On View at the Airport:

On View at the Airport:

Posted on February 14, 2024 in Media Releases

12 Art and Culture Exhibitions to see throughout STL Airport

Rachel Lebo exhibit space

ST. LOUIS, MO (February 14, 2024): With 12 exciting exhibitions on view throughout the airport, St. Louis Lambert International Airport's Art and Culture Program has something for everyone to enjoy.

Travelers and the general public can experience a wide variety of thought-provoking and beautiful exhibitions by St. Louis-area artists and organizations at STL this year. With exhibits at the gates, at baggage claim, in the ticketing hall, and even a dedicated gallery pre-security, art and culture at STL has never been brighter. Don't miss these exhibits showcasing the breadth of art and culture in the region.

The Lambert Art and Culture Program's mission is to elevate the visitor experience and uplift regional pride through the presentation of artwork created by local, national, and international artists. The rotating exhibitions program features seasoned artists and established organizations, as well as emerging artists and new collaborations - all from the St. Louis region.

Terminal 1 Kling Family Gallery West
Rachel Lebo, Her Lilac Quilt, through July 2024
In the recently upgraded and newly named Kling Family Gallery West, you can now view this vibrant and colorful exhibition by Rachel Lebo, Her Lilac Quilt. Lebo, who finds it more informative and effective to be someone else, has dedicated this exhibition to a character named Marina. In these paintings, you can learn things about who Marina is as she carves out her own identity in her newly cohabited space with her boyfriend. From her Jeffrey Campbell thigh highs and pink dress to her love for art and sports, Marina is an enigma wrapped in a quilt of contradictions that she knits together with ease. The Kling Family Gallery is located at the exit to Concourse C.

Terminal 1 Kling Family Gallery East
Sarah Bernhardt, Manna, through July 2024
Don't forget to look down! While the vitrines may look empty, you will be pleasantly surprised as you walk upon these beautiful and reflective pieces of art carefully organized and designed by St. Louis native, Sarah Bernhardt. Manna explores the synergy between Wonder and Knowledge. In particular, through this lens, Bernhardt studies the capacity for incredibly small moments of wondering at nature to be restorative and sustaining, even awe-inspiring, for the human soul. The Kling Family Gallery is located at the exit to Concourse C.

Terminal 1 Windows
Douglas Dale, A Frayed Knot, through April 2024
While in Terminal 1, take in a collection of yarn and wood sculptures that draw inspiration from spaces where reality is the product of illusion: camp, drag, theater, and the club scene. Dale uses hard and soft materials, aiming to construct new identities that encapsulate the full spectrum of hard and soft, wood and fiber, masculine and feminine. Across from the Kling Family Gallery near the exit from Concourse C.

Terminal 1 Ticketing Hall
Collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame through July 2024
Three masterpieces carefully curated from the Collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame have made their way on display in the ticketing hall in Terminal 1. Capturing Fragile Instants by Bruce Burton, Image Re: In Glass by Yuko Suga and Eyez by Peat Wollaeger are just a few in the collection that are drawing in travelers as soon as they enter the door. In each of these works you can see how each artist's rendition of one of the most loved games in the world, chess, is skillfully crafted in their artistic expression of the chess board and in the chess pieces.

Terminal 1 Light Boxes
Allison Sissom, Dreamscapes, through September 2024
While waiting at baggage claim, check out two digital collages by Allison Sissom. Illuminated in light boxes, these nearly floor-to-ceiling collages weave images from second-hand children's books and nature photography into impossible dream-like scenes. Inspired by nostalgia for books such as I Spy and Where's Waldo, each work is accompanied by a list of items that visitors can try to find within the complex compositions. One part storytelling and one part seek-and-find, the resulting collages veer toward the surreal while still appearing seamless, as if they were meant to be.

Terminal 1 A Gates
Quinn Antonio Briceno, Bienvenidos, through April 2024
This colorful, bold painting welcomes you as you depart the A Concourse in Terminal 1. It depicts the St. Louis-based artist's connections to his home country Nicaragua, which he was unable to visit as a child. Using paint, found prints, glitter, and sand and drawing inspiration from Google Earth, the artist has represented his identity, family, and personal histories.

East Wall, Terminal 2
Andy Cross, Speed and Reflection, through May 2024
Passengers in Terminal 2 can now enjoy the display of another exciting mode of travel, classic cars. With a beautifully accented piece in the collection, the F/A 18 Hornet "Blue Angel 7", an aircraft residing in the St. Louis Science Center, Andy's paintings have embraced the excitement of adventure through design, color, and style. Andy is a scenic artist working for the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, Magic Mini Golf and the MUNY. Located near Gate E10 in Terminal 2.

West Wall, Terminal 2
Shevaré Perry, FLAWLESS BEATS: Pop Portraits of Women in Hip Hop and R&B, through April 2024
Don't miss this captivating and energic tribute to the vibrant world of women in Hip Hop and R&B. Through a collection of stunning pop art portraits, Shevaré Perry celebrates the influence and creative essence of artists including Solange Knowles, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Cardi B, and Queen Latifah. The artist invites you to immerse yourself in the essence and colorful beauty portrayed in these images, celebrate creativity, and embrace the imperfect beauty that lies within all of us. Located across from Gate E33 in Terminal 2.

Moving Walkway, Terminal 2
Amy Bautz, Homesick, through Sept 2024
From the moving walkway zone in Terminal 2, you can experience a series of seven paintings based on the artist's hometown St. Louis. These pieces are gentle meditations on place, longing, homesickness, and nostalgia and give us a moment to pause and consider how we might see our own homes and neighborhoods through others' eyes. Located on the way to Gates E34-40 in Terminal 2.

Moving Walkway, Terminal 2
Neeka Allsup, Secret Planet, through Sept 2024
Neeka Allsup's invented landscapes transport you to another world while standing on the moving walkway. These vivid, dreamy paintings are full of light-hearted imagery that comes from the artist's subconscious dreams yet are consciously created with an eye toward decreasing waste and materials. Located on the way to Gates E34-40 in Terminal 2.

Moving Walkway, Terminal 2
Timothy Meehan, Flyover Country, through Sept 2024
From the moving walkway, visitors can also take in these three paintings that re-imagine the notion of St. Louis as "flyover country". The artist, a Midwesterner, has created abstract views of the varied and beautiful landscapes he sees out the airplane window, showcasing seasonal changes, different times of day, and his own personal connection to the land. Located on the way to Gates E34-40 in Terminal 2.

Moving Walkway, Terminal 2
Flo Art Collective, Permanence of Change, through December 2024
Two static pieces that harness movement and human interaction, mimicking the energy of how individuals flow in and out of their own lives like tourists are what travelers can view as they are moving down the walkways in Terminal 2. The works explore deeper connections to the history of the landscape and the fabric of time that weaves together the past, present, and future. The works on display by Flo Art Collective are through the lenses of four collaborating artists, all transplants to the region, who are multi and transdisciplinary in their practices. Travelers can feel the connection with these stunning works as the cotton fabric prints move with them on their journey through the airport. Located on the way to Gates E34-40 in Terminal 2.

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