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GALLERY

Tim Olson: A Rake's Progress

Organized by Dubuque Museum of Art

Dubuque artist, Tim Olson’s paintings are the latest feature in the Dubuque Museum of Art’s Kris Mozena McNamer Gallery.  In his signature energetic style, Olson creates realistic paintings full of familiar sites and clever humor.  The unruliness of his loose, erratic lines disguise carefully planned compositions in an unexpectedly satisfying way.

Tim Olson received his BA from Loras College in 2003 and is currently studying graphic design.  He was born in Storm Lake, Iowa in 1962 and now makes his home in Dubuque with his wife and two children.

Erin Kono : Hula Lullaby

Organized by Dubuque Museum of Art

Images from the tropical lullaby, Hula Lullaby, by illustrator and children’s author Erin Eitter Kono will be on display at the Dubuque Museum of Art June 3 – July 31, 2008.  Kono brings the lush, colorful world of Hawaii to life in her 2005 children’s book.  The saturated colors and beautiful figures soothe the soul of children and adults alike.  Hula Lullaby was awarded the Children’s Literature Council’s Excellence in a Picture Book Award and was named by Nick Jr. magazine as Best Lullaby and Goodnight Book.

Erin Eitter Kono studied graphic design at UCLA in 2000.  She graduated from the University of Iowa in 1995 with a BA in art history.  She was raised in Dubuque and traveled extensively before settling down in Redondo Beach, California with her husband and daughter.

Balcony Gallery

Landscapes: Selections from the A.G. Edwards/Wachovia Securities Collection

Sponsored by Wachovia Securities, formerly A.G. Edwards

Landscapes from the A.G. Edwards/Wachovia Securities Collection will be on display including works by Jim Dine, Andy Warhol, Peter B. Kaplan, Roy Lichtenstein, and Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

Falb Family Gallery

Thomas Jackson: Looking for More

Organized by Dubuque Museum of Art

The Dubuque Museum of Art presents the paintings of Cedar Rapids, Iowa artist Thomas Jackson in the Kris Mozena McNamer Gallery.  With a graphic artist’s technical aptitude, Jackson creates images of American life using imagery that we may see everyday but take for granted or are only aware of subconsciously.  Jackson uses his commercial background to make insightful statements about American politics, pastimes, and popular culture.

Thomas Jackson received a BA from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois in 1972 and an MFA from the University of Notre Dame in 1974.  Prior to becoming a full-time artist in 2000, Jackson was General Manager and Vice President for Client Development at Stamats Communications, Inc. in Cedar Rapids.  His work is represented at Karolyn Sherwood Gallery in Des Moines, Iowa.

Dick Locher Cartoons (tentative)

Organized by Dubuque Museum of Art

Joseph Walter Still-Lifes

Organized by Dubuque Museum of Art

Arthur Thrall

Organized by Dubuque Museum of Art

Mauricio Lasansky's Nazi Drawings

Sponsored by Loras College Arts and Culture Series

From the collection of the University of Iowa Museum of Art