Louise Kames

Louise Kames holds a MFA degree in drawing and printmaking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a MA degree in Art History from the University of Illinois and a BA degree in studio art and art history from Clarke University in Dubuque. She is a professor of art at Clarke University where she chairs the Art and Art History Department.

Her drawings, print and installation-based work are exhibited widely including solo exhibitions at across Iowa and the Midwest region. She is a regular participant in regional, national and international juried exhibitions. Kames enjoys the creative and cultural exchange offered at artist residencies. She has worked at numerous international and national residencies.

Kames created site-specific installation works for Dubuque’s Voices from the Warehouse Exhibit in 2005 and 2010. The 2010 installation, Sacred Grove, was selected for inclusion in, Beacons, An Exhibition of Luminous Art at the Urban Institute of Contemporary Art in Grand Rapids, MI and the 2012 Iowa Artists: Print at the Des Moines Art Center.