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Celebrating 125 Years of the Kansas City Art Institute:
Works from the Albrecht-Kemper Collection
June 12 - September 12, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, June 11, 4-7 pm
The Kansas City Art Institute has
played a pivotal role in the artistic development of the Midwest
and the nation.
Join the
Albrecht-Kemper in commemorating the 125th anniversary of the
Kansas City Art Institute by visiting this exhibition comprised
of artworks created by KCAI alumni, including both students and
instructors. Highlights will include are Thomas King Baker,
Leland Bell, Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry,
John
Stockton DeMartelly, Patricia DuBose Duncan, Lester Goldman,
Keith Jacobshagen, Frederic James, William Wind McKim, Lou Marak,
Wilber Niewald, Robert Rauschenberg, Warren Rosser, and Jane
Voorhees.
The
European Connection
June 12 - September 12, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, June 11, 4-7 pm
The
Albrecht-Kemper is well-known for its collection of artworks by
notable American artists. So, be sure to make time to view this
exhibition of rarely displayed European works from the museum's
collection. The exhibition is mainly comprised of paintings and
prints by artists such as Max Beckmann, Rosa Bonheur, Salvador
Dali, Kathe Kollwitz, Goya, Manet, Rembrandt, Anders Zorn, and
several others.
Michael Haynes:
A Visual Representation of the Pony Express
On view in the Barclay Gallery
Nationally-known artist Michael Haynes has a deep fascination
with the history of the early Western frontier. His recent
series on the Pony Express provides a visual record of the
exciting journeys and hardships of the Pony Express riders.
Haynes’ work is based on extensive research, and his series of
paintings depicts the adventures of these riders and the country
they rode through. The Albrecht-Kemper is pleased to showcase
selections from this series (including the preliminary sketch
for “Patee House Transfer”) to celebrate the 150th anniversary
of the Pony Express.
Quest for the
Greater Good:
A Citizens Perspective on Nationhood and
American Identity
during the Civil War
On view in the Barclay Gallery
beginning April 1, 2010
This small exhibition, including artworks from the 1860s, has
been designed to complement Saint Joseph’s commemoration of the
150th anniversaries of the Pony Express and the Civil War.
Chosen images from the permanent collection will visually tell
the story of America’s struggle for freedom during this
challenging time of our nation’s history. These artworks
reflect personal and profound sentiments about the war that
touched all Americans. They illuminate the principles of
democracy both in constitutional law and in daily life. An
accompanying exhibition brochure and text panels will also help
visitors to better understand the historical context and
narratives depicted in the works.
Fight for the Right: The Women's Suffrage Movement
On view in the Lower Level
Join
us in celebrating Women's History Month by visiting this
documentary exhibit. Explore this era of US history by learning
about women such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and
other leaders of the movement, which culminated in 1920 with the
passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States
Constitution.
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Tradition and Modernism in Colorado:
Artists of the Region from the Moffett Collection
September 18 - November 7, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, September 17, 4-7 pm
In this
exhibition are 80 works by 23 different artists collected by Jim
and Virginia Moffett, as well as their son, Cyrus, all of Kansas
City, Missouri. Although they have been Missouri residents all
their lives, the Moffetts have ties to Colorado extending as far
back as they can remember, annually spending time visiting and
enjoying the rugged mountain surroundings while they have
absorbed cultural history of the state's art and artists. When
they decided to start collecting paintings and prints, it was “
Never without the idea we wouldn't be sharing.” The Moffetts
maintain that, “We collect with the idea that we want to be
teachers and broaden peoples knowledge of art.”
Primarily showcasing
art created in the mountains of Colorado, virtually all the
artists included in the exhibition came from other places around
the region. The show focuses on the career of Charles R. Bunnell
(1897-1968) who, like several others represented in the
exhibition such as Paul K. Smith (1893-1954) and Joe Meert
(1905-1990), came from Missouri. Bunnell was a unique figure in
Colorado art over much of the 20th century, connected to a host
of other artists—first as a student, then peer and mentor. He
brought his mid-western background to bear in developing his own
brand of modernist style without the benefit of training in New
York with famous artists at prestigious schools. In Colorado
the history of art styles has allowed for traditional, realistic
rendering and abstract composition to co-exist.
Artists whose work appears in this exhibition also
include highlights from: William H. Bancroft, Birger Sandzén,
Ethel and Jenne Magafan, Frank Vavra, Martyl, Herbert Bayer,
Vance Kirkland, and Wilbur Niewald.
George
Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio
September 18 - November 7, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, September 17, 4-7 pm
The Albrecht-Kemper owns a magnificent copy
of the first British edition (1844) of George Catlin's North
American Indian Portfolio. The portfolio contains
twenty-five hand-colored lithographs depicting the hunt for
buffalo, ceremonial dances, sports, and other activities of
several Great Plains Indian tribes. This will be the first
showing of the portfolio since undergoing extensive conservation
and restoration funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Evan
Lindquist: Master Printmaker
November 20, 2010 - January 16, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, November 19, 4-7 pm |
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Revelation of Figure
and Landscape
Sculpture by Jim Brothers and
Lori Norwood,
Painting by Louis
Copt,
Photography by Dan Coburn
April 10 - June 6, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, April 9, 4-7 pm
Jim Brothers
Lori Norwood
Louis Copt
Dan Coburn
John Brown
Seated Woman
Fires Near Cottonwood Falls
Lay of the Land
Visitor
Comments:
"The sculptures are absolutely fabulous! Coupled with the
photographs, then the more modern art, this exhibit is stunning!
"--Jennifer
"Coburn's photos were breathtaking, each one reached out to me!
Copt's figures and paintings of women were beautiful! I loved
how he captured each one's beauty, it really makes a woman feel
comforting in her body!"--Samantha, age 21
"Thank you to Jim Brothers for paying tribute to our
Firefighters."--K.
Regional High
School Exhibition
February 28 - April 1,
2010
Opening Reception Sunday, February 28, 1-4 pm
The mission of the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art is to bring the
excitement of American visual arts to the region through
education, temporary exhibitions, the permanent collection, and
the nurturing of regional artists. What better way to nurture
young local talent than through exposure in a museum-sponsored
juried art competition? The Regional High School Art Exhibition
is an invitational exhibition, with over 75 schools from
Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas asked to participate.
Artworks are divided into nine categories based on
media and/or technique. After a panel jury selection, First,
Second, and Third Place, plus Honorable Mentions, are awarded in
each category. Make sure you don't miss this opportunity to see
the incredible and innovative work of our future artists.
For more
information, or If your school is interested in participating in
this annual exhibition, please contact Jennifer Zeller, Curator
of Education, at
jzeller[at]albrecht-kemper.org or 816-233-7003.
2010 Official Entry Packet
2010
Participating Students
2010 Participating Schools and Instructors
2010
Award Winners
Flora & Fauna
January 16 - April 3,
2010
Opening Reception Friday, January 15, 4-7-pm
Take a break from dull, wintry weather with this
fun and colorful exhibition of artworks from the Albrecht-Kemper
collection that feature images of plants and animals. Paintings,
prints, photographs, and sculptures from a wide range of artists
will delight visitors of all ages.
Holly Swangstu:
Springtime in Winter
January 16 - April 3,
2010
Opening Reception Friday, January 15, 4-7-pm
Gallery Talk with the Artist: Sunday, February 7 at 1:30pm
Artist Holly Swangstu resides in Kansas City, Missouri. Much of
her recent work has been focused in the area of textile arts.
For her Albrecht-Kemper exhibition, she will be creating a
site-specific installation in the museum's Esson Gallery. Her
work has appeared in numerous solo and group shows. This will be
her first site-specific solo installation. Combining a
background in weaving with a painterly approach, she creates
work that both reveals her life experiences and invites the
viewers to connect more deeply with their own emotions and
memories.
For more information see the article about Holly and her process
on
http://ereview.org/
Article link
page:
http://ereview.org/2010/02/14/brightness-warmth-enveloping/
Gallery Talk with the Artist: Sunday, February
28 at 3:00pm--CANCELLED
Holly Swangstu will speak about her site-specific
fabric installation "Springtime in Winter". Swangstu will
discuss her inspiration for the work, her technical methods, and
the installation process.
Annual
Membership Exhibition
January 16 -
February 21, 2010
Opening Reception Friday, January 15, 4-7-pm. Awards Ceremony at
6pm.
The
Membership Exhibition showcases the talents of museum members.
It is open to current members of the Museum. Each member may
submit two original works not previously exhibited at the
museum. Artworks are divided into seven categories. The
exhibition is then judged and awards presented in each category.
Click here for official entry form.
(pdf)
If you have trouble viewing entry form, please call 816-233-7003
to have one mailed to you.
2010 List of Participating Member Artists
2010
Membership Exhibition Award Winners
Participating
Member Artists:
Please remember to pick up your artworks after the close of the
exhibition. Note we have added an additional day for your
convenience since the weather forecast for this weekend is for
more snow.
Artwork Pick-Up:
Sunday, February 21 1-4pm
Monday, February 22 10am-4pm
Tuesday, February 23 10am-4pm
Wednesday, February 23 10am-4pm
Saint Joseph Women Artists
from the Albrecht-Kemper Collection
on view
in the Barclay Gallery through March 28, 2010
For
this special exhibition, the Albrecht-Kemper staff has put
together drawings, paintings, photographs, and prints from the
museum's permanent collection. Artists included in the
exhibition are Jackie Bishop, Louise Bradley, Susan Fay,
Margaret Kessberger, Myrna “Pud” Ransdell, Robin VanHoozer,
Dorothy May Wenz, and Megan Wyeth.. Be sure
to visit these artworks that you may have never seen before!
November 21, 2009 - January 11, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, November 20, 2009, 4-7pm
Recent Work from the
Northwest Missouri State University Art Faculty
Participating
Artists:
Christopher Graves
Laura Kukkee
Philip Laber
Armin Mϋhsam
Kim Spradling
Craig Warner
Glenn Williams
The
artworks in the exhibition now on view at the Albrecht-Kemper
Museum of Art, by the seven Art Faculty members at Northwest
Missouri State University, represent multiple disciplines. These
accomplished and international artists, from Canada, Germany and
across the United States, are also educators preparing students
as future professional artists or other careers in the arts.
For this exhibition, Professor Kim
Spradling (PhD, art education) is exhibiting two-dimensional
pieces of handmade paper in a nonobjective style. The work of
Professor Philip Laber (MFA, photography and printmaking)
includes prints utilizing digital photography, engraving, and
etching, as well as acrylic paintings. In sculpture, Professor
Glenn Williams (MFA, sculpture) has contributed large
constructions of wood and welded steel. These are complemented
by small abstract ceramic sculptures by Professor Laura Kukkee
(MFA, ceramics). Professor Christopher Graves, graphic design
(MFA, graphic design and painting), is exhibiting paintings and
drawings where his “expressionistic mode of thinking and
working” results in artworks exploring opposites: real, unreal;
spiritual, physical; good, evil. Professor Craig Warner’s
graphic design projects include digital printed works. Acrylic
landscape paintings by Professor Armin Mϋhsam demonstrate
his theme of the “relationship between the natural and the
human-built,” where technology has rendered the land virtually
“uninhabitable”.
Northwest Missouri State University:
Home Page
Art Department
Art Faculty Bios
Exhibition
Press Release
November 21, 2009 - January 11, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, November 20, 2009, 4-7pm
Infinite
Perspectives: Prints by Bruce McCombs from the Albrecht-Kemper
Collection
Bruce McCombs
(American, born 1943) captures the indulgences and exuberance of
capitalism on a grand scale. From eclectic urban architecture to
frenzied foot traffic, the artist expresses nostalgia for the
consumer culture of early to mid-20th-century America; yet
McCombs says that he tries to be more eccentric than nostalgic.
He records the minutiae of daily life with a rigor that turns
the mundane into a spectacle. His combination of extraordinary
detail, extreme perspective, and immense scale also gives the
work a topographical quality. Although McCombs found success as
a printmaker and exhibited his work both nationally and
internationally, he felt burdened by the complexity of etching
and the time it took to complete a plate. He was primarily a
printmaker until a sabbatical in 1982, after which he turned to
illustration and watercolor. The prints in the Albrecht-Kemper
Collection reflect McCombs’s oeuvre through the 1980s.
Bruce McCombs Exhibition Brochure (pdf)
Self-Portrait,
1988 Arcade, 1984
Marathon, 1981
Fossils, 1987
Parade, 1985
Photography by
Phillip Geller
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