GALESBURG — The first art show of the 2024-25 academic year at Sandburg features pieces by Peoria artist Lisa Nelson Raabe through Oct. 18 in the Lonnie Eugene Stewart Art Gallery on the Galesburg campus.
Raabe’s “Prayers of Steel” show was inspired by Carl Sandburg’s poem of the same name. An opening reception for the show will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 6. The show and reception are free and open to the public.
Raabe has a bachelor’s degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in addition to master’s degrees from Illinois State University and Bradley University. She’s had solo exhibitions in several locales, including San Antonio, Chicago, Peoria, Decatur and Quincy.
Among Raabe’s numerous awards and residencies, she won Best of Show at the 2022 CAC Member Artists Biennial at the Contemporary Art Center in Peoria and Best of Show at the 2020 Hot CIAO at Studios on Sheridan in Peoria. Learn more about Raabe at her website, lisanelsonraabe.com.
Established in 2006 and named for area artist Lonnie Eugene Stewart in 2015, the Lonnie Eugene Stewart Art Gallery has hosted group faculty exhibits, juried student exhibits and the works of area professional artists. For more information, contact gallery director and art program coordinator Lisa Walker at 309.341.5303 or ldwalker@sandburg.edu.
