Founded in 2003, the DUMA Biennial is recognized as a premier juried exhibition opportunity in the heart of the Midwest. The exhibition brings together works by emerging and established artists who are actively producing and presenting new work.
This year’s Biennial offers a fresh survey of 60 new works created by 39 regional contemporary artists. Works in a range of media, including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, and fabric, are on view along with multi-media installations.
A very special thank you to the 2019 DUMA Biennial juror Sarah Humphreville, senior curatorial assistant at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. Ms. Humphreville has assembled a unified and compelling selection of works that represent current movements in the art of this region but also embody universal and timely themes that reach well beyond our geographic boundaries.
The 2019 DuMA Biennial artists:
Elisa Ahmer, Rockford, Illinois
Nelson Armour, Chicago, Illinois
Judy Bales, Fairfield, Iowa
Victoria Bein, Edgerton, Wisconsin
Pamela Callahan, Highland, Wisconsin
Amy Carani, Monroe, Wisconsin
Patrick Carr, Evanston, Illinois
Rachel Cox, Iowa City, Iowa
Rachel Deutmeyer, Dubuque, Iowa
Wendi Dibbern, Galena, Illinois
Maggie Douglas, West Des Moines, Iowa
Elizabeth Eagle, Dubuque, Iowa
Stephanie Failmezger, Peosta, Iowa
Julia Franklin, Des Moines, Iowa
Celine Hartwig, Iowa City, Iowa
Donté K. Hayes, Iowa City, Iowa
Ali Hval, Iowa City, Iowa
Peggy Johnston, Des Moines, Iowa
Mary Jones, Indianola, Iowa
Ioannis Karalias, Galena, Illinois
Michael Knapstein, Middleton, Wisconsin
Joseph Madrigal, Decorah, Iowa
Rachel Merrill, Des Moines, Iowa
Maureen Healy Mossman, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Tanner Mothershead, Iowa City, Iowa
Paul Nitsche, Ridgeway, Wisconsin
Daniel O’Brien, Platteville, Wisconsin
Lois Peterson, Dakota, Minnesota
Mary Porterfield, Chicago, Illinois
Kristin Quinn, Davenport, Iowa
Elizabeth Rhoads Read, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Vera Scekic, Racine, Wisconsin
Rowen Schussheim-Anderson, Davenport, Iowa
Martin Spei, Oregon, Illinois
John Swartwout, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Jessica Teckemeyer, Dubuque, Iowa
Matthew Terry, Davenport, Iowa
Kathy Weaver, Chicago, Illinois
Mary Zeran, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2019 Award winners:
1st: Rachel Merrill
2nd: Donté K. Hayes
3rd: Elizabeth Eagle
2019 DUMA Biennial Juror:
