Belger Arts is pleased to present Shifting Perspective: Belger Arts’ Twelfth Annual Resident Exhibition. The exhibition opens Friday, June 6, at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery (2011 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64108) and continues through September 6, 2025. An opening night reception will be held from 6 to 8 PM, where artists will give remarks at 6:30 PM.
Shifting Perspective features work by Allyson George, Lucky Moe, Joel Pisowicz, Logan Reynolds, Hannah Schelb, and Warren Van Ryzin. The exhibition includes work the artists have completed during their year-long residency at Belger Crane Yard Studios. Exploring themes of memory, culture, and narrative, the six artists invite viewers to reimagine the familiar, explore existing perceptions, and shift perspectives.
Inspired by cartoons and animation, Allyson George creates ceramic figures, placing them in humorous scenes that portray what it’s like to be a potter and the challenges inherent to the creative process. Drawing from her childhood in Myanmar, the imagery in Lucky Moe’s work depicts memories, narratives, and artifacts from Burmese culture. Using materials like wood, clay, and fiber, Joel Pisowicz explores themes of memory and memorials. His large-scale ceramic sculptures stand like altar sentinels and invite contemplation. Logan Reynolds finds inspiration in popular culture, media, and romanticized tropes of middle-class America. His distorted yet representational forms stir feelings of nostalgia and collective memories. Hannah Schelb’s brightly colored caricature forms entice viewers to delve into the darker side of interpersonal relationships. Drawing from contemporary internet content and his indigenous heritage, Warren Van Ryzin creates sculptures that reference meme culture while appearing as historical artifacts.
Belger Crane Yard Studios continues to host national and international artists through its Artists in Residence program. A residency provides ceramic artists with the opportunity to expand their body of work or create a special project that may be outside of the scope of their existing studio practice.
