Robert Brown

July 17, 2024

Arts News | Acclaimed children’s book author Jenn Bailey published new ‘Henry’ story

“Henry and the Something New," Kansas City-based Jenn Bailey’s newest early chapter book with illustrator Mika Song, features her lovable character Henry, a child who is on the autism spectrum.

May 23, 2022

“… we, viscera … recent work by Sean Semones,” Telephonebooth Gallery

If you are a fan of the Telephonebooth Gallery, you are likely familiar with Sean Semones, a 2002 graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute now working in St. Louis.

May 10, 2022

Honors: William Toney

For photographer William Toney, photography is a way of honoring his experience as an African American and artist while engaging wholly with time and place.

February 21, 2022

‘Aliza Nisenbaum: Aquí Se Puede (Here You Can)’ at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

In August, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art opened “Aliza Nisenbaum: Aquí Se Puede (Here You Can),” its sixth annual Atrium Project exhibition.

October 11, 2021

“With Liberty and Justice,” Charlotte Street Foundation

Organized by the Charlotte Street Foundation’s Jedel Family Foundation Curatorial Fellow Kimi Katada, “With Liberty and Justice” features the works of nine contemporary artists looking closely at American history.

May 24, 2021

Honors: Andrew Mcilvaine

Viewing Andrew Mcilvaine’s recent work is like walking into a dream. Earlier this year, the Mexican American painter, sculptor and multimedia installation artist had his first one-person show in Kansas City after attracting the attention of Robert Gann, owner of the Habitat Contemporary exhibition space inside Leedy-Voulkos Art Center.

April 14, 2021

“Jazz and the Black Aesthetic,” American Jazz Museum

“Jazz and the Black Aesthetic” showcases the visual work of members of the local Black Space Black Art collective but feels like jazz music.