IMAGO: A Living Art Experience
Launching on Nov. 1, 2026, IMAGO is a public art initiative featuring 16 human-sized butterfly sculptures placed throughout Greenwood, each one creatively brought to life with a different design and theme.
Stay tuned for the announcement regarding the locations and the grand opening event, after which you can stroll around Old Town Greenwood to experience – and get your photo with – each of the unique butterflies.
The name IMAGO was chosen because it means the metamorphosis that occurs when, for example, a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. In much the same way, talented artists transform our plain sculptures into colorful, creative works of art.
Artist lineup
The artists have been selected. See below as we add more information about each artist and their concept.
Butterfly Theme: Game Pieces
Amy Barile
Front and back: Artist Amy Barile uses nostalgic toys and game pieces to create whimsical butterfly designs.
Artist: Amy Barile
She has been painting since she was six years old. As Amy grew up, she explored different mediums informally while studying fine art at Indiana State University. Opportunities have been given to Amy in many forms: philanthropy, homeschool teaching, fundraising and now through her creative studio, Teal Canary.
This butterfly was made possible by game and toy donations from Faraday Toys and other partners.
Butterfly Theme (Front): Fruit Flutter
Butterfly Theme (Back): Ocean Motion
Sarah Brooks
Front: Butterflies use their proboscis (long, tongue-like tube) to consume nectar and other liquids, such as fruit juices. Fruit provides butterflies with valuable nutrients like sugars and carbs. Fruit Flutter explores the colors and textures of some types of fruit that butterflies are attracted to.
Back: The ocean is home to millions of plants and animals and is important to all life forms. It creates clean air, absorbs heat to help cool the planet, and so much more. Ocean Motion shows the beauty of ocean life through dolphins, fish, seashells and coral.
Artist: Sarah Brooks
Sarah is a people-centered graphic designer with a mission to improve lives through great design. She is a Herron School of Art + Design graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication Design.
Butterfly Theme: Seasons
Painted by the Community
Front and back: The butterfly theme showcases the four seasons of Indiana: spring, summer, fall and winter. Artist Amy Barile guided dozens of community members in painting this butterfly.
Artists: Painted by the Community
Butterfly Theme: Mid-Century Modern
Painted by the Community
Front and back: This butterfly honors the distinctive period of Mid-Century Modern art. Artist Amy Barile led dozens of community members in painting this butterfly.
Artists: Painted by the Community
Butterfly Theme (Front): Flourish
Butterfly Theme (Back): Geological Formation
Left to right: Juli Knutson, Drew Etienne
Front: Flourish represents growth and sustainability. The flowers and the meadow are rooted in a foundation of flowing colors and roots that support life and create beauty. Drawing a parallel to our human life, our roots are our roots, but what we invite into our lives is significant to the ever-winding path we take.
Artist: Juli Knutson
Juli Knutson is a watercolor artist and writer. A writer by trade and an artist at heart, she is dedicated to connecting with the community through positive messages that inspire and resonate. Recently, she has honed her artistic skills studying watercolor at the Southside Art League in Greenwood and is currently exploring other mediums to further expand her knowledge and artistic style. Juli earned a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication Design from Purdue University.
Back: Drew Etienne's goal as a muralist is to create works that engage viewers in considering the systems that affect their environments. He uses mystery, painterly detail and specific color and composition as his main painting languages to pull viewers into larger geological and astronomical scales of space and time.
Artist: Drew Etienne
For the last two decades, the central focus of Drew's artistic practice has been humanity’s relationship to our environment. He has explored this theme through paintings, drawings, prints, video and public works. Drew explores his best ideas through whatever methods are necessary to successfully express those concepts. The core focus of his public work is to create compositions that unify architecture with its natural surroundings, are harmonious, do not overwhelm, utilize highly specific color palettes, and encourage moments of reflection.
Butterfly Theme (Front): Hidden World
Butterfly Theme (Back): Sunside Starchart
Left to right: Azrael Fitzpatrick, Addison Hofer
Front: In everyday life we don’t notice or see the small intricate things. We only see the big picture: the butterfly. But when we take time to sit and actually look, we see all the small beautiful hidden things that make it up.
Artist: Azrael Fitzpatrick
Azrael Fitzpatrick is an artist based in Indiana who works across multiple mediums. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Herron School of Art + Design. Azrael's artwork is inspired by nature, figures, and themes related to mental health. She is recognized for blending traditional and digital techniques and is eager to engage in more local projects.
Back: The design is inspired by celestial charts used by navigators of the past. The butterfly is composed of colors often found during dawn and twilight to evoke the same calm and whimsy as looking at the actual night sky. Science, art and imagination all overlap in perfect harmony in this piece.
Artist: Addison Hofer
Addison Hofer graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in Comprehensive Design. With a well-rounded skill set in areas like 3D modeling and graphic design, Addison is dedicated to fostering creativity in both personal projects and community art initiatives.
Butterfly Theme (Front): Beneath the Surface
Butterfly Theme (Back): Fantasy World
Samantha Glover
Front: Beneath the Surface transforms the butterfly into a vibrant underwater world inspired by the beauty and mystery of the ocean. Designed to spark curiosity and reward closer observation, the piece invites viewers to slow down, explore and discover something new from every angle.
Back: This butterfly features a fantasy world filled with vibrant colors and whimsical mushrooms.
Artist: Samantha Glover
Samantha is an Indiana-based painter whose work explores the intersection of nature, folklore and wonder. Through layered imagery and intricate visual storytelling, Samantha’s paintings invite viewers into immersive spaces where the familiar and fantastical coexist. Her work has been recognized in regional and national juried exhibitions, including exhibitions with Upward Gallery and Ten Moir Gallery. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Herron School of Art + Design.
Butterfly Theme (Front): Nebula
Butterfly Theme (Back): Eternal Paradise
Left to right: Lola Hamilton, Jenny Rose
Front: The design is a galaxy-like scene of an existing nebula with exaggerated colors using airbrush techniques.
Artist: Lola Hamilton
Indianapolis-based business owner Lola Hamilton was born and raised in central Indiana and is an alumna of the IU Herron School of Art and Design. Three years after graduating from the Herron School with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2009, Hamilton landed a seasonal job with Expo Arts. In 2020, she and a colleague bought the business when the owner retired. Her custom fabrication expertise includes painting and finishing.
Back: Eternal Paradise depicts the symbols most commonly associated with butterflies: transformation, metamorphosis, life, death and the promise of new life. The piece is an homage to Jenny’s mother, a former Greenwood resident. Each color in the design carries a spiritual meaning; the flowing butterflies’ colors transition seamlessly into one another, representing the journey of life and death.
Artist: Jenny Rose
Jenny Rose is a self-taught artist based in Michigan. She was born with congenital glaucoma and has undergone 25 eye surgeries throughout her life. Despite living with limited vision and striving to preserve the sight she has left, she continues to create vibrant, faith-inspired artwork.
Butterfly Theme (Front): Kaleidoscope
Butterfly Theme (Back): Starry Flight
Felicia Houston
Front: A large group of butterflies gathered together is called a kaleidoscope. This butterfly design is an homage to Andy Warhol's 1967 portfolio of ten silkscreen prints titled Marilyn Monroe and honors the globally vulnerable Monarch butterfly. Inspired by Warhol's iconic pop art, the design showcases 21 different butterflies, each with a unique color combination ranging from bright neons to moody neutrals. Viewers may notice that some butterfly color combinations draw inspiration from brands, movies, TV shows, and holidays, such as Lisa Frank, Halloween, The Golden Girls, and Felicia's love of true crime.
Back: The Starry Flight design is inspired by Vincent van Gogh's world-famous 1889 oil painting, The Starry Night. It features the Diaethria anna butterfly, commonly known as Anna's eighty-eight, along with Felicia's favorite type of number, a repdigit. The classic colors have been enhanced to emphasize the sky, moon, and stars.
Artist: Felicia Houston
Felicia earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Manchester University in May 2014, with concentrations in graphic design and photography. She has been creating professional digital and print graphics since 2012 and has experience across various industries. Her work includes freelance design, student engagement in higher education, digital and corrugated packaging, statewide grants for secondary and higher education, as well as destination development and tourism.
Butterfly Theme: Mixed-media piece using repurposed vintage items
Eric Klinkowski
Front and back: This metal butterfly design features mixed-media pieces using repurposed vintage items.
Artist: Eric Klinkowski
Eric Klinkowski, the Chief Luminary of Smokey Lights LLC, founded the company in May 2017 after crafting unique lamps and lighting for years. He focuses on electropunk and dieselpunk styles, repurposing mid-century modern items into innovative designs that reflect their original beauty. His work is often described as small-scale installation art, conveying ideas and appreciation for obsolete items while preventing them from ending up in landfills.
Butterfly Theme (Front): Solar Flow
Butterfly Theme (Back): Lunar Flow
Elizabeth Kuntz
Front: The vibrant energy of the sun naturally flows through our waves of personal growth, igniting the true creative expression of the soul as life unfolds through the seeds of potential.
Back: The nurturing energy of the moon naturally flows through our cycles of inner transformation, awakening the spirit by bringing light to the unknown and harmony to all of life’s creations.
Artist: Elizabeth Kuntz
Elizabeth Kuntz is a fine artist, graphic designer, and advanced instructor of Tai Chi and Qigong. In 2019, she returned to her hometown of South Bend, Indiana, after living in Nicosia, Cyprus, for 22 years. Her most influential art teacher was her father, the late Robert Kuntz, a talented sculptor and woodworker. Elizabeth earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in graphic design from Indiana State University.
Butterfly Theme (Front): Revolution
Butterfly Theme (Back): Totally Bugged Out!
Cassandra Lawless
Front: Like the long journey the monarch endures, our path is full of resilience and growth. And while the universe is much bigger than us, we have strength in community. This butterfly's fine details are created using printmaking, which pairs well with the painted wings.
Back: These fun and creepy crawlies show that whimsy can be found anywhere; you just have to look at the little things.
Artist: Cassandra Lawless
Cassandra Lawless is an artist based in Indianapolis, specializing in sculpture, drawing and various 2D techniques. Her work encompasses mold-making and casting, as well as the use of ink, charcoal, acrylic and oil paint. Cassandra also explores the intricate art of lithography, etching, linocuts and monotypes.
Butterfly Theme (Front): Memory in the Glass
Butterfly Theme (Back): Butterfly with Glass Mosaic
Left to right: Jes Miller, Laura Miller
Front and back: In these designs, mother and daughter bring their practices together through the material they both find endlessly fascinating: glass, because of its color, texture, history and ability to hold memory.
Artists: Jes Miller and Laura Miller
Jes Miller and her mother, Laura Miller, share a lifelong love of antiques, old buildings and beautiful objects with a history. Jes is a multidisciplinary visual artist and placemaking consultant whose work explores collective memory, craft traditions, and the stories held within familiar objects and places. Much of that sensibility was inherited from Laura, who has worked with stained glass since high school and has spent decades restoring historic windows, rescuing antique glass, and creating stained-glass pieces of her own.
Jes sustains an active arts practice through painting, public art, teaching, and arts consulting across central Indiana.
Butterfly Theme (Front): Second Wings
Butterfly Theme (Back): Eliana
Leigh Miller
Front: The poppies on this wing were inspired by the first floral painting Leigh created while rebuilding her life after a difficult divorce. Their bright blooms reflect hope, resilience, and the beauty that can emerge from life's most challenging seasons.
Back: Eliana is of Hebrew roots and is often connected with hope, renewal, blessing, and new beginnings. Covered in blooming flowers, Eliana symbolizes the courage to embrace change and welcome new possibilities. She is a reminder that as one chapter evolves, another begins, offering new opportunities to dream, grow, and take flight.
Artist: Leigh Miller
Leigh Miller specializes in expansive and textured landscapes. Her work invites viewers to experience peace within chaos, emphasizing layered textures and vibrant compositions. Inspired by expressionistic principles, Leigh crafts dynamic pieces that evoke serenity and aliveness. Her process incorporates a grid-based approach to referencing images and embraces spontaneity, often embedding spiritual themes and scriptures within the layers of paint.
Butterfly Theme (Front): Cosmic Butterflies
Butterfly Theme (Back): Butterflies Depicted as Humans
Greg Potter
Front: The bright and bold colors used in the design depict the colorful cosmos and galaxies beyond what the human eye can see.
Back: This butterfly design features butterflies depicted as humans.
Artist: Greg Potter
Greg Potter is a veteran and self-taught artist who found painting to be a therapeutic outlet during his military service. He brings to life anthropomorphic animals living in imaginative worlds where they can be themselves, free from societal expectations. Each piece tells a story, created through careful sketching, thoughtful color selection, and a deliberate creative process. Since retiring from the military in 2012, Greg has refined his technique through formal study and transitioned from acrylic to oil paint. His work has been showcased in local exhibits, literary journals, public murals, and more.
Butterfly Theme: Mosaic Collage Butterflies
Erica Schutt
Front: This butterfly design shows a balance between flora and fauna. It represents how things in the natural world are interconnected and that, as humans, we need to take time to notice the little things in life and the beauty that surrounds us in a chaotic world. It is a sort of "stop and smell the roses" reminder that every day passes by more quickly than the last.
Back: The design is reminiscent of a more natural butterfly, but with bold colors to create fun and unique wings unlike those seen in nature.
Artist: Erica Schutt
Erica is a creative thinker and multidisciplinary artist who specializes in combining realistic imagery with abstract elements. She often depicts portraits of animals and people in this unique style. Additionally, Erica creates landscape paintings and drawings. As a portrait photographer and former art educator, she continues to teach adults and children in workshop settings and through private lessons.
Butterfly Theme (Front): Origami
Butterfly Theme (Back): Stained Glass
Trae White
Front: A single red origami animal in the center of each section draws the viewer's attention closer, and only then does recognition take place: the entire wing is made of origami.
Back: Like those of cathedrals, each panel of stained glass tells the story of Greenwood: the food, beer, wine, art and music.
Artist: Trae White
Trae White's creative journey began early, fueled by a supportive family that provided endless materials and encouragement. Today, Trae explores various mediums, including chalk, paint, and sewing, often found in local parks during the summer, creating vibrant chalk pieces inspired by his surroundings. His work reflects a lifelong passion for creativity and a dedication to artistic expression.
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Apply to be an IMAGO artist
Artists who wish to be considered for future IMAGO art installations can review the Request for Proposals (RFP), check submission requirements, and submit their application by clicking here.
IMAGO is a collaboration between Old Town Greenwood, Inc., Festival Country Indiana, and Teal Canary/Artist Amy Barile.