Tagged: West Bottoms

Visual Arts

8:51 am

Fri May 3, 2013

Dolphin Closes In The West Bottoms, 'Body Blow' To Art World

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Credit courtesy: David Hughes / Charlotte Street Foundation

Dolphin Gallery in the West Bottoms.

Credit courtesy: Dolphin

Anne Lindberg's 'shift'

By Laura Spencer

Dolphin Gallery's John O'Brien had hinted about a change for months. But, now, it's official. Dolphin, the exhibition space and framing business in the West Bottoms, will close after its last show (slated to open May 17).

Visual Arts

5:00 am

Thu April 26, 2012

Travel Fuels Inspiration For David Ford's 'I Like African Chicken'

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Credit Laura Spencer / KCUR

Artist David Ford at the Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, Mo.

Credit David Ford / Courtesy of Dolphin Gallery

I Love Indians, 2011; acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 in.

Credit David Ford / Courtesy of Dolphin Gallery

Colonial Sunset, 2011; acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 in.

Credit David Ford / Courtesy of Dolphin Gallery

We All Die, 2010; acrylic on canvas, 20 x 30 in.

Credit David Ford / Courtesy of Dolphin Gallery

Love Us, 2012; acrylic on paper, 24 x 32 in.

Credit David Ford / Courtesy of Dolphin Gallery

Furrier and Thieves, 2012; acrylic on canvas, 60 x 72 in.

By Laura Spencer

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David Ford is a painter, performance artist and provocateur. Ford also travels the world - to Mexico, Morocco, Guatemala, Cuba, and Turkey - for "on-site cultural studies."

Visual Arts

5:00 am

Fri January 20, 2012

Wilbur Niewald: Painting What He Sees

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By Laura Spencer

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Artist Wilbur Niewald, professor emeritus of painting at the Kansas City Art Institute, draws and paints from direct observation – what he sees around him.

Visual Arts

12:14 pm

Fri December 3, 2010

Archie Scott Gobber's "SUPER POWER"

Credit courtesy of Dolphin Gallery

Archie Scott Gobber,"...Of My Own," 2010. enamel on canvas, 84 X 70 in.

By Laura Spencer

Archie Scott Gobber's work engages viewers as a partner in an ongoing dialogue. "Super Power" marks Gobber's first solo at the Dolphin since the gallery moved from the Crossroads to the West Bottoms.

By Laura Spencer

Kansas City, MO – Archie Scott Gobber again takes a look at popular culture and politics, examining stark economic realities with gentle wit.