Interact at University of Iowa Health Care

Working across drawing, painting, and collage, the five artists explore identity, anatomy, and ecology.  In her drawings, Kaia Burg distills personal experiences and interests into simplified shapes, arranging them in dramatic compositions that stretch to the edges of the image plane. In her portraits of famous Black women, D.D. finds solidarity with writers, artists, and athletes. In his paintings of bees, flowers, and farm scenes, Mike Harris Jr. contemplates the interdependence of bees and humans. In her energetic flag paintings and drawings, Teazu Juah weaves elements of family history and aesthetic research to craft new emblems of profound meaning. In his Nostrilogy series, Matt Zimdars puts noses of all shapes and sizes in the limelight, using collage to explore his favorite body part. 

DETAILS

September 18, 2024 – January 20, 2025

Visit in person | University of Iowa Health Care, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, Display Cases (Level 6, between Elevators F-H). 

Visiting hours are Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. 72-hour advance notice is needed to submit a visitor access request. 

View online at gallery.interactcenterarts.org starting September 18.

Purchases may be collected after the exhibition closes from: UI Health Care, 200 Hawkins Drive, Project Art Office 8023-B JCP, Patient and Visitor Activities Center, Level 8, Elevator F. Alternatively, Interact can ship purchases to non-local buyers.

ACCESSIBILITY

To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Amanda Lee Ryan at amanda-ryan@uiowa.edu.

 

 

Image (above): Kaia Burg, Untitled, 2023, color pencil and graphite on paper, 24 x 18 inches.

Image description (above): A drawing on white paper has many different organic shapes, some large and some medium-sized, drawn throughout the composition. The shapes connect to each other and are interconnected in some areas. They are filled in with gold, yellow, orange, blue, maroon, turquoise, and grey color pencil.