Alice Thorson

Alice Thorson

Alice Thorson is the editor of KC Studio. She has written about the visual arts for numerous publications locally and nationally.

Artful Gift Guide

With their rich, variegated coloration and swelling organic forms, Jackie Kincaid’s felted vessels are wondrous. To gaze at one is to watch a rosy sunset, lapping waves, the swirl of a geode, the path of a river twisting across the earth. With a lifelong love of textiles inspired by her mother’s sewing talents, Kincaid began exploring felt making six years ago and soon perfected the technique of turning wool fibers into perfectly balanced tabletop sculptures.

Ruben Castillo: Images of Intimacy

Ruben Castillo: Images of Intimacy

“My work is about the image of intimacy,” says Kansas City artist Ruben Castillo, a second-year Charlotte Street Foundation Studio Resident who teaches in the printmaking department at the Kansas City Art Institute. Castillo is known for his sensitive etchings and ink wash drawings of ordinary domestic objects — sofas, chairs, closets and hangers, a […]

At KC’s Galleries: A Proliferation of Issue Art

At KC’s Galleries: A Proliferation of Issue Art

From Gun Violence to Discrimination, Artists Weight In The centerpiece of Archie Scott Gobber’s summer one-person show at Haw Contemporary Crossroads generated a firestorm of interest and commentary on social media after “New York Magazine” senior art critic Jerry Saltz posted a picture of it with the comment, “Put one in front of every NFL […]

Editor’s Letter, November/December 2018

Reviews are the lifeblood of an art scene, but with cutbacks in The Kansas City Star’s cultural coverage and the demise of KCMetropolis, the number of reviews of KC exhibits and performances has been in decline. Reviews are essential to a lively discourse on the arts in Kansas City. They acknowledge accomplishment, share ideas and […]