You’ve seen her work in municipal displays such as the Art-in-the-Loop and Parade of Hearts programs, at Hotel Indigo, Deines Cultural Center, and numerous other galleries.

Shelly Pinto is bringing us a beautiful selection of sacred geometric abstractions to fill the ‘Balt Schaffer Gallery and the front lobby.

From the Artist:

My mixed media kaleidoscopes are a fusion my love of painting and digital art. 
In this body of work I am inspired by sacred geometry. I have applied this study of pattern and its overlapping circles and spirals to connect me to the world. 

I usually begin by finding the center of my circle, then mix colors, cut shapes and merge overlapping patterns. The process of layering and mixing reveals an inner calm. 

My studio has become my place of solitude and meditation. As the world spins with all her chaos, my studio space is where I find a sense of joy that translates to my art. For the finish, I cover the pieces with a clear hard coating of resin which intensifies the colors and protects the art. 

Tomorrow I’ll Know More is composed of images that I shot on the streets of Paris and Kansas City.

Visual narration intrigues me and I use the streets as a backdrop to create an implied drama in my imagery. I use the emotional impact of color and black and white to create mood and tension regardless of the subject. I’m always looking to tell a story, to write a novel with every photograph.

Artist Statement

This work is the world I inhabit. I document what is around me, I react to and interact with my immediate environment and it’s that immediacy that is captured in my work.

Artist Bio

Jim Robinson is an artist-photographer living in the Crossroads Arts District in Kansas City. He studied Fine arts at the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit and began his career there as an Art Director before relocating to Kansas City. Jim began taking pictures in 2014 and has shot in Europe and the U.S.

His process begins with always carrying his camera and ends with photographing whatever he sees of interest. No intention other than observation.

Jim began exhibiting in solo shows in 2020.

An Enduring Legacy is a comprehensive survey of the career of Peter Callas, an internationally renowned artist, and master of the Anagama kiln wood-firing process. Callas considers the Anagama kiln, “the centerpiece for experimentation that records the passage of time.” The exhibition showcases Callas’ experimentation and innovation over 30 years of creative production and includes expressionist ceramic sculptures, abstracted container forms, intimate tea bowls, and works on paper. A film about the artist will also be on view.

Born in New Jersey in 1951, Peter Callas graduated from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA. Callas traveled to Japan in the 1970s, visiting ancient kiln sites and exploring wood-fired glazing techniques. While there, he also helped build a traditional Anagama wood kiln. His visit to Japan inspired him to build the first Anagama kiln used in North America in 1976, an early career accomplishment. Numerous accomplishments followed throughout his 50-year career. Callas worked with Peter Voulkos in the 1980s and 90s, producing some of the most important ceramics of the twentieth century. Callas has exhibited extensively in Museums around the world including at the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art (Japan), The Powerhouse Museum (Australia), and the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art. His work can be found in over 30 international collections, including the Gotoh Art Museum (Japan), the International Museum of Ceramic Art (Hungary), and the Minneapolis Museum of Art. He’s also the recipient of grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation (2018 and 2021) and the Windgate Foundation (2018).

Peter Callas: An Enduring Legacy is organized by the American Museum of Ceramic Art. An accompanying catalog, funded in part by a Windgate Foundation grant, includes essays by Jo Lauria, Glenn Adamson, and an artist biography by Glen Brown.

A pentimento is the reappearance of an original painting or drawing that has been painted over by the artist.

You may have heard of the pentimento that was found under the Mona Lisa, giving new information about the most famous painting in the world.

As I have been in the process of simplifying my work, I find that there is much more going on that is unseen. I believe painting is a series of adjustments no matter what the subject matter or lack thereof.

Continuous change occurs until the painting says we are done. My job as artist is to know when to stop.

Take time to look…there is more than first meets the eye.

Rainey received he first art award 52 years ago and since has attended Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO and the Santa Fe Institute of Fine Arts, Masters Program. Represented exclusively by Blue Gallery since 2000, William Rainey’s paintings can be found in private and corporate collections worldwide. Select corporate collectors include; Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO, Data Systems International, Kansas City, MO, Restaurant Management Company, Wichita, KS, Missouri Bank, Kansas City, MO, Lanard Toys Ltd., Hong Kong, and The Conafay Group, Washington, DC.

Artist will be in attendance.

Belger Crane Yard Gallery presents Holidays at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery opening Friday, November 4 at 2011 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64108. The exhibition will remain on view through December 31, 2022.

Holidays at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery is an annual tradition. Artists from across the country are invited to create artwork for the holiday season that make the perfect gifts for family and friends. Shoppers can choose from an array of unique ceramics, glass, metal, and more. Artworks will be available for purchase through December 31, 2022.

This year’s artists include Rachel Akin, Miguel Alaniz, Nicole Aquillano, Ian Bassett, Conner Burns, Mike Cerv, Kate Clements, Josh Dickens, Chris Dufala, Genevieve Flynn, Annette Gates, Josh Goering, Bianka Groves, Pierce Haley, Katie Hogan, Annie Honn, Brian Horsch, Nell Hull, Tyler Kimball, Caroline Meek, Jacob Meer, Joe Meinecke, Didem Mert, Kelsey Nagy, Dan Ohm, Brent Pafford, Ashley Pedone, Ronan Peterson, Will Preman (Yum Yum Ceramics), Justin Rothshank, Jamin Shepherd, Lilah Shepherd, Melanie Sherman, Lauryl Sidwell, Amy Smith, Madeline Steimle, Mike Stumbras, Wanda Tyner, and more. For the most current list of participating artists please visit BelgerArts.org.