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July 1, 2015

Adam Cvijanovic: Loss and Decay Mingle With Hope

Good art communicates on multiple levels and rewards multiple visits. Such is the case with “American Montage”, an outstanding 15-year retrospective of Brooklyn-based artist Adam Cvijanovic at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, organized by curator Erin Dziedzic.

July 1, 2015

Dream Studio

As a young man in the early ‘70s, Warren Rosser traveled from his home in Wales to London, to see an exhibition of American Abstract Expressionist paintings, an experience so profound it prompted Rosser to make another journey. In 1972, Rosser left the United Kingdom for Kansas City, to paint and teach painting.

June 26, 2015

Honors: Jordan Stempleman

Regardless of their differences, the arts and faith communities share a belief in the human need to connect. It’s also true that, to a great extent, local artists depend on community support. REACH—an alliance of Kansas City-area churches—has established the “Gift of Faith” awards to lend such support to Kansas City-based artists.

June 23, 2015

Shawnee Mission North’s Benton painting moves to Nelson-Atkins

It’s a big year for Thomas Hart Benton at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. In advance of its big fall show, American Epics: Thomas Hart..

June 16, 2015

Collector’s Corner: Barbara Gordon

Barbara Gordon fell in love with folk art more than 20 years ago. She began buying it, drawn to the aesthetics, craftsmanship and unique visions of artists with little or no formal training. And after discovering that many of the great collectors of American folk art have been women, she determined to join their ranks.

June 15, 2015

Creative Space: KC Filmmaker Benjamin Meade

Local filmmaker Benjamin Meade (“Das Bus,” “Bazaar Bizarre,” “American Music: Off the Record”) rarely does anything halfway—including having a midlife crisis.

June 12, 2015

Artist to Watch: Rodolfo Marron III

Rodolfo Marron III’s mixed-media collages have been getting a lot of exposure lately, including a limited edition print offer in The Hand Magazine and a March exhibit at The Late Show gallery.Beginning May 28, they will be featured in the exhibit, “Rodolfo Marron III: A Poke Ghost and the Garden of Tearz” at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, marking Marron’s first showing in a museum.

June 5, 2015

Honors: Don Kottmann

Insiders in Kansas City’s art world know and appreciate painter Don Kottmann’s work, and thanks to a major grant that he received recently, his work will surely be known more widely soon. Kottmann splits his time between Kansas City and Calgary, Alberta, where he teaches at the Alberta College of Art Design.

May 11, 2015

Collector’s Corner: Larry Meeker

Larry Meeker has worn many hats in his life. Now he’s wearing bolo ties. Meeker, newly named chairman of the Kansas Democratic Party, is a..

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