Arts & Entertainment
Comito Family Art Exhibition
This new collaborative art exhibit opens June 6 in Ankeny. Check-out the diverse media created by this family of native Iowans!
Exhibition Showing: June 6-July 26
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 8 5-7pm
“We Are Family” is a collaborative exhibit of the Comito family; all native Iowans. Cecelia Comito creates watercolor and collage. Cecelia is a practicing lawyer and has developed her art skills under the tutelage of Johnathon Talbot and various other artists in the Chicago area. She currently lives in Maryland. Jacqueline Comito makes pottery.
Jackie a Doctor of Cultural Anthropology and currently works for Iowa State University Iowa Learning Farms. She teaches pottery at the Octagon Center for the Arts. She is currently residing in Ames, Iowa.
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Kelsey Hall, daughter of Laura Comito, is an acrylic painter. She has received her Bachelor of Art and Bachelor of Psychology degrees from Briar Cliff University in Sioux City. Painted Moods is what she calls her work- she paints her moods and feelings as a means of dealing with mental health issues. She is living in Carroll, Iowa.
Laura Comito uses mixed media and jewelry as her medium. She studied art at Iowa State University and has been a professional artist since 1982 with her own studio/gallery, Art Works and lives in Carroll, Iowa.
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The Ankeny Art Center is located in Westside Park at SW Third and State Front Road. Gallery hours are Tuesday and Wednesday 9 am to 1 pm, Thursday 4 pm to 7 pm, Friday 9am to 1pm and Saturday 9 am to noon. The Center is closed Sunday and Monday. For more information about the Ankeny Art Center, please visit www.ankenyartcenter.com.