Ian Huebert, a professional printmaker and illustrator based out of Iowa City, Iowa, will show his artwork this year during Henderson Mennonite Heritage Park’s 2023 Heritage Day.
Many people will remember Ian as a hometown boy whose roots go back to Henderson. After graduating from Heartland Community Schools, he received his BA from Bethel College in Newton, Kansas, and then earned an MFA from the University of Iowa Center for the Book in 2017 as an Iowa Arts Fellow.
Huebert has a background in commercial illustrations and fine arts. Through the Picture Press, he makes printed editions and artworks, with an emphasis on relief and letterpress printing. He works primarily with relief printmaking to create images, using various materials from wood and linoleum to chipboard cutouts for the printing blocks. His work has appeared in nationally distributed publications and is held in numerous public collections, including the Library of Congress.
Huebert explained his inspiration: “My practice is rooted in the plains landscape I grew up in and called home. Considering human activity on the land, personal history, and the surrounding ecology, making art is a way to share a personal outlook of the surroundings, and also present views and aspects of the landscape all of us share by living here.”
Heritage Day 2023 will be from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 9, at the Henderson Mennonite Heritage Park. Events will happen throughout the park, so stop in the Agriculture/Irrigation building to view Ian’s unique, place-based artwork. There is always something for everyone to enjoy during Heritage Day!
Golf carts will be available for those needing help getting around the Heritage Park. The park is located 1 ½ miles south of the Henderson I-80 Exit #342 on spur 93A. For more information, call 402-723-4252.
