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2012 Baltimore Ave.
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I 816.474.1919
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July 1, 2016
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Gender Treason
Exploring Queer Kansas City Through Art
Paintings and Interviews by
Ryan Wilks
July 1 - August 27, 2016
Lower Level Gallery
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Eugine, o
il on canvas, 48" x 56"
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Avery, o
il on canvas, 48" x 56"
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Andy,
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il on canvas, 48" x 56"
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Gender Treason: The bravest act of defying culturally imposed stereotypes surrounding sexuality, sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Gender Treason
is a series of large portrait paintings and includes interviews with subjects, providing a rare glimpse into the lives of queer people living in the Midwest. In an effort to transcend sensationalized media stereotypes and portray a more honest perspective into queer existence, Ryan Wilks spent a year interviewing, and then painting, queer Kansas City residents.
The series, which focuses on twelve people who span the queer spectrum of gender and sexual identity, offers a vulnerable insight into each individual's life, their common struggles, and the victories that bond them in a shared human condition. Each painting aspires to capture the complexity and truth of its subject by employing bold colors, painterly brush strokes, and hard lines. A portion of sales will be donated to local LGBTQIA organizations.
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Kansas City Star Video and Article |
Joe Ledford and Anne Kniggendorf
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Exploring Boundaries:
A Layered Conversation
Main Gallery
June 3 - August 27, 2016
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Hello My Name is: Label
mixed media on panel, 36" x 48"
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The Day it Rained
oil on canvas, 60" x 72"
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Two artists exploring new ways to express themselves through their art, empowered by their inner dialogues and self discovery. Growing their messages in layers and depth. They have pushed past the boundaries of their previous identities; freeing them, their voices, and their art. Embracing the evolution that occurs when an artist creates for the purpose of searching for what is possible with out anything to lose.
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Connect with the Artists
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Memory
5th Annual Juried Art Exhibition
Front Gallery
June 3 - July 30, 2016
Craig Deppen Auge
Philip Bakala Braden Bandel Blanket Undercover Meghan Brauner Rochelle Brickner Celina Curry Erin Dodson Sarabeth Dunton Alessandra Dzuba Barbara Florez Rachel Gregor Matthew Krawcheck Sarah Krawcheck Judith G. Levy Benjamin Parks Tim Pott Ashley Proski Kiki Serna Yulie Urano Jennifer Wilkinson Amy Wright
Guest jurors, CATHERINE FUTTER, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; and ARI FISH, Artist and Academic and Career Advisor at the Kansas City Art Institute, alongside Patricia Brown Glenn, Art Historian and Michael J. Pronko, M.D. of P&M Artworks will select three artists from the exhibition to honor.
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THE
SHAPES
BETWEEN
TRAVIS PORTER
Opie Gallery
June 3 - July 30, 2016

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Archival Print, 26" x 34"
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untitled ONE
Archival Print, 35" x 47"
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The Porterhaus is a studio committed to creating fine design. Led by designer Travis Porter,
The Porterhaus blends traditional and new media to create print collections with a variety of themes.
The Shapes Between, his most recent collection of prints, is built from found shapes. These shapes are mined from the negative space between the arches and trusses of the 12th Street Bridge.
Travis (tArvis) Porter
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Kristopher Clark
Back Gallery
May 6 - July 30, 2016
Guided, mixed media on canvas, 44" x 72"
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