Q&A - Work Ethic: Women in Rural Iowa


02/03/2023
3:00 p.m.
Catich Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts Center

Cost: Free and open to the public

Join us for a Question & Answer with artist Kristine Heykants as she discusses the exhibit, "Work Ethic: Women in Rural Iowa."

Kristine Heykants:

These photographs are from "Uprooted," a long-term documentary project about the rural farming community of Belmond, Iowa (population 2,300), where my father grew up on a small family farm. Arising from a desire to reconnect with extended family and to reacquaint myself with the town, "Uprooted" ultimately progressed into a seven-year inquiry that brings into focus the parallels and contrasts between past and present.

Through a collection of portraits, scenes and landscapes, I portray Belmond at this singular moment in the early 21st century. My portraits counter the gap in our collective awareness of lives of rural Midwestern women, conveying in a straightforward and unromanticized manner the roles played by women in the town.


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Fall and Spring Semesters
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed Saturday and Sunday

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Through a collection of portraits, scenes and landscapes, I portray Belmond, Iowa, at this singular moment in the early 21st century. My portraits counter the gap in our collective awareness of lives of rural Midwestern women, conveying in a straightforward and unromanticized manner the roles played by women in the town.

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Christopher Reno, Curator and Gallery Director

Catich Gallery
Galvin Fine Arts Center
518 W. Locust St.
Davenport, Iowa 52803
563-333-6444
RenoChristopherW@sau.edu

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