Artist Statement

I have been drawing, painting, collaging, designing, and stitching since childhood. Elaborate sand castles were the first source of inspiration.

My art journey has been characterized by experimentation with process and materials and the search for a compelling communicative visual language. I have often felt as if I were a witness, watching my hands create something from nothing, then compelled to breathe as much life as possible into whatever has revealed itself.

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Artist Bio

Jason Pollen is an internationally acclaimed artist, designer, and educator. He has been on the faculty at the Royal College of Art in London, Parsons and Pratt in New York City, and Professor and Fiber Chair at the Kansas City Art Institute. He is Professor emeritus at KCAI, President emeritus of the Surface Design Association, and an American Craft Council Fellow. His work is in numerous prominent private national and international collections, including the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.

Pollen had designed numerous collections of textile designs for Channel, Dior, Yves. St. Laurent, and Jack Lenor Larsen. He also created sets for the Kansas City Ballet.

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Special Event Opportunity

Collage Mobile Workshop with Jason Pollen

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Workshop: 11:00am‑1:00pm

Registration Fee: $100

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Artist Talk: 2:00pm (free)

The Collage Mobile Workshop, will take place at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center from 11:00am to 1:00pm, followed by an Artist Talk at 2:00pm (free and open to the public) on Saturday January 13th, 2024.

During the 2‑hour workshop, you will be creating a mobile using pre-cut shapes that Jason will be providing. You will be working with a variety of materials, such as paper, markers, colored pencils, and pigments in order to create the surface for each one of your mobile shapes. The aim is to develop a personal visual language. Jason will share his unique approach to creating vibrant, communicative mobiles such as the ones in his Whimsy Wall installation. You will learn how to intuitively combine different textures, colors, and patterns to create your own unique mobile. We hope that by the end of the class, you will have a finished mobile that you can take home with you.

There is no experience needed to take this class.

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