Second Saturday Featuring KCKCC Students and Faculty
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1. Name:
Deven Knapp
Title:
Absorption Series
Bio:
Deven Knapp is a documentary photographer who focuses on a feeling of nostalgia and the idea of the overlooked. She photographs things that pique her interest, which are often ones others are accustomed to seeing and pass by without a second glance. Because of this, she is able to see beauty in everyday objects. Deven graduated with highest distinction from the University of Kansas' Design BFA program, majoring in Photo Media with a minor in History of Art. She currently works as the Art Gallery Collection Specialist at Kansas City Kansas Community College.
Artist Statement:
Light has been a vital element of art since the beginning. Early Renaissance painters turned to techniques such as chiaroscuro to make their paintings come to life. Light also holds the forefront of photography. From exposing objects to light-sensitive paper to keeping negatives safely away from light sources, light is always on the mind of an artist. It could even be argued that emphasis on light and shadow is often more important than the actual scene being depicted. To explore this concept, I have photographed these configurations to show the beauty that nature is able to create hand in hand with human creations, while also capturing a moment in time and preserving something that will change. If I returned to these locations on a different day, these photographs would look entirely different. In this work, the natural lighting is what many notice first while the background is absorbed by deep shadows. It is then the job of the viewer to observe what else is included in the scene.
2. Name:
Meredith Host
Titles:
Dot Dot Dash Mug
Dot Dot Doily Bowl
Dot Dot Dash Planter
Stoneware with decals
Bio:
Meredith Host received her BFA in Ceramics from Kansas City Art Institute in 2001 and her MFA in Ceramics from The Ohio State University in 2008. She was named one of the 2011 Emerging Artists for NCECA and Ceramics Monthly, and in 2016 was a Presenter at the Utilitarian Clay Symposium. Meredith has spent time at numerous ceramic residencies including The School for American Crafts at RIT in Rochester, NY, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, ME, Dresdner Porzellan Manufactory in Dresden, Germany, and West Virginia University through The Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China. Currently, Meredith lives in Kansas City, MO, teaches workshops around the country, and is a founding member of the Kansas City Urban Potters.
3. Name:
Matt Krawcheck
Title:
"Still Life with Cardboard Box and Whatnot"
Dimensions:
22" x 30" (28" x 33 1/2" including frame)
Medium:
Graphite
Bio:
Matt Krawcheck earned a BFA in Painting from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA in Painting from the University of Pennsylvania. Matt has taught Drawing, Painting, and 2D Design at Kansas City Kansas Community College since 2018. He lives in Overland Park Kansas with his wife Sarah and daughters Bernice and Dorothy.
Website:
www.MattKrawcheck.com
4. Name:
Shaylee Dodson
Title:
neon room
Year:
2023
Dimensions:
24 x 36 in., framed (portrait orientation)
Medium:
Digital illustration on paper
About (the illustration):
"Now if you lose your one and only
There's always room here for the lonely
To watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams
Of a neon moon"
Dunn, R. Lyrics to “Neon Moon.” Brand New Man, 1991.
Gonzalez, G. Cover, “Neon Moon.” Cigarettes After Sex, 2018.
Artist Statement:
My work focuses on themes around gender, sexuality, feminism, mental health, love, fear, and relationships. Through paint or digital media, I explore color relationships and how highly saturated chroma works and plays together. Through poetry, song lyrics, music, and typography I explore, untangle, and unravel interpersonal relationships, whether familial or romantic, to learn more about how and why we work, play, and move closer together or further apart.
Artist Bio:
Shaylee (Shay) Dodson is an assistant professor and graphic design coordinator at Kansas City Kansas Community College. She is from Houston, Texas and lives with her partner in the Kansas City area.
5. Name:
Shai Perry
Bio:
Shai Perry is a Kansas-based, black bi-racial woman, artist, mother, curator, and consultant. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from East Tennessee State University, where she studied sculpture and cultural anthropology. She is the Gallery Coordinator and Adjunct Art Instructor at Kansas City Kansas Community College. While pursuing a Master of Fine Arts (MA) in Arts Management and Leadership for Wichita State University. She teaches art appreciation, curates on many platforms, manages the Art Gallery, facilitates the campus collection, and manages artistic visions for public spaces.
In the community, Perry serves as an advocate for the arts on many platforms, this includes being the Wyandotte County Captain for the Arts and Economic Prosperity study six (AEP6), Arts KC Regional Arts Council Mission Support Grant Committee member, and the KCKCC Representative for the Mayor's UG Local Arts Governance Committee. Perry's involvement in the community reaches beyond art organizations. She was Outreach Officer for the steering committee of the Young Professionals Forward, an initiative of the Kansas City, KS Chamber of Commerce. In addition, she was also an ambassador for the KCK Chamber. Perry served as the Marketing Chair for the Friends of the Grinter Museum Board for three years. She also performs these duties on the board of the Wyandotte County Ethnic Festival.
Her leadership in the community transferred to the creation of the Historical Mural Project. Through networking, collaboration, and building rapport, Perry was able to establish an Advisory Committee that held over 60 consultants. Her management led the group to accomplish oral history recordings, a digital timeline database, and a 108ft virtual mural with touchscreen capabilities that captures the full breadth of the local community's historical story. This mural is now a tourist attraction with the KCK Visitor Bureau and Freedom Frontier National Heritage Area.
Innovative themes of diversity, social justice, and identities have led to many accomplishments as a curator. In 2020, her curated exhibit ‘Silenced Narratives’, received the Award of Excellence for Diverse & Empowered Exhibition services and the Award of Commendation for its accompanying catalogues from the Tennessee Association of Museums, a product of the diversity exhibitions initiative of ETSU Tipton & Slocomb Galleries. Perry has presented as a guest speaker at multiple venues. She was the guest speaker for the 2023 Annual Winter Luncheon, for the American Association of University Women Parkville Branch.
Perry continues to bring a more profound cultural context to each project and assist those without a voice in telling their stories. These efforts have brought Perry’s career to a new plateau. She was selected as the 2021 guest juror for the Seeds annual exhibition at the Westobou Gallery in GA. Publications of Perry’s artistic influence can be found in the KC Studio, Flatland KC, The Pitch, and Wyandotte Daily.
Her programming is multidisciplinary and emphasizes all the viewer’s senses. Whether it is an exhibition, festival, or mural project, Perry is adept in engaging the public from multiple angles. She believes that art is for all and not just for the elite. Her work with the Accessible Arts in Greater KC committee, and field projects with the KC School for the Blind. Perry works in cooperation with the KCKCC Student Accessibility and Support Service to collaborate on making the art collection more accessible for all.
Perry’s passion for art access is seen in the organization process of multiple emerging artists programs. Such as art merit badges for the Boy Scouts, The Art of Sewing with Corner Stones of Care foster youth, Multicultural, and Art theme week for KCKCC Kids on Campus summer camp, and District 500 Portfolio Day. To support these programs, she has collaborated with many organizations and received grant funding. In 2020 she organized 8 grant application teams to apply for the Kansas Leadership Center, KS Beats the Virus Campaign funding, awarding $25,000 to projects in Wyandotte county. This work is driving the revitalization of this area.
Perry’s work at KCKCC since 2016, has developed the college as an art focal point for the county and a leader in the art KC metro. Through work with the Downtown Shareholders and Community Housing of Wyandotte County, she is at the forefront of the Third Friday Art Walk in the up-and-coming art district of 6th street in downtown Kansas City, KS. She is on the steering committee for the Art Walk and facilitates an art gallery space dubbed, “The Satellite”, which is an office space by trade.
Perry’s creative innovation and passion to lift others along the way in her journey continue reaching up others along the way in her journey continue to reach new heights. She is a member of the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), American Association of University Women (AAUW), Kansas Museums Association (KMA), Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG), Kansas City Kansas Chamber of Commerce, Asian Chamber of Commerce, United Nations Association of Greater Kansas City (UNAKC), and Women in the Arts Networking Group KC.
6. Name:
Clint Ricketts
Titles:
Shadow Work, Acrylic on canvas, 60" x 45', 2022.
$2000
Dumb Head Lamp, Ceramic and acrylic paint, light bulb and chord, 2023.
$400
Untitled, ceramic and acrylic, 2023.
NFS
Bio:
Clint Ricketts is a father, teacher and artist. Clint is the Coordinator of the Art Department at Kansas City Kansas Community College. He received his MFA in printmaking from the University of Kansas in 2010. His work has been featured in New American Paintings and The Kansas City Collection. Clint lives in Lawrence KS, with his partner, their two kids and three cats.
7. Name:
Isabella Fernandez
Titles:
Self-reflection
Flora and Fauna
Serenity
Mediums:
Charcoal (Self-reflection)
Acrylic (Flora and Fauna)
Ceramic (Serenity)
8. Name:
Cindy Leung
Bio:
Cindy Leung is an artist from Hong Kong and is based in Kansas City, Missouri. She holds an MFA from the University of Florida and a BFA from Queens College, CUNY. She exhibited nationally and internationally in China, New York, California, Florida, Washington, and more. Leung is a faculty at Kansas City Kansas Community College and an Artist-In-Residence at Belger Crane Yard Studio.