You are here: Home 
Events and Meetings: Art Purchase Prize: Past Winners
Art Purchase Prize: Past Winners
The Library Art Advisory Committee selects pieces by local artists each Fall as the winners of the Iowa City Public Library Art Purchase Prize Competition.
The original works of art are placed on display at the Library during the month of December in the year they are selected. The following year they are added to the Library's "Art-to-Go" collection and can be borrowed for two months for home or office use.
Past winners of the Library's Art Purchase Prize are displayed below. You can check the availability of an item for checkout by clicking the "Check Status" link by each photo.
2011
Apples #4by Yvette Jury
Dreaming Of Dragonsby Susan Ballinger
Girl with Yellow Scarf #2by Beka Ash
Iowa River in Winterby Michael Brau
Rose and a Tulipby Sri Rao
The Light in Decayby Sheila Novak
Thistleby Rod Strampe
Woods, Childhoodby Sheila Novak
2010
Figuring economyby Cheryl Robinson
Girl from Ghanaby Sherry Pardee
Jack-in-the-pulpitby Lydia Thies
Lavaby Jared Williams
Old Capitol Treasurers Officeby Warren Paris
The big night gameby Suzanne B. Aunan
The orange and the teapotby Lauretta Kelley
Three Doors Downby Stevie Pedersen
2009
Butterfly IIIby Emily Vermillion
Green Turtleby Sara Slee Brown
Hayter's Bisonby William Blair
Iowa Woodlandby Claudia McGehee
La Chica En El Bosqueby Tom Langdon
Lunch Busby Adam Prato
Mother Toasting Riceby Lucas Underwood
When You Can't Sleep At Nightby Michelle Anderson
2008
41° 39' 58.37" N, 91° 20' 54.73" Wby Todd Brown
Bookby Kathryn Henecke
Cool Balance 2by Peter Rodd
Ophelia, Pre-Hamletby Andrea Grace
Progressionby Allison Heady
Sanctuaryby Andrea Grace
Septemberby Noah Henschied
Some Things You Can't Hold At Allby Shawn Johnson
The Roadby Celia Burger
2007
Because Of Youby Emily Martin
Corn With Bell Peppersby Alyssa Madison
Curiosity Overcomes Fearby Wilford Yoder
Green Scale #2by Jonathan Johnson
Hubert Sumlin At The Bradford Hotelby David Herwaldt
Joyby Jean Berry
Makeshift Showerby Les Bohlen
Steadyby Amanda Murphy
Tomatoes With Peppersby Alyssa Madison
Yellowstoneby Nicole Stofer
2006
After The Stormby Nancy Lindsay
Cherry Salsaby Lauretta Kelley
Danby Elizabeth Roberts
December Dayby R. D. Sjolund
For Menby Rachael Ayers
Leaf Harmony Iby Peter Rodd
Past Confrontationby Christina McClelland
The Vowby Carol Carlson
Walk With Itby Christina McClelland
World Mapby Elaine Beck
2005
Deep Lightby Miriam Alarcon-Avila
Iowa Exit 211by Tom Langdon
Kent Park Autumn Reflectionby Han-In Huang
Omenby Breanne Hunter
Pearlby John Posey
The Big Caulifowerby Suzanne Aunan
2004
Amish Oat Shocksby Wilford Yoder
Iowa Bookby Suzanne McNiel
Pearls Of Wisdomby Suzanne McNiel
Rehearsal for Duarteby Luke Granfield
Soul foodby Kay Irelan
Summer Prairieby Claudia McGee
The Mad Pot-Ohr of Biloxiby Nicholas Naughton
Vermeerby Daryn Stier
2003
261by Julia Byerly
Cartaby Kim Ambriz
Collective Windsby Chris Potsy Lahti
Coneflowerby Libby Logsden
Dreams Of Flightby Jason Moore
Maidenby Casy james Kasparek
My Lovely Dogby Karina Cutler-Lake
Record Landingby Diana Behl
Untitledby David Heffner
Upper Rightby Amanda Hess
2002
A Hand On A Handby Chris Carman
China Shoesby Sandra Dyas
Finding A Home Hobbie Kitby Matt Hopson Walker
Intermission Intervalsby Diane Behl
Pumpkin Eaterby Philip Kirk
Red Tree At Ellisby Sharon Burns Knutson
Still Life IIby Chen Wang
Surveillanceby Jason Moore
Untitled Self Portrait(What you see)by Ken Walker
2001
Adrian Revisitedby Jason Urban
American Standardby Amze Emmons
Baby Chicksby Truc Deegan
Bars And Buttonsby Patti Zwick
Everybody In The World Likes Sushi!by R. L. Tillman
Girl On The Roofby Brenda Salat
Pacific Sunsetby Ken Walker
Wingsby Nichole Maury
2000
Communityby Jeremy Chen
Death And The Single Girlsby Wanda Ewing
East Fairchild Street No. 1by Philip Kirk
La Semillaby Kay Irelan
October Blue #1by Amy Dobrian
Reverieby Sandy Dyas
Wildweeds In The Duskby Han-In Huang
1999
"No-it's-Iowa"by Patricia Koza
Bourbon Stree, new Orleansby Kathy Wachel
Fiestaby Patti O'Neill
Man Behind A Screenby Jason Urban
The Operaby James Kleckner
Untitledby Shannon Kennedy
Vincentby Steve Erickson
1998
In Carol's Gardenby Susan Coleman
Spring Sun Melting Winter Snowby Marcia Wegman
Study For Requiem, 1997by Craig Albright
Tree Divaby Michael Kreiser
Umbraby Corrine Smith
Untitledby Judy Frauenholtz
1997
Ghost Birchby Amy dobrian
Nine-patch Nightby Jenaean Arnold
Quiet Porchby Gesine Janzen
Spring At The Grant Wood Houseby Richard Houston
Velvet Nightby Kay Irelan
1996
Freedom Of Speech Abstraction #11by Keith Fox
Inescapable Geographyby Victoria Kostadinova
Mildred Sleeps Overby Judith Miller
Spanish Waterfrontby Robert Hansen
1995
Do Zenby Gerald Stevenson
Lifeline Seriesby Sue Hettmansperger
Perrito Con Cintaby Diolanda Barrera
Walk To Schoolby Gesine Janzen
1994
Gerata's Landscapeby Kay Irelan
Untitled #2by Nana Burford
Untitled #3by Nana Burford
1993
A Striped Affairby Carmen Grier
I P G #10by J. Carlos Ferguson
Imaginary Landscapeby Paul Hein
Through The Narrowsby Shirley Wyrick
1992
Family Trees, Dining Roomby Lisa Schoenfielder
Hear The Wavesby Anne Perkins
Untitled #2by Alicia Starr
View From The Studioby Debra M. Conklin
1991
Booksby Ellikko Shimosato-Evans
Burgess Shaleby Deanne Wortman
Love Letters 1 And 2by Susan Pauley
1990
Ikat vignette, aquaby Astrid Hilger Bennett
Leavesby Douglas Grace
No Parkingby Douglas Grace
1989
Fall Fragments IIIby Jan Friedman
Pikeby David Luck
The circusby Linda Emmerson
1988
Driverby Lisa Schoenfielder
Maiden Voyageby Constance Alyce Roberts
Mike Submergedby Constance Alyce Roberts
Zhong Kuiby Lai Yi Bin
1987
Al E. Gator And His Brideby Charles Adolph Barth
Japanese Poetby James Ochs
Untitled. 1985by Cheryl Jacobsen
Untitled. No. 1by Randall Tosh
Vanitas Iby Ina Loewenberg
1986
Cornfield, Johnson County, Iowaby Amy Lilienfeld
She Was A Lady In Waitingby Emily Martin
1985
Five Old Dead Teachers--Five Old Dead Pequinsby Sharon Burns
1984
Oriental Poppy #28by Mark Trade
Oriental Poppy #3by Mark Trade
1982
Combo-Comboby Barbara Manager
1979
Landscape IIIby Donald Furst
1978
Winterby Donald Furst
