Elisabeth Kirsch

April 28, 2021

Dyani White Hawk: Nurturing the Spirit

Like a juggler twirling multiple plates, Dyani White Hawk, in her exhibition “Speaking to Relatives,” seamlessly melds different cultures, languages and aesthetic traditions into one immersive event.

January 6, 2021

In Memoriam | Lou Marak (1930-2020): A Remembrance

Tall and rangy, Lou Marak was a man of few words, which inevitably hit their mark.

November 16, 2020

“Improvising: Julie Blackmon,” Haw Contemporary

Julie Blackmon’s photographs, typically replete with the antics of a motley crew of kids, take place in familiar-looking living rooms, back yards, and neighborhood play areas.

September 23, 2020

Revisiting ‘The King of Kings County’

Now is a good time to revisit Whitney Terrell’s groundbreaking 2005 novel, “The King of Kings County,” inspired by the racist real estate covenants that formed many of the residential neighborhoods in Kansas City.

August 17, 2020

“Code Practice: Certain Objects and Certain Systems by James Woodfill,” Joseph Nease Gallery

Kansas City artist Jim Woodfill’s exhibit “Code Practice: Certain Objects and Certain Systems,” is presented by Joseph Nease Gallery, which was founded in Kansas City, but is now located in Duluth, where Nease continues to represent many Kansas City artists.

July 8, 2020

Arts News: Saving a Kansas City Treasure

Talented, sometimes troubled and often ill, Arthur M. Kraft (1922 – 1977) forged a major art career in his native Kansas City, while exhibiting throughout the United States and Europe.

July 6, 2020

“Hung Liu: Seedlings,” “Anne Austin Pearce: Path” and “Mary Ann Strandell: The Conversation,” Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art

Given the miseries of the current summer, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art gallery’s exhibit of new work by Hung Liu, Anne Austin Pearce, and Mary Ann..

April 3, 2020

“Dark Paintings Redux by Jim Sajovic,” Leedy-Voulkos Art Center

Jim Sajovic created his “Dark Paintings,” eight of which now hang like specters in the closed Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, from 1991-95. They were the artist’s..

September 13, 2019

“Harold D. Smith, Jr.: Can You See Me?,” Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

There are only seven paintings in Harold Smith’s exhibit “Can You See Me?” but each is so vibrant, mighty, and disturbing that the show feels..

Author: Elisabeth Kirsch