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My Art Home Fun!

ARTS ON FIRE 2023 – OCTOBER 20TH 5-9 PM
8001 Newton St OPKS

https://www.interurbanarthouse.org/arts-on-fire-2023

This Friday is the big fundraiser for the Interuban Arthouse, the place I call Art Home. I’ll have 6 multimedia pieces in this show Arts on Fire!. Its a completely free exhibition you just must see.

 Included in the night are not only over 700 works available but also a bevy of entertainment and delights including aerialists, and fire wielders! It’s truly a fun night and opportunity to raise money for an incredible organization that does so much to support the community, the arts and myself.

All 6×6 pieces are to raise money for the arthouse and are marked at $40. That’s 4 of my original works at only $40 a piece. These were inspired by my nature walks and a visit to the aquarium. I’m a big proponent of stopping to smell the flowers and these 4 pieces reflect that.

Alongside the 6×6 is also the 12×12 members show with over 200 works included. I’ll have 2 pieces available for sale based on trips I’ve taken scuba diving. I’ve been hard at arting this year and it was nice to reminisce with these 2 and think of when I can get back in the water. These two if purchased will go directly to help me continue my art practice. Make sure you don’t miss this amazing event for both art and fun!

 I hope you can make it!

Sea Goliath
Sea Goliath, Multi-media on paper on wood panel
8 arms waking
8 Arms Waking, Multi-media on paper on wood panel

-Kwanza

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Friday Is Stacked! The Adventure Continues With BAAR Art And Flatfiles.

Join me for receptions starting at 4 PM at Habitat Contemporary, and 6 PM at H&R Block Artspace

What more can an artist ask for, than new adventures with creative opportunities to share their art with new people in new places across the world?

I am moving into this month with gratitude for all of the great conversations, art sold, and profound questions that were asked of me by my community of friends and patrons in the dialog circle at HJ’s. One question sticks with me, “How are you going to move toward your art being your full-time occupation?” While I dream of being full-time in the studio, I am also quite clear that I am on the right path. These next couple of exhibitions demonstrate the power of this process of unfolding, cascading opportunities emerging from each other.

Yemaya on Edge, 40 x 30 inOil on Canvas

The BAAR Art Journey and Residency is an incredible honor. Join me this Friday for the first exhibition of my work with BAAR, as it launches from KC, out into the world with an exciting series of group exhibitions. Over the next 10 months, 3 paintings and 1 mixed-media piece will travel across the country and the world. I am curious to see how new opportunities will emerge. That is how the journey continues… one show plants a seed and the next one sprouts.

BAAR Art Residency: Habitat Contemporary
(Located in the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center) 07.07.23

Happy Hour Reception
4-6 PM

Location
Register Here

The H&R Block Artspace at the KCAI is opening the 2023 Kansas City Flatfile & Digitalfile, featuring artwork by over 250 regional artists, including 5 of my mixed media pieces. In 2019, I participated in the flatfiles call for art and it was from this unique exhibition that my current commission for St. James Catholic Church emerged. I love the serendipity and synchronicity that comes along the path. I wholeheartedly believe that the just right next steps are emerging. I am looking forward to another wonderful Friday night in KC with art receptions stacked and opportunities sprouting all around us. Join me.

Artist Gaze, 9 x 12, mixed media on paper

2023 Kansas City Flatfile & Digitalfile: H&R Block Artspace
07.07.23
OPENING RECEPTION 6-8

Making the invisible, visible; comes from trusting that I am on my path. Thank you for joining me. See you soon.

~Kwanza

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    HJ’s and Brookside Art Fair 

    What a great night for art in Kansas City. My solo exhibition Distinctly Human is up now at HJ’s Youth & Community Center opened the same night as the opening of the Brookside Art Fair. The space is about 2 blocks away from the fair. The night was beautiful with the weather being pleasant at 70-something degrees. The opening was sparsely attended, but that allowed for a more intimate gathering and the ability to connect more deeply. I’m not much of a public speaker so this was perfect. I gave a few opening remarks and then opened it up for questions. We all gathered in a circle and while I don’t like to explain exactly every detail in the work I do, I could explain the intent and listen to the observations others had and what they saw. Though it was a small gathering it was a big night for sales. As one patron put it my work was getting the measles as red dots were sprouting up. Thank you again to all those that made it out and for the great conversations. The exhibition will be up until the end of June. If you’re down for the Brookside Art Fair, head just a couple blocks south to check it out. Feel free to add another red dot too!

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    Exhibitions

    Tomahawk Ridge Location

    I have 2 exhibitions coming up in May. Both will be opening on May 20th. I’ll have 10 works in the gallery of the Tomahawk Ridge Community Center in Overland Park. I’m also part of the membership show for InterUrban Arthouse. Come out May 20 to one or both! Refreshments will be available. The Tomahawk Ridge solo show is catered and will have adult beverages so come and enjoy!

    InterUrban Arthouse Location

    It is the May