Meet Libby
Libby Crimmings is a mixed-media artist whose work explores the human experiences of memory, place, and identity. Storytelling through imagery and textile, Libby weaves together diverse materials and techniques to create vibrant, textured compositions that invite viewers into her world.
After a 20+ year career Libby decided to dedicate herself full time to her life’s true passion – being an artist.
She often collaborates on pieces with her photographer husband, Joe Crimmings. They live in Des Moines, IA with their three kids and menagerie of furry and feathery pets.
Libby holds a bachelor's degree of Fine Arts from Iowa State University, and an Art Therapy Certificate from Grandview University. She also serves as a foundation board member and volunteer art teacher at On With Life, a traumatic brain injury and neuro rehabilitation center.
Artist Statement
I am an Iowa-based mixed media artist whose work combines black-and-white photography with vibrant, bold lines and various embellishments conveying the sentiment held in each image. Each photograph serves as a fragment, a moment isolated from the whole—while the mixed media elements mirror the emotions, energy, and spirit of that moment. I am deeply driven to explore the human experience, weaving together the tangible and intangible—what we see, feel, and remember—ultimately bridging the space between reality and memory.
