Our People Artists, entrepreneurs, makers, designers, producers, nonprofits and more
Our first phase of renovations opened in late 2017 to include 75 studios on three of our five floors. In March 2021, third floor was renovated to add 58 more spaces. Finally, in January 2023, renovations completed to bring our total workspaces to 180! Studios are sharable, bringing our current tenant total to over 200 artists who represent a broad array of creative production. Please join our monthly free open studio events and meet our artists - it happens every First Friday from 4:00 - 8:00 pm.
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James Bearden Sculpture
- About: James Bearden, an American artist, is recognized for his abstract composition, rough hewn textures and architectural bearing, developing his own visual language of hand wrought brutalism.
- : jamesbeardensculpture.com
- : @jamesbeardensculpture
- : @jamesbeardensculpture
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JJ Gaffers Hand Blown and Stained Glass Art
- About: Jesse Bogenrief relocated his studio from Spencer, Iowa. He and Jesse Ahrendsen create a wide variety of blown glass and torch work. Visit their studio for gifts, custom work, demonstrations and classes.
- Workshops Available
- : jjgaffers.com
- : @jjgaffer
- : @jjgaffers
- : jjgaffer@gmail.com
- : 515-745-3319
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Sarah Spain
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Kyle Kirwan Designer Toys
- About: Kyle Kirwan is a multidisciplinary artist working primarily in the Designer Toy scene. He has significant releases with Clutter Studios and Kid Robot. His work is in private collections worldwide.
- : kylekirwan.com
- : @Kylekirwan
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Sometimes Furniture Furniture, Fabrication, and Design
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Ryan Topete Multimedia
- About: From Sioux City, Iowa, Ryan was the 2018 Drake University Department of Art & Design Alumni Studio Artist Fellow at Mainframe. Third Space DSM commissioned him to create a mural on East 14th in Des Moines, where he set out to evoke the culture of the neighborhood in a way that the whole community could enjoy.
- : @ryantopete_art
- : ryantopeteart@gmail.com
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#LL13
Chris Vance Painting
- About: Chris Vance is best known for his vibrant exterior wall murals throughout the metro Des Moines area. His painting is greatly influenced by graffiti and skateboards artists, and he believes that ideas are an “internal ingestion, and the art is the medium of the expression.”
- : chrisvanceart.com
- : @chrisvanceart
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#LL14
City Sounds Nonprofit
- About: The creators of Des Moines' Public Piano Project. City Sounds strives to transform the Des Moines community culture through music, animating common spaces and making artistic creation accessible to all.
- : citysoundsdsm.org
- : @citysoundsdsm
- : @dsmpianos
- : info@citysoundsdsm.org
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Mainframe Studios Nonprofit Office
- About: Siobhan Spain, Director Sabrina Carper, Manager Lani Eclatt, Property Manager
- : mainframestudios.org
- : @mainframearts
- : @mainframearts
- : @mainframearts
- : info@mainframestudios.org
- : 515-505-8151
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#101
The Blok DSM Fine Art Supplies
- About: The Blok DSM provides high-quality supplies to artists, as well as custom-built canvases and fine art solutions.
- : theblokdsm.com
- : @theblokdsm
- : @theblokdsm
- : theblokdsm@gmail.com
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Designed by the Streets Clothing Design
- About: Designed by the Streets creates fashionable and functional streetwear for busy creatives. Each design is meant to inspire the focus, dedication, and discipline it takes to turn your struggles into your strengths.
- : designedbythestreets.com
- : designedbythestreets@gmail.com
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Community Support Advocates Nonprofit / Momentum Art Studio
- About: Momentum provides free art opportunities to adults with disabilities, including an annual juried art competition and exhibition as well as art workshops offered throughout the year. Momentum continues to grow, and we are now offering studio space and mentorship programs. Get inspired with CSA’s Momentum Art Program.
- : teamcsa.org
- : @csa_dsm
- : christinas@teamcsa.org
- : 515-669-4821
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Gateway Dance Theatre Dance, Theatre, Music
- About: GDT is a nonprofit whose vision is to advance a diverse art movement through performing Arts for all ages, broaden Arts outreach, and increase cultural sensitivity and social justice awareness.
- : gatewaydance.org
- : @gatewaydancetheatre
- : @GatewayDanceTheatreGDT
- : info@gatewaydance.org
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KFMG 98.9 FM Nonprofit // Radio Station
- About: KFMG-LP is a Low Power community radio station, broadcasting to the city of Des Moines, and suburbs. KFMG operates as "Your Community Voice" and actively assists a broad spectrum of central Iowa non-profit groups and organizations to inform residents about opportunities with specific emphasis on the local music community, the human services community, and the downtown community.
- : kfmg.org
- : rsorenson@kfmg991.org
- : 515-244-4145
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Civic Music Association Nonprofit
- About: World-class chamber and jazz music is what defines the Civic Music Association of Des Moines. Our mission has remained consistent for over 90 years: To engage, enrich, and educate the central Iowa community through provocative, world-class musical performances by legends and rising stars.
- : civicmusic.org
- : @civicmusic
- : @CivicMusicAssociation
- : @civicmusic
- : info@civicmusic.org
- : 515.280.4020
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Bloq Boi Ent. Music Production
- About: Bloq Boi Entertainment is an independent, digitally-based record label in Des Moines, Iowa. We represent and promote several Iowa-based artists/producers.
- : @bloqboient
- : dlturner1973@hotmail.com
- : 515-729-7876
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Des Moines Music Coalition Nonprofit // Music Management & Promotion
- About: The DMMC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and collaborative movement committed to building a stronger and more diverse music community in greater Des Moines. Through our mission to support and cultivate Iowa’s music economy, our vision is to establish and maintain Des Moines as a nationally recognized music city.
- : desmoinesmc.com
- : @desmoinesmc
- : @DesMoinesMusicCoalition
- : jarin@desmoinesmc.com
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The Red Door Press Letterpress Print Shop and Design Studio
- About: Adam and Tammy Winn operate their print shop with a focus on preserving the wonderful history of letterpress printing. They specialize in using hand-set type to make posters, cards, invitations, stationery, and other custom goods. Workshops and print demos available.
- : thereddoorpress.com
- : @reddoorpress
- : @thereddoorpress
- : info@thereddoorpress.com
- : 515-664-7257
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The Big Room Event Rental Venue
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#124
Alfelino Feliciano Photography
- About: Alfelino Feliciano is a commercial, fashion and product photographer with over 20 years of experience creating images for clients ranging from small jewelry designers to international companies. His wide range can be tailored for anything from social media to national advertising campaigns.
- : alfelino.com
- : @photoalf
- : @Alfelino-Feliciano-Photographer-100268105508072
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The Tangerine Food Co. Mainframe Exclusive Caterers
- About: The Tangerine Food Company offers outstanding catering services to the Des Moines community. Tangerine strives to make your event special and memorable.
- : tangerinefoodco.com
- : @tangerinefoodco
- : @The-Tangerine-Food-Company-185274714830932
- : tang4000@gmail.com
- : (515) 988-4366
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Jess Quinn Botanic Oil Painting
- About: Jess Quinn is a botanical oil painter. Her work highlights the beautiful and often exotic appearance of botanicals through large colorful oil paintings. Jess also offers classes and workshops.
- Workshops Available
- : jessquinnart.com
- : @jess.quinn.art
- : jessaqueue@gmail.com
- : 515-975-3160
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#201
Wes Etter Industrial Arts
- About: Etter Metal Works, LLC produces sculpture in metal and mixed media: modified models, 3-D pieces, and live-edge tables, benches, and seating.
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Jim Spevak
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Kristian Day Media Filmmaking & Screenwriting
- About: Kristian Day is a producer, director, and writer for television, commercial, and branded content. Clients include Warner Bros., Discovery, Hulu, and others. Member of Producers Guild of America (PGA).
- : kristianday.com
- : kristianday@gmail.com
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#205
Collier Wilmes Creature FX
- About: Collier Wilmes is a creature FX artist that Uses a wide range of mediums create creatures and characters for music videos, short films, feature films, tv shows, and musicians.
- : @collier.art1330
- : Bssfx13@gmail.com
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#207
Katie Byers Mixed Media and Fiber Art
- About: Katie Byers' work focuses on the exploration of thread by using her sewing machine to create drawings and sculptures in thread. She also creates mixed media automata (i.e. moving sculptures).
- : @katiemillerbyers
- : katherinetbyers@gmail.com
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#209
Dianne Liepa Painting
- About: Inspired by images that capture her attention or imagination, Liepa creates paintings that tells a story, records a moment in time, or creates an abstraction of an emotion experienced.
- : @Dianne.liepa
- : liepamagicbrush@gmail.com
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#211
Teri Templeton Cadman Painting
- About: Teri's works range from nature to abstract, custom pet portraits and painted furniture. She also offers classes and painting events to encourage people to let their Inner Artist out.
- Workshops Available
- : teri-templeton-cadman.square.site
- : @teri.templeton.cadman
- : @TeriTempletonCadmanArtist
- : tericadman@icloud.com
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Paper Garden Workshop LLC Garden Design Education
- About: Paper Garden Workshop teaches budding landscape designers worldwide about garden design and landscape graphics.
- : papergardenworkshop.com
- : @paper.garden.workshop
- : hello@papergardenworkshop.com
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Black and White and Read All Over Photography
- About: Black and White and Read All Over is the gallery space and working studio of Jason Walsmith. Jason is a photographer, director, musician, singer songwriter, storyteller and creative.
- : jasonwalsmith.com
- : @jasonwalsmith
- : @jasonwalsmithstoryteller
- : jason.walsmith@gmail.com
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#217
Toni Corbett Textiles
- About: Toni is a textile artist, specializing in quilting. She also enjoys exploring many other mediums for creative expression.
- : @Shaylcorbett
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#219
Gallery G Painting
- About: Geoffrey Paulline (the artist currently known as Geofferson) is a neo-expressionist. He has no idea what he’s doing and his best works are loud and honest, colorful representations of that ignorance.
- : geofffferson.com
- : @geofffferson
- : ghpaulline44@gmail.com
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#221
Indigo Moore Painting/Mixed Media
- About: A self taught oil painter, Indigo’s art is a representation of self, woman empowerment and black beauty. Inspired by nature, culture and experience.
- : indigomooreart.wixsite.com
- : @moore.than.art
- : indigomoore.art@gmail.com
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#223
Susannah Dotson, Studio Arts Fibers and Sculpture
- About: Susannah (she/they) is an interdisciplinary artist interested in the play between objects.
- : susannahdotson.com
- : srjdotson@gmail.com
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#224
James Navarro Fine Art Painting
- About: Navarro paints in several forms such as still life, figurative work, and Plein Air landscapes; both rural and urban. He creates large scale canvases and is known for his multi-story murals in Iowa.
- : Navarrofineart.com
- : @jimmynavarroart
- : @100063314702531
- : Jnavarroart@gmail.com
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#225
Boughton Machine Works Horological Conservation and Tool Making
- About: Horological Conservation is the repair of antiquities in the Horological world, primarily focusing on pre-1900 Timepieces. These time pieces through extensive repair and sympathetic restoration.
- : @parkerboughton
- : dunstanboughton@gmail.com
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#226
Peggy Johnston Waveland Studio Book Arts
- About: Peggy makes traditional books, but is a sculptor too, using book binding techniques as her medium. Her work, inspired by organic forms and materials, resides in both public and private collections.
- : wavelandstudio.com
- : Peggy@wavelandstudio.com
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#227
MDouglas Studio Painting/Mixed Media
- About: Maggie Douglas creates abstract, mixed media pieces on paper and canvas as well as murals. Her work is inspired by details found in the world around her and the natural forces that create them.
- : mdouglas-studio.com
- : @mdouglas.studio
- : mdouglas.studio@gmail.com
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#228
Lucy Watters
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#231
Gold Creek Game Development
- About: Gold Creek is a studio built upon a foundation of seasoned developers. When they aren't busy working on their own games, they make games for their clients.
- : goldcreekgames.com
- : houston@goldcreekgames.com
- : 417-353-4181
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#233
Volk Images LLC Photography
- About: Professional photography business specializing in: Senior Pictures, Personal and Family Images Concert, Event, and Sports Photography We look forward to creating your images!
- : volkimagesllc.com
- : @volkimagesllc
- : @volkimagesllc
- : volkimagesllc@gmail.com
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#235
Ken Supply Co. Graphic Design, Screen Printing
- About: Ken Supply Co. is a clothing brand & design studio. Their mission is to provide high-quality products and designs enjoyed by all!
- : kensupplyco.com
- : @kensupplyco
- : @kensupplyco
- : support@kensupplyco.com
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#237
Art by Terrinye Painting
- About: Terrinye Goetz paints and creates landscapes, wildlife scenes, botanicals, personalized cards and large scale murals. She primarily works in watercolors and acrylics. She finds joy in the process.
- : Artbyterrinye.com
- : @@artbyterrinye
- : Terrinyegoetz@gmail.com
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#237
Getz Painting/Sculpture
- About: Getz is an emerging multidisciplinary artist focused on painting and sculpture.
- : xxgetz.com
- : @xxgetz
- : @xxgetz
- : xxgetz.art@gmail.com
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#237
G3 - TM Label Fashion Design
- About: Toree Marie is the fashion designer behind TM Label. Her label is made up of TM Originals and 1 of 1 Reworks.
- : toreemarie.com
- : @toreemariegoetz
- : toreemariegoetz@gmail.com
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#239
Ben Millett Quilts
- About: Ben takes a modern approach with his quilted projects, preferring to work with solids in saturated colors. Those projects are meant for everyday use and for display.
- : benmillett.us
- : @benmillett
- : hello@benmillett.us
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#240
Diane Tough Painting
- About: Diane focuses on the interplay of light and shadow and pushing color to create mood . The simplicity of quiet spots, everyday moments and common object and abstraction are fundamental in her work.
- : dianetough.com
- : @toughdiane
- : @dianetoughart
- : artdstough@gmail.com
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#242
Andrea Van Wyk Painting
- About: Andrea paints magnifications of nature as close as her garden or as far away as Scotland and glimpses of architectural subjects as close as Pella or as far away as Italy.
- : andreavanwyk.com
- : @andreavanwykart
- : @andrea.vanwyk.79
- : andreavanwykart@gmail.com
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#242
Melynda Van Zee Painting
- About: Melynda Van Zee creates acrylic paintings with swirling dimensional line work and layers of translucent paint applied by brush.
- : melyndavanzee.com
- : @melyndavanzee
- : @MelyndaVanZeeStudio
- : melynda@melyndavanzee.com
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#245
ArtForce Iowa Nonprofit
- About: ArtForce Iowa is a 501c3 nonprofit with the mission to create opportunities for youth to transform through art.
- : artforceiowa.org
- : @artforceiowa
- : connect@artforceiowa.org
- : artforceiowa
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#247
Patrick Leer Painting
- About: Bright, lively abstract paintings and mixed media on canvas and paper. Painted intuitively in an expressionist style.
- : @patrickleerart
- : paleer23@gmail.com
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#248
Johnathan Fusco Fine Art and Illustration Illustration and Painting
- About: Johnathan Fusco is a Des Moines Artist. Exploring form, body image, identity, sex, health and addiction. Specializing in figurative work and surrealism using energetic line work and a vivid palette.
- : etsy.com
- : @johnathanfusco
- : @johnathanfusco
- : johnathan.fusco@gmail.com
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#249
Craig Miller Fiber Arts
- About: Craig Miller is an illustrator, designer, and fiber artist making silly little projects in Des Moines.
- : craigmillerstudio.com
- : @craigmillerstudio
- : craigmillerstudio@gmail.com
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#251
Sarah Kargol Mixed Media Paintings
- About: I create individual parts out of papers, fabrics, and threads- treasures and points of interest to my eyes in one way or another- and I assemble them together. Layering these "dots" with other individual pieces and parts with threads and creating unique narratives and compositions is my poetry, my voice.
- : sarahkargolart.com
- : @sarahkargol
- : mypiewackett@yahoo.com
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Matt Kargol Sculpture, Multidisciplinary Artist
- About: I work from the aspect of communicating in the absence of written or verbal language, accessing the limbic part of the brain, beyond the thinking consciousness. I attempt to create universal access to experiencing my work, outside of personal, national, ethnic identity in a variety of media.
- : matthewkargolart.com
- : @matthewkargol
- : @matthewkargolart
- : iowasculptor@yahoo.com
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#251
Jacksen Kargol Drawing/ Printmaking
- About: Doodling is something done while one's concentration is on something else, conversely, Jacksens' concentration is on doodling while life happens around him.
- : jacksenkargol.wixsite.com
- : @rancypantcy
- : jacksenkargol@yahoo.com
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#253
Little Village News and Culture
- About: Little Village is a monthly news and culture magazine, distributed free, covering Iowa from a refreshing perspective.
- : littlevillagemag.com
- : @littlevillagemagdsm
- : editor@littlevillagemag.com
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#255
Molly Spain Mixed Media, Design
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#257
SuttonsCreations, LLC Visual Artist
- About: Yvette has been drawing and painting for as long as she can remember. She enjoys using a variety of mediums and creating colorful images. Yvette says her talents are God-given.
- : SuttonsCreations.net
- : @Wisdomof7
- : ymsculture@gmail.com
- : 515-988-2429
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#259
Fueche Vang Painting, Illustrating
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#261
Somos Studios Graphic Design and Digital Marketing
- About: Founded in 2020, Somos Studios is a full-service modern creative agency that specializes in all-encompassing services that unveil the core foundational essence of visionaries worldwide.
- : somos-studios.com
- : @somos.studios
- : @somosstudios
- : maggie@somosstudios.design
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#263
Future Star Africa LLC Modeling/Talent Agency
- About: Future Star Africa, LLC (FSA), is a multinational Entertainment Company operating a Modeling/Talent Agency.We discover, promote and manage young talents from all background and works of life.
- : futurestarafrica.com
- : @futurestarafricamodelandtalentagency?mibextid=LQQJ4d
- : Info@futurestarafrica.com
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#264
Official Lani Musician
- About: Lani is a Colombian-American singer/songwriter and self-taught keyboardist based in Des Moines, Iowa. Through her songwriting and her performances, Lani captures what it means to be beautifully vulnerable.
- : officiallani.com
- : @officiallani
- : @lanisings
- : info@officiallani.com
- : 515-442-0086
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#266
Hanna Piepal Ceramics and Illustration
- About: Hanna Piepel is an interdisciplinary artist exploring the theme of daily rituals through illustration and ceramics. Her colorful illustrations are also featured in several published children’s books.
- : hannapiepel.com
- : @hannapiepeldesign
- : @hannapiepeldesign
- : hp@hannapiepel.com
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#267
Tokalon Clothing Activewear Design
- About: Tokalon Clothing partners with brands, both large and small, to design, source, and manufacture private label activewear.
- : tokalonclothing.com
- : hello@tokalonclothing.com
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#269
Cyril Mandelbaum Mixed Media
- About: Cyril uses mixed media for her abstract and political art. Most paintings have a dreamy aura.
- : Cyril@cyrilmandelbaum.com
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#269
Igor Khalandovskiy Mixed Media Painting, Watercolor
- About: My name is Igor Khalandovskiy. I was born in Ukraine in the city of Kharkiv. Technically my paintings are general mixed media – tempera, pastel, watercolor, acrylic, and oil paints.
- : igorkh.smugmug.com
- : igorkhal@msn.com
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#271
Diane Kunzler Painting
- About: The open spaces of the Midwest landscape hold my attention. Exploring real and imagined images of traditional panoramic views and introspective close-cropped images of my surroundings can be endless.
- : Kunzlerstudios.com
- : @kunzlerstudios
- : @kunzlerstudios
- : dianekunzler@gmail.com
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#273
Mickey Carlson Painting
- About: Carlson's work reflects her fascination of the landscape around and within us, with a focus on the human face and figure. Expressive drawing and painting are an adventurous way to explore art history and various media.
- : Mcarlson150@gmail.com
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#275
Linda Mason Hunter Writing, Painting
- About: Hunter is a pioneer in America’s Green movement. An award-winning journalist, she is the author of six books and over 100 magazine and newspaper articles in the U.S. and Canada. She hosts The Green Zone four times daily on KFMG 98.9 FM in Des Moines.
- : lindamasonhunter.com
- : Linda@Hunterink.com
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#300
Right Right Now Now // Domestica Risograph Print Lab
- About: Right Right Now Now is a fledgling Risograph print studio. Domestica is a modern handmade shop with work by indie artists. Domestica profits support Right Right Now Now and local mutual aid actions.
- : domestica.shop
- : @@Domestica.Shop
- : @DomesticaDSM
- : domestica411@gmail.com
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#301
Jude Goldman Commercial / Fine Art Photography, Painting, Fermentation.
- About: Jude Goldman is a commercial fashion lifestyle photographer. DeepSpice Studio offers photography, art direction, painting, fine art prints, repurposed printed vintage clothes, and fermented foods.
- : judegoldman.com
- : @judephoto
- : @judegoldman
- : jude@judegoldman.com
- : 518-812-5935
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#303
Jon Lemons Photography
- About: Jon Lemons is a portrait photographer and photojournalist focusing on film photography.
- : jonlemons.com
- : @jonlemons
- : @Jon-Lemons-Photography-132677763541864
- : photo.lemons@gmail.com
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#304
Nekia Whitfield Fashion Design
- About: Rock it with confidence with Nik Star Boutique! Nekia specializes in streetwear and special occasion garments for events, such as birthday, night wear, baby shower, engagement parties, vacation wear, photo shoots, and so much more.
- : nikstarboutique.com
- : @nikstarboutique
- : @nikstarboutique
- : nikstarboutique@gmail.com
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#306
Laura Wilkens Interdisciplinary Designer
- About: Laura designs web user interfaces and experiences. Laura has a deep background in graphic and motion design, and photography. In her personal creative journey, she is expressing herself through abstract and figurative painting, illustration and 3 dimensional works.
- : LauraWilkensDesign.com
- : @lauralwilkens
- : Wilkens.laura@gmail.com
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#307
Valerie Carr Urban Couture Photography
- About: Valerie's pleasure is not only to create your portrait but to give you the experience of an amazing, contemporary, fashion-inspired photoshoot! We showcase your style and individuality in our personal branding sessions. She celebrates the connection between loved ones in our couples and family sessions. Now, how would you like to be photographed?
- : urbancouturephotography.com
- : @urbancouturephotography
- : @urbancouturephoto
- : urbancouturephotography@gmail.com
- : 5152778191
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#308
Emily Ma Painting and Printmaking
- About: Through linoleum prints and paintings, Emily explores universal stories that connect us. Myths repeat across cultures. These archetypes tie us together and remind us that, we are all human.
- : emilymaartist.com
- : @EmilyMa.Artist
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#309
Ward Creative Studios Photography
- About: As a Life's Milestones photographer, what I truly love is the ability to capture such beautiful, intimate moments within the family unit. While I currently photograph Headshots, Senior portraits, etc., my specialties are Engagement, Wedding, Maternity, Newborn, and Family photography.
- : wardcreativestudios.com
- : @wardcreativestudios
- : @wardcreativestudios
- : wardcreativestudios@gmail.com
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#310
Jody Valentine Mixed Media
- About: Melding vintage photography with a variety of other media Valentine creates fantastical worlds in her work.
- : @jodylynnvalentine
- : @JodyValentinePhotographicMixedMedia
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#313
Design Fetish by Deshara Wreaths and Decor
- About: Deshara Bohanna handcrafts luxury wreaths and centerpieces for homes and businesses in Central Iowa and beyond. The Arkansas native also serves on the Ankeny School Board.
- : bydeshara.com
- : @designfetish_wreaths
- : @bydeshara
- : Designfetish@bydeshara.com
- : 515-314-5781
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#315
Dylan Huey Huey Photography
- About: Huey Photography focuses on what's important to you and your business. Whether that is professional photography or video. Working with each client to find their voice and share their story.
- : hueyphotography.com
- : @hueyphotography
- : dylan@hueyphotography.com
- : 515-650-1651
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#317
Brale XYZ
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Maggie Gulling Photography
- About: Maggie's sweet spot is capturing the raw and real. Happy tears, first looks, fist bumps – these are the moments that make her snap happy. Following her clients through life! Create together with Maggie Gulling.
- : maggiegphoto.com
- : @maggieGphoto
- : @maggieGphotography
- : maggieGphoto@gmail.com
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#321
Julia Franklin Mixed Media
- About: Julia Franklin, a collector and collaborator, uses found objects to tell the stories about the things we leave behind. Her mixed media works and installations, which are rooted in nostalgia and multi-sensory experiences, memorialize key people, places, and moments.
- : juliafranklinart.com
- : @juliafranklinart
- : @juliafranklinart
- : juliafranklinart@gmail.com
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#323
DinoCat Studio Printmaking + Paper Art
- About: Hannah Gebhart is a relief printmaker and paper artist. Gebhart thrives on the tactile process of creating her artwork, carving scenes out of wood blocks and building images using strips of paper.
- : dinocatstudio.com
- : @@dinocatstudio
- : @DinoCatStudio
- : dinocatstudio@gmail.com
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#324
Charles Borowicz Photography and Video Art
- About: Charles Borowicz is a photographer, video artist, and filmmaker. He is interested in the relationship between the ordinary and the fantastic.
- : Cbruv.com
- : @Charles_Borowicz
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#325
Claire Sedovic Illustration | Design
- About: As an illustrator, designer, and educator, Claire aims to create art which fulfills her own artistic desires and which resonates with and brings joy to children (and the child in every adult).
- Workshops Available
- : clairesedovic.com
- : @clairesedovic
- : @claire.sedovic
- : csedovic@icloud.com
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#327
Maddy Fusco Illustration
- About: Maddy Fusco in an illustrator specializing in detailed linework and bright flat colors. She often portrays objects and scenes grounded in reality but through an otherworldly and playful lens.
- : maddyfuscoillustration.com
- : @maddyfusco
- : @MaddyFuscoIllustration
- : maddyfuscoillustration@gmail.com
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Andrew Clarridge Painting
- About: My hand-made work consists of wood-burning, acrylic paint, colored pencil and charcoal on wood panel. My digital pieces are created through modifying images of my hand-made work, or they are generated from scratch. Visually my work centers around creating matrices of color fields and line work, then breaking apart and piecing them back together.
- : clarridgeart.com
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NOW Designs
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#331
Middle of the Map Tattoo Tattoo shop
- About: Middle of the Map Tattoo Studio with Chris Sullivan & featured guest artists from around the country.
- : middleofthemaptattoo.com
- : @artbysully
- : Tattoosbysully@yahoo.com
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Jordan Sandquist Creative Painting and Photography
- About: Jordan Sandquist is a painter, photographer, and mixed media artist.
- : jordansandquistcreative.com
- : @jsc_artist
- : @JSCfineart
- : Jordansandquistcreative@gmail.com
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#332
Nick Lapole Mixed Media
- About: Nick LaPole works predominantly in drawings, paintings, and maquette sculptures; these instances tend to dwell on interior settings, character behaviors, and awkward juxtapositions in space.
- : nicklapole.com
- : @nlapolo
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Title Fight Graphic Design and Printing
- About: Title Fight is a majority-minority owned advertising agency. We are currently unionizing and expanding our ability to print.
- : wearetitlefight.com
- : @wearetitlefight
- : @wearetitlefight
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#335
Estuary Motion Studios Cinematography
- About: Estuary specializes in commercial storytelling. Their collective team of writers and visual artists capture life in motion, bring stories to film, and preserve the moments that matter.
- : estuarymotion.com
- : @Thee_spaniard
- : israel@estuarymotion.com
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#336
515 Prints Printing and Graphic Design
- About: All orders are custom made for each customer. Fast turn-around. 515 Prints works closely with you to create an awesome product for your business or personal use. In-house design available. Some of our favorite products to print are: personalized masks, fine art prints, large photo prints, invitations, business cards, carbonless forms, t-shirts, canvas bags, restaurant menus, gift certificates, etc... Bring your ideas!
- : @515prints
- : @515prints
- : 515printsnow@gmail.com
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One DSM Branding
- About: The One Branding team helps entrepreneurs and businesses elevate their brand. With your industry expertise and our creatives, we can build something truly amazing – we're better together.
- : onedsm.com
- : hello@onedsm.com
- : 712-540-4544
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#339
Brittany Brooke Crow Photography
- About: Brittany Brooke Crow’s art explores intimacy, vulnerability, distance and disruption, and the performative action necessary to create the image is an inherent part of the content of her work. As a photographic artist, Crow also specializes in fine-art and performance documentation.
- : brittanybrookecrow.com
- : @brittanybrookecrow
- : @brittanybrookecrow
- : brittanybrookecrow@gmail.com
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#339
Suzanne Corum-Rich Photography
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#341
Pam Hibbs Painting
- About: Intuitive,abstract paintings in acrylic on canvas. Expressive mark making and paint layers are applied and the surface reworked to create the painting's texture and history.
- : @pamhibbspaint
- : pamhibbspaint@gmail.com
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#343
Ink and Oak Calligraphy Calligraphy and Hand-Lettering
- About: Tome Hope creates modern and traditional calligraphy for a variety of occasions. She also offers workshops in small settings, and a specialized selection of calligraphy supplies.
- : inkandoakcalligraphy.com
- : @inkoak
- : @inkandoakcalligraphy
- : tome@inkandoakcalligraphy.com
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#345
Owen Design Graphic Design
- About: Owner Chad Owen offers a wide range of options and capabilities to accommodate almost any design or marketing need.
- : chadowendesign.com
- : @ChadOwenDesign
- : owen@chadowendesign.com
- : 515-991-6936
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#347
Sabrina Carper Mixed Media
- About: A recent graduate of Grand View University, Sabrina is a mixed media artist using painting and fiber to explore themes of family and conversation in the digital age.
- : sabrinacarper.com
- : @carperarts
- : @carperarts
- : carperarts@gmail.com
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#347
Clay + Slay Polymer Clay Jewelry
- About: Clay + Slay is an LGBTQ+ & women owned business devoted to making unique jewelry that is inclusive, empowering.
- : claynslay.com
- : @Clay.n.slay
- : @Claynslay
- : Claynslay@gmail.com
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#348
JK Crockett Mixed Media Sculpture
- About: John's fascination with fairytales and mythology compels him to make characters and dwellings that emerge from a dream-like world to create new stories by connecting with the viewer.
- : jkcrockett.com
- : @johnkcrockett
- : @pages/JKCrockett/212751089407200
- : jkrokett@gmail.com
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#350
Alyssa Tauber Printmaking
- About: Alyssa Tauber is a printmaker, currently focusing on monotype and mezzotint. She earned a B.F.A. in Art from the University of Iowa, and then an M.F.A. from Illinois State University.
- : @AlyssaTauberPrintmaker
- : alyssaTauber@gmail.com
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#351
Love Life Collective Dance Studios
- About: Love Life Collective is a community-oriented lifestyle studio where the individual chooses their unique movement medicine. We offer a range of holistic services, therapeutic movement, pole, dance, and expression. Love Life Collective welcomes all movers, dancers, aerialists, yogis and extended community members regardless of background, body type, skill level, or skin color.
- : lovelifecollectivestudios.com
- : @lovelifecollectivestudios
- : @lovelifecollectivestudios
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#352
Seso Multidisciplinary
- About: Seso Marentes Is Chicano born native inspired of his Mexican-American roots. He brings a certain commentary of being a Native Chicano living in Des Moines Iowa.
- : sesomarentes.com
- : marentesseso@gmail.com
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#352
Alvarenga Art Photography / Multidisciplinary
- About: Richard Alvarenga is a commercial and portrait photographer. Alvarenga Art offers services such as photography, videography, fine art prints and acrylic paintings.
- : alvarengaart.com
- : @alvarengaart
- : @alvarengaart
- : Richardalvarengaart@gmail.com
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#353
Michael Wilson Painting
- About: Michael Wilson is a representational oil painter inspired by classical drawing and painting. Wilson is primarily a figure painter but offers his small "studies" of all subjects completed in pencil, gouache and oil.
- : michaelwilsonart.com
- : @michaelwilsonartstudio
- : @MichaelWilsonArt
- : mwilson6862@gmail.com
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#354
Sarah Rose Studio Chalk Pastel and Painting
- About: Self-Taught Chalk Pastel and Oil artist, heavily inspired by vintage imagery.
- : @sarahrosestudioart
- : @SarahRoseStudio
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#355
Anthony Arroyo Media Photography
- About: Anthony Arroyo is a Mexican-American photographer that specializes in portraiture, commercial, and lifestyle photography. He mixes in film with his digital work while utilizing off camera flash.
- : anthonywarroyo.com
- : @theanthonyarroyo
- : aarroyomedia@gmail.com
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#357
Pi 515 Non-Profit
- About: We change lives by creating learning opportunities that expose Pi515 students to coding, innovation, and critical thinking. Our students use real-life skills to overcome obstacles and achieve success.
- : pi515.org
- : @pi515_ia
- : @Pi515
- : tech@pi515.org
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#361
Don Stinson Landscape Painter
- About: People's initial ideas about landscape paintings are that the less human influence, the more natural it is. In reality, we are part of the landscape not apart from it. My work always involves showing the impact we have on the environment around us.
- : donstinson.com
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#363
Evento Video Productions Video Composition and Editing
- About: Evento Video Productions provides composition and editing services for long or short format social media videos and special events.
- : eventovideo.com
- : @eventovideo
- : @eventovideo
- : info@eventovideo.com
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#365
Ryan Damman Photography Photography
- About: The art of photography fascinates me. Creating art like this for my clients is what I am passionate about. Getting to know awesome people, earning their trust, celebrating their joy with them while we create photographs, and delivering one-of-a-kind custom heirloom albums and photographic prints is the most exhilarating process. I would be honored to put my passion for photography to work for you.
- : ryandammanphotography.com
- : @ryandammanphotography
- : @ryandammanphotography
- : ryandamman@gmail.com
- : 515-971-0567
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#366
Firat Erdim Artist
- About: Fırat Erdim is an artist and educator. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.
- : firaterdim.net
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#367
Jeff Klisares Painting
- About: My paintings are astonishing recounts of where I was and what I witnessed that day. They are a form of awestruck testimony to, and of, the incontestable and unspeakable truth.
- : jeffklisares.com
- : @jeffklisares
- : Jeff.klisares@gmail.com
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#368
Natasha Petrosova Painting
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#369
Cameron Sadeghpour Photography & Fine Handmade Knives
- About: Crafted by a single artisan using a mix of traditional and modern techniques, Cameron's sporting and outdoor tools are a blend of science, artistry, tradition and passion. In a world of mass production and digital assets, these knives are reminders of handmade quality and practical function.
- : lostplanetforge.com
- : @lostplanetforge
- : cameron@cameronsadeghpour.com
- : 515-490-0932
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#371
Sara Boesen (Wohler) SJ Fine Art Conservation
- About: Professionally trained art conservator specializing in the conservation of paintings and painted objects. Bringing museum quality conservation to private collectors, institutions, corporations, and small museums.
- : sjfineartconservation.com
- : sarajo@sjfineartconservation.com
- : 641-660-2574
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#372
Lauren Pesta Mixed Media
- About: To honor life experiences and meaningful moments through visual storytelling
- : laurenpestaartist.com
- : @laurenpesta.artist
- : @laurenpestaartist
- : CONNECT@LAURENPESTAARTIST.COM
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#373
Levi Robb Mixed Media
- About: Levi Robb’s work explores the entanglement of person and context — time and atmosphere. With a focus on material culture and the formal objectivity of place, the work is influenced by human interface with the environment, landscape, and artifact.
- : levirobb.com
- : @levi.robb
- : levi.robb@gmail.com
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#374
Green Mama Soaps Soaper
- About: Dee has been working with oils and butters since 2014, crafting them into beautiful soaps. She only uses vegan and all natural ingredients in her soap-making, as well as garden grown botanicals.
- : greenmamasoaps.com
- : @green_mama_soaps
- : deanna@greenmamasoaps.com
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#375
Amenda Tate Interdisciplinary Artist
- About: Amenda Tate is a socially-engaged interdisciplinary artist recognized for employing technology to produce community-driven kinetic paintings using her “Manibus” machine. Amenda is exploring ways to amplify her performances that prioritize accessibility, participation and the act of witnessing to bridge societal divides, break down barriers and build empathy.
- : amendatate.com
- : @amendatate
- : @AmendaTateArtist
- : amenda@amendatate.com
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#377
Laura Nichole Photography Photography
- About: Laura Nichole is a wedding photographer, focused on capturing authentic and timeless moments of people in love. She creates an experience that allows you to be your truest and most confident self in front of the camera.
- : lauranichole.com
- : @lauranicholephotography
- : @Laura-Nichole-Photography-140039506097489/
- : lauranicholephotography@gmail.com
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#379
Ben Schuh Painting, Murals, Fiber, Sculpture
- About: Ben is known for his paintings and iconic, large scale murals such as: Better Together Better Forever (Des Moines Mural), Cheers From Des Moines, Timeless Beaverdale, Highland Park, and Cumming water tower. Ben works from his Mainframe studio as well as his home studio in Polk City.
- : benschuh.com
- : @benschuh
- : ben@plumforward.com
- : 515.491.4909
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#381
Josh Sorrell Painting
- About: Josh creates figurative, landscape, and still-life oil paintings with unique abstract elements. Subjects are often presented within a surreal atmosphere that produces an immersive viewing experience.
- : joshsorrell.com
- : @josh_sorrell
- : @joshsorrellfineart
- : joshdsorrell@gmail.com
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#383
John Ravet Art for the Walls and for the Wearing
- About: I'm a multi-disciplinary fiber artist producing contemporary reinterpretations of global textile traditions including weaving, knitting, needle arts, dyeing, and felting utilizing fibers sourced across six continents as well as modern, non-traditional materials.
- : @john_ravet_fiber_arts
- : jravetfiberarts@gmail.com
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#400
Tyler Bilyeu
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#401
Matthew Corones Painting, Mixed Media
- About: Matthew Corones uses a variety of media to create hyper-spectral paintings and media influenced by color, light, and new perspectives of culture.
- : hyperrealoculus.com
- : matthewcorones@gmail.com
- : 515-620-8589
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#402
Purple Raven Jewelry
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#403
Brian Moses, Daniel Christudoss Woodwork
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#404
Stuart Arts Painting
- About: Ted Stuart is president of Architectural Arts, serves on the board of the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and creates abstract and figurative paintings.
- : stuartartsdsm@gmail.com
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#405
Heartland Studio Painting
- About: Gary Hoff has been an artist for parts of six decades, his work is in collections throughout the U.S. Currently he is working on a series of cityscapes in oil. In addition, he blogs at www.papillary.blogspot.com and www.dailydigitalia.com about art, aesthetics, and more.
- : garyhoff.com
- : @hoff_gary
- : @gary.hoff.180
- : ghoff1946@gmail.com
- : 515-243-5054
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#406
Piedras Haseya LLC Handmade Jewelry
- About: Bornand raised in Costa Rica, Paola is a growing jewelry designer who creates every piece with intention and humility. She works with gemstones, seeds, wood and other natural materials. Pura Vida!
- : piedrashaseya.com
- : @Piedras_haseya
- : @Piedrashaseya
- : piedrashaseya@gmail.com
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#407
The Healthy Project
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#408
Jay Griffith Painting
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#409
Wes & Joan Yeoman Multimedia Art and Design
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#411
Becca Hickok Drake University's Dept of Art & Design Alumni Studio
- About: After graduating from Drake in 2022, Bec began their artist residency at Mainframe. Bec’s main focus is in intaglio printmaking. They also enjoy lithography and creating custom pet portraits.
- : StudioSagebyBec.com
- : @StudioSagebyBec
- : @StudioSagebyBec
- : car4525@gmail.com
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#413
Sue Penn Designs Painting, Fabric Design
- About: Sue Penn creates abstract paintings and fabric designs inspired by nature and bright colors. Her work is fun and uplifting. Many of her patterns can be seen in quilt work and are available at Free Spirit Fabrics.
- : @suepenndesigns
- : @suepenndesigns
- : suepenn27@gmail.com
- : 319-350-9031
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#417
Waveform Music Recording Studio
- About: Owner Bob Fitch records a wide variety of artists in his professional, 1,300-square-foot custom studio, including demos, albums, podcasts and commercial voice-overs. The studio also hosts intimate concerts, release parties and events.
- : waveformmusic.com
- : @waveformdsm
- : @waveformdsm
- : @waveformdsm
- : bob.fitch@waveformmusic.com
- : 515-650-1715
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#419
Emily MacFarland Pottery
- About: Emily MacFarland makes elegant brightly patterned functional pottery. Her work fuses functional everyday pottery with lively brightly patterned paintings. All of her work is handmade on the potting wheel and hand-decorated using her own designs.
- : emilymacfarlandceramics.com
- : @emilymacfarlandceramics
- : @emilymacfarlandceramics
- : emilymacfarlandceramics@gmail.com
- : 515-491-4333
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#419
Marion Nehmer Pottery
- About: Marion Nehmer creates functional fine craft ceramic art that is wheel thrown and altered. She looks for inspiration in the human figure and in nature. She uses glazes in warm earthy colors that foster the desire to pick up and handle each piece.
- : marionnehmerpottery.bigcartel.com
- : @marionnehmerpottery
- : @marionnehmerceramics
- : marion.nehmer@gmail.com
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#421
Capital Photography Photography
- About: A Bosnian refugee who served in the Iraq war for the U.S., Mirza picked up a camera and never looked back. He now has as many as 500,000 people viewing his stunning cityscapes. Mirza received the 2018 Iowa International Center Passport to Prosperity for his capacity to thrive and give back to his community.
- : mirzakudicphotography.smugmug.com
- : @mirzakudic
- : @mirzakudicphotography
- : desmoinesphoto@gmail.com
- : 515-554-2009
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#423
Bitty Buttons Children’s Clothing
- About: Susan Guzik designs cute and functional children's clothing. Each dress, coat, hat, or mitten is fun and unique and will bring a smile to any child or parents face.
- : etsy.com
- : @bittybuttons
- : @bittybuttons
- : BittyButtons@msn.com
- : 763-350-7191
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#425
Lainey Beck Multimedia
- About: Lainey Beck creates abstract oil and encaustic paintings inspired by nature and the interconnectivity of life and energy.
- : laineybeckart.com
- : laineybeck@gmail.com
- : 641-660-4875
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#427
Sarah Noll Wilson Leadership Lab
- About: Sarah Noll Wilson offers leadership development and team building through one-on-one coaching, Keynote Speaking, and in-house or public workshops.
- : sarahnollwilson.com
- : @sarahnollwilson
- : ello@sarahnollwilson.com
- : 563.590.0039
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#428
CLogli Studio Painting, Portraits
- About: Portraits, still life, landscapes, oil, pastel and charcoal. Available for commissions.
- : cloglistudio.square.site
- : @CLogli-Studio-2110404332391621
- : CLogliStudio@gmail.com
- : (515) 360-8748
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#430
Sheena Thomas Jewlery
- About: Sheena Thomas Metalsmith LLC is devoted to having fun in the metals studio, designing and making fine jewelry using gemstones, silver and gold, raising sensuous bowls of copper, and making unique tableware in silver. Custom design available.
- : sheena@stmetalsmith.com
- : 515 441-9919
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#431
Des Moines Arts Festival ® Nonprofit
- About: The Des Moines Arts Festival produces an annual outdoor festival celebrating arts and culture, provides programming and support to artists and arts organizations, advocates for an “arts first” leadership model, and inspires individuals to find their creative voice.
- : desmoinesartsfestival.org
- : @desmoinesartsfestival
- : @DesMoinesArtsFestival
- : info@desmoinesartsfestival.org
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#431
ARTSwork Nonprofit
- About: ARTSwork delivers the Regional Cultural Assessment's cultural priority to strengthen the creative economy by developing the talent and skillset of creative entrepreneurs and artists and making youth connections with increased access to artists and arts education.
- : artswork.art
- : info@desmoinesartsfestival.org
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#433
Linda Lewis Exhibit Space
- About: This exhibit space is an extension of Linda’s studio space in Studio 435 and will include her figurative sculptures, functional pottery, prints and mixed media. She will occasionally host other artists work that she thinks will be of interest to art patrons.
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#435
Linda Lewis Clay narrative sculptures
- About: Linda Lewis creates figures that reflect her penchant for people and the stories they tell using facial expressions, body positioning and surface treatments. Her recent work explores the hidden parts of us: what we might be thinking, what we’re made up of, and what surprises lay beyond our outward appearance. She has collectors throughout the United States and has exhibited extensively in the Midwest and east and west coasts.
- : lindalewisart.com
- : @lindalewisart
- : lindalewisart@msn.com
- : 515-975-0979
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#435
Diane Hayes Clay sculptor
- About: Diane Hayes discovered figurative ceramics after many years as a painter. She now cherishes the process of building from clay. Her current work includes expressive figurative pieces as well as fanciful botanical forms.
- : dianehayesart@gmail.com
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#435
Judy Goodwin Clay sculptor
- About: After 35 years as an English professor at Grand View University, Judy was ready to exercise her intellect less, her intuition and hands more, so she threw herself into sculpting clay into the human figure.
- : goodjudywin@gmail.com
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#437
Jen Lawler Designs Jewelry
- About: Jen Lawler has been a metalsmith for over 15 years and loves making contemporary, clean jewelry that is very wearable. Alongside her collection, she creates custom work using silver, gold, and precious gems. Check out her work on etsy at the link below.
- : etsy.com
- : @jenlawlerdesigns
- : @jenlawlerdesigns
- : jenlawlerdesigns@gmail.com
- : 515-559-4336
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#439
ISA MAISA Designer // Clothing & Accessories
- About: Nathalie Girod is a French designer who dabbles in many creative areas including fashion designs, home decor, paper art and block printing.
- : isamaisa.com
- : @isa.maisa
- : @isa-maïsa-198325663535760
- : isamaisa63@gmail.com
- : 515-770-4030
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#439
Genevieve La Valle Textile and Fiber Arts
- About: Genevieve La Valle is a textile and fiber artist from Des Moines specializing in fine art rugs and tapestries. La Valle’s rugs depict intricate details and strong narratives.
- : Genevievelavalle.art
- : @lavalle_studio
- : Genevievelavalleart@gmail.com
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#440
KZA LLC Makeup as Art
- About: Makeup is an expression of art and we love to push the boundaries of traditional beauty. KZA offers makeup lessons and appointments. We also created our very own line of vegan & cruelty free cosmetics. We believe in empowering women and hope to make every woman feel like the confident, empowered, boss babe they are!
- : kelsiziemann.com
- : @kelsi.ziemann.artistry
- : @kelsi.ziemann
- : kelsi@kelsiziemann.com
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#442
Joshua Hall Painting
- About: Josh is a pop artist painter. His designs evoke the simple and fun pleasures of life that evoke deeper feelings.
- : @Artjhall
- : hall.joshua@gmail.com
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#443
Katie Geraty Mixed Media, Jewelry
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#445
Gretchen Bohling Designs Clothing Design
- About: Gretchen Bohling Design is a fashion brand promoting sustainability. We create custom garments, offer a collection of handmade garments, provide tailoring services, and teach private sewing lessons.
- : gretchenbohling.com
- : @gretchenbohling
- : @handmadeindesmoines
- : letstalk@gretchenbohling.com
- : 712-830-9461
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#446
Jeff Rider Art Painting
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#447
Artist X Advocacy Mentorship Program + Jill Wells Art Mentorship + Multimedia
- About: A.X.A. | "Cultivating an environment in which the creative class thrives through community works of art and community partnerships." Founder/Primary Mentor: Jill Wells Art
- : jillwellsart.com
- : @axa_mentorship
- : @jill.wells.10485
- : jillwellsart@gmail.com
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#448
Tatiana Giacinti Photography Film Photography | Fine Art
- About: Tatiana is a French film photographer. Her minimal street photography style depicts random city hilarities & odd landscape symmetries. Her favorite subjects are cars, palm trees, or motel signages.
- : tatianagiacintiphotography.zenfoliosite.com
- : @tatianagia
- : tatiana.giacinti@gmail.com
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#449
Jennifer Lee Studios Ceramics
- About: The organic shapes of Jennifer Lee's handmade pottery are inspired by nature. With glazes influenced from the beauty of the landscapes around her to produce artistic yet functional pieces.
- : jenniferleestudios.net
- : @jenniferleestudios
- : @jenniferleestudios
- : jenniferleestudios@gmail.com
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#451
Jami Milne Photography
- About: Jami Milne is a visual artist with an emphasis in photography, mixed media and installation.
- : jamimilne.com
- : @jamimilne
- : jamimilne@gmail.com
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#453
The Dust Collective Premium Vintage Clothing and Accessories and Handmade Sustainable Garments
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#455
Alex Brown Foundation Artist Residency Program
- About: The painter and musician Alex Brown, who exhibited at Feature Inc. in New York and played guitar in the seminal hardcore punk band Gorilla Biscuits, died in 2019. He engaged the viewer with everyday images that emerge out of abstraction. The illusion is essential in his artwork; he took a completely recognizable object and challenged the viewer to see it anew. In 2021, Alex's family and friends, in partnership with Mainframe Studios, launched an impactful residency program to honor Alex's legacy.
- : alexbrownfoundation.org
- : @alexbrownfoundation
- : info@alexbrownfoundation.org
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#457
Michelle Lovell Photography
- About: Michelle, the person behind the lens at Michelle Lovell Photography. A native Iowan, she is located in the Des Moines area and specializes in maternity, newborn, child, family and senior portraiture.
- : michellelovellphotography.com
- : michellelovellphotography@yahoo.com
- : 515-314-1992
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#459
Margo Z Nahas Jewelry, Multimedia
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#460
Vennessa Sires Painting, Multimedia and Interior Design
- About: Vennessa and Lisa design and stage businesses, realtors and homeowners in the Des Moines Metro. With design backgrounds, they understand the importance of how a space works and flows and how to maximize a home’s potential and your top dollar. Doing this will shorten the amount of time you are on the market. They have an extensive inventory we will use to optimize your homes character and present the home you love in the best possible light.
- : staging515.com
- : SiresRealEstate@gmail.com
- : 515-204-3616
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#461
Adam Van Wyk Storyboard Artist
- About: Adam Van Wyk draws storyboard for animation. Career highlights include Batman Beyond, Spectacular Spider-Man, Ice Age, and The Secret Life of Pets. Currently working on Harley Quinn.
- : @adammvanwyk
- : @adamvanwyk
- : adamvanwyk@yahoo.com
- : 818-388-9418
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#461
Tyler Walpole Illustration
- About: Tyler has been a valued illustrator in the entertainment industry since the year 2000. His clients include Marvel Entertainment, Wizards of the Coast, Warner Bros Animation, Marvel/Lionsgate, DC Comics, Blizzard, Paizo's Pathfinder, IDW, and Dynamite Entertainment, among many others.
- : tylerwalpole.com
- : @tyler_walpole_illustration
- : @tylerwalpole
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#462
Eric Duke Miller Interdisciplinary art, Architecture and Design
- About: Reimagining works from ready-mades and found objects found in nature, history, myth, fiction, science, and the built world. Distorting, enhancing, distressing, refabricating, modifying, folding, deconstructing, and repurposing; producing environments and objects with a surrealistic bent.
- : Ericdukemiller.com
- : objectmaker@ericdukemiller.com
- : 631-949-0742
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#465
Paige Peterson Photography
- About: Paige's photos are her art. And her camera is her microphone. It’s the tool she uses to communicate. To say something meaningful. It’s a daily adventure and constant privilege. She is so thankful for all those who have trusted her to show you how she sees you. Full of beauty. Full of life.
- : paigepetersonphoto.com
- : @paigepetersonphoto
- : @paigepetersonphotography
- : paige@paigepetersonphoto.com
- : 515-371-7911
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Jay Vigon Creative Fine Art, Design
- About: Jay Vigon’s pioneering style led him to become an innovator in field broadcast graphics for television commercials with such clients as AT&T, Diet Coke, Janus Fund and Honda. He moved behind the camera to assume the role of director. Among Jay’s many projects are spots created for Mercedes Benz, Estee Lauder, Seiko watches and Kaiser Permanente, as well as a multi year documentary project based on the life and times of Cesar Chavez.
- : jayvigon.com
- : @jayvigon_artnow
- : @jay.vigon
- : jay@jayvigon.com
- : 818-406-9994
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Brian Duffy Cartoons, Illustration
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Numinous Games Game Development