Author Description

Published in conjunction with the exhibition The Iseminger Collection, presented in the UNI Gallery of Art from August 22 through September 23, 2022, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. As a donation to the UNI Permanent Art Collection, the Iseminger Collection is wide-ranging in media representation and features primarily mid-career and emerging artists from the Chicago area. This collection is instrumental in bolstering Midwest artists representation within the larger collection. Visitors to the Gallery and browsers on the Collection database will clearly see where Lois Iseminger's interests lie, from raucous color to sharp symmetry, from biting wit to the sublime. In essence, the Iseminger Collection is a portrait of the collector and a significant development in the history of the art collection at the University of Northern Iowa.