The gallery is proud to feature the work of member artist Drew Sutor during the month of May. Drew’s turned wooden pieces are incredible works of art that include a wide range of woods, some he hadn’t even heard of until about 10 years ago. He finds some of these rare species at St. Louis Wood Supply. Among these rarities is one of his favorites, Wenge, a beautiful black wood not found in the United States and Red Blood Wood. Other favorites include Tiger Maple, whose unusual marking are created by swaying in the wind, and spalted woods such as Hackberry and Maple. Drew writes the names of the ..read more

The guest artist for the month of May is Dona Lantz. After a long career in art academia at several colleges Dona retired to the generational family farm just outside of Brookland, IL. A photographer with many exhibitions both solo and group in her resume, she worked primarily in the administration at the college level and often in curriculum design, most recently as Provost at Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, OH. Since her retirement she had a section of her father’s blacksmithing shed converted to a studio where she creates her photographic art. This was interrupted by caretak ..read more

We are featuring the work of ceramicist Ron Cook during the month of April. Ron is on the precipice of major life changes. He will be retiring this summer and plans to concentrate his time and energy on some totally new styles and colors of pottery, stretching his artistic abilities. Some of this new work will be based on the years of sketches he has accumulated. Ron is looking forward to more time to create, valuable time with his grandson and time for playing his guitar. This month Ron is collaborating with member artist Drew Sutor to create some new work that spotlights each artist skills a ..read more

Our April guest artist is Ken Nichols from Columbia, Missouri. Ken is an acrylic painter who twists ordinary scenes, leaving the viewer looking for the story behind them. A little sci-fi, a little surrealistic and always interesting, Ken is currently working on three themes: Fire and Trees, Portholes, and Mummy Ants Stealing Candy. Ken only started painting about 20 years ago but has made his living as a full time artist for the last five years. He feels painting is his language, something he needs to do. He is especially known for his large scale work. An opening reception will be held on Sat ..read more

March ushers in Spring and also the start of our Spotlight artists of the year. This month is one of our newest members, Martha Adrian. A lifelong resident of Hannibal, Martha’s work is a mix of Hannibal scenes old and new and still lifes. As a child, Martha never thought of herself as an artist and it wasn’t until she had her family raised that she started taking art classes with local art teachers. After trying a variety of media she decided that acrylic and oil paint were her media of choice but feels that she is just now starting to figure it out. Many of the gallery artists have told her ..read more

Amanda grew up in an artistic family in Wisconsin with parents who always encouraged her to produce art. Her mother is still an active fiber artist working primarily in batik. Amanda and her husband lived in Oklahoma until he took a job in Cairo Egypt. While there he encouraged her to take an art class where she worked primarily in oils. After three years they returned to the United States and the first place of business she entered was Alliance Gallery when they were across the street from their current location. She continues to visit often and is excited about showing her work in the galler ..read more

As 2023 comes to an end and preparations are being made for the holidays, the Alliance Art Gallery is a perfect place to find gifts for those on your list… from wood to pottery, jewelry to wall hangings, paintings to greeting cards. When in doubt, a gift card is always a great choice. Some of our artists will also have special holiday items. We often hear that you can’t buy a piece of art as a gift because you don’t know if it will fit the tastes of the recipient. Some of my greatest treasures are pieces that were gifted to me because it is something my friends wanted me to have and I am remin ..read more

The featured member artist for November is one of the Alliance Art Gallery jewelers, Mary Beth St. Clair. Art has been a part of Mary Beth's life as long as she can remember. She had intended to go to college and major in art. She had a scholarship from the Kansas City Art Institute and instead chose to attend Northeast Missouri State University and major in business. After college she worked in a variety of jobs but when she had children, she started researching the possibility of supplying local businesses with wholesale jewelry. Eventually she decided she could make a better quality product ..read more

Guest artist Todd Damotte grew up with a pencil in his hand. As a small child, he would draw on the Sunday church bulletin, especially during the sermons. He always knew he would go to college and intended to major in art. While in community college he accused a fellow student of being a sellout because he was studying to be a graphic designer rather that a fine art major. It wasn’t until he was at Hannibal LaGrange University that he discovered that his fine art drawing skills could actually be used in graphic designing and today he works as a graphic designer in the marketing department at t ..read more

The gallery welcomes Claire Hasemeier as the October guest artist. This maker of unique jewelry will be bringing pieces that are an integration of fiber, metal and color. Cotton threads are hand-knotted using micro-macrame and cavandoli techniques and combined with metal that has been torched, hammered, patinaed and/or enameled. Textile inks and embroidery are added for depth and texture. When one first looks at photos of these beautiful pieces one might think they are made of beads. Closer inspection reveals the intricate individual knotting work. Claire currently resides in Elsberry, MO. Aft ..read more