Standard stationery. 8.5″ W x 11″ H (US).
- Mallin Gallery: BAI MING Chinese contemporary artist in the field of ceramics, oil painting, ink, in an eclectic style which alternates geometrical compositions and gestural practices. Bai Ming’s paintings and ceramics are presented at KCAC as part of the 50th anniversary of NCECA.
- Charno Gallery: AESTHETIC INFLUENCE: THE ART OF CHINESE SCHOLAR ROCKS The artists are Virginia Pfau-Thompson from Arizona, Richard Hirsch from New York, Howard Koerth from Oklahoma, Chang Ching-Yuan from Taiwan, and Keith Ekstam from Missouri. Many of the ideas surrounding Chinese Scholar’s Rocks are explored by this group of artists. This includes concerns such as references to utopian existence, a search for paradise in a less-than-perfect-world, geologic imagery, and utilizing the requisite Scholar’s Rock base or plinth as a stage for visual activity. Largely made of clay, the work by this distinct group of artists also employs glass, plastic, wood and found objects as needed.
- Underground Gallery:
- NANCY KRAMER BOVEE uses images from nature, artist predecessors, quilting, and design. After sketching and template creation, tiles are rolled out, cut and hand shaped before drying. Terra Sigillata is applied and clear glazes to accent. After firing tiles are mounted on a frame to unite and lift them off the wall so that light can illuminate the negative spaces.
- KRISTIN KOWALSKI wants to create a feeling of intimacy between the interaction of abstracted forms. Those experiences lead to a floral or blossom element that represents the peak of the experience. She wants the work to be very sensual, playful and slightly dark, and intends to create these feeling with the combination of form, color and surface texture. The floral elements in the work have been inspired from Kowalski’s garden; she is inspired by the process and transformation that occurs in nature.
If you would like more information or hi-res images please feel free to contact me via this email address or give me a call at the gallery at 816-421-5222.
I look forward to hearing from you soon and hope you are gearing up for a great few weeks packed full of all things ceramic!
Marissa Starke
Assistant Director
Kansas City Artists Coalition
201 Wyandotte Suite 105
Kansas City, MO 64105
www.kansascityartistscoalition.org
Upcoming NCECA Exhibitions:
March 11th – April 21st
Opening Receptions:
Friday, March 11th from 6 – 8:30 pm
Friday, March 18th from 6 – 9:30 pm
Mallin Gallery: BAI MING
Chinese contemporary artist in the field of ceramics, oil painting, ink, in an eclectic style which alternates geometrical compositions and gestural practices. Bai Ming’s paintings and ceramics are presented at KCAC as part of the 50th anniversary of NCECA.
Charno Gallery: AESTHETIC INFLUENCE: THE ART OF CHINESE SCHOLAR ROCKS
The artists are Virginia Pfau-Thompson from Arizona, Richard Hirsch from New York, Howard Koerth from Oklahoma, Chang Ching-Yuan from Taiwan, and Keith Ekstam from Missouri. Many of the ideas surrounding Chinese Scholar’s Rocks are explored by this group of artists. This includes concerns such as references to utopian existence, a search for paradise in a less-than-perfect-world, geologic imagery, and utilizing the requisite Scholar’s Rock base or plinth as a stage for visual activity. Largely made of clay, the work by this distinct group of artists also employs glass, plastic, wood and found objects as needed.
Underground Gallery: NANCY KRAMER-BOVEE & KRISTIN KOWALSKI
Nancy uses images from nature, artist predecessors, quilting, and design. After sketching and template creation, tiles are rolled out, cut and hand shaped before drying. Terra Sigillata is applied and clear glazes to accent. After firing tiles are mounted on a frame to unite and lift them off the wall so that light can illuminate the negative spaces.
Kristin wants to create a feeling of intimacy between the interaction of abstracted forms. Those experiences lead to a floral or blossom element that represents the peak of the experience. She wants the work to be very sensual, playful and slightly dark, and intends to create these feeling with the combination of form, color and surface texture. The floral elements in the work have been inspired from Kowalski’s garden; she is inspired by the process and transformation that occurs in nature.
