Author: Elisabeth Kirsch

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July 12, 2023

Arts News: KC photographer Deanna Dikeman receives a Guggenheim Fellowship

In 1985 Deanna Dikeman left her corporate job to take photography classes at Purdue University, a leap in the dark that more than paid off.
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July 10, 2023

Nature, Home and Relationships Inspire ‘Sun Drinks White’ Exhibit at Nerman Museum

Large-scale works in unexpected materials by Teresa Baker, Mark Cowardin, Rashawn Griffin and Marie Watt reflect their remarkable creative journeys.
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May 2, 2023

“Heartland 5,” Belger Crane Yard Gallery

The “Heartland 5” show at Belger Crane Yard Gallery is the latest iteration of the annual juried exhibit of glass art from artists in the Midwest.
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March 21, 2023

“Dylan Mortimer: Infusion,” Habitat Contemporary Gallery at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center

Dylan Mortimer's current exhibit “Infusion” may be something of a surprise to those who follow his career.
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January 16, 2023

Roger Shimomura: “100 More White Lies” and “Diary of an American Mid-Wife,” Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art

Who needs the metaverse when you can visit Roger Shimomura’s latest exhibit “100 More White Lies” at Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art?
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November 15, 2022

Southwestern Native American Jewelry from the Nerman Museum collection

In my fantasy, I am going to the Academy Awards, and I know exactly what kind of jewelry to wear.
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November 1, 2022

Kansas City Artist Harold Smith is Racking Up the Recognition, Including a Prestigious Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant

There are good years and there are banner years. Harold Smith is having a banner year. And 2022 isn’t over yet.
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September 26, 2022

Maria Vasquez Boyd: The Art of Filling Needs

Painter, writer, poet, musician and teacher, the Kansas City artist and activist is a community dynamo.
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August 10, 2022

“Andrew Watel: Things,” “Paintings by Claire McConaughy,” “Small Stories by Tilly Woodward,” Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art

In their concurrent exhibits at the Sherry Leedy Gallery, three artists with very different work manage to touch a similar chord — that of memory and its felt experiences.
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