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Please visit our art gallery, located across from the main restaurant and in the public waiting area. The gallery showcases both local and regional talent from the Quad Cities, Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. Gallery displays are coordinated by Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL. To inquire about purchasing artwork, please contact Dawn Wohlford-Metallo, Gallery Manager, via email at Dawn Wohlford-Metallo or via telephone at 309-793-1213 ext 108.

WHAT: Quad City Arts Art @ the Airport

WHEN: May11 - June 27, 2012

WHERE: Quad City International Airport Gallery, 2200 69^th Ave., Moline, IL

WHO: Paintings by Jaclyn Garlock, fine art jewelry by Minday Diaz

Quad City Arts’ Art @ the Airport presents paintings by Jaclyn Garlock of Clear Lake, Iowa and fine art jewelry by Mindy Diaz of Rock Island

Jaclyn Garlock’s large acrylic paintings look as though she has captured a second in a time. Before she paints, she asks her subjects to pose in contrived “candid” positions for a photo session, complete with several costume changes and short situations to act out. She then combines and rearranges the photos until she’s satisfied with a composition that depicts an idea she wants to explore. Intense color is a strong trait of Garlock’s work. In her artist’s statement, she writes, “I have a physical need for strong primary color, and images that are in your face. I want bold paint and subjects that are larger than life, art that speaks for itself and knocks your sox off. I want my art to interrupt you and make you stare and not let you forget that it is there. My art has way too much make up and really big hair.”

A perfect complement to Garlock’s luscious paintings will be gorgeous fine art jewelry by Mindy Diaz. Diaz has been designing and creating jewelry for over 30 years and she has developed a style that is all her own. Her gemstone-based designs are created to showcase each gemstone’s unique beauty. Like Garlock, her work is bold, stylized and says, “Look at me!”

Don’t miss this is exhibit just because you don’t have a plane to catch-the lights in the gallery are always on and the airport offers free parking for the first hour. Meet a friend for lunch and enjoy the art! Quad City International airport gallery is easy to access with one hour of free parking to allow plenty of time to browse the exhibit.

Quad City Arts is a nonprofit local arts agency dedicated to the growth and vitality of the Quad City region through the presentation, development, and celebration of the arts and humanities. All Quad City Arts programs are funded in part by Festival of Trees, Quad City Arts Partners and operating grants from the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency) and the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs. This gallery and exhibit is generously sponsored by the Quad City International Airport.