Admission and parking are free.

“Art makes me feel like me,” VanDeVanter said. “I have a deep urge to paint. I think about it while I’m doing anything else. Painting gives me a voice I couldn’t have any other way. I use it as a way to relax and sometimes, in the surreal, as a way to get my thoughts out. A form of therapy, I guess. These paintings are mostly relaxing local roadside country views and other attractions around Indiana, as seen on my drives to work or to see family.”

About Steve VanDeVanter

Steve VanDeVanter was born and raised in Indianapolis and is a graduate of the John Herron School of Art and Design. A member of the Full Circle Nine Gallery since 2018, VanDeVanter now serves on the board and was instrumental in the Phase 2 gallery expansion and construction in 2019. With his work as an artist, an additional full-time job, and a loving and close family, VanDeVanter constantly finds himself on the go. This has inspired much of his art as it does reflect the world around him, even if that means drawing inspiration via a car window.

“Finding the time is the hardest thing for me, VanDeVanter said. “I’ve owned a small residential replacement window business for the last twenty years that keeps me pretty busy. Any extra time I get, you’ll find me painting, carving wood, or playing music.

VanDeVanter dedicates “Roadside Indiana” to his grandfather, Larry R. Baker, Sr., who passed away in April at 84, one of the many creative minds in VanDeVanter’s family, and who helped shape young Steve in arts and in crafts work.

“He was an amazing personality, an intricate craftsman, and an all-around neat guy. I owe a lot of what I know to him, and would like to honor his memory in this show,” VanDeVanter said.

About the Full Circle Nine Gallery

The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. With over two dozen artists occupying a large, three-room space of the more factory-reminiscent portion of the Circle City Industrial Complex, Full Circle Nine offers a wide variety of art forms, media, and approaches.

The gallery has resumed weekend hours, 12-4pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Full Circle Nine Gallery is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com