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The Freeport Art Museum is pleased to present the work of Angie Redmond, a recent Master of Fine Arts graduate from Northern Illinois University. Redmond’s figurative paintings are full of energetic color and brushwork which emphasizes the complexities of human emotions and behavior. Her paintings of friends, family, and strangers focus on the beauty of just being, uncluttered by all the various identities that may be adopted by them or attached to them by others. Addressing social change and justice, she wishes her work to emphasize peace and to speak to all, respecting differences, and honoring similarities. <br/><br/>Angie's artwork has been shown nationally in various museums, galleries, and universities (including Governor’s State University, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Northern Illinois University) ranging from Chicago, New York City, Miami, and Michigan. She had her first solo exhibition at Albion College in Michigan in 2018. She was a finalist i
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Students at Iowa Valley Community College are facing challenges this year as they search for employment after graduation, on top of the isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Isolation and uncertainty from pandemic conditions have denied students a traditional college experience this year.
“Campus has been very quiet,” Angie Redmond, Marshalltown Community College Dean of Enrollment and Student Life said. “The students that were here this fall really did not have a true college experience. They are unable to connect with their peers, meet new people and engage on campus.”
Redmond said a student is more likely to succeed academically if they are engaged on campus, but COVID-19 has put most student engagement opportunities to an end.