In the Gallery
Knit Art
Faith Humphrey Hill
Exhibition Dates: August 29-September 29, 2025
Artist Reception: Friday, September 5 // 5-8pm
About the show:
Experience the innovative portrait work of Faith Humphrey Hill, a Chicago-based artist whose vibrant pieces blend knitting, drawing, and digital tools. Her art explores identity, connection, and technology through a lens that’s both personal and universal. Faith’s work has been exhibited around the world — don’t miss this unique and thought-provoking show!
Bio
Faith Humphrey Hill (she/her) received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Master's in Arts Management from Columbia College. For 20 years, she helped artists discover and make art through leadership positions in galleries, museums, and community arts organizations. Currently, she is a professional artist and arts administrator working with arts non-profits and individual artists.
Artist Statement
My work provides an optimistic view of technology’s role in shaping our identity and relationships with each other.
The subjects are strangers to me, just as they are to the viewer of the finished work. Being a visual artist, I use my eyes to learn about the person, and in the process, find commonalities between us.
Knitting (a form of binary code) is included because of its continuous flow of fibers that mirrors our interconnectedness as people.
These pieces are created using new and old machines. Incorporating technology in the process reflects my life with metal implants; as I am a balance between organic and inorganic, so should my art.
It is my goal to be as ecological and economical an artist as possible.
Up Next:
Unearthed
Pamela Sloan
Exhibition Dates: October 2-29, 2025
Artist Reception: Friday, October 3 // 5-8pm
About the show:
"Unearthed" explores the bond between people and soil, inspired by Aldo Leopold’s
legacy as a pioneering conservationist. Pam begins by burying paper in soil, allowing it
to erode and absorb traces of place. The transformed sheets—marked by decay, plants,
roots, and other living forms—become records of time. Each work invites reflection on
our fragile relationship with the earth and our responsibility, as Leopold urged, to act as
its stewards.
Mini Gallery
A smaller, more intimate extension of our Main Gallery showcasing local, emerging artists.
September 2025
Anastasia Weigert
Falling in love with Iowa
Oils, water mixable oils, pastels
I moved to Iowa recently, and fell in love with it's landscapes and the sky. With this exhibition I'd like to show to people the beauty of Iowa through the eyes of an enamored stranger.
My name is Asya Weigert. I am from Moscow, Russia. I graduated from the Moscow University of Food Production with a degree in winemaking. I also graduated from sommelier school in Moscow and became a wine expert. But all my life, from early childhood, I dreamed of becoming an artist. And I never gave up on it. I've always painted a lot of portraits, starting with portraits of classmates. Understanding wine has helped me use this drink as a paint, which led me to start giving masterclasses on wine painting. In 2018, I started studying academic painting classes, and then I went to icon painting school and learned how to paint icons using the ancient egg tempera technique. It greatly influenced my development as an artist and my work. I painted a few icons, including: "The Lyudinovskaya Holy Mother of God," which can be found in the city of Lyudinovo, Russia. At the end of 2022, I moved to Iowa. My new period began here, characterized by my new fascination with landscapes.
Up Next:
In the Mini Gallery
Dawn Ebbing
Ceramic Figures
2025 Gallery Schedule
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Get the kids involved with our Gallery Scavenger Hunt!
Giving kids an appreciation for art encourages exploration, self expression, logical thinking, self-esteem, imagination, and creativity. We’ve made up a fun little scavenger hunt for your family to do together at the Art Center! Just stop by the front desk anytime for the scavenger hunt.
