Welcome to Artisan Gallery 218
Iowa-made Fine Art
Founded in 2015, Artisan Gallery 218 is an artist-owned fine art gallery representing the work of over 40 Iowa artists. Home to a wide range of artists and artistic styles, Artisan Gallery 218 has become one of the most talked about galleries in the area. Spend your day admiring beautiful works of art at our showroom and make sure to check out our upcoming events, classes, and new exhibits.
Current Exhibitions
Don’t Miss Them
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The GAIA Project - A Climate Crisis Dialogue
Apr 8 - Jun 30
Artist Reception Friday Apr 22nd, 5-9pm
An All Gallery Exhibit
Guest speakers throughout the month of April.
Press Release- Altarpiece for the World
GAIA (noun): the hypothesis that the living and nonliving components of earth function as a single system in such a way that the living component regulates and maintains conditions (such as the temperature of the ocean or composition of the atmosphere) so as to be suitable for life and this system is regarded as a single organism.
NASA’s global watch states this: The effects of human-caused global warming are happening now, are irreversible on the timescale of people alive today, and will worsen in the decades to come.
Kline-Misol’s recent work is a four panel Polyptych quoting the prophetic words in 1854 of a Suquamish Native American leader, predicting the disasters that are happening today.
In April the gallery will be collaborating with the Upper Mississippi River Initiative to host exhibits, book signings and gallery talks addressing the current water quality issues, rapid species extinctions, and dangerous destabilization of the earths ‘s climate. The gallery will celebrate Earth Day on Friday, April 22 with artists reception from 5-9PM.
Covid Protocol is requested.
We would love to see you there!
Meet the Team
Artist Owners of Artisan Gallery 218
Annie Temple
Anne M. Temple attended the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and studied drawing, painting and jewelry making. Anne has worked in many mediums including fiber and enjoys creating scarves and clothing using eco printing also known as botanical printing. She uses natural leaves and flowers to create clear and crisp prints using natural and acid dyes as well as mordants and modifiers.
Marybeth Heikes
Marybeth Heikes has been drawing and painting her whole life. Her watercolors and acrylic collages are characterized by dramatic designs and bold, tropical colors. Her passion is still lifes, animals, and city and rural landscapes.
Ms Heikes' artwork has been exhibited throughout the U.S. in numerous juried competitions where she has garnered many awards. Her work is found in many private and public collections throughout the United States and Europe and has been published in the watercolor issue of American Artist; The Artists’ Magazine; Iowa Woman; Sunshine Artist; and The Best of Sketching and Drawing.
Mary Kline-Misol
Mary Kline-Misol is a Regionalist painter with work in a widening circle of private and public collections in the Midwest including, Dubuque Museum of Art,Sioux City Art Center,Brunnier Art Museum, and the World Food Prize.
Mary's imagery revolves around figurative subjects, compositions, botanicals, and landscapes. Her still life works incorporate ethnic objects, such as puppets and ceramic figures, that she personifies with their placement in the compositions. Mary strives for a portrait-like quality in her figurative works. She is influenced by literature, myth, poetry, and the wildlife in her own backyard.
Victoria Herring
Victoria L. Herring is a fine art architectural and travel photographer whose work has won awards in competitions nationwide. Her work has been displayed in galleries in the Des Moines area. Black and white images of iconic Des Moines locations grace the walls of the Downtown Marriott Hotel’s Rock River Grill in Des Moines. Victoria was a practicing attorney for over 40 years in the Des Moines area, in civil rights and discrimination law.
Open Hours
Come Visit
218 5th Street,
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Tues - Fri: 11am - 5pm
Sat: 10am - 5pm
Sun and Mon: Closed
515-255-0218
We'd love to hear from you
Artist Submissions: This gallery does not accept unsolicited submissions from artists for representation. Artists are accepted by Invitation Only.
218 5th Street, West Des Moines, IA 50265
515-255-0218
