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Exhibitions

Artifact 2021

Artifact Pop-Up Store  ­ November 15th – December 10th Opening Reception: Thursday, November 18, 5-7pm We made you something. Artifact is a gift store that features products and artworks from our UMKC Art Majors. Artifact is modeled after a museum store and has continually updated concepts and products. These specific products are concepted and designed by […]

Yadooa Hookwu (I Will Speak Now)

Gregg Deal ­ September 9th – November 5th Opening Reception: Thursday, September 9, 5-7pm Gregg Deal’s exhibition Yadooa Hookwu (I Will Speak Now), explores indigenous identity through multiple forms of expression. Yadooa Hookwu (I Will Speak Now) encompasses mediums including prints, paintings, graphics and installations. Deal’s work combines traditional Paiute visual language and the U.S. […]

2021 UMKC Student Art Exhibition

2021 UMKC Student Art Exhibition April 29 – May 15, 2021 Opening Reception: Thursday April 29, 2021, 5—7PM Free Parking in the Cherry St. Garage, level 6 Awards presented at 6pm   Participating Artists: Trey Banning, Christopher Bown, Makayla Booker, Walker Cowles, Devon Dewey, Vincent Fallis, Aliah Fisher, Daniel Garcia-Roman, Roxanna Hamidpour, Emma Hampton, Rachel […]

Real Black: A spectrum of the Black present

Real Black: a spectrum of the Black present October 1st – December 11th, 2020 Opening Reception: Thursday, October 1st, 5-8 pm Free Parking in the Cherry St. Garage, levels 5 & 6 Real Black: a spectrum of the Black present illustrates both the experiences of living Black artists and visions of the future.  This show […]

Body of Inquiry: The Art, Biology and Being of Flatworms

A scientific and artistic collaboration by: Jason Pollen, Mol Mir, Steph Nowotarski, and William Plummer January 30- March 7, 2020 Opening Reception: Thursday, January 30th, from 5-8pm Free Parking in the Cherry St. Garage, levels 5 & 6 What if you could clone yourself from a piece of you as small as your fingertip? Or […]

A Longing for Interspecies Companionship

M.A. Exhibition by Colin Mosely November 7-December 13, 2019 Opening Reception: Thursday, November 7, from 5-7 pm Free Parking in the Cherry St. Garage, levels 5 & 6 A Longing for Interspecies Companionship is an experimental, multi-disciplinary exploration of interstitial spaces and the invisible links contained within, entangling all animals, plants, fungi, and minerals. These […]

RE:Prints-Hand Print Press at 25

RE:Prints-Hand Print Press at 25 Exhibition Dates: September 5-October 18, 2019 Opening Reception: Thursday, September 5, 2019 from 5-7p In 2019 Hand Print Press marks their quarter century partnership with The University of Missouri-Kansas City and their professional explorations in printmaking. To commemorate this anniversary, Hand Print Press decided to revisit and reflect on their […]

2019 Student Art Exhibition

Images left to right: “Desert Pollinators” by Erin Parrot, “Moonlight Requisition” by Megan Lashbrook, “Fibonacci” by Katya C. Enriquez 2019 UMKC Student Art Exhibition May 2 – May 11 Opening Reception: Thursday May 2, 2019, 5—7PM Free Parking in the Cherry St. Garage, levels 5 & 6 Awards presented at 6pm Guest Juror: José Faus […]

Flesh Out

Flesh Out March 21-April 13, 2019 Opening Reception: Thursday, March 21st, 5-7 pm Free Parking in the Cherry St. Garage, levels 5 & 6 Participating artists: Paige Nicole Gordon, Fuko Ito, Lueking Knabe, Isabella Matute, Lilly McElroy, Trish Nixon, Madison Mae Parker and Rye Lanae Boothe, Madelyn Stewart, Phoebe Varisco, and Lauren Louvel Louise Whitacre […]

2019 Student Art Exhibition

2019 UMKC Student Art Exhibition Information Details: AWARDS: Best of Show (Chancellors Prize) 1st Place (Undergraduate) 2nd Place (Undergraduate) Honorable Mention (Undergraduate) 1st Place (Graduate) Honorable Mention (Graduate) JUROR: José Faus Guest juror is José Faus, a local multi-disciplinary artist, writer and UMKC alumnus. Faus is a founding member of the Latino Writers Collective, sits […]

Sound Made Matter

  IMP Ensemble Presents Sound Made Matter Directed by Michael Miller Thursday March 7, 7:30PM UMKC Gallery of Art   Please join UMKC’s IMP ensemble at the UMKC Gallery of Art, Thursday, March 7th, for our sonic interpretations of the current exhibition, Matter Matters. While the artists experiment with familiar materials, IMP ensemble will experiment […]

Matter Matters

Matter Matters Karolina Gnatowski, Dan Gunn, Alex Lockwood, Noël Morical January 31-March 9, 2019 Opening Reception: Thursday, January 31st, 5-7 pm Free Parking in the Cherry St. Garage, levels 5 & 6 UMKC Gallery of Art presents Matter Matters, a powerful new exhibition exploring materiality in the work of four artists.  Karolina Gnatowski, Dan Gunn, […]

The Fall of New Zion: M.A. Exhibition by Caleb Harman

The Fall of New Zion M.A. Exhibition by Caleb Harman November 29-December 15, 2018 Opening Reception: Thursday, November 29, 2018 5-7 pm Free Parking in the Cherry St. Garage, levels 5 & 6 The Fall of New Zion is an exploration of the power of regional lore. Featuring paintings, drawings, videos and sound installations, Caleb […]

Type Hike

  David Rygiol & James Walker November 1-17, 2018 Opening Reception: Thursday, November 1, 2018 7-8:30 pm Free Parking in the Cherry St. Garage, levels 5 & 6  TypeTalk with James Walker, November 1, 6-6:30 pm at UMKC Miller-Nichols Library, rm 325 The University of Missouri-Kansas City and the Kansas City Art Institute are excited […]

Federico Solmi: The Great Farce

Federico Solmi Thursday, August 23 – Thursday, October 26, 2018 Opening Reception: Thursday August 23, 2018, 5—7PM Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, levels 5 & 6 The UMKC Gallery of Art is pleased to be a participant in the Open Spaces Arts Experience 2018. We will be exhibiting the work of internationally recognized […]

2018 Student Art Exhibition

2018 UMKC Student Exhibition Thursday, April 26 – Thursday, July 27, 2018 Opening Reception: Thursday April 26, 2018, 5—7PM Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, levels 5 & 6 The UMKC Gallery of Art announces the 2018 UMKC Student Art Exhibition, which runs Thursday, April 26 – Thursday, July 27. It features the work […]

WE ALL COME FROM SOMETHING

Image Courtesy of Judith G. Levy  WE ALL COME FROM SOMETHING Thursday, March 8 – Friday, April 6, 2018 Opening Reception: Thursday March 8, 2018, 5—7PM Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, level 5 Judith G. Levy’s current exhibition explores history, culture and identity. In WE ALL COME FROM SOMETHING the artist reconstructs historical […]

IMAGES FLASH

  Image Courtesy of Diana Heise   Image Courtesy of James H. Rifenbark IMAGESFLASH Thursday, January 25 – Saturday, February 24, 2018 Opening Reception: Thursday January 25, 2018, 5—7PM Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, levels 5 & 6 Images Flash juxtaposes two artists who consider the experience of war. The work of James H. […]

Visage and Differentia

S/P by nildicit Visage and Differentia  Thursday, November 30 – Friday, December 15, 2017 Opening Reception: Thursday November 30, 2017, 5—7PM Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, levels 5 & 6 Curated by UMKC Studio Art Senior Seminar classmates   This show will feature works from each artist that express a form of self reflection […]

Every Day Contains All of History

Untitled by Jared Thorne Every Day Contains All of History  Thursday, October 19 – Friday, November 17, 2017 Opening Reception: Thursday October 19, 2017, 5—7PM Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, levels 5 & 6 Curated by: Davin Watne As a black artist investigating the culture of his own people, Jared Thorne seeks to challenge […]

A Surrender Against Reality

Transformations -Images in Motion 2 by Kati Toivanen A SURRENDER AGAINST REALITY in conjunction with Every Street is Charlotte Street Thursday, September 7 – Friday, October 6, 2017 Opening Reception: Thursday September 7, 2017, 5—7PM Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, levels 5 & 6 Featuring: Ricky Allman, Jorge García Almodóvar, Deanna Dikeman, Leo Esquivel, David […]

2017 UMKC Student Exhibition

2017 UMKC Student Exhibition Thursday, April 27 – Thursday, July 27, 2017 Opening Reception: Thursday April 27, 2017, 5—7PM Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, levels 5 & 6 The UMKC Gallery of Art announces the 2017 UMKC Student Art Exhibition, which runs Thursday, April 27 – Thursday, July 27. It features the work […]

Call for Art – UMKC Student Art Exhibition

Call for Art – 2017 Annual UMKC Student Exhibition Guest Juror: Artist Lynnette Miranda Deadline for submission: April 7, 2017 at 11:59pm Information and instructions for submission are located here. The UMKC Gallery of Art is currently requesting submissions for the 2017 Annual UMKC Student Exhibition. This opportunity is open to any student currently enrolled […]

Hotrods & Handguns | Mr. Realistic

Shamus Clisset | Mr. Realistic Chris Kienke | Hotrods & Handguns Thursday, November 10 – Friday, December 9 Opening Reception: Thursday March 16, 5—7PM Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, levels 5 & 6 Artist Reception for Chris Kienke on Friday, April 7, 4-6pm Shamus Clisset (aka FakeShamus) is a New York based artist […]

Sam Gould

Sgt. Kroll and Other Stories from Red76 & Beyond Repair: An Artist talk by Sam Gould Thursday, November 3, 6-8pm UMKC Gallery of Art Sam Gould is the co-founder and editor of Red76, an experimental publication platform. Established in Portland, Oregon in January of 2000, Red76 often works towards forming publics through print and other […]

Layers of Time: Longview Farm Memories

Layers of Time: Longview Farm Memories Ron Anderson – MA Thesis Show Opening Reception: Thursday November 10, 2016, 5—7PM Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, levels 5 & 6 Exhibition: Thursday, November 10 – Friday, December 9 Layers of Time: Longview Farm Memories is a photographic exhibition immersed in the concept of time, as […]

Arterial Echoes: Three Generations of Creative Mentoring

Arterial Echoes: Three Generations of Creative Mentoring Opening Reception: Thursday, September 8, 5-7pm Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, all levels Exhibition dates: Thursday, September 8 – Friday, October 28, 2016 Arterial Echoes features seven UMKC Studio Art Faculty members each shown alongside an artist who mentored them and an artist to whom they […]

2016 Student Art Exhibition

2016 Annual Student Art Exhibition Opening Reception: Thursday, April 28, 5-7pm Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, all levels Exhibition dates: April 28 through July 29, 2016 We are pleased to announce the 2016 UMKC Student Art Exhibition, featuring works by 24 graduate and undergraduate artists. All currently enrolled students at UMKC were eligible […]

Andy Julo: Trip the Light Fantastic

Andy Julo: Trip the Light Fantastic Opening Reception: Thursday, April 7, 5-7pm Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, levels 5 & 6 Exhibition Dates: April 4 – April 22, 2016 Trip the Light Fantastic offers images that oscillate between realms of presence and absence, night and day, belief and unbelief, sacred and profane. Julo’s […]

Ingrid Bachmann & Jennifer Poole

Visiting Artist Lecture: Ingrid Bachmann & Jennifer Poole – Hybrid Bodies Tuesday, March 22, 6:00-7:00pm UMKC Gallery of Art What transpires when a heart is transplanted from one person to another? A team of scientists, medical researchers, and artists sought to uncover the psychological and ontological effects of heart transplantation from the perspective of organ […]

NCECA 2016: Man and Made

NCECA 2016: Man and Made Monday, March 7 – Saturday, March 19, 2016 UMKC Gallery of Art, Fine Arts Building 203 5015 Holmes St, KCMO 64110 Free parking in the Cherry Street garage, levels 5 & 6 The UMKC Gallery of Art is proud to host two exhibitions as a part of the 2016 National […]

Body-Mind Entente

Body-Mind Entente: Exhibition and Panel Discussion Curated by the Graduate Art History Association Exhibition Dates: January 21 – February 26, 2016 Opening Reception: Thursday, January 21, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Panel Discussion: Thursday, February 11, 6:00 – 7:30 pm UMKC Gallery of Art, Fine Arts Building 203 5015 Holmes St, KCMO 64110 Free parking in […]

EXHIBITION:Fawziah Al-Thobaiti MA Thesis Exhibition

Fawziah Al-Thobaiti MA Thesis Exhibition: Perception is Not Reality UMKC Gallery of Art Opening Reception: Thursday, October 29, 5-7pm Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, levels 5 & 6 Exhibition Dates: October 29 – November 13, 2015 The Saudi Arabian woman has been seen as a mysterious figure draped in black. She is known […]

Transmissions / Signals

Warren Rosser and James Woodfill: Transmissions / Signals Opening Reception: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 5—7PM Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, levels 5 & 6 Alt. Lecture KC: Wednesday, September 16 from 7:00-9:00pm in the Gallery Panelists: Warren Rosser, James Woodfill, David Cateforis, and Rebecca Dubay Exhibition Dates: Thursday, September 3 – Friday, October […]