June 14 - August 1, 2008

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The  Return of the Yellow Peril:
A Survey of the Work of Roger Shimomura
1967– 2007
Painter, printmaker and performance artist Roger Shimomura was a distinguished professor of art at KU for 35 years before he retired in 2004. His vividly colored canvases integrate Japanese woodblock prints and Pop Art style, unforgettably illustrating racism, stereotyping, and the pain that prejudice causes. 

A Program of Exhibits USA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance with the Missouri Arts Council and The National Endowment for the Arts.

Sponsored by
Commerce Bancshares Foundation and the William T. Kemper
Foundation

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Nuts and Bolts of Art
This exhibition reinvents the idea of quilting and apparel as domestic, comfortable and comforting arts. Small format art quilts incorporate fabric and found metal objects; the remarkable, intricately woven garments of Kansas City artist Ny Wetmore are constructed entirely of wire.

August 23 – October 24, 2008

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Midwestern Sensibilities:
A Retrospective of Original Prints
by Robert W. Addison
Addison’s beautifully rendered Midwestern scenes seem familiar, even reminiscent of Joplin. To be shown with an interactive display of the printmaker’s silkscreens, illustrating the artist’s meticulous process, first screen to last.

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Craig Calnan: Drawing on Experience
The complex, rhythmic structures of Calnan’s small scale compositions lead viewers past surface into stories based in art history, science fiction, or even fantasy. The longtime illustrator and freelance graphic artist with a BA and MA in printmaking returned to school to receive an MFA from Kansas State University in 2002.

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November 8, 2007 – December 21, 2008

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61st Annual Membership Show
Spiva artists of all ages present their best work in the largest, most anticipated and diverse exhibit of the year. A fascinating mix of works and media! Awards courtesy of Dr. John Windle.

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Kachina Spirit: The Sybil Tillman Collection
An authority on the spirit dolls of the Hopi and an expert on contemporary American Art, Tillman began collecting Kachinas at the same time she started collecting Charles Blaylock’s paintings with Kachinas as focal point. Tillman’s contemporary and historic dolls—the oldest are carved from single pieces of cottonwood root—will be shown with Blaylock’s “super-realistic” paintings.

January 10 – March 1, 2009

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Surface/Tension: Gary Grotey and Clifford West
Industrial materials are transformed into compelling 3-D work in Grotey’s glowing 1970s “rounds”—created from resins in light-refracting layers—and West’s chemically altered, woven copper “wallscapes.”

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Clay Nation
The collection of clay artist Jed Schlegel includes works by more than two dozen contemporary clay masters. Pieces by Bede Clark, John Tilton, Tom Coleman, Ellen Shankin, Matt Long, Nicholas Joerling, Peg Malloy, Judith Duff, and Jan McKeachie-Johnston are part of this sophisticated collection of ceramic works. With a selection of Schlegel’s own accomplished works.

March 7 – May 3, 2009

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PhotoSpiva 2009
Celebrating its 33rd year, Spiva’s acclaimed national competition results in an
exhibition of excellence, a “snapshot” of contemporary photography featuring notable works by amateurs and professionals. Enter online at www.photospiva.org beginning December 5, 2008. Deadline for entries: January 9, 2009.

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Theresa Rankin: Changes
Influenced by John Singer Sargent, Joaquin Sorolla and contemporary artists Richard Schmid and Jeremy Lipking, this award-winning artist “sees” in shapes of color and light. Rankin’s paintings combine a mix of realism and paint strokes marked by texture—and an ever-present accent on light.

May 16 – July 5, 2009

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Reliance on Dreams: Richard Conte’s Works on Paper
Conte, an award-winning architect, studied art In Italy during WWII. These extraordinary, rarely exhibited works are cubist-inspired—less concerned with subject matter & detail than with color, form, light, & texture.

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Images of Another World: Photos by Bill Perry
Bill Perry’s images are far more painterly than photographic. Stemming from a print process which exposes the image through layered mediums, the results are other-worldly, imbued with subtle visual textures and soft-edged, tonal effects.

Sponsored by
Friends of the Arts

Group tours are available by appointment, with a two-week advance notice preferred.
Please call 417.623.0183 to schedule.

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