Kimberlee Rocca

I am an Iowa artisan who grew up in Iowa City. I work by day in new home construction and remodeling, while unceasingly working as a mixed media artist. My job sites are filled with a myriad of common, yet uncommon materials that continually spark my imagination and wiggle their way into my fine art works. I studied Metals, Printmaking, Fiber Arts and Graphic Design at the University of Iowa (BFA). Since 1992 I have pursued the development of techniques related to Foil Imaging and currently create my work in a studio space in North Liberty, IA. Simultaneously I draft and construct custom homes in the greater Iowa City area with Rocca Custom Homes.

My over 30-year pursuit of artistic endeavors has continually circled me back around to reclamation and collaboration. My passion for color, process, experimentation and
salvaging merge to translate my love of nature and modern lines into vibrant, textural and whimsical 2-d and 3-d abstract works.

Uniquely crafted shapes are slathered in acrylics, pastels, oil crayons, spray paint, inks, pencils and roll leaf foils to create dynamic colors, textures and compositions. I cut, drill, sand, grind and assemble the newly created pieces into conglomerations of wall and table sculptures. These ...

BFA University of Iowa 1991
Major: Metal Smithing
Minor: Fiber Arts
Minor: Graphic Design
Personal Study: Foil Imaging

Solo Exhibitions:
2025 Title TBA Gilded Pear Gallery
2024 Syzygy, Peoria Art Guild, Peoria Illinois
2023 Art at The James Iowa City, IA
2023 Plethora of Art & Play, Maquoketa Art Experience, Maquoketa Iowa
2023 Walls of Whimsy, UIHC Project Art, Iowa City, Iowa
2023 Walls of Play, North Liberty Community Center, North Liberty, Iowa
2022 Pivot, Play Sculpture Interactive Table & Artist Talk,
The Artifactory, Iowa City, Iowa
2022 Curated Works, Play Sculpture Interactive Table & Artist Talk, Hillcrest Academy Kalona, Iowa
2022 2nd Street Window, Juried Exhibition, Quad City Arts, Moline, Iowa
2022 Featured Artist, Juried, Women United Artists, International Publication
2022 Solo Exhibition, Us Bank, North Liberty, Iowa
2022 Featured Artist, Carve Out Time for Art, International Web Presence
2021 Picking Up the Pieces Wall Sculptures. Gilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2021 Mixed Media Show. Massage Iowa, North Liberty, Iowa
2020 Mixed Media Show. Parade Of Homes. Iowa City, Iowa
2019 Studio Open House Studio North Liberty, Iowa
2018 Studio Open House Studio North Liberty, Iowa
2017-2018 Roll Leaf Foil Imaging & Mixed Media Work. Us Bank, Iowa City, Iowa
2017 Roll Leaf Foil Imaging & Mixed Media Work. LLCS De...