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1Urban Suburban Exhibition: September 5 – October 23, 2010 | Art Auction: October 23, 2010, 7pmKANSAS CITY JEWISH MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | EPSTEN GALLERY

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Nerman Museum of Contemporary ArtJohnson County Community College

Hours: Tues., Wed., Thurs., Sat. 10 - 5 p.m., Fri. 10 - 9 p.m., Sun. 12 - 5 p.m., closed Mon.12345 College Blvd. • Overland Park, KS • 913.469.3000 • www.nermanmuseum.org

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Thank you for sharing your creativity and appreciation of art with Village Shalom and the Kansas City Community.

We are proud to have your generous support during our Sixth Annual UrbanSuburban and the Epsten Gallery’s 10th anniversary!

THE KANSAS CITY JEWISH MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART WISHES TO ACKNOWLEDGE

THE KANSAS CITY JEWISH MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART WISHES TO ACKNOWLEDGE

Thank you for sharing your creativity and appreciation of art with Village Shalom and the Kansas City Community.

We are proud to have your generous support during our Sixth Annual UrbanSuburban and the Epsten Gallery’s 10th anniversary!

2010 Honorary Chairs Irwin & Rita Blitt 2010 Honorary Chairs Irwin & Rita Blitt 2010 Honorary Chairs Irwin & Rita Blitt

Outer images are from the drawng series Dancing Lines by Rita Blitt which will be graciously gifted by the artist to UrbanSuburban 2010 patrons. Center Image: Urban Suburban 2010 Honorary Chairs, Irwin & Rita Blitt.


We also thank the artists, volunteers, staff and Patrons of the Sixth Annual UrbanSuburban.

Congratulations to the Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art for 10 successful years of programs

at the Epsten Gallery!

2010 Honorary Chairs Irwin & Rita Blitt

CONGRATULATIONS

Thank you for your inspiration and creative spirit!Thank you for your inspiration and creative spirit!

We also thank the artists, volunteers, staff and Patrons of the Sixth Annual UrbanSuburban.

Congratulations to the Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art for 10 successful years of programs

at the Epsten Gallery!

Image: Urban Suburban Exhibition 2009, August 30 – October 17, 2009, Epsten Gallery. Courtesy of E.G. Schempf

With love from Shirley White & Family With love from Shirley White & Family


Kansas City Jewish Museum Of Contemporary ArtEpsten Gallery | Museum Without Walls

URBANSUBURBAN 2010 EXHIBITIONSeptember 5 – October 23, 2010

Opening Reception: Sunday, September 5, 2010 from 2 - 4p.m.

URBAN SUBURBAN 2010 AUCTION EVENTSaturday, October 23, 2010 from 7 - 10:30p.m.

HONORARY CHAIRSIrwin & Rita Blitt

EVENT CO-CHAIRSHarriett Charno & Donna Kaelter

LIVE AUCTIONEERSMike Williams & Larry Meeker

URBANSUBURBAN COMMITTEE

Herb Adler • Sylvia Rose Augustus • Stuart Bitterman • Bill Buschling • Marcus Cain

Mark Cowardin • Carol Crater • Seth & Robyn Freiden • Eileen Garry • Barbi Glass

Debra Goldstein • Robin Gross • Paul Hilpman • Lynn Intrater • Marlene Katz

Michael Klein • Rachel Kort • Regina Kort • Jennifer Kraenzle • Peggy Krigel

Sandy & Erlene Krigel • Jim Lacy & Sherry Cromwell-Lacy • Adele Levi • Sharon Lund

Janell Meador • Larry Meeker • Jules Moskowitz • Abby Rufkahr • Lynn Schweig

Barbara Smith • Paul & Debbie Sokoloff • Irma Starr

Ellen Taylor • Sherman Titens • Joni Weiner • Shirley White

Kansas City Jewish Museum Of Contemporary ArtEpsten Gallery | Museum Without Walls

URBANSUBURBAN 2010 EXHIBITIONSeptember 5 – October 23, 2010

Opening Reception: Sunday, September 5, 2010 from 2 - 4p.m.

URBAN SUBURBAN 2010 AUCTION EVENTSaturday, October 23, 2010 from 7 - 10:30p.m.

HONORARY CHAIRSIrwin & Rita Blitt

EVENT CO-CHAIRSHarriett Charno & Donna Kaelter

LIVE AUCTIONEERSMike Williams & Larry Meeker

URBANSUBURBAN COMMITTEE

Herb Adler • Sylvia Rose Augustus • Stuart Bitterman • Bill Buschling • Marcus Cain

Mark Cowardin • Carol Crater • Seth & Robyn Freiden • Eileen Garry • Barbi Glass

Debra Goldstein • Robin Gross • Paul Hilpman • Lynn Intrater • Marlene Katz

Michael Klein • Rachel Kort • Regina Kort • Jennifer Kraenzle • Peggy Krigel

Sandy & Erlene Krigel • Jim Lacy & Sherry Cromwell-Lacy • Adele Levi • Sharon Lund

Janell Meador • Larry Meeker • Jules Moskowitz • Abby Rufkahr • Lynn Schweig

Barbara Smith • Paul & Debbie Sokoloff • Irma Starr

Ellen Taylor • Sherman Titens • Joni Weiner • Shirley White


Welcome to the Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art’s sixth annual UrbanSuburban Exhibition & Art Auction and the Epsten Gallery’s 10th anniversary celebration! Through the efforts of our dedicated volunteers and staff, we are delighted to present this evening of great art and delicious food at the Epsten Gallery. We are also grateful for the opportunity to support KCJMCA’s important and unique purpose: to provide innovative art exhibitions and related programming that engage seniors and diverse audiences from all segments of the community to enrich lives and celebrate our common humanity through art.

We are especially grateful to this year’s Honorary Chairs, Irwin & Rita Blitt for their generosity and support of KCJMCA and for their creative spirit.

We also wish to give very special thanks and congratulations to Epsten Gallery Underwriters Robert & Jacqueline Epsten for offering Village Shalom and the Kansas City community 10 years of outstanding exhibitions and programs!

We would like to thank KCJMCA Executive Director Eileen Garry, for being an inspiration and driving force behind this event’s success, and KCJMCA Curator Marcus Cain and Administrative Assistant Abby Rufkahr for their dedication and creativity in helping this organization achieve its vision. Without the efforts of the wonderful staff of KCJMCA, this event would not be possible.

An important acknowledgment must also be made to the many artists who have contributed such fine examples of their art in support of KCJMCA and its programs, and to Village Shalom’s residents, staff and extended family for their inspiring partnership.

Sponsors and patrons are vital to helping us achieve our goals. Your contributions allow the KCJMCA to present outstanding exhibits and programming for the community and residents of Village Shalom. We all appreciate and welcome your support!

We hope you have a great evening. Enjoy the food and the company, but most of all enjoy the art. By being a successful bidder, you have the opportunity to support the Epsten Gallery, the artists, and to enrich your own life with art.

We hope you will have a wonderful time!

Harriett Charno & Donna Kaelter,UrbanSuburban Co-Chairs

A Letter from our Event Co-Chairs

Urban Suburban 2010 Co-Chair Harriett Charno

Urban Suburban 2010 Co-Chair Donna Kaelter

A Letter from our Event Co-Chairs


Established in 1991, the purpose of the Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art (KCJMCA) is to provide innovative art exhibitions and related programming that engage seniors and diverse audiences from all segments of our community to enrich lives and celebrate our common humanity through art. KCJMCA realizes this goal through a cooperative partnership with Village Shalom, an assisted living facility that houses KCJMCA’s Epsten Gallery, and through partnerships with local,regional and national institutions that participate in KCJMCA’s Museum Without Walls exhibition program.

DONATE | CONTRIBUTE | JOINKCJMCA is a non-for-profit 501(c)3 and a member of the national Council of American Jewish Museums.

Contributions to KCJMCA are tax deductible and donations may be sent to 5500 West 123rd Street, Overland Park, KS 66209.

KCJMCA membership, volunteering and sponsorship opportunities are always available.

Connecting Communities & Generations through the Arts

PAST PRESIDENTSSaul Kass (Of Blessed Memory)Michael KleinHugh MerrillLarry Meeker

FOUNDERSSybil & Norman Kahn

KCJMCABOARD OF DIRECTORS

Regina Kort, PresidentSylvia Augustus, Vice PresidentLynn Intrater, Vice PresidentLynn Schweig, SecretaryPeter Beren, Treasurer

Herb Adler, HonoraryDick AndersonStuart BittermanSherry Cromwell-LacyJacqueline Epsten, HonoraryPeggy KrigelLinda LightonSharon LundJules MoskowitzBarbara SmithPaul SokoloffIrma StarrEllen TaylorSherman TitensJoni WeinerShirley White

STAFFEileen Garry, Executive DirectorMarcus Cain, CuratorAbby Rufkahr, Administrative Assistant

Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary ArtEpsten Gallery | Museum Without Walls

5500 West 123rd Street, Overland Park, KS 66209 Ph: 913.266.8413 | Fx: 913.345.2611

www.kcjmca.org

Cover Images, from left to right, top to bottom: Daniel Lough, Marci Aylward, Norman Jacobson, Mindy Goodman, Rachel Kort, Todd Cero-Atl, Jesse Christopher, Lorrie Crystal Eigles, Anne Pearce, Bev Gegen, Maria Creyts, Michael Krueger, Janet Kuemmerlein, Miki Baird, Phil Shafer, & Bowie Croisant.


Dear Friends,

KCJMCA’s Epsten Gallery is a unique gallery located in a senior care facility. However, because of our roots in Museum Without Walls, we have opportunities and flexibility to present exhibits and programming outside Village Shalom. This allows us to bring in and support a variety of contemporary art content while serving multiple audiences and interests in the general community.

Members as well as newcomers to the organization have attended KCJMCA’s many successful art crawls. We have toured private collectors’ homes, artists’ studios and the One Percent For Art program sites in Kansas City. The tours have even taken us to Omaha, Nebraska with a special opportunity to meet the internationally known ceramic artist Jun Kanaeko. We were also privileged to visit the home and private art gallery of the late Phillip Schraeger, who was ranked among the top art collectors in the country. We are planning more crawls for the summer and fall of 2011 that will be equally informative and fun.

This year, Urban Suburban, our annual fundraiser, will help celebrate our tenth year in the Epsten Gallery. Urban Suburban has earned a reputation for being a special art auction, featuring local and national artists. At this great event, guests have an opportunity to purchase original art during our silent and live auction. Please save the date, Saturday, October 23, for this important fundraising event.

Simply put, we do a lot of wonderful stuff for the community and the arts, and I urge you to join us in our efforts. If you are already a member, tell your friends about us and urge them to be members. If you are reading this and you are not a member, please join this fantastic organization and help us to continue our meaningful work.

We are here for you!

Regina Kort, President

PAST PRESIDENTSSaul Kass (Of Blessed Memory)Michael KleinHugh MerrillLarry Meeker

FOUNDERSSybil & Norman Kahn

STAFFEileen Garry, Executive DirectorMarcus Cain, CuratorAbby Rufkahr, Administrative Assistant

A Letter from the PresidentA Letter from the President


2010 Friends of the Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art

Patrons ($1000+)Herb AdlerMichael KleinPeggy KrigelIrma Starr

Donors ($500+)Ronnie & Dierdre BakerPeter & Sarah BerenIrene DreiseszunPaul Garry & Susan RollinsBarnett & Shirley HelzbergWilliam & Regina KortLinda Lighton & Lynn AdkinsJane VoorheesShirley White

Floyd & Bari FreidenEd & Sandi FriedRobert & Jackie GershonThomas & Anne GillGerry GoldbergLee GoodmanRobin GrossEd & Rickie HaithBen Hansen & Tonya WitmerRichard & Lynne HodgmanWilliam & Lynn IntraterJill JacobAnn JacobsonHarvey & Michele KaplanHoward & Ritchie KayeStan & Marlene KatzDavid & Dana KrietBruce & Gayle KrigelPaul LernerBernard & Joan LevineSharon LundMel & Lore MallinLarry & Cynthia MeekerJules & Beti MoskowitzJerry & Margaret NermanElizabeth RaineMarjorie SackinHarold & Carol SaderLynn SchweigLebert ShultzPaul & Deborah SokoloffArthur Tatge & Stephanie Garry-TatgeEllen TaylorSherman & Peggy TitensAnn UngerJudy WassermanLawrence & Joni WeinerBob & Jean Zeldin

For a complete list of KCJMCA Friends and contributors, please visit www.kcjmca.org

Collectors ($300+)Peter AlpertDick & Gloria AndersonIrene BettingerEileen GarryDeedee KingJames & Lisa KleinJason & Heather KortJames Lacy & Sherry Cromwell-LacyIra & Pat Stein

Sustaining ($118+)Sylvia AugustusMiki BairdTom & Carol BarnettIrv BelzerBetty BrandMark BrodkeyMarcus CainHarriett CharnoAlvin & Sharon CohenAnn CohenNorman & Rachelle CraigLeib DodellAlan Edelman & Debbie Sosland-Edleman

A hearty THANK YOU to current KCJMCA supporters!On behalf of those whose lives we touch, KCJMCA would like to thank the following KCJMCA Friends and contributors. Your enthusiastic support allows KCJMCA to stand tall among our community’s many venerable art institutions. Thank you, and we look forward to your support in the future!


Lawrence & Joni Weiner

UrbanSuburban Patrons

Moshe Frumin: Ancient Instruments2010

The Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art wishes to thank the following UrbanSuburban 2010

In-Kind Contributors & Sponsors

Rita Blitt • DST Systems & DST Output • Hallmark Cards, Inc.Inspired Occasions • Norman & Sybil Kahn • Rachel Kort

Peggy Krigel • Sandy & Erlene Krigel • Major BrandsState of the Art Framing • Thompsons Frame & Gallery

Sterling, Inc. • US Toy • Village Shalom Williams Land & Cattle Auction Co.

And all of our catalogue sponsors and advertisers!

UrbanSuburban Exhibition 2009

Dr. Lawrence Cohen & Donna Gould Cohen

UrbanSuburban PatronsBill & Lynn Intrater

UrbanSuburban Patrons

Mark Cowardin: From the Ground Up2009



Established in 2000, through a generous gift by Robert & Jacqueline Epsten, The Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom engages residents in conversations and new relationships that stimulate the mind and broaden contact with the world. The Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art has made a longstanding commitment, together with Robert & Jacqueline Epsten and Village Shalom, to advance the use of museum-quality art exhibitions and programming to enhance the lives of elderly citizens and the suburban community through this wonderful venue.

Over the past decade, we have witnessed our exhibitions and programs inspire residents and staff of Village Shalom, artists, and members of our suburban and urban communities alike. Representing a strategic partnership, a vision, and more than a decade of community support, we are honored to acknowledge 10 years of the Epsten Gallery’s museum-quality exhibitions and programming for Village Shalom and the Kansas City region.

Our mission has been to provide innovative art exhibitions and related programming that engage seniors and diverse audiences from all segments of our community to enrich lives and celebrate our common humanity through art. Through your generosity and continued support, we hope to keep the Epsten Gallery at the forefront of both mind and effort – to identify art as health and human enrichment, and as an enhancement for every stage of life.

Thank you Robert & Jacqueline Epsten!

Sincerely,The Board and Staff of The Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art

Art is a Quality of Life Issue: The Vision of Robert & Jacqueline Epsten

Bob & Jackie Epsten at the 2008 Urban Suburban Patron Party

Image to the left: Collage of the KCJMCA Showcards from the past 10 years


Image: Curtis Mann: Altered States, July 11 – August 22, 2010, Epsten Gallery. Courtesy of E.G. Schempf

Mazel Tov! Kansas City Jewish Museum

of Contemporary Art


Thank you for your generosity.(Please cut and remove along the dash line and return in envelope with postage to:

KCJMCA, 5500 West 123rd Street, Overland Park, KS 66209)

Enclosed is my check for __________________ made out to the Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art.

Please charge my VISA MASTERCARD DISCOVER AMEX in the amount of ___________ . My card # is __________________________________________ Expiration Date _______________ VCode (3 digits) ___________

YES! I would like to become a Friend of KCJMCA:

No thank you, but I would like to make a donation:

NAMES(S) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS ________________________________________ CITY _____________________________ STATE ______ ZIP ___________

PHONE _______________________________________________ EMAIL _____________________________________________________

Young Friend, ages 21-35 ($35+) Membership card; Invitations to all exhibition openings and public events; E-mail subscription to Muse KCJMCA newsletter with acknowledgment; Invitations to special KCJMCA Friends and Young Friends events; Advanced ticket sales to fee-based events such as art crawls, tours and trips.

Friend, Individual, ages 36 and up ($50+)All benefits above for single adult.

Friend, Household ($75+) All benefits above for an adult and household.

Friend, Sustaining ($118+) All benefits above + 10% discount on fee-based events (excluding fundraisers) and a subscription to the Muse KCJMCA newsletter with acknowledgment.

Friend, Collector ($300+) All benefits above + 20% discount on fee-based events (excluding fundraisers).

Friend, Donor ($500+) All benefits above + mailed complimentary copies of KCJMCA exhibition catalogues; 20% discount on fee-based events for two guests (excluding fundraisers); A one-year complimentary “gift” membership, at the Individual level, to give to a non-member friend.

Friend, Patron ($1,000+) All benefits above + acknowledgment on KCJMCA website; 20% discount on fee-based events for two additional guests (for total of four) (excluding fundraisers); Two one-year complimentary “gift” memberships, at the Individual level, to give to two non-member friends; Reciprocal Membership in select National Jewish Museums.

Friend, Exhibition Sponsor ($5,000+) All benefits above + option to link your corporation or business to the KCJMCA website; Acknowledgement in one exhibition catalogue and within vinyl signage on Epsten Gallery wall during one exhibition.

Young Friend

In Honor of ___________________________ In Memory of ________________________________ Other ______________________

Please send acknowledgement to: Name __________________________________ Address ____________________________________

Exhibition SponsorPatronDonorCollectorSustainingHouseholdIndividual


BIDDING NUMBER PADDLESGuests may obtain bidding number paddles upon checking in at the auction event. These numbers will be your unique identifier to be used when placing your bid on objects in the live and silent auctions.

SILENT AUCTIONThe silent auction will be held in two (A & B) segments, each closing independently over the course of the evening. Please refer to the Auction Schedule, which will be printed on the back of the bidding number paddles distributed during the evening of the auction.

LIVE AUCTIONThe live auction will be held immediately following the closing of the first (A) silent auction. (Silent-auction objects without a single bid at the close of Silent Auction A automatically transfer to Silent Auction B.)

WINNING BIDSObjects are awarded to the highest bidder, and only bids made in the increments designated on each bid sheet will be honored at checkout.

BUY-IT-NOWA Buy-It-Now option is available on select items. These may be purchased by circling the price designated for this option and writing in your bid number and name. The bidder must also notify an auction volunteer to immediately close the bidding on that item. These purchases will be processed when the auction segment associated with the piece has closed.

SEALED BIDSSealed bids will be available to those individuals who are not able to attend the auction. These bids will be opened the day of the auction and entered accordingly. Consult staff in the KCJMCA office for sealed bidding information.

ALL SALES ARE FINAL.Allow at least 20 minutes after each auction segment closes to retrieve your purchases. Payment by cash, check, Mastercard, Visa, Discover, and American Express will be accepted.

All items purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises by the end of the evening unless special arrangements are made with the staff.

Some items may be wrapped for their protection.


2010 PARTICIPATING ARTISTSThe Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art wishes to thank the participating artists

of Urban Suburban for their participation and generous donations of exceptional artwork!(The following list is a partial list of participants and objects confirmed for auction as of 8.9.2010)

Art is magic, and I am an Art Magician who sees everything as potential material. Personal art history and popular culture are strong influences which become manifest as visual adventures.

Abraham received his BFA in Painting from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1963 and his MFA in Ceramics from the University of Nebraska in 1969. He has been a studio artist since 1972 and is currently living in Lucas, KS.

Eric Abrahamwww.ericabraham.net785.252.7722

Jane Almirall received her MFA in painting at ASU in 2003 and was in the 2003 Birds in Art exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum where she has work in the permanent drawing collection. She was an artist-in residence at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in 2004 and since then she has been working as a full-time artist in Kansas City, MO, where she lives with her husband, daughter and son. Her work is available at Good Girl Art Gallery in Springfield, MO and g2 Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ.

Jane [email protected]

#ErAb003 (Not Pictured) Lion Candle Holder, 2010Value: $275

#JaAl004Broken, Intact, 2010Gouache, tea on hand-cut paper20.5” x 28.5” Value: $1,200

#ErAb002Hey Diddle Diddle, etc.,

etc., etc., 2010Porcelain with altered

plexiglass mirrorValue: $750

I am fascinated by the elegance and simple symmetry of wheel thrown forms, particularly the ancient and nurturing shape of the bowl. My current work investigates an intersection between the inherent plasticity of wheel thrown forms and the indelibly rigid strength of permanent, cast bronze.

Robert [email protected]

#RoAn005Latifolia, 2009

Bronze, lost wax casting, unique17” x 5”

Value: $1,200


Jon Scott Andersonwww.jonscottanderson.com

Sylvia [email protected]

#JSAn007Coast Stones 2, 2005Archival pigment print, ed. 1/1560” x 11”Value: $1,500

Sylvia Rose Augustus is a native New Yorker, who moved to the Kansas City Metro six years ago. Sylvia holds a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis; a Master’s of Arts in Historic Preservation from Cornell University and a Master’s of Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley. Sylvia has shown and sold her photography and paintings in the Kansas City Metro. She resides in Kansas City, Kansas with her husband Scott and their dogs.

#SyRo008Snowscape (Yosemite Valley), 1993Color 35mm film photograph20” x 24”Value: $350

Jon Scott Anderson has a background in painting (KCAI, BFA) and in filmmaking (Syracuse University, M.F.A.). Anderson has exhibited his work internationally with one person shows in NYC, Kansas City and Tokyo. His photos are in the corporate collections of: Sprint Corporation, Capital One Services, Inc., Lathrop & Gage, Emprise Bank, Kearney Commercial Bank, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Spenser Fane Britt & Browne, as well as many private collections.

In landscape, color and light are what draws me. The endlessly changing land, sky, moving clouds cast shadows, and light is vital to life. The land has a constant and universal quality, evoking memories and triggering the senses. The experience of being out in the landscape is something that challenges me to capture and express this.

Marci [email protected]

#MaAy009West Bottoms, Hickory and Louis Avenue, 2009Acrylic on Convas, 30” x 40”Value: $1,500


Miki [email protected]

Rosena Baumliwww.jewelryby [email protected]

#MiBa010Bertha...window seat 23, 2010Archival pigment prints applied individually to silk covered felt 20” x 30”Value: $2,100

Miki Baird received a BFA in sculpture and a MFA from KU. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Hollander Family Foundation, Avenue of the Arts Foundation, Creative Capital Development Workshop, an ArtsKC Fund Inspiration Grant as well as a Missouri Bank Artboards commission. Her work has been shown in group and solo exhibitions regionally and nationally and is included for the second year in the 2010 flatfiles at Contemporary Museum St. Louis. Her work is held in numerous private collections.

As a musician and thespian, colors fascinate me most. With jewelry, I have found another way to create feelings with the same artistic elements: color, texture, line, pattern, and style. I have returned to Missouri after working in New England and Germany (where I recorded with the Bamberger Canterey).

#RoBa013Carnelian Slabs, 2010Necklace: Carnelian, Gold filled clasp & beadsValue: $184

#RoBa011 (Not Pictured) Value: $234Spring Seduction, 2010, Necklace

#RoBa012 (Not Pictured) Value: $88Dancing Leaves: Fall, 2010, Necklace

#RoBa014 (Not Pictured) Value: $194Going (Swarovksi) Green, 2010, Necklace

#RoBa015 (Not Pictured) Value: $148Gray Skies Lightning, 2010, Necklace

#MaAy009West Bottoms, Hickory and Louis Avenue, 2009Acrylic on Convas, 30” x 40”Value: $1,500

Randy [email protected]

Randi Berger began her formal training when she attended the Philadelphia College of Art. Several years later, she attended San Francisco State University, where she earned a degree in Art Education and taught art education for 15 years in a middle school outside Philadelphia. Randi is currently living in Kansas, where she is the owner of Caleb’s Lighthouse … A Sea of Beads, a full-service bead shop. boutique and studio.

#RaBe016 Silver Wrapped Turquoise

Pendant Necklace, 2010Crocheted silver wire, turquoise

nuggets, Swarovski crystals, silver beads

Value: $145


Marcus [email protected]

John Davis Carrollwww.johndaviscarroll.com

#JoCa019East Wind, 2009Oil on Wood, 6” x 9”Value: $450

#MaCa018Forgotten Place, 2009Acrylic, ink, latex, watercolor on panel, 12” x 12”Value: $1,200

Marcus Cain is an artist, curator and writer based in Kansas City, MO. He holds a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute, and he actively exhibits his work throughout the Midwest and across the country. His work may be found in the public collections of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, American Century Investments, Sprint Corporation, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Westin Hotels and CBIZ Corporation.

*Artwork courtesy Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art.

John Davis Carroll grew up in New England and attended a small private art school called Swain School of Design where he received a B.F.A. in Painting. From there Carroll went on to graduate school at Parsons School of Design in NYC and graduated with a M.F.A. in painting. He has taught art in the Kansas City area for the last 17 years.

Todd [email protected]

#ToCe020How Deeply Rooted, 2009

Handbuilt / slipcast English porcelain, glaze, felt,

16” x 12” x 12”Value: $1,900

Drawing from my own lexicon of fantasy and metaphor and combining it with a contemporary sense of ambient danger, I am mapping out my own corner of the post-modern landscape, an urbane world where seduction and beauty merges seamlessly with cruelty, obsessiveness, and sexual identity.


Jesse [email protected]

Beth [email protected]

#JeCh021And we all fall down, 2010

Acrylic on panel, 24” x 24”Value: $500

#BeCo023 (Not Pictured) Value: $325Lariat Necklace, 2010

#BeCo022 (Not Pictured) Value: $189Vintage Lucite Necklace & Earring Set, 2010

#BeCo024 (Not Pictured) Value: $250Magnesite Turquoise Necklace, 2010

#BeCo025Purple Wave Necklace, 2010Purple shell, orange Swarovski

crystal cluster, lavendar fresh water pearls, sterling silver

Value: $385

With cerebral response to visual stimuli through chemical reaction, we attempt to make sense out of an experience through cognition or recognition. I rearrange statistical information without removing primal familiarity with the image. Abstractions of formal anatomy suspend prejudice from memory and introduce new interpretations. My imagery references not just the external human but also our internal systems.

Beth Cosner received her BFA in Design from KU, where she studied Metalsmithing. She went on to the Gemological Institute of America, where she received her Graduate Jeweler Diploma. Cosner designs and manufactures each piece by hand with a careful attention to design and fine craftsmanship. She exhibits her work in art shows throughout the region and in stores and galleries throughout the United States.

Mark Cowardinwww.markcowardin.com

#MaCo026Going, Going Gone, 2010

2 x 4’s & vinyl letters, 60” x 12” x 11”

Value: $2,200

After receiving his B.F.A. in sculpture from the University of Kansas in 1998, Mark H. Cowardin moved on to the University of Arizona in Tucson where he completed his M.F.A. in 2001. Mark’s sculptural work, which conceptually explores the intersection of humans and the natural world, has been exhibited widely on regional and national levels. Cowardin’s work is included in numerous public and private collections, includ-ing the John Michael Kohler Art Center, Mississippi State University, and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art.


Maria [email protected]

Bowie [email protected]

#MaCr027Chimera, 2010

Archival pigment print, artist proof, 12” x 11”

Value: $400

#BoCr028Untitled Sketch 08099, 2010Porcelain, 9.5” x 7” x 9”Value: $500

Maria Creyts earned her MFA at Yale and her BFA at KCAI ~ her works are signed mariaurora. She is the recipient of a 2010 Inspiration Grant. Early this summer she traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico where she taught at the Museo Textil and presented an exhibit at the Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo. In August, she showed a wall of work in Art Bazaar at Lyons Wier Gal-lery in Chelsea, New York City. Look for her work in BNIM Architecture’s ten windows at 14th and Baltimore in December – January (2010 – 2011).

Bowie Croisant received a BFA from Kansas State University in ceramics, has studied at the Kansas City Art Institute, and is currently artist-in-residence at Red Star Studios ceramic center. His work is in multiple public and private collections including the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, and it has been featured in over 30 group exhibitions. Bowie’s work has been featured in local and national publications including the cover of Pottery Making Illustrated and Ceramics Monthly as a 2010 Emerging Artist.

Lorrie Crystal [email protected]

#LoEi030Floating on a Sea of Color, 2010Color Pencil, onk on paper, 15” x 22”Value: $525

As a color pencil and ink artist, Lorrie Crystal Eigles has a highly intuitive and spontaneous approach to creating art. She begins drawing free hand on paper using black ink with the curvilinear imagery unfolding into whimsical art. Using so many intense colors in her work lifts her spirits and those of her viewers. Lorrie’s award winning art has been in many solo and group art exhibits. Her art is in private and business collections, including the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, throughout the United States and New Zealand. Lorrie has a Bachelor’s degree in Art, Sociology and American Studies and a Master’s degree in Counseling from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.


Deanna Dikemanwww.deannadikeman.comddikeman@mac.comwww.thedolphingallery.com

Nate [email protected]

#DeDi/NaFo031outside spin, 2007Enamel and archival inkject print on wood w/ cat toys & glass knob40” x 25.25”Value: $4,200

Deanna Dikeman has been a photographer since 1985. Her work is in the collections of The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL, The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS, Sprint Corporation, American Century Corporation, Corporate Communications Group, Overland Park, KS, and The Federal Reserve Bank, Kansas City, MO. Most recently, she has been photographing ballroom dancers and their rhinestone-encrusted clothing in movement. Deanna received a 2006 Charlotte Street Award. She is represented by Dolphin Gallery in Kansas City, MO.

While primarily a painter, Fors has entertained a great variety of media from drawing and painting to public sculpture, installation, digital prints, and video. He also serves as a collaborative artist with the Kansas City based Owen/Cox Dance Group doing conceptual design as well as video, costume and set design for this live music ballet company. Reinvention and investigation of materials are critical to his methods. Fors is a past recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a Charlotte Street Fund Award, an Avenue of the Arts Foundation Award and a Missouri Visual Artists Biennial Fellowship. He has shown extensively in the Kansas City area as well as in Los Angeles and New York. His solo exhibition venues include the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. His paintings are in the collections of the the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, the Kemper Museum of Art and the Spencer Museum at the University of Kansas as well as numerous corporate and private collections.

Gloria Baker [email protected]

#GlFe032 (Not Pictured) Value: $750Goat, Kajjansi, Uganda, 2009Archival pigment print, 19” x 13”

#GlFe033Five Children, Kajjansi, Uganda, 2009Archival pigment print, 19” x 13”Value: $750

Gloria has been a photographer for most of her life. She was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, and received her MA in Photography from the University of Wisconsin. Her work is in the collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museumof Art, the Center for Creative Photography, the High Museum of Art, the University of Kentucky Art Museum and the Nerman Contemporary Gallery of Art, and the corporate collections of Sprint, H&R Block, and American Century. She has self-published three books: Convergence, Among the Ashes and Kutuuka.


Sue [email protected]

Jorge Garcia-Almodovarwww.garcia-almodovar.com

#SuFr034Window Series #21, 25, 26, 2006Acrylic on paper, 13.5” x 28”Value: $900

#JoGa035Untitled (Dots), 2009

Color shifting vinyl on vellum24” x 18”

Value: $650

Sue spent her formative years growing up in central Missouri, and acquired an interest in both art and nature. After getting married, she lived in California and attended Art Center College of Design. Both the school and the environment helped influence her later work. In Missouri, she received her undergraduate degree from UMKC and her Masters at the UCM. She and her husband spent time living in Paraguay, Brazil, and Egypt. Sue currently resides in Kansas City with her husband Brian, maintains a studio in the West Bottoms, and continues to work and exhibit.

Jorge García Almodóvar was born in Paterson, NJ, in 1972. He attended the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and also studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. García’s work involves studies in symmetrical patterns, often using interactive materials, and it is often influenced by music. His most recent project entitled Crescendo, is a 20-foot tall permanent sculpture located at Summit Fair Shopping Center in Lee’s Summit, MO.

Rachelle Gardnerwww.mgardner.com

#RaGa036Neb, 2010

Slip-cast & pit-fired earthernware, needle-felted wool, silk

Value: $250

Rachelle Gardner is a mixed-media artist and designer. Raised on a farm outside Kansas City, she later studied interior architecture and furniture design. Her design background results in works using traditional drawing and ceramic media with fibers and woodworking, as she is fascinated with combining male and female-based handcrafts.


Stephanie Garry & Sandi Weinsteinwww.beachhousejewels.com

Laura [email protected]

#StGa/SaWe037 (Not Pictured) Value: $300Carnelian & Tibetan Coral Healing Pendant Necklace, 2010

#StGa/SaWe038Double Strand Crystal Tibetan

Pendant Necklace, 2010Necklace: Crystal &

Tibetan pendantsValue: $350

#StGa/SaWe 039 (Not Pictured) Value: $300Green Carnelian & Amber Neckalce w/ Horse Bone Healing Pendant, 2010

#StGa/SaWe040 (Not Pictured) Value: $250Smoky Crystal Tibetan Pendant Necklace, 2010

#StGa/SaWe041 (Not Pictured) Value: $250Varigated Blue Agate Glass Necklace 2010

#LaGa042Bird (from the Guru Series), 2008

Ceramic, 24” x 20” x 17”Value: $3,000

Stephanie Garry and Sandi Weinstein have been friends for over 20 years. Sandi, a fashion stylist, has made people look beautiful in magazines and on runways, while Stephanie has lent her face and voice to over 700 commercials, books on tape, stage plays and narrations. Both artists have Bachelor of Fine Art degrees, and jewelry design is their shared passion. Whether worn singularly or combined, their trend-setting collection of one-of-a-kind pieces express creativity and originality.

Laura grew up all over the Southeast and lived several years on a sailboat during her youth. She studied Ceramics at Virginia Commonwealth University and Temple University, where she received her B.F.A. and M.F.A., respectively. In addition to her work, she enjoys gardening, growing orchids, and traveling. She teaches Ceramics and lives in Lenexa with fellow ceramist Nick Haney and their son Lucas.

Bev [email protected]

#BeGe043Traces, 2010

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas30” x 30” x 1.25” Value: $1,500

Bev Gegen has exhibited widely in group and solo shows in Kansas City, Salina, Manhattan, Lincoln, DesMoines, and Los Angeles. Her work is represented in several public and private collections including: the Stowers Institute of Medical Research, University of Northern Iowa, and the Raphael and Intercontinental Hotels. She is a life long resident of Kansas City, MO.


Rhonda [email protected]

Lester [email protected]

#LeGo052Sunscreen, 1985

Lithograph on paper (signed & dated)

31” x 23”Value: $1,000

#RhGi046Tibetan Necklace w/ Hill Tribe

Flower Beads, 2010Hand-engraved silver, Carnelian,

Hill Tribe flower beads, agate Value: $375

Rhonda has designed jewelry for over 20 years. She sometimes incorporates authentic Tibetan pendants into innovative modern designs with the goal of bestowing warmth and protection onto the wearer. Her work has been shown locally in fine art galleries and displayed in Las Vegas, and Rancho Mirage, California. Her unique style evolved from an extensive background consisting of collage art, photo negative retouching, commercial art studies as well as figure drawing at the Kansas City Art Institute. She received two second-place awards for her collage work but prefers jewelry designing as the primary focus of her talents.

Not Pictured: NECKLACES #RhGi044 (Value: $110), #RhGi045 (Value: $95), #RhGi047 (Value: $95),#RhGi048 (Value: $275), #RhGi049 (Value: $135), #RhGi050 (Value: $125), #RhGi051 (Value: $125).

Lester Goldman (1942-2005) was a popular Kansas City artist and KCAI Professor of Painting and Drawing. Over his 40-year career, Goldman’s work encompassed performance art, multimedia productions, and happenings in addition to hundreds of paintings, sculptures, and works on paper. Awards include two NEA Grants (1980s), four Andrew Mellon Faculty Development Grants (1984-1992), a Charlotte Street Foundation award (2001), and a KCAI Excellence in Teaching Award (2003). His works are in private and public collections of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Albrecht-Kemper Art Museum, Daum Museum, IBM, H&R Block, Polsinelli and many others.

Mindy [email protected]

While studying textiles at the University of Kansas, I became intrigued with marks left by hand and time on fabric. Such details can tell the life story of cloth. Conceptually, this is important to me. Through evidence of hand, I endeavor to contain my story in the vessels I create.

#MiGo53Captive, 2008

Silk, canvas, basket reed, machine stitching, staples, plain weave

15.5” x 12” x 6”Value: $1,000


Shea [email protected]

Nicholas [email protected]

#ShGo054SOS Earth, 2010

Giclee print on archival paper26” x 24”

Value: $450

#NiHa055Untitled Pitcher, 2009

Porcelain, glaze12” x 11”

Value: $140

The work of visual, musical and performance artist Shea Gordon has been included in exhibits in London, England, Paris, France, New York, NY, Washington, D.C., Miami, FL, Australia, New Zealand and South America. Gordon received an AAS Degree from Finch College in New York, NY, and worked in the Chelsea Hotel studio of Takis Vasilakis, who is a strong influence on her work. She also attended the School of Visua Arts, New York, NY, and the University of Miami, FL. Gordon has been a visiting artist and lecturer at numerous colleges and universities across the country, and she has been the recipient of an Missouri Arts Council Creative Artist Award and two National Endowment for the Arts/Mid America Arts Alliance grants.

Originally from northern Virginia, Nick received his B.F.A. in Ceramics from Virginia Commonwealth University and his M.F.A.-Ceramics from Temple University. In addition to working in clay, he enjoys building things with a variety of materials. Nick teaches ceramics and works out of his Lenexa home where he lives with clay artist Laura Gascogne and their son, Lucas.

David [email protected]

#DaHa056Ten Minute Drawing Series #1, 2010Acrylic, graphite on paper, 12” x 16”Value: $300

David Harrison has been an instructor at KCAI since 1999. He earned a BFA from Missouri State University and an MFA from Boston University. His work has been shown in galleries in Boston, New York City at the Bowery Gallery, and locally in Missouri and Kansas City, most recently at the Jan Weiner Gallery and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art.

#DaHa057 (Not Pictured) Value: $300Ten Minute Drawing Series #2, 2010Acrylic, graphite on paper, 12” x 16”


Lynne [email protected]

Richard [email protected]

#LyHo058Mala One, 2010Ink & watercolor on paper, 25” x 21”Value: $395

#RiHo059Yellow Leaf, 2007

Archival pigment print, 27” x 21”Value: $350

My art addresses the mysterious abstraction of written language. I create language-like symbols I call Glyphs, which are wholly invented and one-of-a-kind. There is no alphabet or translation. I have made tens of thousands of Glyphs in many mediums. My work is repetitive, rhythmic, and obsessive, and often created in series.

I look for unusual scenes and detail that is hidden in plain sight. I present the resulting images in a way to evoke feelings I had when I encountered the original scenes. I have focused on photography for ten years.

Norman [email protected]

#NoJa061Taj Mahal, Boy with Camel, 2008


#NoJa062 (Not Pictured)Hats, Jerusalem, 2008


Norman Jacobson’s photos hang in a number of corporate offices and in his 240-page cocktail table book, Faces and Places in Time. Although Norm is a realtor and apartment house manager with offices in Northern and Southern California, he has pursued photography as an avocation for 50 years. Norm and his wife Sandy have visited 62 foreign countries for photo shoots and pleasure. His favorite location is the State of Rajasthan in India.


Ritchie [email protected]

Amy [email protected]

#RiKa063 Untitled, 2010Archival pigment print, 40” x 15”Value: $1,500

#AmKe064 Bowl, 2010Glazed earthernware, 8” x 17.5”Value: $800

Born and raised in Kansas City, Ritchie Kaye attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, earning a BFA, in Painting and Printmaking, with a minor in Sculpture. She has completed graduate work at VCU, Hampton University, and SACI in Florence, Italy. Ritchie’s work has shown nationally and locally, at Leedy-Voulkos, Robert Frazier Gallery, The Late Show, Pi Gallery, KCAC, HR Block Artspace, and Leedy-Voulkos Art Center.

Amy Kephart received her B.F.A. from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1995 and Her M.F.A. from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in 1998. Amy is an educator and a ceramic artist. Presently she is teaching at Johnson County Community Collage and MCC Longview. Her work has been represented in Regional and National Art Exhibitions. Amy currently resides in Overland Park, Kansas.

Jessica [email protected]

#JeKi065 Going Supernova, 2010Necklace: colored beads,

silk thread, magnetic clasp2” x 2” x 16”Value: $80

#JeKi066 (Not Pictured) Quintessence, 2010

NecklaceValue: $80

Jessica Kincaid earned her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and her MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. In 2007, she received the Charlotte Street Foundation Award. Her work is featured in public and private collections such as the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City resident Sean Kelley, Kansas residents Cindy & Larry Meeker, and the Emprise Bank in Wichita, KS.


Ellie [email protected]@gmail.com

Rachel [email protected]

#ElKo067 Drip, 2010

Oil, enamel, and spray paint on canvas, 36” x 36”

Value: $700

#RaKo068 Transport, 2010

Alkyd oils, enamel, and spray paint on canvas, 60” x 48”

Value: $1,800

Ellie Kort is a native of Kansas City. She received her BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Kansas in 2001. She currently works as a graphic designer for Hallmark Cards. Ellie says her work has been most inspired by artists Frank Stella, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Antoni Gaudí, Hung Liu, Chuck Close, André Saraiva, Jonathan Saunders, Margaret Killgallan, Barry McGee, and Banksy. She attributes her love of art to her mother, the “picture lady” at her grade school.

Rachel is a native of Kansas City. She graduated from the University of Kansas in 1998 with a B.F.A. in Painting. Presently, she is working as a full time graphic designer. She enjoys painting on large canvases using intense colors and various media. Some of her influences are Willem de Kooning, Hans Hoffman, tag artists, design, and nature.

Michael Kruegerwww.michaelkrueger.us

#MiKr069 Rocky Mountain High, 2009Handcolored intaglio, edition 10, 11” x 14”Value: $700

Michael Krueger is a father, an artist, and a teacher. He was born on January 5, 1967, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He has recently had solo shows at Sunday L.E.S., New York, NY, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA, and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. His work has been included in group exhibitions at Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY, Ambacher Contemporary, Munich, Germany, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, and International Print Center New York, (Chelsea) New York, NY among others.


Janet [email protected]

Heather [email protected]

#JaKu070 Crocheted Necklace, 2010

Necklace: Crocheted sterling silver, faux pearls, Swarovski crystals

Value: $250

Janet Kuemmerlein studied at the College of Creative Studies in Detroit, and the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. In 2009, she was awarded Kansas Arts Commission Master Artist Fellowship. Her work is featured in collections of the Chicago Institute of Art, Smithsonian Museum, Washington D.C., Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO, Rochester Institute of Technology, and the Georgia Institute of Technology.

#JaKu071 Silk Scarf, 2010

Scarf: Hand-died, 100% silkValue: $110

#HeLa072 Lake Front, 2008Mixed media on paper, 5” x 9.5”Value: $150

Heather Lamanno is an artist and art educator who lives and works in Kansas City. A graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute, she currently teaches at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College. In 2009, she was selected to participate in the Urban Culture Project Studio Residency Program through the Charlotte Street Foundation. Her work has been exhibited locally and recently in St. Louis and Springfield, MO.

Linda [email protected]

#LiLi074 Pansy, 2009

Ceramic, glaze, lustreValue: $1,400

#LiLi075 (Not Pictured) Seder Shank Bone, 2009

PorcelainValue: $225

I agonize over the life I give my sculptures and how they will evolve into being through form and color. I believe their story may be told cogently and clearly by picking the right color, layering it and shining it into existence. The depth of a plum red, the languid pulsing of purple with blood and muscle underneath, the lofted softness of a creamy peach satin quilt, with just a bit of tartness —these are the colors, and their attendant emotions, that I try to achieve in my work.


Daniel [email protected]

Susi [email protected]

#DaLo076 Reverberation #26, 2010Acrylic on canvas, 20” x 26”Value: $500

Daniel Lough received a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute where he studied with David Harrison, Julie Farstad, and Distinguished Chair Warren Rosser. Active in the local arts community, he works as a studio assistant for other local artists, curates exhibitions, and his work can be found in numerous private and corporate collections. Though primarily a painter, he also works with video, photography, and installation.

Painter, printmaker, muralist, and KCAI alumni Susi Lulaki taught art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art for 20 years, and lives on the Westside in Kansas City. Lulaki previously served as Associate Editor for Review magazine, and she owned and operated a successful Greek restaurant in Kansas City for several years. According to the artist, “My art expresses joy in nature, my love of plants and literature.”

#SuLu077 Midnight in the Secret Garden

of Good & Evil, 2010Oil on canvas, 30” x 30”

Value: $1,200

Marilyn [email protected]

#MaMa078 August Red, 2010Mylar, acrylic, graphite on Canson paper, 16.5” x 20”Value: $850

My drawings are mixed media and are built much the same way architecture is built with an underlying structure of intersections and connections upon which a facade is added. The under- structure of whirling about forms guides Mylar panels heat-bonded together to form a fascia that at times obscures or reveals the structure beneath.


Karen [email protected]

Hugh [email protected]

#KaMc079 Traces & Furrows, 2008Acrylic on vellum, 54” x 36”Value: $2,800

#HuMe080 Kenya, 2009

Etching, drawing on paperValue: $1,500

Dylan [email protected]

#DyMo081 Ble$$ed, 2008Brass, aluminum & rhinestones Value: $700

Karen McCoy is an associate professor of art in the sculpture department at Kansas City Art Institute, where she has taught since 1994, serving as chair of the department from 1994 to 2003. Before joining the KCAI faculty, she was assistant professor of art at Williams College. Born in Missouri, Ms. McCoy earned an M.F.A. degree at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1978.

Professor Hugh Merrill is a noted studio artist, community artist and printmaker whose artwork has been exhibited internationally and is in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Nelson-Atkins Museum, and many others. In 1996, he collaborated with French artist Christian Boltanski on Our City Ourselves for the Kemper Museum. He is Director of Chameleon Arts and Youth Development and has facilitated over $1,000,000 in community arts projects for inner city youth in Kansas City. He is the past president of the Jewish Museum Foundation of Kansas City and has taught at the Kansas City Art Institute for over 33 years.

Dylan Mortimer holds a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York, NY. He has had solo shows at the Epsten Gallery, The Cube Gallery, Vlepo Gallery in New York, Boots Contemporary Art Space in St. Louis, and group shows at David Zwirner, Longwood Arts Center in the Bronx, and Columbia University, New York, NY. He has installed public art in Kansas City, Chicago, IL, New York, NY, Baltimore, MD, Lawrence, KS, and St. Louis, MO. He is also a pastor at a church in Kansas City, where he preaches what he practices.


Maryellen [email protected]

Robyn Nicholswww.robynnichols.com

Laura Nugentwww.lauranugent.com

#MaMu082 Reine De Joie, 2007

Clay, Terra Sigillata16” x 10” x 11”Value: $500

Making art has been my way of life for ever. I view my art as satire with the belief that “Life is much too serious not to laugh at it”. I think of my art as a metaphor to convey an attitude or or idea. It can be enjoyed on many different levels.

#RoNi083 Thatch Palm Small Bowl, 2002Sterling silver, 4.25”d x 1.5”Value: $1,200

Robyn Nichols is an international artist with a vision — a vision that the beauty of nature can be brought to life in the sculpting of precious metal. Robyn holds a BFA in Design from the Kansas City Art Institute. Her graceful and elegant jewelry and tableware are sold and collected across the U.S., Canada, Australia, South America and the Caribbean countries. Her work is included in numerous permanent collections including the Smithsonian Institute-Coopr Hewitt Museum in New York and the Contemporary Art Museum of Virginia Beach.

#LaNu084 Fiery Autumn Trees, 2010Acrylic on canvas, 24” x 12”

Value: $450

Originally from Rhode Island, Laura Nugent obtained her BFA from the Maryland Institute, College of Art. Her studies continued at SACI Firenze and The New School in New York City. Laura has been a nationally exhibited, full-time artist for more than a decade. Her work has been commissioned by the Stockholm Sheraton, the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago and the Grand Hyatt of San Antonio. In Kansas City, her work is shown at the Brookside and Plaza Art Fairs.

*Courtesy the Herb Adler Collection.


Anne Austin [email protected]

Jane [email protected]

Robert [email protected]

Anne Austin Pearce was born in Lawrence, Kansas and studied at the Kansas City Art Institute and Brighton Polytechnic. In 1993, Pearce received a full scholarship to James Madison University, where she received her MFA with an emphasis in drawing and painting in 1996. Currently she is a Professor at Rockhurst University and Director of Greenlease Gallery.

#AnPe085Mind Over Matter, 2008

Acrylic, ink, pen and pencil on paper, 22.5” x 22.5”

Value: $2,100

#JaPr086Final Destination, 2010

Oil on canvasValue: $3,500

Jane Pronko was born in East St. Louis, Illinois. She has lived in the Kansas City area since earning her bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas. She is represented by Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, NE, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, and Leopold Gallery, Kansas City, MO.

#RoQu087So...What Holds Up Your Sky, #17, 2010

Mixed media and screws on jute on panel, 27” x 24” x 2”

Value: $2,500

Robert Quackenbush has been in the Kansas City area for four years and in that time has mounted 12 solo exhibitions. His work has been acquired by Sprint/NEXTEL, American Century Investments and Emprise Bank.

*Artwork courtesy of Cara and Cabezas Contemporary, Kansas City, MO.


Carlyle Raine816.781.9270

JM [email protected]

Marlin [email protected]

#CaRa088Sketchbook, 2009Charcoal & pastel on paper, 22” x 30”Value: $325

#JmRe089 optical algorithm

in pink and blue, 2010Letterpress two-color print on

French paper, ed. 47 of 5017” x 10.5”

Value: $325

#MaRo090 By Any Other Name, 2010

Transparent watercolor on Arches paper

Value: $4,000

Carlyle Raine, a member of the Kansas City Artist Coalition, has exhibited nationally and internationally. In 1991 she received a national painting grant from The Ludwig Vogel stein Foundation. Recently, one of her pieces was included in the 7th National Juried Exhibition of the Ceres Gallery, New York City, juried by Cora Rosevear, Curator of Painting at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY.

j.m.rees, heir to the oldest interior design firm in continuous operation in Kansas City, also makes drawings. I draw my plans by computer and my details by hand. I draw buildings, books, textiles, ornaments, furniture and doodles. I draw by passion in geometry and by logic in photography. I draw from color, physics, philosophy and language. I draw strength in teaching, novelty in collaboration, sustenance in love. I draw through grace and adversity. I draw from the world to make my world...

Marlin Rotach has known since a very early age that painting was his lifelong ambition. Born and raised in Salina, KS, he earned a B.F.A. in painting from Kansas State University. Rotach went on to complete his M.F.A. at the University of Nebraska. He then taught design, drawing, and painting at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Since the mid-1990’s, Marlin Rotach has worked almost exclusively in watercolors. He is a Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society as well as the Watercolor U.S.A. Honor Society. In 2004, International Artist Magazine named him a Master Painter of the World.


Jim [email protected]

Michael [email protected]

Phil [email protected]

#JiSa091Pulsus, 2004

Archival pigment print25.5” x 23”

Value: $1,500

#MiSc092 Fiery Autumn Trees, 2010Acrylic on canvas, 24” x 12”Value: $3,000

#PhSh093Racket Zebra (diptych), 2010Aerosol paint, adhesive vinyl, gel medium transfer on wood panel, 30” x 60”Value: To Be Determined

Jim Sajovic is represented by Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, and Opera Gallery, Paris, France. He was awarded a self-directed Creative Residency at The Banff Center, Alberta, Canada, 2010. Exhibitions in Kansas City, 2009-2010, include: Dream Bodies: Transformative Figures, Epsten Gallery of the Kansas City Jewish Museum; WORD, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art; and Witness: Perspectives on War, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center.

Born in Dubuque, IA, Michael Schonhoff’s creative practice includes being an artist, musician, and arts professional. His work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions locally, nationally, and internationally, and his works appear in numerous public and private collections. He earned his MFA in Visual Art at the State University of New York at Buffalo, receiving an academic art scholarship. His BFA was completed at Iowa State University, where he was awarded the Helen Beresford/Frances Seeds Scholarship in Art. Currently, he serves as Assistant Curator, Community Outreach and Exhibition Management, at the H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute. Schonhoff lives and works in Kansas City, MO, with his wife, Amy Zoe, daughter, Scarlett Indira, and their feline companion, Ms. Van Buren.

I am the product of clashing cultures. Being bi-racial, my blended ethnicity gives me a unique perspective on society and design. The ability to be fluent in these two distinct worlds has shaped me as an artist. I also have a t-shirt brand and I deejay on the weekends in KC.


Jane Signorelliwww.janesignorelli.com

Lynn Smiser [email protected]

Colby Smith

#JaSi094 Jade, Japer, & Peridot Necklace, 2010

Jade beads w/ obsidian, jasper, and peridot pendant, 12.5”

Value: $850

#LySm096 Asparagus Vase, 2009

Porcelain, glaze11” x 7” x 5”

Value: $350

#CoSm097 PB 2009, 2009Mixed media on gypsum27” x 21” x 2.5”Value: $1,500

Smith relocated to Kansas City in 2002, where he opened Gallery HQ. In 2004, Smith closed Gallery HQ to develop Review Studios, where he currently serves as Program Director. As an artist, Smith creates multi-media work. His work was featured in Glass Art International, and publications such as Sculpture magazine and Review.

Lynn Smiser Bowers is an alumni of the Kansas City Art Institute and a studio potter who recently relocated to Madison, MS. Her main body of work continues to be art for the kitchen, the table, the garden, and the human hand. Galleries that represent her work include Akar Gallery, Red Star Gallery, Signature Gallery, The Clay Studio and Sante Fe Clay. She has atteneded workshops at Red Star Studios, pre-NCECA Colorado 2003, Baltimore, MD, and Anderson Ranch, CO. She also received the Lighton International Exchange Grant for travel to Kecskemet, Hungary. Her work has appeared in a number of magazines and books, and it may be found in several private and public collections.

Jane Signorelli’s inspiration for her one-of-a-kind creations stem from her love of nature, beautiful stones, and rare antiquities. Utilizing semi-precious stones and antique artifacts, Signorelli carefully crafts necklaces for the individual who values beauty, color, texture, and design that reflects and enhances personal style. Jane has experience with high-end jewelry buying and sales, and she has worked with prominent vendors to organize designer trunk shows. When not creating jewelry, Jane enjoys travel, cooking, and time with her family.


Irma [email protected]

Caleb Taylorwww.calebtaylorart.com

Larry [email protected]@jccc.edu

#IrSt098 Anne Boleyn Plate, 2010Wheel thrown terra cotta with slipware glazes, 12.5” diameterValue: $1,200

#CaTa100Cluster Covered Black, 2010

Acrylic, gouache, pencil on paper, 15” x 17”

Value: $650

#LaTh101 Signal Deleted, 2004Acrylic, ultrachrome ink, and collage on paper, 45” x 40”Value: $3,200

Irma Starr is a ceramic artist who has dedicated her career to research and experimentation with 17th century English Slipware pottery. Her academic career includes study at the Boston School of Art and Alfred University. She received her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute, where she studied under Ken Ferguson. Starr’s work may be seen in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, American Craft Museum, New York, NY, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

Caleb Taylor is a 2010 Charlotte Street Foundation Fellow and has received grants from the Joan Mitchell Foundation, ArtsKC, and Vermont Studio Center. He has exhibited at many national venues including CUE Foundation (NY). He maintains a studio in the West Bottoms of Kansas City.

Larry Thomas received a Master of Arts degree and a Master of Fine Arts degree in printmaking from the University of Iowa. He has been in over 60 regional, national, and international exhibitions, including one-person, two- person, inviational, competitive, and group exhibitions. His work is in more than 50 corporate and public collections, including the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, and numerous private collections. He recently received an inspiration grant from the ArtsKC Fund and was a guest artist for the 10th Annual Avenue of the Arts.


Susan Tinkerwilliamtinker@ sbcglobal.net

Kati [email protected]

Bernadette [email protected]

#SuTi103 Butterfly Blue, 2010

Oil and resin on canvas48” x 12” x 3”

Value: $1,600

#KaTo104Under the Surface I, 2010Digitally composed photograph, 12” x 18”Value: $400

#BeTo105 She Has Double Vision, 2010Porcelain, freshwater pearls, epoxy, high-fire wire, 8.5” x 9 x 4.5”Value: $500

Susan Tinker earned her BFA from the University of Kansas and her MFA in painting from the University of Missouri. For 45 years she has been making art in many varied forms: fine art painting, design, illustration, quilting, doll making, and gardening—a personal and private art. Currently, Tinker is showing at the new Anderson-O’Brien Fine Art in Omaha, NE.

“‘She Has Double Vision’ depicts an amazingly funny story my mom told me over the telephone one morning.” The birds in Bernadette’s sculptures have transcended into shallow wheel-thrown wall bowls. She earned a BFA at KCAI and an MFA from the University of Miami in Florida. She’s an art professor and Gallery Director at the Carter Art Center at MCC-Penn Valley. Bernadette is a 2009 Inspirational Grant and a Charlotte Street Foundation/KCAC 2008 Creative Capital Grant recipient. Bernadette’s drawings are currently on view in the 2010 KC Flatfile at the H&R Block Art Space at KCAI.

Kati Toivanen received Master of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The 2001 Charlotte Street Award Winner was reviewed in Art in America and explores personal history through imagery, objects, and installations. Professor Toivanen is Chair of the Art & Art History Department, UMKC.


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#BeTo105 She Has Double Vision, 2010Porcelain, freshwater pearls, epoxy, high-fire wire, 8.5” x 9 x 4.5”Value: $500

#JaWa106Untitled (Self Portrait as

Mother Theresa, India), 2010c-print, ed. 1 of 8, 20” x 24”

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#JaWa107 (Not Pictured)Untitled (Self Portrait, Nativity

Scene #2), 2006Chromogenic development

print, ed. 1 of 8, 20” x 24”Value: $700

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Jaimie Warren’s work has been published in Nylon, Vice, NYArts Magazine, and exhibited at AMP, Athens, Greece, White Flag Projects, St. Louis, Smith-Stewart, New York, and Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City, among others. Warren had a book of her work published by the Aperture Foundation in late 2008 entitled Don’t You Feel Better.

Kansas City-based artist Ryan Watkins uses clay and mixed media to create functional and nonfunctional vessels and sculpture. He has exhibited at the Constance Gallery at Graceland University, the NOMO Arts Council Gallery and various local art events. His current work is focused on deconstruction/reconstruction of the physical form utilizing translucent porcelain and green lighting sources.

Born in Kansas City MO in 1960, Peter Wilkin started in ceramics in high school. He was inspired by his high school art teacher, and his parent’s collection of pots. After attending Tulane University as a disinterested business major, he transferred to the California College of Arts and Crafts to study with Viola Frey. He soon realized that the Kansas City Art Institute was where he belonged. Led by Ken Ferguson, Victor Babu, and George Timock, the KCAI Ceramics department was a major influence on American ceramics.


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