Art Gallery
Quad City Arts “Art at the Airport”
Bimonthly Exhibit
The following artists incorporate their views of the world into their own art forms.
In addition to the airport gallery, the artist’s works can be seen and purchased online.
The following artists incorporate their views of the world into their own art forms.
In addition to the airport gallery, the artist’s works can be seen and purchased online.
Quad City Arts presents Art at the Airport featuring glass vessels by Art Ciccotti, paintings by Larry Davis, and pastels by Debora Stewart.
From March 5 to April 22, 2024, Quad City Arts presents Art at the Airport featuring glass vessels by Art Ciccotti, paintings by Larry Davis, and pastels by Debora Stewart.
Art Ciccotti of Ames, Iowa, is a mostly self-taught glassblower. For years, he attended workshops around the U.S., learning techniques and honing the skills that fuel his passion for this ancient craft. His current designs have roots in Venetian glass working techniques. The use of a roll up of glass allows him to put together designs that can vary from the random composition of a Garden Walk Platter to a very controlled design using cane and murrine. Bright colors and curvilinear forms are the design elements he prefers to work with.
Larry Davis from Clinton, Iowa, captures abstracted landscapes using cold wax and oil paint. His work reflects the topographical regions surrounding the Mississippi River while taking inspiration from his own military service experience in the UK and homestay art exchange in Japan. Davis has recently introduced cold wax into his landscapes, adding a new sense of texture to his work.
Debora Stewart of Clinton, Iowa, is a Signature Member and Master Pastelist of the Pastel Society of America and a member of the Master’s Circle of the International Association of Pastel Societies. Her work is inspired by the natural world, and she seeks to capture its beauty and wonder. She begins with nature walks, which allow her to gather visual impressions that she later places on canvas.
Ciccotti, Davis, & Stewart each capture the natural world in abstraction. Their work complements each other through color and texture.
In addition to the airport gallery, the artist’s works can be seen and purchased online: https://www.shopquadcityarts.com/ciccotti-davis-and-stewart.
Art at the Airport in The Quad Cities International Airport is easy to find. It is across from the gift shop and restaurant and right before the security checkpoint. The gallery never closes, and you will pay just a dollar for the first hour of parking.
Quad City Arts is a nonprofit local arts agency dedicated to enriching the quality of life in the Quad City region through the arts. Support for art exhibitions is provided by the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Quad City Arts Gallery is located at 1715 Second Avenue in the Arts and Entertainment District of Rock Island. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m.–5 p.m. For more information, contact Dawn Wohlford-Metallo 309-793-1213 X108, or by email.