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.
Quad City Arts presents quilted art by Lindsay Olson & Jessie Stampfli and sculpture by Robert Sunderman
From May 2 to June 30, 2025, Quad City Arts presents quilted art by Lindsay Olson & Jessie Stampfli and sculpture by Robert Sunderman.
Chicago artist Lindsay Olson combines science and art to create illustrative quilted artworks of plankton. Using antique silk kimonos, cottons, beading, and embroidery, Olson’s work makes visible the unsung heroes of the sea as the base of the entire ocean’s food chain. “[This] project grew out of a three trip aboard the R.V. Endeavor studying ocean acoustics with the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Acoustics Research and Education.” Olson is the first fine artist in residence for the Wetlands Initiative.
Jessie Stampfli of Bartlett, IL, quilts as a means of comfort. Her work utilizes repurposed textiles from curtains to upholstery to worn clothing. After composing her pieces, she hand quilts her work with a variety of stitches to add texture. The results are modern yet approachable, and Stampfli means to evoke a strong sense of emotion and familiarity with each quilt she creates. She describes her work as “Handcraft married to inspiring modern design, softening your environment and welcoming you home.”
Robert Sunderman is a sculptor from Ames, IA. He begins with a base of metal or found materials assembled into a unique composition and adds finishing touches of paint or nature-made objects. His body of work is earthy and eclectic, and Sunderman thinks of his sculptures as “relics” with a message meant for today’s society. “We can live in harmony with nature and not dominate it. We can live within it as part of the cycle of our world. We can be sustainable.”
Olson, Stampfli, & Sunderman highlight the importance of sustainability in the arts and encourage their audience to see the beauty of the earth’s resources and ecosystem.
In addition to the airport gallery, the artist’s works can be seen and purchased online: https://www.shopquadcityarts.com/airport-gallery.
Quad City Arts’ Art at the Airport Gallery
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.