LEEDY-VOULKOS ART CENTER FEBRUARY FIRST FRIDAY February 1, 2019 6pm - 9pm |
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PURPOSE Harold Smith February 1 - March 30, 2019 Opie Gallery Harold Smith is an artist living and working in Kansas City. He primarily uses acrylics and mixed media, but occasionally works with oils. He enjoys writing and making original films. His work is strongly influenced by the dynamic of jazz music. Smith's work has been collected worldwide and he has exhibited in France, New York, Newport, San Francisco, College Park (MD), and Kansas City. |
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COMMUNAL LIVING Megan Karson February 1 - April 27, 2019 Front Gallery These portraits were taken over a decade of my life in hopes of documenting the incredible people who have entered my existence throughout that time period. Whether it was a single day or several years, each of these humans has had an impact on my life and my journey through this world. Living communally has been a huge part of my adult life. Sharing space, sharing food, sharing stories, and sharing experiences is what makes us human. Each and every one of us has a complex story to tell, and these faces help tell mine. |
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In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens: Role Models and Inspirations February 1 - 26, 2019 Back Gallery Artist Members of Kansas City Art Institute’s Black Artists Culture and Community | BACC My’Racle Brown Shontaja Brown Nehemiah Cisneros Annelise Kinney Mallory Kneece Elinore Noyes Jada Patterson Madi Sanchez-Martin Mirose Song Warren VanRyzin Jason Wang Aleah Washington London P. Williams In honor of Black History Month 2019, the Kansas City Art Institute’s Black Artists Culture and Community organization (BACC) is proud to present In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens: Role Models and Inspirations. In her 1974 essay entitled, “In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens,” author, Alice Walker writes, “Guided by my heritage of a love of beauty and a respect for strength - in search of my mother’s garden, I found my own.” Paying homage to “our mothers and grandmothers” who had the “creative spark” but no creative outlet due to their circumstances, Walker’s essay emphasizes the importance of role models in the artist’s life. The theme for this year’s BACC art exhibition respectfully alludes to Walker’s essay in order to convey the importance of role models as inspiration to the creative work of KCAI artists. BACC acknowledges that LGBTQ artists and artists of color in particular need role models to inspire them to create art and pave the way for new artists. Contributors to this show include members and allies of BACC, and students from a Fall 2018 KCAI course entitled, “In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens,” taught by Assistant Professor and BACC Faculty Coordinator, Eleanor Lim-Midyett. |
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Travelers in the Middle of Time Kim Lindaberry December 7 - February 23, 2019 Main Gallery Kim Lindaberry’s art asks the eternal questions: Who are we? Where do we come from? What will we become?
He reifies these existential issues with his Travelers, humanoid beings that exist in “the Middle of Time”-- which could be the future, the past, or the present -- as they journey through the galaxies.
Elisabeth Kirsch
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Joseph T. Newton and Jason Wilcox February 1 - March 30, 2019 The Underground Gallery ...Read more... |
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