Alice Thorson

March 1, 2016

Gallery of Kansas City Ceramics

The 50th anniversary conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts marks a moment to shine for Kansas City ceramic artists, who..

March 1, 2016

Editor’s Letter, March/April 2016

My introduction to ceramics came from a master, who was also a colleague of mine at the Chicago-based New Art Examiner. In the late 1980s,..

February 18, 2016

Exhibit Explores Portrayals of Class

“Despite the presence of a relatively broad affluent and literate middle class, power was concentrated in the hands of a small, and very rich, elite..

February 1, 2016

Nerman Museum Opens Gallery Dedicated to Art and Artists of Kansas

The Nerman Museum shop, a casualty of budget cuts in 2014, is reborn this spring as an exhibition space, thanks to a $700,000 gift from..

January 19, 2016

Ricky Allman: Science Fiction Solutions

Ricky Allman is best known for explosive post-apocalyptic paintings inspired by his rejection of his Mormon upbringing. In his new works, the Kansas City artist..

January 14, 2016

Artist to Watch: Nabil El-Halawany

The self-taught artist’s works reflect his experience as a practicing psychiatrist. I like to put ideas in my art,” says Nabil El-Halawany, a self-taught artist..

January 7, 2016

Collector’s Corner: Lee Lyon

Buying globally, giving locally, Nelson-Atkins Museum benefits from donor’s keen eye. World War II pilot, scuba diver, businessman, photographer, inventor, ceramicist and glass artist. Over..

January 5, 2016

Editor’s Letter, January/February 2016

The impact of machines and technology on society has been a topic of fascination for artists since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Almost a..

January 4, 2016

Ornamentation Everywhere

Still lifes and flower paintings don’t usually summon adjectives like “rebellious,” “subversive” and “transgressive.” But spend a little time in “Ephemeral Beauty: Robert Zakanitch” at the Nerman Museum, and you may see the connection. It’s a bower of a show, filled with mural-scaled evocations of lush organic growth, riotous color, exuberant brushwork and flowers, flowers, flowers.

Author: Alice Thorson