January & February Artist: Lisa Kuehl
Ames resident and featured artist Lisa K. Kuehl is a 1982 graduate of Iowa State University. Lisa earned her B.A. in Graphic Design, but pursued the professional aviation field shortly after graduating. Throughout her days as an art student, Lisa created many works of design and, over the years, saved a great many of them as part of her personal collection.
Lisa is offering these pieces to art collectors and admirers of hand-crafted work as a fundraiser for the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation in Washington, DC. In 2016, Lisa’s husband Connie Rex Younger passed away from pleural mesothelioma. Connie retired from Iowa State University in 1997 where he served as a staff transportation pilot for 21 years and was on staff in the Industrial Education department as Chief Flight Instructor.
Lisa retired from United Airlines in 2006, but remains active with the Boone Area Pilots Association and also is a passionate animal welfare advocate and scrapbooker. She recently co-conducted a class through the ISU Alumni Association OLLI program on creative ways to turn mementos and cherished items into masterpieces through scrapbooking, memory pillows and memory quilts.
If you are interested in any of Lisa’s work, feel free to contact her directly. To learn more about the Meso Foundation visit their site here, additional information will be available at Wheatsfield during the art opening, Friday, January 3 from 5-7pm and throughout the months of January and February. International Rare Disease Awareness Day takes place at the end of February, and since mesothelioma is considered a rare cancer, this wintertime exhibit also aims to draw attention to that fact.
November & December Artist: Kyle Renell
Kyle Renell: Artist Statement
My work concentrates on the interconnectedness and the human condition. This group of drawings includes studies for A Journey of Life, a major work in progress scheduled to premiere in 2020 at Morning Bell Coffee Roastery in Downtown Ames; character development studies; and water studies. The media used varies, and includes graphite powder and pencils, colored pencils, and pastel.
Each framed drawing is $250 (tax included)
July & August Artist: Brenda Backman
In Iowa the wind is an almost constant companion. When it’s absent it’s missed. The lack of a cool breeze on a muggy day, or the insects that won’t leave us alone that the breeze will blow away, make us wish for even a slightest breeze. When it’s blowing so hard it will knock you over, we wish it would go away. As always with Iowa weather, we have trouble finding the sweet spot in the middle. These paintings are my response to the landscape around me and the wind that shapes it.
Display Your Artwork at the Co-op!
If you are interested in displaying your artwork please contact Melissa Lanphere, Marketing Manager, by email, phone or stopping into the Co-op. Please fill out the form linked below to have your artwork considered for display.