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S.E. Nash

Visual

S.E. Nash is a visual artist who engages with microbial life through the inclusion of edible fermented foods in sculptural installations. In May 2017, Nash’s solo show Lactobacillus Amongus at PLUG Projects included all of Kansas City’s sourdough starters (that the artist could find and collect) in a series of sculptures. At the closing event, participants made sourdough baked goods to eat at a gallery potluck. Nash has had recent shows and events at Living Arts, in Tulsa, OK, and at Paragraph Gallery in Kansas City, MO. Nash’s first solo show with fermented foods was held at Black Ball Projects in Brooklyn, NY in 2016. Nash was born in Memphis, TN in 1980. They received an MFA in painting from Yale University in 2005 and a BFA in painting from the University of Tennessee in 2003. Nash is currently a Charlotte Street Foundation studio resident for a second term. They received an Arts KC grant for Lactobacillus Amongus and were awarded a Rocket Grant Research and Development award in 2017 for a project involving community gardening and fermented sodas. Nash teaches in the Foundation Department at the Kansas City Art Institute as a Visiting Assistant Professor.

David Newsome

Visual

The majority of my art work would be best characterized as “abstract – pop art” with two main subcategories being “real-life” and “geometric shapes”, then juxtaposition them together or placing them in concert with other shapes to create movement and life. This combination is enhanced by color selection and the placements of light to form a bold statement. Employment of real life objects with unusual or in unexpected combination to present something unique. This work is created with different mediums acrylic, oil on canvas and wood. With a wide variety of application techniques are used to applied layers and achieve a finish ART work. My greatest inspiration come from the desire to explore and discover new ways of using something old or familiar shapes and objects to combine them in a rendering.

Dane Newton

Visual

I am a photographer from the Kansas City area whose work, as a whole, largely works with communities and the emotional value hidden beneath the surface. Often dealing with topics of intense emotional release, my work serves as commentary to the human condition while acting as a cathartic experience for myself. When focused on my own internal emotions, my work strives to reflect my own internal experiences and serve as a beacon to those who may feel similarly. When photographing others, I capture their emotions in my images to represent pieces of the collective, highlighting moments of intense emotional exchange within the community. The subject matter of my work can also vary greatly. I also create quite a bit of work that showcases the natural world, using dynamic landscapes to wildlife photography to bring awareness to our nation’s grand and beautiful, but slowly declining natural wonders.

Linda Nickell

Visual

Residing in Leawood, KS, I currently have studio space in my home and enjoy spending lots of time creating art. I primarily use oil and cold wax which allows me to develop history in my paintings with layers, textures and lines. My goal to engage the viewer and bring a sense of place to my paintings is expressed by abstracting the landscape and nature. I strive to express the beauty, intrigue and depth in the world around us. As a former manager of school programs and an educator at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art I have enjoyed opening up the world of art to students of all ages through creative programming. Before employment at the museum, I was an art educator in public and private schools as well as a graphic designer and illustrator for corporations in the Kansas City area. Exhibitions include solo and group shows in the Kansas City and Dallas areas with works held in private collections in New York, Chicago, Portland, Dallas and Kansas City.

Ada Niedenthal

Visual

Following her 25 year career as a Landscape Architect, in 2002 Ada Niedenthal became a full-time artist. She uses fiber, fabric and textiles. Her art quilt wall-hangings often feature hand painted and hand dyed fabrics crafted by the artist in her studio. The inspiration for her work comes from patterns and forms found in nature, and from the emotions generated by the events of her daily life. While she applies a trained designer’s approach to her work, sometimes images unfold without prior design or intent and her art-making is guided by technique and process. While this method of working might make some pieces appear to be without intention, in reality they are all very well-planned. Ada Niedenthal strives to make art that stirs in viewers an appreciation for the world around them. Perhaps in the hope that no amount of hunger, poverty, guns, anti-choice sentiment, misogyny, and stupidity will ever squelch the desire for a better world.

Elnora Nokes

Visual

I have been creating art since childhood and have worked in all two-dimensional media including photography and found mixed media collage is the best way to complete my ideas visually. I am inspired by the visual world. Relationships between the colors, patterns, and shapes found in nature and the way they relate to the built environment fascinate me. I create images to share those relationships I find most interesting. I use cut and torn paper, found images, personal photographs, and any other scraps that fit my needs. I also love to study art and art making. I visit museums, galleries, and look at as much art as possible. I read about how and why artists do what they do. Artists that have had an impact on my work include Helen Frankenthaler, Richard Diebenkorn, Vincent van Gogh, Faith Ringgold, Marsden Hartley, and countless fellow artists that continue to inspire me. I learned volumes about art making during my 30 year career as an art teacher simply by being in the same room day after day with children as they created art. Their honest and real approach has inspired me through the years.

Brittany Noriega

Visual

Brittany Noriega is an emerging contemporary artist, a community organizer, a lifelong learner, and a lover of humanity. She is an interdisciplinary artist exploring the connectedness in visual art and emotion through large-scale, detailed, and otherworldly works. Brittany is a Kansas City native but spent much of her youth traveling the globe and collecting experiences. These experiences shaped her beliefs, her love of people, and continue to influence her work today. Brittany studied studio art and sociology in the Black Hills of South Dakota and is currently studying Health Science and how the arts affect our bodies and minds.

Mundo Nouvo

Music

This collection of Kansas City veterans play Latin music with roots in Cuba and Haiti. A versatile project that has adapted itself to a number of settings, Mundo Nouvo (pronounced “moon-doe, new-voe”) is devoted to a long-standing tradition of Caribbean storytelling through sound. Whether playing uptempo numbers for the dance crowds or improvising a ballad in a more intimate space, Mundo Nouvo is a wide-ranging cast of talents interested in extending the rich music catalogue of Latin America.

Laura Nugent

Visual

Selected Solo Exhibitions 2017 “On The Surface” JRB Art at The Elms Oklahoma City, OK “Boundaries of Color” The Arts Company Nashville, TN “Where From Here” The Late Show Kansas City, MO 2016 “Now Showing: Laura Nugent” Centric Projects, Kansas City, MO 2015 “Paintings: Laura Nugent” The Late Show, Kansas City, MO “New and Recent Paintings” Campanella Gallery – Park University, Parkville, MO 2013 “Every Day is Not the Same” Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO 2010 “Recent Paintings” Shirley Stiles Gallery, Westwood, Kansas “Laura Nugent/NEW WORKS” Dundee Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska 2008 “Patchwork Girl: New Paintings by Laura Nugent” Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO “Recent Works” The Central Exchange, Kansas City, MO 2007 “Now Showing: Laura Nugent” ArtsKC, Kansas City, MO “Paintings” Kansas City, KS Public Library 2006 “Laura Nugent: New Work on Canvas” Irene B. French Art Gallery, Merriam, Kansas 2002 “Laura Nugent: New Works” The Villager Fine Arts, Auburn, AL 2001 “Laura Nugent: Distinguished Artist of ULCC” Union League Club, Chicago, IL 2000 “Laura Nugent: Works on Canvas and Paper” Ronald L. Barr Gallery, New Albany, IN 1999 “Laura Nugent: Small Paintings” North Idaho College, Coeur D’Alene, ID 1998 “New Works in Oil” Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, OR Selected Juried & Invitational Group Shows 2017 National Arts Program Exhibition Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, Honolulu, HI “Graphic : Lines : Color” Roan and Black Contemporary, Saugatuck, MI “Truth Trust Transcend: River Market Regional Exhibition” Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City MO “Of Things to Come” The Arts Company, Nashville, TN “Gallery All Stars” The Late Show, Kansas City, MO 2016 “Graphics/Lines/Color” Roan and Black Contemporary, Saugatuck, MI “River Market Regional Exhibition” Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO “Flat Files” H & R Block Artspace, Kansas City, MO “Patchwork and Thread” Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO 2014 “Tangent” Fraction Studio, Kansas City, MO “Beyond Bounds: Electric” Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS 2013 “Urban-Suburban” Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS 2011 “Beyond Bounds: Brilliant” Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS 2009 “Beyond Bounds: Glow” Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS 2008 “Dimensions in Folk Art” Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO “River Market Regional Exhibition” Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO “Art at the Center” Overland Park, KS “Cultures Without Borders” Kansas City, MO, 2007 “Prairie Village State of the Arts” Endres Gallery, Prairie Village, KS 2006 “Eighteen” 12×16 Gallery, Portland, OR “Johnson County Arts Fest” Ernie Miller Nature Center, Olathe, KS 2004 “MOAK Four State Regional Exhibition” Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO 2003 “Small Works” Nuartz Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2001 “Twelve Squared” Prairie State College, Chicago, IL “Midwest Winter Exhibition” Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI “Around the Coyote Curator’s Choice” Around the Coyote, Chicago, IL 2000 “Art4Sale” Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN “56th Annual Juried Exhibition” Sioux City Art Center Sioux City, IA 1999 “Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition” Swopes Museum of Art, Terre Haute, IN “Six Northwest Painters” Mount Hood Community College, Gresham, OR “Eye Candy” Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR 1998 “Juried Biennial” A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY “28th Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition” Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR Gallery Representation Roan and Black, Saugatuck, MI The Arts Company, Nashville, TN Weinberger Fine Art, Kansas City, MO JRB Art at The Elms, Oklahoma City, OK Costello Childs Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ Selected Corporate Collections Pinnacle Bank, Nashville, TN Robertson Law Group, Kansas City, MO Black and Veatch, Overland Park, KS Coldwell-Banker, Corporate Woods, Overland Park, KS St. Lukes Hospital, Overland Park, KS St. Anthony Hospital, Lakewood, CO Grand Hyatt, San Antonio, TX Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago, IL Community President, Board of Directors, Kansas City Artists Coalition 2017-2019 Volunteer Coordinator Kansas City Artists Coalition 2012-2017 Facilitator, Artist Inc, Interurban Arthouse, 2013 Facilitator, Web and Marketing Co-op for Artists, InterUrban Arthouse 2013-2016 Strategies for Artists Series, featured speaker, Kansas City Artists Coalition 2017 Featured Speaker, Inspiration Breakfast, Arts KC 2012 Featured Artist, Plaza Art Fair, Art Westport, Prairie Village Art Show Juror, Plaza Art Fair, Brookside Art Annual, Prairie Village Art Show Education 1992 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art 1990 Independent Painting Program, SACI Florence, Italy

Anne Nye

Visual

I see the extraordinary in the ordinary world around me. I am drawn to the magic of light and the effects it produces. I have been involved in photography for more than 40 years, have an art degree and have studied photography. My work has been in many juried shows in the area. Galleries that have hosted individual shows for me include the Steeple of Light Gallery at Community Christian Church, MO, Endres Gallery, Prairie Village, KS, Lenexa City Hall, KS and Care Choice Gallery in Salina, KS. Other than cropping, my work in edited in camera.

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