Outdoor Exhibits

Discover twenty-two permanent and seven annually rotating sculptures along the Pearson Lakes Art Center grounds and Sculpture Trail Loop. Stroll through this unique outdoor gallery where art and nature intertwine. Rotating sculptures will be on view through May of 2026 and are available for purchase.

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Permanent Sculptures
Pearson Lakes Art Center Outdoor Sculpture Park Map
  1. Lovers
  2. We Can Fly
  3. Children at Play 1
  4. Children at Play 2
  5. Children at Play 3
  6. Composer
  7. Children at Play 4
  8. New Horizons Set
  9. Candace
  10. Children at Play 5
  11. New Horizons Set
  12. Nature’s Friends Set
  13. Z-Tree
  14. Kim’s Legs
  15. Kim’s Girls
  16. Mural Boxes
  17. Tree
  18. Sun Salutation
  19. Summer’s Surprise
  20. World
  21. Edward Hopper
  22. Coming Home

Lovers by Harry Klessen, Sioux Falls, SD

Created from original chrome car bumpers, two figures intertwine in an embrace.

We Can Fly by Mark La Mair, Springfield, MO

This aluminum sculpture represents the movement of the wings of birds. One of the original sculptures gifted to the art center when the building was originally completed.

Children at Play 1 by Dana Bates

Children at Play 2 by Dana Bates

Children at Play 3 by Dana Bates

Composer by Chenjerai Chiripanyanga, Mutoko, Zimbabwe

The figure in the cobalt stone sculpture holds a stringed African instrument and abstract shapes that could be recognized as notes.

Children at Play 4 by Dana Bates

New Horizons Set by Gary Lee Price, Springville, UT

A continuation of the bronze monument expressing the idea that there are always answers, always solutions to the challenges that are before us.

Candace by Gary Lee Price, Springville, UT

Children at Play 5 by Dana Bates

New Horizons Set by Gary Lee Price, Springville, UT

This bronze monument expresses the idea that there are always answers, always solutions to the challenges that are before us.

Nature’s Friends Set by Gary Lee Price, Springville, UT

This bronze sculpture set shows that children make friends easily, not only with each other, but with Mother Nature and her creations.

Z-Tree by Mark La Mair, Springfield, MO

Brushed and painted aluminum zig-zag that implies the essence of a tree.

Kim’s Legs by Rimas VisGirda, Champagne, IL

A ceramic artist whose work is characterized by surface decoration and illustration.

Kim’s Girls by Rimas VisGirda, Champagne, IL

Created during VisGirda’s Artist in Residence on this existing art center structure in 2014.

Mural Boxes by Wayne Thompson, Swea City, IA

Re imagination of the Mural Boxes is in progress for 2026.

Tree by Spirit Lake High School, Spirit Lake, IA

This rusted steel tree was created by the 2016 Spirit Lake J-Term welding students, capturing art in the wind.

Sun Salutation by Ken Peterson, Sioux City, IA

This plastic coated foam nose block shape looks up into the sky and reflects our need for sun or light.

Summer’s Surprise by William Lieb, Spirit Lake, IA

Summer’s Surprise consists of three large steel spinning pinwheels mounted to three very tall straws arranged to represent prairie sunflowers in full summer bloom.

World by Mark La Mair, Springfield, MO

This brushed aluminum sculpture holds a world inside of a world spinning when the wind is high.

Edward Hopper by William Lieb, Spirit Lake, IA

Edward Hopper is an abstract steel figure of a friendly creature (a “hopper”) exiting the marsh area. It has one eye reflecting the sun and sky above.

Coming Home by William Lieb, Spirit Lake, IA

Constructed on left over pieces, it employs the negative space “scrap” as a new dynamic composition.

Rotating Sculpture
Pearson Lakes Art Center Outdoor Sculpture Map Rotating Exhibits
  1. Seated Couple by Rick Haugen, Sioux Falls, SD
  2. Running Girl by Harold Linke, Lake Oswego, OR
  3. The Bear by Alex Zamesin, Savage, MN
  4. Sub Fish by Tim Nelson, Bemidgi, MN
  5. Sprout & Shard by Mark Hall, Kosota, MN
  6. Luring Water by Tim Adams, Webster City, IA
  7. Fresh Take by Rick Haugen, Sioux Falls, SD

Click HERE for more information on Seated Couple.

Click HERE for more information on Running Girl.

Click HERE for more information on The Bear.

Click HERE for more information Sub Fish.

Click HERE for more information on Sprout & Shard.

Click HERE for more information Luring Water.

Click HERE for more information Fresh Take.