Whitney Kerr | Special Moments
September 5 + October 3, 6 – 9pm
Special Moments reflects life in the 21st century through the eyes of Whitney Kerr, a mid-career painter and explorer. The collection captures fleeting, often overlooked moments — drawn from abandoned places, quiet encounters, and everyday inspiration. Most works begin with Kerr’s photographs, taken to preserve a certain light or mood.
Each painting stands alone but shares a common thread: witnessing and preserving a moment. Some are painted on found materials, rich with their own histories; others on canvas, when the image itself takes priority.
Together, the works form a visual journal, inviting viewers to step into Kerr’s world and experience the quiet intensity of moments that might otherwise pass unnoticed.
Special Moments | Whitney Kerr
September 5 + October 3, 6 – 9pm
Special Moments reflects life in the 21st century through the eyes of Whitney Kerr, a mid-career painter and explorer. The collection captures fleeting, often overlooked moments — drawn from abandoned places, quiet encounters, and everyday inspiration. Most works begin with Kerr’s photographs, taken to preserve a certain light or mood.
Each painting stands alone but shares a common thread: witnessing and preserving a moment. Some are painted on found materials, rich with their own histories; others on canvas, when the image itself takes priority.
Together, the works form a visual journal, inviting viewers to step into Kerr’s world and experience the quiet intensity of moments that might otherwise pass unnoticed.
Studios Inc and Hadley Clark present “This Water”, a solo exhibition opening September 12th, through October 25th 2025. Studios Inc will host an opening reception on Friday, September 12th from 5 – 8 pm with an Artist Talk on September 20th from 12 – 1 pm.
Hadley Clark walks an ever-expanding circuit connecting her life and her studio practice; from sewing table to home closet to backyard compost to garden beds to kitchen stovetop, and changing with the seasons, and back again, and a little wider next time. Functionally, this belief system results in work that is made slowly and humbly with plant-dyed, found, and donated textiles, often incorporating discarded cuts from the floor of Clark’s studio, and leans in the direction of the emotional, psychological, and memorializing qualities of a garment in the life of its wearer. This exhibition captures the artist as she eschews garments’ utility on the body in favor of the personal and spiritual signifiers they carry on the wall.
“This Water” is a summative exhibition of sculptural works made by Hadley Clark during her time as a resident at Studios Inc, 2023 – 25.
Launched to serve mid-career artists, Studios Inc is Kansas City’s only nonprofit arts organization offering pivotal three-year residencies to mid-career artists who are poised to significantly expand their careers. Studios Inc offers a unique immersive experience for resident artists, who use their studio and exhibition space to produce and exhibit work, network and learn from one another, and attract and cultivate relationships with art patrons, collectors, and arts professionals.
“This Water” will be on view in the Studios Inc Exhibition Hall September 12th through October 25th. Exhibition hours are Wednesday through Friday 10am-4pm and Saturday 12 – 4pm.
Lexitas Gallery will feature The Travel Show for First Friday on September 5th at 1608 Locust Street from 5 pm to 8 pm. Drinks and appetizers served. Free parking.
The late Jim Hamil captured the world as he moved through it — quietly, skillfully, and with a palette that never shouted. The Travel Show features a selection of his original works, created between the mid-60s and 2008, centered around a rediscovered sketchbook from a 1966 painting trip through Europe. Here is a link to all of the works: Art for Sale | Original Watercolor Art | Prints for Sale | Art Show | J R Hamil
The Travel Show is not a chronological exhibition — it’s a painter’s map. One built not just on destinations, but on the act of observing closely and translating what he saw into color, light, and form. For collectors who appreciate strong composition, atmospheric tone, and the handmade mark, this is a rare chance to own part of Jim Hamil’s legacy. Presented by his son, Alex Hamil, who will be in attendance to discuss all of the featured works in the gallery.
