You are invited to our February Art Show!
First Friday February 7th., opening from 5pm till 8pm.
Show also runs thru March 6th.
All welcome and always free, thanks!
Regular Gallery hours are by appointment,
from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Closed Sunday
Jones Gallery 1717 Walnut, KCMO. 64108
816 – 421‑2111
https://jonesgallerykc.com/
Opening Reception: Mauricio Zuniga, “Latitudes Between Color”
A collection of sixteen oil paintings that bridges two worlds. In each piece, colors and forms blend cubism and surrealism to show life between Mexico and the United States.
The collection presents portraits, landscapes, and moments that capture daily life from two perspectives. The artist uses vivid colors and geometric shapes to tell simple yet meaningful stories about identity and memory.
Like a map of experiences, each work marks a moment where cultures meet. Colors build bridges between past and present, between traditional and new. These are not just paintings; they are windows showing what living between two countries is like.
The works are organized to guide visitors through different spaces and moments. Each room shows a part of this story: portraits look at us, landscapes take us to familiar places, and everyday scenes remind us that art lives in simplicity.
In these sixteen works, colors tell stories we can all understand, no matter where we come from.
Born in Poncitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, Mauricio Zúñiga carries the cultural richness rooted in his homeland since moving to Chicago at the young age of 13. He later settled in Kansas City, where he built a successful artistic career. Known among his friends as “Mo,” Zúñiga embodies the fusion of dreams and Mexican charm within his being. From childhood, he has stood out as a creative spirit with a keen eye for beauty and distinction.
Kim Brooks — Love Begets Love
Love Begets Love: Valentine’s Collection features exquisite porcelain artworks by Kim Brook, a ceramic artist and arts educator based in Lawrence, KS. A reception will be held on First Friday, February 7, from 6 to 8 pm, where artist Kim Brook will give remarks at 6:30 pm.
To provide an early Valentine’s Day shopping window, Brook’s work is now available for purchase online. Her work can also be purchased in person while Love Begets Love is on view at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery, February 7 through 28, 2025.
Brook’s passion for building and strengthening community is evident through her teaching, organizing community events, and serving on the Friends of the Art Museum board for the University of Kansas Spencer Museum of Art. She states, “Being a teaching artist feeds my soul in many ways. I mix my time in between a studio practice, teaching Art at a Juvenile Detention Center, facilitating Artist Inc. for Mid America Arts Alliance, teaching Korean cooking classes, leading community projects, and being a visiting artist to Satanta, Kansas.”
Her works are softly textured, quiet, and delicate in appearance, but strong in their utility.
Charlie Paynter — Still on Track
Charlie Paynter was born in Kansas City in 1938 and graduated from Paseo High School. He was employed at the Kansas City Star for 55 years, where he worked in the mailing room and other positions, and for the 10 years before his retirement was in charge of supplies. He has won every employee service and customer satisfaction award that the Star provided.
He became friends with an art dealer, Susan Lawrence, and began accompanying her to museums, art galleries, openings and other art-related events. He had the opportunity to see what artists could do, and often said: “I could do that, or better.” He retired from the Kansas City Star in 2008 and began making sculptures from his vast (over 6000) collection of bottle openers that he had been collecting since around 1991.
He has made little character sculptures and two-dimensional wall pieces from bottle openers, wire, and found and recycled objects that he gets from friends and finds at thrift stores. He has made a series of local musicians. Whenever there is a wedding, he makes sculptures for the bride and groom. He has worked on a series of all the states. He has made a group of scenes from the Bible. He had made many building facades and a series based on the alphabet.
Chromatic Conversations — An Invitational Group Exhibition
Featured Artists
Debbie Barrett-Jones | Suze Ford | Kristin Goering | Jenny Meyer-McCall |
Holly Swangstu
Chromatic Conversations showcases the work of five artists — Debbie Barrett-Jones, Suze Ford, Kristin Goering, Jenny Meyer-McCall, and Holly Swangstu — who explore the relationship between the use of color and form. The exhibition highlights each artist’s unique perspective and the profound impact of color in both art and everyday life.
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