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March 4, 2019

“Polly Apfelbaum: Waiting for the UFOS (a space between landscape and a bunch of flowers),” Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

Polly Apfelbaum is an iconoclast, refreshingly devoid of bullshit, and known for her wildly exuberant installations in which the floor is as important, or more, than the walls.
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February 25, 2019

“Nicky Nodjoumi: The Long Day,” H&R Block Artspace

It’s a man’s world that Nicky Nodjoumi paints and that hasn’t been a good thing for the planet or its inhabitants. His exhibition of bold..
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February 11, 2019

“Colla Voce: Follow the Solo Voice,” Carter Art Center, MCC-Penn Valley

Fearless in their honesty, the six artists in “Colla Voce: Follow the Solo Voice” at the Carter Art Center articulate a collective conversation about life’s limitations and constraints.
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February 7, 2019

“Collections: A Visual Journey of Art Through the Eyes of Sherry Whetstone-McCall,” Stocksdale Gallery, William Jewell College

“Collections: A Visual Journey of Art Through the Eyes of Sherry Whetstone-McCall” at the Stocksdale Gallery at William Jewell College scores successes for both gallery..
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January 21, 2019

“Pulse,” Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

For figurative artists, there is no greater canvas for angst than the human body. In “Pulse,” six diverse graphic artists and painters, ranging in age..
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December 26, 2018

“The Life We Live,” at the Kansas City Society for Contemporary Photography Gallery

Poignant stories of connection between family, friends and self are woven through the images in the current exhibit, “The Life We Live” at the Society for Contemporary Photography Gallery in the Shops at Union Hill.
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December 13, 2018

“The Art of Ross Eugene Braught: Man of Imagination,” Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art

Fired by their shared admiration for the artist, collector Roland Sabates, M.D., and Albrecht-Kemper Museum director Dr. Brett Knappe teamed up to organize a major exhibition of Ross Braught.
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December 3, 2018

“NUANCE: Recent Paintings by Sherry Cromwell-Lacy,” Leedy-Voulkos Art Center

Are curators really just frustrated artists?  One senses the pent-up energy coursing through “NUANCE: Recent Paintings by Sherry Cromwell-Lacy” now at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center...
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November 15, 2018

“Maja Godlewska: On the Basis of Encounters,” Greenlease Gallery, Rockhurst University

It’s a tangled, twisting tale Maja Godlewska tells in the paintings of her exhibition at Rockhurst University’s Greenlease Gallery. Punctuated with bursts of tropical heat..
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