By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
Three new exhibitions this spring at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art will feature local, regional, and national artists alike.
Works from Stephen Johnson and Karen Matheis, two artists from Lawrence, Kansas, will be featured at the museum starting April 23rd.
Museum Director of Marketing and Communications Jill Carlson says she is excited to have these two artists featured at the museum.
"Because these pieces are pretty large scale, they're bright and colorful, and they really make you think about sort of this place that we are in right now," Carlson tells KFEQ Hotline host Barry Birr.
Carlson says she especially loves the works from Matheis.
"Because it reminds me of fields, as if you're flying over the fields around Missouri," Carlson explains. "And it's also kind of like a quilt, a patchwork quilt."
Executive Director Eric Fuson says museum goers might recognize some of Johnson's works, especially if they have children.
"He's a Caldecott award winning children's book author and illustrator, he's just a wonderful speaker as well," Fuson says. "He's great to talk to about what he does and how he does it."
And Carlson says next month, there will even be an opportunity to meet Johnson at the museum.
"We will have Stephen Johnson speak at our May after hours event," Carlson says. "So, he's going to talk about his work, so you definitely want to mark that on the calendar."
The museum will also hold its sixth annual National Undergraduate exhibition, which will feature art from 34 artists from 19 universities in 11 states.
You can find out more information about the exhibits at the following links.
Details about the Stephen Johnson and Karen Matheis exhibition can be found HERE.
Details about the 6th annual National Undergraduate Juried exhibition can be found HERE.
More information about Stephen Johnson can be found HERE. More information about Karen Matheis can be found HERE.
