News

April, 2011

2011 started off with a second invitation to exhibit in the annual show FRESH & LOCAL organized by Guerilla Curating and hosted by Room39 in Kansas City, MO. More info: www.joelschlotterer.com/guerillacurating

I am currently showing work at the Leopold Gallery in Brookside in Kansas City, MO. www.leopoldgallery.com

Opening May 5, 2011, I will be part of a group show called "EFFERVESCENT" hosted by the 75th Street Gallery in Prairie Village, Kansas. www.75stgallery.com

Again this year, I have been invited by Gloria Baker Feinstein and her foundation Change The Truth to adorn one of the dolls created by orphaned children in Uganda. Reilly Hoffman is collaborating with me on this project. www.changethetruth.org

Later this summer, I will be part of a group show titled "Between Thee and Me" originated by the Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art. Participating artists have been asked to visit collections of Judaic art and artifacts and create a piece of work based upon the inspiration engendered by these collections. I am working on a piece of sculpture for this exhibition. www.KCJMCA.org

As a member of the UMKC/Hand Print Press, I will be participating in their 2011 portfolio. www.handprintpress.org

Earlier this year, one of my large-scale paintings, Urban Totem #3, was acquired by a local collector.

I continue to work at the metal sculpture studio I share with Reilly Hoffman in the Crossroads in Kansas City, MO. I have just completed my largest piece to date, "Geronimo." Pictures soon. www.reillyhoffman.com

Sonie Ruffin, Charlotte Street Award winner, has asked me to participate in a group exhibition she is curating at the Jazz Museum in Kansas City, MO. More later...

I continue to hold painting classes twice a week in my studio in Leawood, KS. The May issue of 435 SOuth Magazine will feature an article about these classes and my workspace which have become known as Studio Q. The article talks about what we do during class and interviews several of the participating artists.

On the horizon will be participation in this year's URBAN/SUBURBAN annual fund raising auction to be held at the Epsten Gallery of the Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art. In addition, I will participate in the semi-annual exhibition and auction "Beyond Bounds: Brilliant" at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art on the campus of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS. www.nermanmuseum.org