Category: Visual Art Reviews

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June 14, 2017

“Davin Watne: Picture the Wall,” Haw Contemporary

Davin Watne has built a wall. Unlike the stone or concrete of the Great Wall of China or Trump’s proposed wall on the southern border,..
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June 7, 2017

“Gerry Trilling: Narrative Atlas,” Studios Inc. Exhibition Space

We are a nation of immigrants and refugees. Always have been. Even if we have short memories of who came from where, or for what..
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May 23, 2017

“PAINTALLICA: Worst Show Yet,” Leedy-Voulkos Art Center

“Worst Show Yet” is a junkyard orgy of collaborative art. Paintallica, an artist collective made up of more than 20 painters and sculptors, have transformed..
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May 2, 2017

“The Vortex Trinity,” Todd Weiner Gallery

Rarely does a group exhibition showcase an individual artist’s work to advantage. “The vortex trinity” is an exception. By installing new work by Hugh Merrill,..
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May 1, 2017

“Wilbur Niewald: Works from the ‘50s & ‘60s and Recent Paintings,” Haw Contemporary

A few years ago, while walking in Loose Park, I happened upon an artist painting the trees in front of him. Wearing a brimmed hat,..
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April 3, 2017

“Unapologetic: Hyeyoung Shin,” The Studios Inc

In “Unapologetic,” Hyeyoung Shin suspends nine, life-size, nude self-portraits, drawn with graphite on 16-foot-long Mylar sheets, from a 25-foot ceiling. Clustered in one corner of..
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March 28, 2017

“New Works by Madeline Gallucci,” Weinberger Fine Art

Five years out of the Kansas City Art Institute, Madeline Gallucci is making her mark on the tradition of Kansas City abstraction, bringing it up..
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February 21, 2017

“David Ford: Bare Edge,” Bunker Center for the Arts

David Ford’s abrasive style is on full display in his exhibit, “Bare Edge,” at the Bunker Center for the Arts. Containing paintings and assemblages made..
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February 13, 2017

“Warren Rosser: Loitering with Intent,” “Debra Smith: Recent Work,” “Samara Umbral: She-Bop,” Haw Contemporary

When Warren Rosser settled into his enviable Crossroads studio he made sure to get the lighting just right. For a seasoned painter exploring color relationships..
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