Katherine Lock Contemporary

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Katherine Lock Contemporary

Where art and merch meet.

Part shop, part gallery, we present a curated selection of expressive art and products, all with a focus on telling diverse stories and illuminating subjects through the lens of acclaimed artists, designers and makers.

04/13/2026

KLC walked and discovered more than a few gems for you collectors out there! If you’re looking, call me 😉

03/24/2026

We have a birthday today at Katherine Lock Contemporary… mine 🥳

I built this space out of a love for artists, objects and the connections they create. Today only, enjoy 20% off your online order with code BDAY20 and we’ll wrap it in hand-painted paper. Exclusions apply.

Shop, celebrate and treat yourself.

03/04/2026

Final days to see “The City That Never Sleeps” at KLC inside Olson-Larsen Galleries. I’m proud to bring these artists’ work to Des Moines. Don’t miss it.

On view: Andy Cross, Ray Geary, Sarah Heinemann, Jackie Hilmes, Katherine Lock

02/27/2026

Spring Sale starts now! Stop by the store during our final week at Olson-Larsen Galleries or shop online as we make room for what’s next.

30% off storewide with code SPRING.
Through March 6th.
Some exclusions apply.

02/19/2026

A Des Moines native now living and working in Brooklyn, NY, artist Jackie Hilmes creates paintings that read like meditations. Working intuitively in oil and pastel, she builds compositions through layered marks that represent movement, memory and emotion.

Her current body of work draws inspiration from daily life including the visual language of the subway: fractured typography, repetition, rhythm and motion translated into painterly form. As part of our exhibition, “The City That Never Sleeps,” Jackie Hilmes brings a sense of urban energy depicted through a lens of abstraction.

See available works at our pop-up space and online.
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02/09/2026

Love takes many forms and we’ve got ways for you to express yours. Now in store and online.
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L-R: “What She Meant” on Joan Didion; Andy Warhol Flowers Candle; “My Art Book of Love”; Necklace by Megan Auman; Jean-Michel Basquiat Mechanical Pencil; Girl with a Pearl Earring Miffy Doll; LOVE hoodie…and more.

02/06/2026

Drop in Saturday from 1-3pm for a free tarot card reading! Inspired by art, symbolism and storytelling, reader Mia will be offering creative insights from our Art Oracles card set and I’ll have a special mocktail available for sipping. All you need to bring is an open mind 🔮

02/03/2026

Unboxing art and ambiance over here! Come see us Tuesday to Saturday during opening hours through the end of February at Olson-Larsen Galleries. Always open online, we ship nationwide and deliver locally.

01/31/2026

Thank you to everyone who braved the cold temps and the heaviness of the week to show up and celebrate our first exhibition, “The City That Never Sleeps.” The power of art to shift a mood, open perspectives and bring people together never ceases to amaze me.

Photo: Alyss Vernon

01/30/2026

See you tonight for the opening of “The City That Never Sleeps,” 4-6pm and on view through February 🗽

jkh

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+15155052884

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http://katherinelockcontemporary.com/

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