. Court St. and you’re touching history. Follow the limestone path to the front door and you’re walking on history. Open the louvered outer front door and you’re opening the door to a most colorful history.
LONDON--The finalists for the XL Catlin Art Prize 2016 have been announced. Celebrating its 10th year, this curated exhibition is now firmly established as an influential showcase for the most outstanding artists from UK art schools.
This year's finalists are: Rory Biddulph (Slade School...