DES MOINES, IA (PNAN) – On Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 1:00 pm, 2025 Iowa Artist Ben Millett will talk about his solo exhibition along with Laura Burkhalter, Des Moines Art Center Senior Curator. His work is on view in the lower Richard Meier galleries.
Millett’s approach to textiles is literally multi-layered, employing traditional quilting techniques to create works that combine original patterns, a bright palette, and visual nods to queer iconography and activism.
“Iowa Artists 2025: Ben Millett” is a timely and groundbreaking entry into the Art Center’s decades-long series presenting the best of Iowa-made art, and the first solo show by a quilt maker in the museum’s history. Discover more about the exhibition and Millett’s process and practice.