Anne Marie Hunter

Anne Marie Hunter

Anne Marie Hunter is a freelance writer and photographer who holds a B.S. in speech and art history from Northwestern University and a M.A. in Art Education from Southern Oregon University. She is a freelance reporter and photographer for the “Kansas City Star,” writes online college curriculum, and completes photography projects for corporate clients.

“Paul Santoleri, Karen Kunc, John Lamberton, Meghan Rowswell,” Kansas City Artists Coalition

“Paul Santoleri, Karen Kunc, John Lamberton, Meghan Rowswell,” Kansas City Artists Coalition

Philadelphia artist Paul Santoleri’s wall-sized, floor-to-ceiling drawings, now on view at the Kansas City Artists Coalition, immerse viewers in a dream-like world. In this walk-in installation, robust yet graceful curvilinear lines fold over each other in rhythmic patterns charged with harmonious movement. Though he often works in color, Santoleri chose a black and white palette […]

“The Art of Dean Mitchell,” EthnicArt Gallery

“The Art of Dean Mitchell,” EthnicArt Gallery

In his current show at the EthnicArt Gallery, Dean Mitchell captures the angst, dignity, and strength that often define a life lived in poverty. Mitchell, an African American artist who experienced poverty first hand as a child, takes on this tough subject in more than two dozen oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings created between 2012 […]

A Plea for the Planet

A Plea for the Planet

Celebrating nature’s alluring power while simultaneously warning of the perils that threaten our natural world, “Big Botany: Conversations with the Plant World,” is a sweeping botanical tapestry of works by 50 artists spanning six centuries. Five years in the planning, the exhibit at the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence reflects a lifetime passion of curator Stephen Goddard.

“Dannielle Tegeder – Chroma Machine Suite: Forecasting Fault Lines in the Cosmos,” H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute

“Dannielle Tegeder – Chroma Machine Suite: Forecasting Fault Lines in the Cosmos,” H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute

“Chroma Machine Suite: Forecasting Fault Lines in the Cosmos,” a dynamic, multi-media exhibition by New York abstractionist Dannielle Tegeder at the H&R Block Artspace, showcases two site-specific works. One is a large-scale wall drawing; the other is an evolving, multi-media sculptural installation. The artist created in both in collaboration with 13 Kansas City Art Institute […]

Critically Acclaimed Show of Cuban Printmaker Stops at Kemper Museum

Critically Acclaimed Show of Cuban Printmaker Stops at Kemper Museum

After critically acclaimed stops at UCLA’s Fowler Museum and New York’s El Museo del Barrio, “Nkame: A Retrospective of Cuban Printmaker Belkis Ayón (1967-1999)” is now on view at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. In seductively powerful compositions, Ayón magnetizes with bold, yet ethereal, mask-like human and animal forms that share an enigmatic narrative, most often related to human questioning or suffering.

“Robert Quackenbush: Fragments,” Leedy-Voulkos Art Center

“Robert Quackenbush: Fragments,” Leedy-Voulkos Art Center

Kansas City artist Robert Quackenbush chisels multi-faceted stories of the earth and humanity in his “Fragments” show of recent paintings and mixed-media collages at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center. Layered in a rich stratum of materials and ideas, the exhibit is a compelling voyage through thought-provoking, enigmatic juxtapositions. “I find things that don’t go together and […]