About The Kansas City Collection
The Kansas City Collection offers a unique and valuable way for Kansas City artists to connect with leading local companies through an art program managed and coordinated by The Collectors Fund. Selected artists are first nominated by a Curatorial Committee of distinguished regional and national curators, art professionals, critics and artists. Artists are chosen based on their bodies of work, as well as contributions to and presence in Kansas City’s visual arts community. The Curatorial Committee reviews submissions from nominated artists and selects artists for the program.
Artists Selected 2010 - 2011
Carol Ann Carter [b. 1947]
Education
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
| 1974 | M.F.A. The University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana |
| 2011 | Upcoming Exhibitions Traces International Group Invitational, Gregg Museum, Raleigh, NC Threading Body and Space Solo Multimedia Exhibition, Topeka & Shawnee Public Library, Topeka, KS Tracing Threads Solo Multimedia Installation, G. R. N’Namdi Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2009 | Body/Objeckte, Gallerie Werkstatte Caroline Ruegge, Luebeck, Germany |
Selected Group Exhibitions
Selected Projects and Honors
Selected Public Collections
| 2009 | Working Recovery: Reflected Visions of Healing Lawrence Arts Center, Law., KS |
| 2008 | Time and Space, G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, New York, NY, July 10-Aug 22 |
| 2008-10 | Re-Imagining the Distaff Toolkit, Travels to VT, MA, OK, VA, OH, NJ |
| 2005-9 | Art Chicago, (G.R. N’Namdi Gallery), Navy Pier/Merch.’ Mart, Chicago, IL |
| 2008 | SOFA International, (Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art), Navy Pier, Chicago |
| 2010 | Featured Artist for Lawrence Arts Center 30th Annual Art Auction, Lawrence, KS |
| 2009 | Curated exhibition Working Recovery: Reflected Visions of Healing for conference, The Sky Begins at Your Feet, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS Oct. 17-18 |
| 2008 | Kansas Art Commission/NEA Individual Artist Master Fellowship KU Faculty Speaker for the Hall Center for the Humanities Lecture Series |
- Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
- Snite Museum, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
- Las Vegas Museum, Las Vegas, NV
- South Bend Regional Museum, South Bend, IN
- The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
| 2009 | Lubecker Stadtzeitung, June 6 |
| 2008 | Selections from The N’Namdi Collection, catalogue |
| 2006 | Lawrence Magazine. Carter Profile, Aug edition Chicago Reader, Feb. 17, page 26, Fred Camper, Patching Things Up |
| 2005 | Lisa Farrington, Creating Their Own Image; The History of African-American Women Artists, Oxford University Press |
Leopoldo Esquivel [b. 1972]
| 2009 | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking KCAI Kansas City, Mo. |
| 2002 | "Pillow talk" Fahrenheit Gallery KC, Mo. (solo show) |
| 2010 | "Domestic Discomforts" UMKC Gallery of Art KC, Mo. Curator: Kati Toivanen |
| 2007 | "Carrousel" The Paragraph KC, Mo. Curator: Hesse McGraw |
| 2006 | "I-70 Series" The Cecille R. Hunt Gallery St. Louis, Mo. (group show) Curators: Dana Turkovic and John Watson |
| 2004 | "Born Again! Modern Madonnas and Contempoary Christs" Greenlease Gallery KC,Mo. |
| 2004 | "Decentralizing the Center" The Bank KC, Mo. Curator: Ryuta Nakajima |
| 2003 | " Charlotte Street Foundation Show" H&R Block Art Space KC, Mo.(group show) Curator: Heather Lustfeldt |
| 2003 | "Indelible" The Green Door Gallery KC, Mo. (group show) Curator: Rene Lafretitte |
- Malewski , NickThe "The Comforts and Terrors of Home"
KC Star FYI Preview 3-18-10 pg25 - Wykoff, Matt " Heaven's Gate Between Thought and Prayer,"Born Again...
March issue 2004
Tanya Hartman [b. 1965]
Education
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
| 1992-1994 | Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT MFA in painting, May 1994. Areas of Concentration: painting and intaglio. |
| 1984-1987 | Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island BFA in painting, May 1987. Areas of Concentration: painting and intaglio. |
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
- Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, Kansas, Reliquary, January 1-February 2, 2011.
- Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, Rhyming The Lines, January 1-February 27, 2010.
- A.I.R. Gallery, New York, New York: What Was Beautiful, January 28, 2003-February 22, 2003.
- ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois: Bedtime Stories, October 3, 2002-October 26, 2002.
- A.I.R. Gallery, New York, New York: Reliquary 1-14, January 29, 2002-February 23, 2002.
- The Center for Book Arts, New York, New York, Threads: Interweaving Text(r)al Meaning, July 8-September 12, 2009.
- The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, Missouri: Material Matters, April 21-June 10, 2007.
- Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas, Conflicting Memories, February 7-April 4, 2004.
- Arrowmont School of Art, Gatlinburg, Tennessee: Summer Faculty Invitational, June-August, 2003.
- July-August 2010: Cross Cultural Collaborative month-long residency in Nungua, Ghana (a suburb of Accra) awarded.
- May 2010: Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas each year, one member of the faculty from each department is honored for outstanding teaching at an undergraduate level.
- April 2010: Lighton International Artist’s Exchange Program Monetary grant received in support of research trip to Nungua, Ghana in July-August 2010.
- March 2010: Kansas City Collection Chosen for inclusion in the The Kansas City Collection, an established collection with catalogue and essay about creative research.
- Summer 2009, 2003 and 1999: Graduate Faculty Research Award stipend awarded each year to members of the graduate faculty at the University of Kansas for pursuit of creative work.
- January 27, 2010 Kansas City Star, Two Shows at Sherry Leedy’s Combine Images and Text authored by Blair Shulman
- January 23, 2010 Review Magazine, Piecework Memories: Tanya Hartman authored by Steve Brisendine
- January 19, 2010 Pitch, At Sherry Leedy, Cindy Kane and Tanya Hartman slice into notebooks authored by Chris Pacham
- November 2009 Responsible Scholarship, The Stories of Others: Art, Hypnosis and Visual Memoir authored by Tanya Hartman, Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas, Office of Research and Graduate Studies.
Diane Henk [b. 1948]
Education
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
Secelted Group Exhibitions
Selected Projects and Honors
Selected Collections
| 1983 | B.F.A. Painting, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2009 | Upper Iowa University Fayette, Iowa (Solo) |
| 2006 | Jenkins Building Window Installation Kansas City, Missouri (Solo) |
| 2002 | Emporia Arts Council, Emporia, Kansas (Solo) |
| 2001 | Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas (Two Person) |
| 1998 | ACME Arts, Columbus, Ohio (Solo) |
| 1996 | Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas (Solo) |
| 1995 | A.R.C. "Raw Space" Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (Solo) |
| 1994 | University of Missouri- Columbia, Artist-In- Resident, Columbia, Missouri (Solo) |
| 1993 | C.A.G.E., Cincinnati, Ohio (Solo) |
| 1992 | Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, Missouri (Solo) |
| 1989 | Massman Gallery, Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri (Solo) |
| 2009 | La Esquina-Urban Culture Project Exhibition "Happy Tree Friends" Kansa City, Missouri |
| 2009 | Moberg Gallery, Des Moines, Iowa, Works on Paper Exhibit |
| 2009 | Contemporary Art Museum-St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2008 | Kansas City Flatfiles-Salon Wall Exhibit, H&R Block Art Space Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2006 | Opening the Vault Sioux City, Art Center Sioux City, Iowa |
| 2005 | Kansas City Flatfiles-Salon Wall Exhibit, H&R Block Art Space Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2002 | John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| 1993 | Salina Art Center Invitational, Salina, Kansas |
| 1992 | University of Kansas, Art and Design Department, Lawrence, Kansas |
| 2006 | Creative Capital Professional Development Program Through the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City and The Charlotte Street Foundation |
| 1997 | Cash Award-Hays Art Center |
| 1996 | Purchase Award-Sioux City Art Center |
| 1996 | Mini-Fellowship-Kansas Arts Commission |
| 1995 | Semi-Finalist-Viridian Gallery, National |
| 1995 | Awarded ARC Raw Space Gallery exhibit |
| 1994 | Runner-Up Award-Phoenix Gallery, National |
- Permanent Collection, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, Iowa
- Private Collections
| 2009 | Self , Dana, "Made in the Shade", Pitch Magazine, Vol 28 page 23 |
| 2002 | Holcomb, Kim, "The Waiting Room", Friday Feb 15 The Gazette (Emporia, Kansas) |
| 2001 | Blankenship, Bill, "Installations", Sunday Feb 25 The Topeka Capital Journal |
| 2001 | Kirsch, Elizabeth , "Uncovering the Unframed", Sunday Feb 11 The Kansas City Star |
| 1998 | Jennings, Holly, "Diane Henk’s 12 Wrapped Forms", Nov-Dec Dialogue Magazine page 17 |
| 1993 | Self, Dana, "Juror’s Choice", Forum Magazine, Vol 18, Page 4 |
| 1992 | Thorson, Alice , "Artists of Diverse Styles and Visions", Sunday Dec 13 The Kansas City Star |
| 1989 | Hoffman, Donald, "A Wild Fierce Abstration" Sunday The Kansas City Star |
| 1988 | Bachman, Donna, "Reviews Midwest/Missouri, March New Art Examiner, Vol 15, Number 7 |
Don Kottmann [b. 1946]
Education
Solo
Group
Projects/ Interviews/Lectures
Reviews/Essays
| 1970 | MFA - University of Washington , Seattle, Washington | |
| 1968 | BFA - University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas |
| 2010 | "Here & Now",Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, Colorado |
| 2010 | "Kottmann Paintings" BNIM, Power & Light, Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2007 | "Forming Community" National Gallery of Saskatchewan, Canora, Saskatchewan |
| 2004 | "Don Kottmann: Painting through Transition" Art Gallery of Calgary, Alberta {AB} |
| 2002 | "Kottmann: Black and White Paintings" CUBE Gallery, Calgary, AB |
| 2000 | "SUNSPOTS" New Gallery, Calgary, AB |
| 1992 | "Diary Paintings" New Zones Gallery, Calgary, AB |
| 1991 | "Unrecognizable Locations" Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, AB |
| 2007 | "Hit or Miss: An Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing" Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta |
| 2007 | "Abstraction" Keystone Gallery, Art Central, Calgary, AB |
| 2004 | "SUN SPOTS: Centers of Attention, Clusters of Continuum" Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2002 | "Indemnity: Intimate Efforts Made Dear", eight artists .Calgary, AB |
| 1999 | "Salon" Clarence Block, Calgary, AB |
| 1995 | "Kottmann, Halliday, Cutshaw" curated by Sebastian Yoon, Seoul Gallery, Calgary, AB |
| 2010 | "Here & Now" Painting Talk, Denver, Colorado |
| 2002 | Cultural Exchange to China. Lectures at Beijing, Xi’an, and Shanghai Art Academies |
| 2000 | Interview, A-Channel TV on occasion of solo exhibition "Don Kottmann: Sun Spots" |
| 1999 | Visiting Artist Lecture Series "Don Kottmann" and MFA Critiques, Nickel Gallery, Masters Studios, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB |
| 2004 | Self, Dana " Sunspots" Pitch |
| 2004 | Burroughs, Alex, "Sunspots " Fast Forward |
| 1996 | Garneau , David "Riding the Comet" Fast Forward |
Michael Krueger [b. 1967]
Education
Selected Solo Exhibitions
| 1993 | University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, MFA, Printmaking | |
| 1990 | University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, BFA, Printmaking |
| 2009 | Endless Colony, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 2008 | Gum, Space 204, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN |
| 2007 | Peace in the Valley, Sunday, New York, NY |
| 2006 | Michael Krueger, Works on Paper, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA |
Selected Group Exhibitions
Selected Awards
Selected Collections
| 2010 | Three Americans, Randy Bolton, Michael Krueger & John Schulz, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Zipor, Ziporium, Ziporra, Galarie Lichtpunkt, Ambacher Contemporary, Munich, Germany |
| 2009 | One Every Day, Project Space, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY Happy Tree Friends, (or standing: tree as agent, index, objects of desire), Urban Culture Project & Charlotte Street Foundation, La Esquina Gallery, Kansas City, MO |
| 2008 | NEW PRINTS 2008 / Summer Artists’ Comentary, International Print Center New York, (Chelsea) New York, NY Sex, Drugs & Rock & Roll, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 2009 | Resident Artists Program Honorary Fellowship, Djerassi Resident Artist Program, Woodside, CA |
| 2008 | Mid-Career Artist Fellowship, Kansas Arts Commission, Topeka, KS |
| 2007 | Guest Master Printmaker Fellowship, Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York, NY Lighton International Artists’ Exchange Program, Kansas City, MO |
- Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Centre for Fine Print Research, University of West England, Bristol, UK
- Fogg Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- Hallmark, Kansas City, MO
- Monticello, Thomas Jefferson Estate, Charlottesville, VA
- Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
- New York Public Library, New York, NY
- Progressive Insurance, Cleveland, OH
- Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
| 2009 | Happy Tree Friends, (or standing: tree as agent, index, objects of desire), Urban Culture Project & Charlotte Street Foundation, La Esquina Gallery, Kansas City, MO – Exhibition Catalog |
| 2008 | Art On Paper, 5th Annual Prints in Review, Vol. 13, No.2, November - December 2008 |
| 2007 | NY Arts Magazine, American Visions - How The West Was Won, Optioned, And Turned Into A Huge Summer Blockbuster, Artist Profile, January – February 2007 |
Mike Lyon [b. 1951]
Education
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
Selected Group Exhibitions
Selected Collections
Selected Publications
| 1973 | B.A. Architecture & Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 1975 | B.F.A. Painting, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO |
| 2010 | Mar 5-26, Mike Lyon: Paintings, Drawings, Prints. Pool Art Center Gallery at Drury University, Springfield, MO | |
| 2009 | Apr 17-July 18, Figuring it out: prints and drawings by Mike Lyon. Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, KS |
| 2006 | Sep 1-30, Mike Lyon: Large Scale Drawings and Woodblock Prints, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO |
| 2004 | Oct 18-31, Mike Lyon: My Life (woodblock prints), Gallery EZOSHI, Kyoto Japan |
| 2009 | Interchange, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO |
| 2008 | Selected Works from the Permanent Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO |
| 2008 | Selected Works from the Permanent Collection Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO |
| 2007 | Backstage Pass Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO |
| 2007 | International Artists’ Exhibition, Centro per le Arti Contemporanee DEDALO, Pescara, Italy |
| 2007 | Art Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2006 | Print Exhibition, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY |
| 2006 | Only Relief at the Ink Shop, Ithaca, NY |
| 2005 | Puzzle Print New York Public Library - Donnell Library Center W.53 St. New York, NY |
| 2005 | McNeese Works on Paper Exhibition (purchase award - catalog cover) Abercrombie Gallery, Lake Charles, LA |
| 2005 | American Impressions – Contemporary American Printmaking at Ben Shahn Galleries, Wayne, NJ |
| 2005 | Art and Design Conference, Horncastle College, Lincolnshire, UK |
| 2005 | Japanese Woodcuts including work by April Vollmer, Mike Lyon, Daniel Heyman, Yasu Shibata, Takuji Hamanaka, Keiji Shinohara, Bill Paden and Suezan Aikins, Burns Atrium Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY |
| 2003 | Ink from Wood: Two Traditions, exhibit highlighting Japanese and Western techniques in printmaking featuring artists Richard Bosman, Chuck Close, Jim Dine, Karen Kunc, Helen Frankenthaler, Alex Katz, Mike Lyon, Robert Mangold, Ben Shahn, Yasu Shibata, and Neil Welliver at The Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT |
| 2003 | Hand Print Press, 10 Years, Univ of Missouri Gallery of Art, Kansas City, MO |
| 2003 | Inspired by Japan Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS |
| 2003 | Miniature Print Exhibition Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT |
| 2002 | Baren Woodblock Print Exhibit The Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR |
| 2002 | Sacred Trees and Endangered Species Kent State University's Geauga Campus Gallery, Burton, OH |
| 2003 | David Bull Annual Print Exhibition Tokyo, Japan |
| 2001 | 2, Woodcuts Gallery of the Quebec Printmakers Council, Montreal, PQ, Canada |
| 2001 | Endangered Species Artists Unlimited, Florida Printmakers Society, Tampa, FL |
- Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
- Miriana Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, KS
- Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
- Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS
- Art Museum at the University of Kentucky, Louisville, KY
| 2009 | Topper, Mr. and Mrs. Topper Jhontz, Overland Park, KS |
| 2007 | Crosby, R. C. Kemper Jr. Charitable Trust, Kansas City, MO |
| 2006 | Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kase, Overland Park, KS |
| 2002 | Zen Garden Room, UMB Corp, Kansas City, MO |
| 2009 | Dec Mike Lyon, Print Quarterly, Volume XXVI Number 4 Pages 409-410 |
| 2009 | Apr Figuring it out: prints and drawings by Mike Lyon, Beach Museum of Art |
| 2005 | May Mike Lyon – born 1951, http://artelino.com/artists/mike-lyon.asp?arp=0 |
| 2005 | McNeese Works on Paper, exhibition catalog, Cover and inside pages |
| 2004 | Oct American Artist Magazine, Page 11 |
| 2003 | The Hand Print Press @ 10 Years pgs 5, 6, 14,15 by Stephen Goddard, Spencer Museum of Art |
Judith Burns McCrea [b. 1944]
Education
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
Selected Group Exhibitions
Selected Projects and Honors
Selected Collections
| 1971 | Master of Fine Arts, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas |
| 2010 | Tottering at the Edge, Salon Gallery, Davis-Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, AZ |
| 2006 | Davis-Dominguez Gallery, Main Courtyard Gallery, Tucson, AZ |
| 2003 | A.I.R. Gallery II, New York, NY |
| 2001 | Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2002 | At Odds, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO | |
| 2001 | Figure Drawings, Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy | |
| 2001 | Los Perdidos, Newcomb Art Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA | |
| 1997 | Dibujos Figurativos, Museo Paraguayo de Arte Contemporaneo, Asuncion, Paraguay |
| 2007 | Drawing in the Golden Age of Worry, Northern Illinois University Museum, DeKalb, IL |
| 2007 | Kansas Masters, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS |
| 2006 | Contemporary Figure Painting, Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS |
| 2001 | Mostly Square, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 2002 | Outstanding Woman Educator Award, Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center, KU |
| 2001 | Provost's Award for Outstanding Contributions to International Education, KU |
| 2001 | Governor’s Arts Award, Achievement in Visual Art, Kansas Arts Commission, Topeka |
| 1997 | United States Speaker and Specialist Grant, United States Information Agency, Paraguay |
| 1993 | The Nelson-Atkins Museum - Print Society Commission, Kansas City MO |
| 1990 | Kansas Arts Commission, Fellowship in Visual Art, Painting |
| 1989 | First Prize, Kansas Eight, Kansas Arts Commission, Topeka, KS |
| 1988 | Mid-America Arts Alliance and National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Painting |
- Emprise Bank, Corporate Collection, Wichita KS
- Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
- Museo Contemporaneo, Asunción, Paraguay
- The Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO
- Hallmark Corporation, Kansas City, MO
- The Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
- "Print Lovers at 30: Celebrating Three Decades of Giving," Catalogue, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, K.C. MO. 2008
- "The Uncertainty Principle; Drawing in the Golden Age of Worry", Exhibition Catalogue, Northern Illinois University Museum of Art. January 2007
- "McCrea: Being an Artist Tied to Being a Philosopher", Lawrence Journal-World, Lawrence KS Saturday, August 11, 2001
- "Kansas Lauds Artists, Patrons", Wichita Eagle Beacon, Wichita KS, April 11, 2001
- "Comienza curso de pintura en el ISA", ABC, Arte y Espectaculos, July 1, 1997
- "Realidad y Fantasia", Feature Article, El Diario, Asunció n, Paraguay, 1997
- "Dibujos de Judith McCrea se Verán en el Museo del Barro". El Diario, Asunción, Paraguay, 1993
Yoonmi Nam [b. 1974]
Education
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
| 2000 | M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design, Provicence, RI | |
| 1997 | B.F.A., Hongik University, Seoul, Korea |
| 2010 | "Yoonmi Nam: 2010 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art Gift Print Artist", Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, KS (upcoming in June) | |
| 2010 | "Book of Rocks, Flowers, and Birds", The Front, New Orleans, LA (upcoming in October) |
Selected Group Exhibitions
Selected Projects and Honors
Selected Collections
| 2009 | "Makers Without Borders", Penland Gallery at Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC | |
| 2008 | The International Exchange Exhibition of Prints", Museum of Contemporary Art at Hongik University, Seoul, Korea | |
| 2008 | "Printmaking After 20 Years", Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea | |
| 2008 | "Ruminant", Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME |
| 2011 | Artist-in-Residence, Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium (upcoming in January) |
| 2009 | "Arranged Flowers", Hall Center for the Humanities Creative Work Fellowship, Lawrence, KS |
| 2008 | Kansas Arts Commission Mid-Career Artist Fellowship", Kansas Arts Commission, Topeka, KS |
- Columbia College’s Permanent Collection, Chicago, IL
- Frogman’s Press & Gallery, Vermillion, SD
- Heartland Spine & Specialty Hospital, Kansas City, MO
- Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
- Nagasawa Art Park, Awaji, Japan
- Sprint Corporation, Kansas City, MO
- Sarni, Elena, "Ruminant", Artscope Magazine, vol.3, #4, pp.46-47
- "Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books" Exhibition Catalog, Essays by Charles Beneke & Chema Elexpuru
- Hongik University Printmaking Department 20th Anniversary Publication
- "Ruminant" Exhibition Catalog, Essay by Nadine Wasserman, "Gimme Shelter"
- "Makers Without Borders" Exhibition Catalog, Introduction by Gail Fredell
John Ochs
Education
One-Person Exhibitions
| 1992 | B.F.A., Minneapolis College of Art & Design, MN |
| 2009 | Preston Contemporary Art Center, Mesilla, NM | |
| 2005 | Spur Art, Woodside, CA | |
| 2004 | Robert Steele Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 2003 | Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO (courtesy of Jan Weiner Galley) |
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| 2002 | The Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS | |
| 2000 | Jan Weiner Gallery, Kansas City, MO | |
| 1996 | Rockhurst College, Kansas City, MO | |
| 1995 | Gallery V, Kansas City, MO |
Selected Group Exhibitions
Public Collections
| 2008 | Lyons Wier Ortt, Summer Salon, New York, NY | |
| 2006 | Contemporary Art Museum St.Louis Flatfiles, St. Louis, MO Large Scale Abstraction, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO | |
| 2005 | Summer View, Robert Steele Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 2004 | Scope London, London, England, Curated by Anna Ortt |
- American Century Investments, Kansas City, MO
- Anglo Irish New York Corp., New York, NY
- Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kansas City, MO
- Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO
- H&R Bloch Headquarters, Kansas City, MO
- Imagery Estate Winery, Benziger Artist Collection, Glen Ellen, CA*
- Sprint World Headquarters, Overland Park, KS
- Ulrich Museum, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
- Kansas City Business Committee for The Arts, 2004 Inaugural pARTnership Awards
- Bob Nugent/ Donald Kuspit, Imagery: Art for Wine, Published by The Wine Apprec. Guild
- Kate Hackman, "Using Intuition and Shellac," Kansas City Star, 1 September 2001
- Heather Lustfeldt, Art Papers Magazine, November/December 2000
- James Martin, "John Ochs’ ‘From Mighty Ochs’" Kansas City Star, October, 1995
- Dana Self, "A Real Shellacking!" Pitch Weekly, 20 March 2008
- Terrie Sultan, "Juror’s Statement," 2000 River Market Regional Exhibition, exh. cat., 16 June 2000
- Alice Thorson, "KC Art Collecting’s Generation Next," Kansas City Star, 10 August 1997
- Robin Trafton, "New Direction," Kansas City Star, January 2000
Anne Austin Pearce [b. 1968]
Education
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
Selected Group Exhibitions
Selected Publications
| 1995 | MFA in Painting/Drawing, James Madison University | |
| 1990 | BFA in Printmaking, University of Kansas | |
| 1988-89 | Study Abroad Program, Brighton Polytechnic | |
| 1986-88 | Foundations/Printmaking Kansas City Art Institute |
| 2008 | Excerpts: Saucy Series, UCM Gallery of Art and Design, Warrensburg, MO |
| 2008 | Humours, Unit 5 Gallery, Kansas City, MO |
| 2008 | Drawbridge: Chris Domenic and Anne Austin Pearce, Work Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | |
| 2007 | Rhetorical Black Holes, International Listening Conference, Frankfort, Germany | |
| 2007 | Top to Bottom: Genetic Confetti, 1912 Gallery, Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA | |
| 2007 | Wound Up Unwound, Lewis Art Gallery, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS | |
| New Work: From the Saucy Series, Sleuth Gallery, West Virginia Wesleyan University, Buckhannon, WV |
| 2010 | Body Image, curator-Allison Long, Corcoran School of Art and Design, Washington DC |
| 2010 | Community & Lonliness, curator – Angela Lopez, Urban Culture Project, Paragraph, Kansas City, MO |
| 2010 | NEXT, The Invitational Exhibition of Emerging Art, Cara and Cabezas Contemporary, Chicago, IL |
| 2009 | VERGE ART FAIR, Cara and Cabezas Contemporary, Miami, FL |
| 2009 | New American Paintings, Juried Exhibitions in Print, curator-Terrie Sultan, issue # 84 |
| 2009 | Drawing a Line, curator - Cara Megan Lewis, Cara and Cabezas Contemporary, Kansas City, MO and San Francisco, CA |
| 2009 | Glow, Nerman Museum, Overland Park, Kansas |
| 2008 | KC in LA, curator - Ashley McLean Emenegger, Milo Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2008 | Kansas City Flatfile, H&R BLOCK ARTSPACE, Kansas City, MO |
| 2008 | Locate/Navigate, curator - Kate Hackman, La Esquina, Urban Culture Project, Kansas city, MO |
| 2008 | The Palpable Instinct: Contemporary Artists Embrace Their Inner Child" Curator Jaimie Warren, KCAI Corporate Partners Exhibition, Kansas City, MO |
| 2008 | 50th Annual Delta Exhibition, curator - James Surls, Townsend Wolf Gallery, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR |
| 2008 | The Drawing Center Viewing Program, New York, NY |
| 2007 | Patterns of Behavior, Unit 5 Gallery, Kansas City, MO |
| 2007 | Paper Dolls, curator – Brigitte McQueen, pulp / paper & art, Omaha, NE |
| 2007 | ART NOW MIAMI BEACH, Sherry Leedy Gallery, Kansas City, MO |
- Author last name, author first name, "Title of article," Publication, vol. #, page number(s)
- New American Paintings, Juried Exhibitions in Print, curator-Terrie Sultan, issue # 84
Debra M Smith
Education
Selected Solo & Two Person
Selected Group
Selected Projects & Honors
Selected Collections
| 2002 | Associate in Applied Science, Accessories Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC | |
| 1993 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fiber Major, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO | |
| 1992 | Italian Academy of Fashion & Design, Lorenzo de Medici, Florence, Italy |
| 2010 | New Work, Solo, Roswell Museum & Art Center, Roswell, NM |
| 2009 | Textile Show, Olsen-Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, IA |
| 2008 | Looking to the Left, Solo, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2008 | New work, Solo, Olsen-Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, IA |
| 2008 | Looking to the Left, Solo, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO |
| 2010 | Fellows Show, Isaac’s Gallery, Roswell, NM |
| 2009 | Group Show, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO |
| 2007 | Group Show, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO |
| 2006 | Group Show, Olson-Larson Gallery, Des Moines, IA. |
| 2005 | HR Block Space Flat File Show, Kansas City, MO |
| 2005 | New Work, Pearl Gallery, Kansas City, MO. |
| 2005 | Group Show, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO |
| 2004 | Group Show, Davidson Gallery, Brisbane, Australia |
| 2004 | Open Studio, Williamsburg Art Tour, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2003 | New Work, Pencil Factory, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2002 | Celestial Navigation, Convergence 2002, Vancouver, BC |
| 2009 | R.A.I.R, Roswell Artist in Residence Program (Sept. 2009- Sept 2010) |
| 2008 | Creative Capital Professional Development Workshop & Retrear, Kansas City, MO |
| 2008 | Featured lecturer at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO |
| 2007 | Featured lecturer for the New York Textile Society. New York, NY |
- Hallmark Corporation (MO)
- Sprint Corporation (MO)
- Shook Hardy & Bacon (MO)
- Ocean Media (CA)
- Accenture (KS)
- American Century, Inc. 16 x 12 foot hand dyed, pieced organza Kansas City, MO textile for corporate entryway
- Marsh USA Three large-scale textiles for the Kansas City, MO International Corporate Headquarters
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Five, pieced-silk textiles. Kansas City, MO
| 2008 | Elizabeth Kirsch, Kansas City Star, "Debra M Smith, Looking to the Left" |
| 2007 | Nancy A. Cowin, Surface Design Journal, "Uncovering the Surface: SDA Conference Exhibitions" |
| 2007 | Janelle Christopher Meador, Review (cover), "Artist Profile" June, page 26-28 |
| 2005 | Susi Lulaki, Review, "Debra Smith at the Pearl" September, page 50-51 |
Aaron Storck [b. 1978]
Education
Selected Solo Exhibitions
| 2001 | BFA, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS |
| 2009 | WIZARD LUNCHEON, Art and Design Gallery, campus of the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS | |
| 2008 | WIZARD NINGXT, Dot Dot Dot Artspace, Lawrence, KS |
Selected Group Exhibitions
Selected Projects and Honors
Selected Collections
| 2010 | (Upcoming), Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE | |
| 2010 | Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO | |
| 2010 | CUMULUS, Paragraph Gallery, Kansas City, MO | |
| 2010 | INVITATIONAL SHOW, Hub-Bub Residency, Showroom Gallery, Spartanburg, SC | |
| 2009 | BEMIS CENTER INVITATIONAL ART AUCTION, BemisCenter For Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE | |
| 2009 | THUMBS TO THE HEAVENS, WonderFairArtGallery, Lawrence, KS. Curated by Eric Dobbins | |
| 2008 | BIODIVERSITY IS, Museum of Natural History, campus of The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Curated by Thomas Hardy | |
| 2008 | THE FRESH PRODUCE ART COLLECTIVE, The Spencer Museum of Art, campus of The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Curated by Susan Earle |
| 2011 | Upcoming, Artist Residency, BemisCenter for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE |
| 2009-10 | Studio Residency, The Charlotte Street Foundation Urban Culture Project, Kansas City, MO |
| 2008 | Founding Partner of the DotDotDot Artspace Cooperative, Lawrence, KS |
| 2006 | Founding member of the Fresh Produce Art Collective, Lawrence, KS |
- Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS
- Various Private Collections
| 2010 | March Kinsman, Leslie, "The New Face of Art: Mixed Media Installations Alter the Visual Experience", Jayplay Magazine |
| 2008 | November 9, Rathaus Art Projects, "Aaron Storck's Wizard Ningxt", blog |
| 2008 | November 3, Laessig, Gavon, "World of Warlock: the Magic, Trash and Trannies of Artist Aaron Storck", Lawrence.Com |
| 2008 | September 14, Rombeck, Terry, "KU Projects Reflect Collaborative Interest In Arts and Sciences", The Lawrence Journal World |
| 2007 | September 6, Eler, Alicia, "Yes, I Kansas", Time Out Chicago |
Hong Chun Zhang [b. 1971]
Education
Selected Solo Exhibitions
| 2004 | M.F.A, University of California, Davis, CA | |
| 2003 | Residency, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, ME | |
| 1994 | B.F.A, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China |
| 2008 | "Hong Chun Zhang", Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO | |
| 2005 | "Hair Power", Kansas Union Gallery, University of Kansas | |
| 2002 | "Twin Spirits", Witt Gallery, California State University, Sacramento |
Selected Group Exhibitions
Selected Grants and Awards
Selected Collections
Selected Publications
| 2010 | "The Tao of Now", White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
| "From Beijing to Atlanta: 3 sisters, 3 artists, 3 diverse works on paper", Whitespace, Atlanta, GA | |
| "Intense Concentration", University of Texas, San Antonio, TX | |
| 2009 | "Locks in Translation", A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2008 | "Ying:Inspired by the Art and History of China", Museum of Art &History, Santa Cruz, CA |
| "Infinite Line:Contemporary Drawing in Time and Space", Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | |
| 2007 | "Reboot: The Third Chengdu Biennial", Chengdu International Convention Center, China |
| 2006 | "Aspects of Humanity", Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA |
| 2005 | "2005 Biennial", Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME |
| 2004 | "Master of Fine Arts Thesis Show", Nelson Gallery, U.C. Davis |
| "Three Sisters", B. Sakata Garo Fine Arts, Sacramento, CA | |
| 2003 | "The Spirit of Contemporary Asian Art", Sacramento State University Gallery, CA |
| "Political Woman", Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL | |
| "Cream", Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA | |
| 2002 | "Asian American Gender and Identities", Reynolds Gallery, University of Pacific, CA |
| 1995 | "Chinese Ink Painting and Oil Painting", China National Art Museum, Beijing, China |
| 1994 | "BFA Graduation Show", Central Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Beijing, China |
| 2006 | Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant |
| 2004 | Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship |
| 2003 | Skowhegan Artist Residency Full Scholarship |
| 2010 | Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, |
| 2009 | Origo Family Collection on Chinese Ink Painting, Switzerland |
| 2008 | White Rabbit Chinese Contemporary Art Collection, Sydney, Australia |
| 2007 | Chengdu Contemporary Art Museum, Chengdu, China |
| 2006 | Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS |
| 1995 | China National Museum of Fine Arts, Beijing, China |
| 2010 | Chinese Ink Painting Now, page 218-219 |
| 2008 | Brown, Ashley, "Disparate Juxtapositions", Review, June, page 41 |
| 2007 | The Third Chengdu Biennale Catalog, September |
| 2007 | Spencer Museum of Art Register, vol#9, July 1, 2006 -June 30, 2007, page107 |
| 2006 | New American Paintings, Western Competition # 6, October, page 162-165 |
| 2005 | Portland Museum of Art Biennial Catalog, April, page 48 |
| 2004 | Skowhegan Awards Journal, April, page2 |
Brian Zimmerman [b. 1981]
Education
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
Selected Group Exhibitions
Selected Collections
Selected Publications
| 2006 | BFA, Painting and Art History, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO | |
| 2012 | MFA, Visual Arts, University of California, San Diego, CA |
| 2011 | Upcoming Solo Show, To this Point, Thornhill Gallery, Avila University, Kansas City, MO |
| 2010 | Time in Place, Pink Park, Blue Springs, MO |
| 2008 | Avenue of the Arts, Barney Allis Plaza, Kansas City, MO | |
| 2008 | DIY, Cold Storage Lofts, Kansas City, MO | |
| 2008 | ESPOSTO, The Paragraph Gallery, Kansas City, MO | |
| 2008 | Alumni Exhibition, Brookhaven College of Art Gallery, Dallas, TX | |
| 2006 | (Un)redeemable Moments, Urban Culture Project Space, Kansas City, MO |
- Brookhaven College of the Arts, Dallas, TX
| 2010 | Time in Place, City of Blue Springs, Blue Springs, MO |
| 2008 | Avenue of the Arts, Ave. of the Arts Foundation and MO Municipal Art Commission, Kansas City, MO |
- Avenue of the Arts: Celebrating Ten Years, Catalog, p. 25
- Second Friday Art Showcase, Ink Magazine, Vol. 1, issue 29, p.42
- Three Exposures, Review Magazine, #105, Vol. 10, No. 10, p.47
- Animals, Birds and Pedestrian Intrigue, Review Magazine, #101, Vol. 10, No. 6, p.18-19
- Stepping up on the Avenue, The Kansas City, Sunday, March 30, 2008, The Arts, F5
- (Un)redeemable Moments, The Pitch Weekly, May 06
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What does The Kansas City Collection do for artists?
The Kansas City Collection:
- Supports, elevates, and celebrates the Kansas City area artist community
- Guarantees art sales and increased exposure for participating artists
- Publishes an illustrated catalogue with bios and essays on participating artists
- Encourages participating companies to acquire a broader range of art created entirely by regional artists
- Provides exposure of artists’ work to company associates and clients
Curatorial Committee
Artists participate by invitation only, and were nominated, reviewed and selected by the program’s Curatorial Committee:
- Eric Fischl - Artist, New York, NY
- Saralyn Reece Hardy - Director, The Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- Dana Self - Independent Curator and Writer, Kansas City, MO
- Roger Shimomura - Artist and Professor Emeritus, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- Raechell Smith - Director/Curator, H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO