Art House 310 First Friday – Charlotte Martin & Sarah Daniels
2023-07-07 - 2023-07-23 | Art House 310, 310 S. Laura, Wichita, 67211, United States
Art House 310 First Friday – Charlotte Martin & Sarah Daniels
Opening Reception | First Friday July 7th, 2023 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through July 23rd, 2023.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
CHARLOTTE MARTIN
Exploring human interaction with the planet is a source of inspiration, along with the nature of the planet itself. After all, this is what we know most about.
See more of Charlotte’s work on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/charlotte.martin.7564 and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/charlottemartin6805/
SARAH DANIELS
Sarah Daniels is a local Wichita-based artist working primarily in acrylic, oils, mixed media and some 3D sculptures. She is passionate about creating work that invokes whimsical surrealism and allows the viewer’s imagination to blossom. Her artwork often explores the use of vibrant colors and bold lines to express emotive energy. Some themes in her work include nature, the dream state, and the emotion of connection. Her inspiration comes from a desire to create something that is reminiscent of the version of you that existed when you were young- a fearless daydreamer untouched by realism or the expectations of society.
See More of Sarah’s work on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/Sarahtonin_art_gallery/ and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SarahtoninArtGallery
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Art House 310 First Friday – Shelby Robertson & Sierra Swift
2023-08-04 - 2023-08-20
Art House 310 First Friday – Shelby Robertson & Sierra Swift
Opening Reception | First Friday August 4th, 2023 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through August 20th, 2023.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
SHELBY ROBERTSON
Shelby Robertson’s art focuses on portraying mental and physical illnesses through conceptual illustrations.
They mainly use traditional mediums to create their work. They focus on pen and ink because they feel like the stark contrast between black and white can help to leave a stronger impression and benefits the subject matter.
A majority of their work is an outlet as a way for them to express themselves without having to talk about it. Some of their pieces are understandable while others are vague, but all of the pieces have meaning. If you get it you get it, and if you don’t, you don’t. Pain is not something that can be simplified into a few words, and it is different for everyone. Hopefully, these illustrations are able to convey these issues in a way that is accessible to anyone.
See more of Shelby’s work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drawingwoe/
SIERRA SWIFT
Sierra Swift is a representational artist who primarily works in digital mediums, though will also work in paint, ink, and watercolors to create traditional art pieces.
Her work is meant to reflect the comforts and joy in life, despite the pain and despair that often surrounds it. Her artwork is often focused on beautiful things and looks to capture on canvas and print subjects that spark comfort.
This body of work she has created are portraits that represent in one way or another the cats in her life. Some pieces are meant to elicit grins, and some are more serious, but each are meant to be love letters to the animals that have brought joy during despair.
See more of Sierra’s work online at https://sierraswift.wixsite.com/moopledoodles and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mooplethemarsh/
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Art House 310 First Friday – Tim Webb & Malissa Long
2023-09-01 - 2023-09-24
Art House 310 First Friday – Tim Webb & Malissa Long
Opening Reception | First Friday September 1st, 2023 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through September 24th, 2023.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
TIM WEBB
As an abstract artist, I find great fascination in the power of abstraction to elicit personal interpretations from viewers. Witnessing these unique connections is one of the most rewarding aspects of my artistic journey.
Born and raised in Wichita, Kansas, I graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, specializing in marketing, design, illustration, and painting. Over the years, I have honed my skills and applied them in various roles, including working for ad agencies, aviation companies, and running my own illustration business. Notably, my work has been recognized on a national level through collaborations with esteemed companies such as Coca Cola, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Pizza Hut, The Coleman Company, and The Wall Street Journal. Currently, I serve as a full-time lead designer for Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., while also pursuing my passion as an illustrator.
In my artistic practice, I utilize my extensive creative background to produce captivating artworks characterized by vibrant colors and fluid brushwork. Acrylic paint is my preferred medium due to its quick drying time, allowing for the spontaneous expression that defines my style. Alongside brushes, I also employ palette knives and other materials to create textured surfaces and dynamic compositions. It is immensely gratifying to witness the recognition and widespread purchase of my abstract works throughout the United States.
For an immersive experience of my latest paintings, I invite you to follow me on Instagram @timwebbart, where I share ongoing updates and thoughts. My Instagram account is a hub for artists, makers, and art enthusiasts, and I would be thrilled to have you join the community. Additionally, you can find time-lapse videos of my artwork creations on my YouTube channel @timwebbabstractart. By following me there, you can gain insight into my artistic process and witness the step-by-step development of each piece.
If you are interested in commissioning a custom artwork, I welcome your inquiries. You can reach out to me via the contact form on my website or email me directly at tim@timwebb.com. Kindly provide details such as the desired size, color palette, inspiration, any reference paintings, and the due date. I eagerly anticipate hearing from you and creating a unique piece tailored to your vision.
Thank you for your interest in my work, and I look forward to connecting with you through my website, Instagram, and YouTube channels.
See more of Tim’s work online: https://timwebb.com/ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timwebbart and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimWebbAbstractArt
MALISSA LONG
Fiber is a wonderfully dynamic medium. The journey in fiber arts is exciting, always changing and experimenting, never staying still, always in motion, just like Nature. Free from any notion of patterns but armed with a lifetime of technique, I let the work evolve as it will. My mind is like a butterfly dancing from one flower to another. New directions, new techniques, pushing the boundaries, and experimental ideas are always there, pollinating, ready to try. As Life itself develops from phases and segments of time, these works emerge as I play and explore.
See more of Malissa’s work online: https://www.mlwear.com/ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlssfshn on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mlssfshn and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MalissaLongWear
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Art House 310 First Friday – Wichita Women Artists Group Show
2023-10-06 - 2023-10-22
Art House 310 First Friday – Wichita Women Artists Group Show
Opening Reception | First Friday October 6th, 2023 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through October 22nd, 2023.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
WICHITA WOMEN ARTISTS
Wichita Women Artists is a group of. approximately 40 talented, award winning artists from Wichita and the surrounding area who work in a variety of mediums.
Most members work in oil, watercolor, acrylic and pastel, but a few create tree dimensionally as well.
The club was founded in 1950 to encourage its members’ creative abilities through monthly meetings and to share those talents in exhibits throughout the Wichita area.
Our members represent a varied amount of education in the art world, Many are retired art teachers and yet some are self taught.
See more of Wichita Women Artists work on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ICTWomenArtists
Participating Artists:
Stephanie Bayliff
Jan Butler
Constance Gehring
Mary Goering
Pam Hayes
Hope Just
Cheryl Lindstrom
Nancy Luttrell
Patt Sharpe
Shauna Shelton
Deb Thomas
Jennifer Weigel
Angie Evans
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Art House 310 First Friday – Alexandria Olthoff & Josh Johnico
2023-11-03 - 2023-11-19
Art House 310 First Friday – Alexandria Olthoff & Josh Johnico
Opening Reception | First Friday November 3rd, 2023 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through November 19th, 2023.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
ALEXANDRIA OLTHOFF
Alexandria Olthoff (Ali), also known as Alikat Art, creates in many mediums including watercolor, acrylic, graphite, mixed media and oils. The most common theme seen through Ali’s artwork is watercolor/acrylic pet portraits and acrylic canvas pieces of different animals. Ali uses art to bring joy and beauty into people’s lives by creating custom pieces that honor the things they love.
Ali is an avid animal lover, what this means is she gets down right giddy and goo goo eyed at the presence of any living creature. Ali has a unique gift of capturing the quirky individualism of a beloved pet and bringing it to life and has been developing her own captivating style of custom portraits for over 6 years.
Connecting art to the tender places of people’s hearts is one of Ali’s finest gifts. May you find fulfillment in your own journey as the beauty of the things you value most find their way into the artistic side of your life!
See more of Alexandria’s work on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlikatArtBiz on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alikatart7/ and on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alikatart7
JOSH JOHNICO
Josh Johnico brings a unique take on contemporary art, painting mostly on canvas. Through his paintings, Johnico works to give concepts new life, sometimes painting his own version of old black and white photos. Josh prides himself on his use of dynamic colors, rich textures, and layers of original imagery to tell his tales. Johnico looks at Native art as a way to keep Native American history alive while presenting the culture in a new way and promoting space for future Native artists to continue the move.
Josh Johnico (Choctaw, Hopi) is a contemporary artist based out of Wichita, KS. While Josh has always had a proclivity to art, his career truly began during his time in college and has expanded into a portfolio of loud visuals and melodies of color on canvas. His eye for vibrancy and textures brings a unique charm to Native art, portraiture, and abstract art. His wide range of work has been featured in a variety of solo shows, murals around Wichita, the First American’s Museum (Oklahoma City) and much more.
See more of Josh’s work on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josh.johnico and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshjohnico
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Art House 310 – Annual Holiday Artisan Market
2023-11-25 12:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago)
Our Holiday Artisan Market is back!
Small Business Saturday | November 25th, 2023 | 12-6pm
Once you are out of your Thanksgiving food coma, come get all your holiday shopping done in one place while supporting small businesses and local artisans! Find unique and locally made items that are sure to make the perfect gift for everyone on your list!
Participating Artisans:
– Brew Lucky
– Alexandria Olthoff (Alikat Art by Alexandria Olthoff)
– Erin Paulson (Dessert Queen)
– Jordan Debbrecht (Variable Creative Company)
– Kate Pepper (The Art Park)
– Lari Howard (Five L Art Studio)
– Lori Doyle (Designs by LD)
– Madeline Turvey (Madeline Jade Art)
– Matt Paulson (Emissary Designs)
– Rhett Evans
– Sara Grant (S. Grant Atelier)
– Angie Evans Fine Art
Shop local this holiday season!
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Art House 310 First Friday – Tania Pemar & Dominique Joiner
2023-12-01 - 2023-12-24
Art House 310 First Friday – Tania Pemar & Dominique Joiner
Opening Reception | First Friday December 1st, 2023 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through December 24th, 2023. Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
TANIA PEMAR
Tania Pemar is a freelance artist living and working just outside of Wichita, KS.
Tania has always been enthralled by the experience of art making itself. The feeling of her hands engaging with the materials, the moments before and after mark making, and the subtle shifts in seeing the natural world around her. Her work is the accumulation of: feelings, memories, landscape, subconscious and conscious thoughts that form into colors and shapes that she interacts with on canvas. Her work is primarily driven by the way she experiences the world visually, through the mental notes she takes as she goes about her day to day. Another key part to her practice is the fact she has grown up surrounded by the landscape of the coast and this is a major theme that continues to bring life and vision to her work.
Tania is passionate about the unique and integral impact artwork can have within a space. She believes that art can be a fulfilling experience in the spaces we dwell.
See more of Tania’s work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taniapemar/
DOMINIQUE JOINER
Dominique Joiner (b 1988 Wichita, Kansas) uses her chosen mediums of acrylic and oils to identify the experience of women in a male dominated society. Dominique has observed the lives of many women from several walks of life and uses the influence of these women to relay her narrative. She uses the ideals of sensuality and affection to draw the viewer in and coaxes them to become more aware with riveting details and underlying messages. Dominique has a goal of pressing women to gain more ipseity, regardless of the rhetoric they are taught to the contrary.
Ipseity starts with awareness, the doorway to change. Many of the artist’s paintings directly depict the chosen problem, with no offer of a solution, forcing the viewer to digest and relate. The use of golden accents is meant to show a sense of majesty and divinity that women carry, regardless of the situation, be it vulnerable or powerful. As the gateway to life, women deserve to be viewed as such. Dominique’s art will encourage individuals to search inwardly and come to peace with their feelings.
See more of Dominque’s work on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DomiiiJo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/domiijo/ and on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@domiijo
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Art House 310 First Friday – Ellen Mosiman & Dustin Youngman
2024-02-02 - 2024-02-18
Art House 310 First Friday – Ellen Mosiman & Dustin Youngman
Opening Reception | First Friday February 2nd, 2024 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through February 18th, 2024.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
ELLEN MOSIMAN
Having gained a reputation in elementary school as “the girl who draws cats” I realized I’d found my niche and never looked back.
I grew up on a farm surrounded by animals and nature, and because of this I’ve naturally gravitated towards those subject matters when I sit down at the computer to draw. My goal is to make work that is fun, full of color, and whimsical; something that my childhood self would really get a kick out of, and hope that they make the viewer smile as well.
See more of Ellen’s work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellenmosiman
DUSTIN YOUNGMAN
Growing up in Kansas, I always wanted to be a cowboy. The freedom, the daring, and the toughness of a cowboy always called to me whenever I wanted to imagine a game to play with myself. For this show I wanted to showcase cowboys in a medium that a true cowboy would enjoy at a saloon – a deck of playing cards. In this project, I enjoyed the challenge of balancing simplification of form for the characters as well as the maximalism of playing card decoration.
See more of Dustin’s work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dustin_youngman
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Art House 310 First Friday – Rachel Hermes & Sara Grant
2024-03-01 - 2024-03-24
Art House 310 First Friday – Rachel Hermes & Sara Grant
Opening Reception | First Friday March 1st, 2024 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through March 24th, 2024.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
RACHEL HERMES
Exploring the transient, fragile nature of the human experience, my work focuses on the cycle of life and death as an integrally tied aspect of our relationship with nature. Subjects are often depicted in vulnerable positions with faces obscured, surrounded by plants and leaves, or ambiguous forms. Untamed growth and decay encroach on figure and ground, referencing the inevitable passage of time and the liminal state before regeneration begins. Nature is employed as a variable entity that overwhelms.
My work fluctuates between depicting a perception of my own reality that is distorted by shame and fear, and an imagined ideal steeped in fantasy. The juxtaposition of these two concepts creates tension as I create the work. I experience an unrelenting pull to balance the ugly or unsettling with the beautiful – bitter disreality and a deep longing for something better. In this way, my work alternately acts as a vessel for escapism and as a method of intrinsic exploration. Figures reside in isolated, vaguely otherworldly bubbles, shielded from reality.
Placelessness and isolation are strong themes in my work. I often feel a lack of belonging, and that disconnectedness is mirrored by the solo figures and their highly ambiguous surroundings. The plants, leaves, and vines are intended to read as a marked cadence of slow growth that will render the subjects increasingly entombed as time wears on. As the figures seem unaware of the impending intrusion of plant life and its inevitable ensnarement, a parallel may be drawn to the slow, but steady toll taken from living in a morally challenging and psychologically draining technological world.
See more of Rachel’s work online at https://rachelhermes.com/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachelhermesart/ and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rehermesart/
SARA GRANT
Sara Grant is a Midwest based, visual artist and mother of three. She has two boys and a girl. Being a mother is her ultimate joy, but her art is where she is able to find her peace. Her current medium of choice is color pencil. Throughout her life, she has also enjoyed working with mixed media, clay and her first love photography.
Sara has had a lifelong passion for art. In her most recent body of work, she focuses on emotionalism with a realistic drawing style. She is currently working from her studio for upcoming shows. She is looking forward to the future and her continuing evolution as an artist.
See more of Sara’s work online at https://www.sgrantatelier.com/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085041624491 and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sgrantatelier
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Art House 310 First Friday – Dennis McPhail & Jason Crile
2024-04-05 - 2024-04-21
Art House 310 First Friday – Dennis McPhail & Jason Crile
Opening Reception | First Friday April 5th, 2024 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through April 21st, 2024.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
DENNIS MCPHAIL
Dennis McPhail is an artist and tattoo artist from Wichita, Kansas.
Born in 1965, Dennis was heavily influenced by comic books, horror movies, album covers, and the hotrod car culture.
Dennis’ primary choice of mediums are ink and brush, colored pencil, and enamel paints. Dennis has been tattooing since 1998. The combination of these influences and mediums result in Dennis’ work that embodies his vision of “Kustom Kuture” art.
Driven By Blacklines – Familiar images from the Kustom Kulture
Black outlines are always a presence in my art. The influence of early 70’s comics like Batman, and “creepy” and “eerie” magazines hardened an impression on my young mind. Combine that with Hotrood magazines, cartoon magazines, and t-shirt art by Ed ‘Big Daddy’ Roth and Robert Williams, left an indelible impression on my young mind.
I wanted the work in this show to reflect the many images that are familiar to traditional car culture and ‘lowbrow art’. Most of these pieces were done between November 2023 and just a couple of weeks ago. This is my first solo show, and I was driven to accomplish a wide range of my styles, mediums and presentations.
See more of Dennis’ work online at https://dennismcphail.bigcartel.com/ on Facebook: facebook.com/dennis.mcphail and on Instagram: instagram.com/famousmcphail
JASON CRILE
I wanted to do something new, something I hadn’t seen before. Inspired by light painting—long-exposure photographs that manipulate light sources in dark spaces—I spent $30 on two three-packs of laser pointers, each containing one red, one green, one purple, and began experimenting.
My first experiments were literally fumbling in the dark. With no guidebook to turn to, I had to create a vocabulary for the work as I went. It also needed to create a space for the work.
The exposure lengths required a perfectly black space, completely devoid of light leaks. This led to me building “The Void”—the space I needed to create the images before you.
I started with objects I found at home, a plant, a skull, an umbrella, a typewriter. As I began to refine my technique, I moved on to bottles and glassware, and then to portraiture.
Each new subject brought with it new challenges and rewards. I discovered that by changing the camera’s orientation to the objects while illuminating them with precise angles of laser light revealed their natural topography in three dimensions.
So here I present my journey to date in this medium, from household objects to glassware and people. This project has been a source of continuous inspiration to me, and I hope it will serve to remind the viewer that there is always a new way to look at things!
See more of Jason’s work on Facebook: facebook.com/jason.crile and on Instagram: instagram.com/jasoncrile
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Art House 310 First Friday – Madison Mullen & Brittany Schaar
2024-05-03 - 2024-05-26
Art House 310 First Friday – Madison Mullen & Brittany Schaar
Opening Reception | First Friday May 3rd, 2024 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through May 26th, 2024.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
MADISON MULLEN
In my ongoing exploration of the portrayal of the female body and experience in the art world, I create work that depicts the female experience from multiple angles.
I explore many methods of both capturing and curating the intimate female perspective. My methods and mediums have traversed varying phases. Utilizing printed media, I draw parallels between portrayals of violence against women in media and real-life acts of violence.
Operating under the belief that the romanticism of sex and violence in pop culture desensitizes society to the severity of such issues. Contrasting to the use of media imagery, I create work exempt from the female form, utilizing animals in place of women, operating under the belief that the representation of the female body is inherently sexualized and therefore corrupt.
Additionally, I draw reference to historical portrayals of women and reclaim the narrative and symbolism of the female form whilst exposing the dreadful history of female exploitation.
See more of Madison’s work online at https://www.madisonmullenart.com/ and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madisonmullen_art/
BRITTANY SCHAAR
“Windows/ Komorebi”
A letter on “windows / komorebi”
Think of something said to you, a gesture, moment or your surroundings. At any age, pick your favorites; the defining moments, the joyful ones, the hard-lessons-learned ones.
What you see are moments and memories of mine, windows into my life, into feelings and connections or pauses of free fall in between hugs and conscious thought. Nostalgia is so important, these are the things we lean on when all else is passing.
So hang on to your playful shadows, feelings and memories. Be both immersed and grateful, but note that you have survived all your days so far, so being present is the best medicine to create new windows. Komorebi is the energy of of being present and re-energizing in sun rays, a kind of pause before you move on.
You notice komorebi as sun filtering through trees as you walk, or drive, and that feeling of joy in realizing you get to be here. Thank you.
See more of Brittany’s work on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brittanyschaarart and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brittanyschaarart/
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Art House 310 First Friday – Aida Bell & Sheldon Draper
2024-06-07 - 2024-06-23
Art House 310 First Friday – Aida Bell & Sheldon Draper
Opening Reception | First Friday June 7th, 2024 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through June 23rd, 2024.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
AIDA BELL
Aida Bell specializes in abstract and Silhouettes paintings, she creates sculpted paintings straight out of her imagination; She has developed her unique texture, aiming to depict beauty and emotions through a combination of colors, texture, and shapes with always a touch of gold or silver. “It adds ce je ne sais quoi.” As she likes to say.
In 2021, Aida Bell was selected by SAATCHIART as one of a hundred most exciting emerging artists. She has participated in many renowned art fairs, nationwide and internationally. She is represented by the Ferleman gallery group, in Maryland. She is also the co-owner of gallery XII with other local Wichita artists.
See more of Aida’s work online at https://www.aidabellart.com/ on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089223441538 and on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@aidabellart
SHELDON DRAPER
I work in a way that is expressive, illustrative and gestural. I’m expressing the way I see the world through the build up of marks, texture, and color.
I include pieces of the world around me through found objects. (Cigarette packaging, gum wrappers, magazine clippings, receipts and other things of that nature.)
See more of Sheldon’s work online at https://www.sheldonaintcool.com/ and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sheldonaintcool/
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Art House 310 First Friday – Tarah Lynn Clark & Lari Howard
2024-07-05 - 2024-07-21
Art House 310 First Friday – Tarah Lynn Clark & Lari Howard
Opening Reception | First Friday July 5th, 2024 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through July 21st, 2024.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
TARAH LYNN CLARK
“Nature’s Contrast” is a collection of work which explores the vibrance of nature from my point of view.
I’ve been painting colorful florals, landscapes, and creatures that surround me here in Kansas. They have inspired me to capture and push the limits of their beauty with vibrant colors of flowing acrylic paint. Doing this allows me to give the piece a raw movement, like it would have naturally, but from my perspective.
Once the movement of the piece begins, I layer on defined dark contour lines of India Ink, expanding on the textured contrast details that organically appear.
These statement pieces breathe life and beauty into a space and I’m glad to be able to bring them to you.
See more of Tarah’s work online at https://www.tarahlynncreations.com, on Facebook at https://facebook.com/tarahlynncreations, and on Instagram at https://instagram.com/tarahlynncreations.
LARI HOWARD
I know there is a scientific explanation for how we see light and color. But how do you explain the magic of the iridescent flash of a hummingbird’s wing, the diamond sparkle of dew on a flower in the morning sunlight, the mystery in a cast shadow or that rich golden glow at dusk? The allure of trying to capture these moments is too great, too tempting for me to ignore. I am bewitched. I want my paintings to be an invitation to join me along a forest path to a hidden clearing and a secret garden where we might see the wonder of spring’s first blossom. Art can inform and make us think, but it should delight and surprise us sometimes too.
Lari has always loved art, probably from the first crayon placed in her hand. In college she took art at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, then various classes and workshops whenever possible. Life and moving every few years often interfered, but with retirement she has renewed her commitment to painting. Lari has taken workshops and studied under the following artists; Cecy Turner, Naomi Brotherton, Walt Davis, Michael Holter and Stephen Zhang to name a few. New to Kansas but excited about the art scene in Wichita, she is a member of the Kansas Art Guild and Wichita Fine Arts Atelier studying under Vincent Woods and Don Praseuth. She recently participated in the Riverfest Plein Air competition winning Third Place overall.
See more of Lari’s work on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lari.howard/, and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/larieh2023.
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Art House 310 First Friday – Tara Hufford Walker & Mark Walker
2024-08-02 - 2024-08-24
Art House 310 First Friday – Tara Hufford Walker & Mark Walker
Opening Reception | First Friday August 2nd, 2024 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through August 24th, 2024.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
TARA HUFFORD WALKER
Bright colors, intense contrast, and shadows – I like art that shouts at you, and draws the viewer in. I like art that makes one linger and ask, “is there a story there?” I also appreciate figurative imagery and subject matter – art that looks real, that demonstrates the artists appreciation for technical skill. I try to not shy away from things like teeth and hands, but embrace the opportunity to challenge myself – to better my craft.
I have been inspired by artists such as Caravaggio, and Philip Pearlstein with their extreme figurative poses, the lights and darks, the great painterly prowess. I also love the surreal artists such as Salvador Dali -his creepy, whimsical imagery – painted realistically, but in a dreamlike nonsensical way. Then there are the pop artists with their bright paint and shiny colors that make me smile and inspired to paint. Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, James Rosenquist, Wayne Thiebaud – so many! I’m always on the lookout for things, and people that make me think – “I want to paint that!!!”
See more of Tara’s work on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TaraHuffordWalkerArtist
MARK WALKER
I grew up loving watching my dad take photos of weddings in the 60s, a supplemental income from his day job. Spending nights in the darkroom with him … watching and looking at lots of photo magazines around the house. I Started taking more slide photos of my own more in 70s. Then In the 90s along came digital and I was intrigued in the prospect of manipulation.
Now comes smartphones and it’s just amazing what can be done. I have been taking photos for 50 years. Smartphone apps and lenses have made the amount of work and time much quicker. You can take and hold thousands of pics on your phone. I fuse them much as old double exposure used to but in an instant. Today I’m fusing 4 to 5 photo layers together using photos of my surroundings. I prefer the square format and still like smaller and larger pixel size when printing depending on exhibit.
I refer to myself as a self-taught Multi-Media Artist, because I also enjoy making art assemblages made of recycled materials, plus Experimenting rock music with video and guitar.
I moved to Wichita in 1974, worked at Wichita Art Association (Center for The Arts) for 17 years, USD259, Gallery Goon 16 years at Go Away Garage, and 15 years currently at Vertigo 232 Gallery, Founder, Director, Gallery Curator. I have been in gallery art exhibits around the state of Kansas since 1998. I am also a founding member of Artist Group “ Id…ology” (a group of 7 artists that makes art with recycled materials). I hope you enjoy my phone photos and thank you for your support of the arts in Wichita.
See more of Mark’s work on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MarkWalkerArtistMusic and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mswalk5art.
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Art House 310 First Friday – Five Artists Show
2024-09-06 - 2024-09-22
Art House 310 First Friday – Five Artists Show
Opening Reception | First Friday September 6th, 2024 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through September 22nd, 2024. Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
Participating Artists:
MATTHEW HILYARD
CLINTON WILLIS
DAVID PETTY
JEREMY WILLIAMS
TIMOTHY REAMES
Artist Statements:
MATTHEW HILYARD
My work aligns itself in the liminal space between disciplines. With a wide range of mediums.
Working what comes to hand: discarded remnants of trades & the everyday. This eclectic approach to materiality encapsulates the notion of wayfaring, following the materials rather then traveling a fixed path.
I always investigate the art as an object premise and through this practice I aim to find a balance between artist led intervention, networked assemblage and material agency. Materiality allows me to consider painting as a set of possibilities rather than a medium in stasis.
See more of Matthew’s work on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/matthewhilyardart15/.
CLINTON WILLIS

My art is an homage or a love letter to the art movements of German Expressionism
and Fauvism. Both of these movements began in the early 20th century but faded over time like many other art movements of the past.
When I paint an expressionist or fauvist piece, I do not want to add any kind of modern flair to the work. Rather than reinventing the two art movements I want to study them and try as best as I can to capture the expressionist and fauvist spirit. I want my work to look and feel old as if it was done between the 1920s -1940s when German Expressionism and Fauvism were thriving.
If one has never heard of Fauvism or German Expressionism know that they can both be summarized as diving into bold and vibrant colors and the work made is not based on or guided by realism principles but emotion.
See more of Clintons’s work on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/clinton.tarantino/.
DAVID PETTY

“I am David Petty, a mixed-media artist specializing in abstract compositions that explore the intersection of layered collage and various mark-making techniques. My work combines these elements to evoke a profound sense of nostalgia, inviting viewers to connect with the past through textured and dynamic visuals. Often inspired by old paper and illustrations, my pieces reinterpret these materials, giving them new life and context.
My artistic journey began with a fascination for vintage ephemera and the stories they hold. I am particularly drawn to the tactile qualities of aged paper, weathered photographs, and antique illustrations, which I incorporate into my work to create a dialogue between the past and the present. Through layering and manipulation, I aim to uncover hidden narratives and evoke emotions tied to memory and time.
The process of creating my art is both intuitive and deliberate. I start by selecting materials that resonate with my current themes, often scavenging for unique textures and patterns. Mark-making techniques, such as drawing, painting, and scratching, are then applied to build complexity and depth within the composition. Each mark is a testament to the passage of time, reflecting the gradual accumulation of experiences and memories.
Themes of nostalgia, memory, and the passage of time are central to my work. I strive to create pieces that not only capture the essence of bygone eras but also invite viewers to reflect on their own personal histories. By juxtaposing contemporary elements with historical references, I seek to bridge the gap between the past and the present, offering a space for contemplation and connection.
Ultimately, my goal is to create art that resonates on a deeply personal level, sparking a sense of recognition and reminiscence. Through my mixed-media practice, I hope to inspire others to appreciate the beauty of the past while embracing the present and future.”
See more of David’s work on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/davidapetty/.
JEREMY WILLIAMS

I’ve always had an interest in how design elements interact with each other, and by implementing various materials, I’ve embraced the seemingly infinite possibilities of mixed media. I’m constantly evaluating what my piece “needs” in order to achieve the “variety within unity” mantra. “Dimensional” painting has become my focus, honing my style, while still being flexible enough to explore different techniques.
I enjoy employing deep/hidden concepts into my work, as I have a somewhat-cryptic mind. The title can aid the viewer to have the “aha” moment, for what the work is about, but those concepts are not the priority. I strive to provide solid design, as my primary motive is of viewer experience, to be creative and innovative, and hold their attention.
My love of abstract is rooted not only in design, but also in the opportunity to connect with the viewer in a unique way.
See more of Jeremy’s work on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jerillium/.
TIMOTHY REAMES

My artwork is a dialogue between realism and abstraction, rendered through the vibrant medium of acrylic paint on canvas. I am deeply influenced by my experiences in the military and my travels around the globe, which have profoundly shaped my understanding of emotion and color.
In my realistic animal portraits, I strive to capture the essence and intricacy of each animal, starting with the eyes. Each piece is a meticulous exploration of form and texture, reflecting my fascination with the natural world. Through detailed brushwork and a focus on accuracy, I aim to evoke a sense of connection and reverence for the beautiful animals that share our planet.
Conversely, my abstract work is a personal journey into the realm of color and emotion. I select hues that resonate with me on a visceral level, and my compositions emerge from the interplay between these colors and the feelings they provoke. This intuitive approach allows me to explore and express complex emotional landscapes, informed by my diverse experiences.
My creative process is immersive and intense. Once I conceive an idea, I dedicate myself to it wholly, often working for days or even weeks until the piece feels complete. This dedication reflects my commitment to capturing and conveying the depth of my experiences and emotions through art.
Ultimately, my work is an exploration of the intersection between the tangible and the intangible. It is a quest to convey the profound impact of my experiences and the nuanced spectrum of emotions that arise from them. Through both realism and abstraction, I seek to invite viewers into a space of contemplation and connection.

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Art House 310 First Friday – Alexandria Olthoff & Emily Ritter
2024-10-04 - 2024-10-20
Art House 310 First Friday – Alexandria Olthoff & Emily Ritter
Opening Reception | First Friday October 4th, 2024 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through October 20th, 2024. Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
ALEXANDRIA OLTHOFF
My name is Alexandria or “Ali,” a local to the Wichita area but have experienced & lived in many other locations. I have been painting, drawing and creating for 16 plus years.
Animals have always held a special place in my soul, real or mythical, they fascinate & inspire me endlessly.
While animals are a central theme in my art, my creative process is also a vehicle for navigating difficult emotions & challenging times, both personal and in the world.
I work across various mediums – acrylic, oil, watercolor, pencil & colored pencil, each offering its own unique language. The journey of learning and growth in my art is extremely fulfilling when I look back at how far I’ve come.
As an artist my aspiration is two-fold: to sustain myself doing what I love and to make art that is accessible to everyone who finds joy and/or solace in it. Balancing these two things is not always easy but a challenge I choose to embrace with humility and determination.
Beyond art I find joy in time spent with my pets, kayaking, dancing, adventuring with my husband, trying not to kill my plants and savoring the art of doing nothing at all.
I invite you to check out my website where you will find my social links and a deeper glimpse into my artistic journey. Thank you for being here, for lending your eyes, for being a part of making my art visible.
-Alikat
See more of Alexandria’s work online: https://linktr.ee/alexandriaolthoff , on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alikatart7 , on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlikatArtBiz , and on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alikatart7
EMILY RITTER
Bio: Emily E. Ritter is an multidisciplinary artist currently living in Kansas. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with an emphasis in Printmaking from Wichita State University in 2012. After graduating, Ritter was an Intern-in-Residence at Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY in 2014. She received her Master’s of Fine Arts in Studio Art from Arizona State University in 2018. Ritter’s work explores various ecological themes, ranging from illustrations of native Kansas flora and fauna to sculptural narratives of potential ecological futures. She has exhibited her work locally, nationally, and internationally. Ritter is currently the Assistant Professor of Digital Design at Newman University in Wichita, KS.
Artist Statement: Mark-making and texture have always been central to my artistic practice, serving as both a creative expression and a meditative practice. The repetitive act of creating intricate details, often in the form of fur, became a therapeutic ritual for me during times of stress. This body of work began as an exploration of letting go—abandoning the pursuit of perfect, realistic wildlife portraits in favor of embracing the calming “doodles” that I would instinctively create. My goal was to create a surreal and abstract world of “fur creatures,” inspired by my deep connection to the natural world.
As I developed this series, a significant life event shifted its direction, leading to the most personal work I’ve ever created. I began to merge my abstract, nature-inspired illustrations with emotion drawings and emotions tracking,—a process that helped me navigate the profound and sudden changes in my life. This fusion resulted in a mythical world of “fur creatures” with greater depth and meaning.
Emotions are not exclusive to humans; they permeate the natural world in ways that are both subtle and profound. Flora and fauna each express emotions in their own unique ways, reflecting the complex emotional landscapes we often attribute solely to ourselves. Plants that have stunted growth from stress or release pheromones when damaged, insects that learn behaviors from pleasure or pain, crows remembering when you have done them wrong, frantic gosling parents trying to save their chick that was hit by a car, or your dog being excited for you to come home. All of these examples speak to a shared emotional experience of the world, and how different species use their emotions to help them navigate it. This is something I kept in mind while I surrounded myself with nature to help me navigate my new life trajectory.
For me, this process has been a form of art therapy—a way to process my emotions, understand them better, and draw joy from nature. While I do not wish the emotional turmoil I have faced upon anyone, I do hope you find a personal connection to these pieces. My hope is that you leave this exhibition feeling seen, understanding that you are not alone in your experiences. While each journey is unique, our emotions connect us all.
See more of Emily’s work online: https://www.emilyeritter.com/ and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyeritterart
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Art House 310 First Friday – Serena Salerno & Deber
2024-11-01 - 2024-11-24
Art House 310 First Friday – Serena Salerno & Deber
Opening Reception | First Friday November 1st, 2024 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through November 24th, 2024.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
SERENA SALERNO
My art is all about the bright colors and energy of nature, combining vivid acrylic paints with a playful imagination. I draw endless inspiration from sea creatures and animals on land, bringing them to life in a way that feels both magical and lively. The bold colors in my work aim to capture the unique beauty of these creatures.
I also love adding cartoon characters to my art, which brings a fun touch to my paintings. This mix of real-life animals and playful, animated elements creates a unique style that invites viewers to see these creatures in a new and exciting way.
Through my paintings, I want to offer a joyful escape where colors and shapes come together to celebrate the wonder of nature. My goal is to connect with viewers and make them see the natural world in a fresh, vibrant, life.
See more of Serena’s work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jujuoctopus/
EMMANUEL CAMPOS PEREZ (DEBER)
My artwork is abstracted personal storytelling. A mix of mediums, mainly spray paint and acrylics. Graffiti art permeates all my work, and the themes I try to communicate with it. I try to convey a feeling more than a straightforward message.
I am inspired by many friends that share a lifelong dedication to Graffiti as an art form, as well as many Old Western artists.
I have dedicated most of my life to painting Graffiti, and I will always strive to paint more and more of it. I see my Canvas paintings as another way of exercising my craft and projecting the aesthetics and skills I have learned for a broader audience.
To me Art is not means to an end, is the end itself.
I started painting graffiti and murals in Chihuahua Mexico at the age of 13, and from there on it has been a constant part of life. Now I want to share with the public a window into the ideas that keep me passionate and compromised to this craft.
See more of Emmanuel’s work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deber614/
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Art House 310 First Friday – Dominique Joiner & Brittany Stewart
2024-12-06 - 2024-12-22
Art House 310 First Friday – Dominique Joiner & Brittany Stewart
Opening Reception | First Friday December 6th, 2024 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through December 22nd, 2024.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
DOMINIQUE JOINER
Dominique Joiner (b 1988 Wichita, Kansas) uses her chosen mediums of acrylic and oils to identify the experience of women in a male dominated society.
Dominique has observed the lives of many women from several walks of life and uses the influence of these women to relay her narrative. She uses the ideals of sensuality and affection to draw the viewer in and coaxes them to become more aware with riveting details and underlying messages. Dominique has a goal of pressing women to gain more ipseity, regardless of the rhetoric they are taught to the contrary.
Ipseity starts with awareness, the doorway to change. Many of the artist’s paintings directly depict the chosen problem, with no offer of a solution, forcing the viewer to digest and relate. The use of golden accents is meant to show a sense of majesty and divinity that women carry, regardless of the situation, be it vulnerable or powerful. As the gateway to life, women deserve to be viewed as such.
Dominique’s art will encourage individuals to search inwardly and come to peace with their feelings.
See more of Dominique’s work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/domiijo/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DomiiiJo/ and on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@domiijo
BRITTANY STEWART
A Wichita local and self taught, contemporary visual artist.
Overtime art became a gateway for self expression. My purpose as an artist is to explore around the human conditions, how we fit into the rest of the world. Quite frankly what makes us different and unique. We may never have it all figured out, but I’ll continue to stay reflective because I experience uncertainty and certainty within the same energy.
Withing my work I share my love for color, texture and shapes. My pieces are almost always Abstract and figure based. Understanding that our true portraits are much more than what we see with our own eyes. It’s a much deeper dive into who we are.
Throughout this series I focused on the various stages we may face as we go through life changes.
See more of Brittany’s work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belove_/ and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011454252295
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Art House 310 First Friday – Bryce McCoy & Josh Bethel & Kevin Hansen
2025-02-07 - 2025-02-23
Art House 310 First Friday – Bryce McCoy & Josh Bethel & Kevin Hansen
Opening Reception | First Friday February 7th, 2025 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through February 23rd, 2025.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
BRYCE MCCOY
Bryce McCoy Landscapes. To find photos of places I would like to go to and painting them the way I see them so others will want to go there too is very important to me.
I was born in Kansas City in 1961 but have lived in Wichita Kansas since 1965. I have worked in production graphics for others since college and decided I wanted to do my own art. I have always loved landscape paintings, my father did wonderful landscapes in college. So in 2014 I took my sister’s advice to take acrylic classes at City Arts and have been painting ever since.
Learning to paint with watercolor has been a challenge and a friend gave me some watercolor gouache; now it is my favorite medium. I have shown my art at City Arts, Gallery VII, Vertigo and Carriage Factory Gallery as well as many craft fairs and art festivals. I donated two paintings to PBS for a fundraiser. I joined Wichita Plein Aire Enthusiasts on Facebook and have received many awards for my paintings.
From the heat of the direct sunshine to the coolness of the shade there is a distinct line of separation of color. Even in the dead of night there is light with varied levels of shadow, but the colors are still there, they are just much more subtle. Art helps to capture the beauty of nature and show it in a personal way, sharing a mood or a moment in time and space. I’ve been told that my art is very calming with a sense of nostalgia. Thank You, I hope you enjoy my art.
See more of Bryce’s work on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brycegmccoy/
JOSH BETHEL
Joshua R. Bethel (JRB5): Artist & Podcast Host
Room Green Productions is like my lint trap and the dryer is my art. It is a place where I showcase my digital art/designs, my traditional or nontraditional art and two podcast that I host. Art Assault is the podcast that Kevin Hansen and I host where we created paintings and interview artist, musicians, entrepreneurs and more from across the country and locally. We help promote our guests and all the cool stuff they have going. The second podcast is ForMusicLoversOnly!. Coach Casey, Sontia Soul and myself come up this music topics each week and then create our own Top 5 songs that fall into that topic. After the podcast airs, a playlist is made so viewer can easily hear the songs that were discussed. Find Room Green Productions on Facebook, YouTube or RoomGreenProductions.com
See more of Josh’s work online at https://www.roomgreenproductions.com, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@roomgreenproductions, and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoomGreenProductions
KEVIN HANSEN
My studio of work can be created almost anywhere. Not just in my home studio, but live in a podcast studio, in a bar, a corner on the sidewalk or even a parking lot where I just pull up. I do my best work with an audience. Where I feed off the energy from an audience to create the images to be presented. I rarely plan what is going to be created. I add layers of colors and shapes till an image becomes alive from the process.
I like to say my images “Begin as Dr Seuss and I drag them over to Reverend Roth (Rat Fink).” As I am observed laying on layers, images appear and disappear till one grabs hold and comes to life. With the images that come appear and get covered up are still a part of the piece. It’s a raw process of creativity that compelled me to continue to explore the depth of the energy and imagery around you. I want my viewers to realize anyone can create. Just find the tools you want to create with. I have utilized my live art presentation to help raise tens of thousands of dollars over the years and I will continue to do so. I can be found on Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok as Kevin Gary Hansen. You can message me on Facebook or kevingaryhansen@gmail.com if you want my services. Enjoy the exhibition and continue to support local.
See more of Kevin’s work on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kevin_gary_hansen/, and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.hansen.1671
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Art House 310 First Friday – Amy Huser & Chuck Dooms
2025-03-07 - 2025-03-23
Art House 310 First Friday – Amy Huser & Chuck Dooms
Opening Reception | First Friday March 7th, 2025 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through March 23rd, 2025.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
AMY HUSER
When you think of play, what comes to mind? Do you think back to when you were a child, or do you think of your life right now? I remember growing up playing outside in the evenings, I would get lost in the silliest things …. Organizing sticks on the ground, making patterns in the sand, or collecting as many roly-polies as I could find. As we grow up, we often get caught up and forget that play is important still.
In my work, play is a process. This process can look like embroidering variations of a line or carefully placing pieces of gold leaf one by one. In both, there is an order, but a freedom to just roam as I go. The repetition of mark making calls back to the inclination to organize nature around me when I was a kid. In adulthood, this repetition has a meditative quality that is my way of working out all of my thoughts and letting go — creating something beautiful and light.
See more of Amy’s work online at https://www.amyhuser.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/amyhuserart/
CHUCK DOOMS
I started doing photo manipulation and digital painting about 10 years ago. An early diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease prompted an early retirement.
To be honest, I started playing around with my little Android phone’s painting apps. I started by taking pictures I’d taken with the phone and digitally manipulate them and add digital paint. My process has changed since I invested in a much larger tablet.
The theme hasn’t changed much. I make what appeals to me. Whatever it might be. A few years ago, I had DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) surgery. This has given me much needed control over the tremors that I experienced. I’m not cured, but it was a game changer.
I’m often reminded of a quote attributed to the late, great David Bowie;
“Aging is an extraordinary process whereby you become the person you always should have been.” I hope he was right.
I took up this silly little obsession because I wanted to. I keep doing it because now I have to. I owe so much to the Wichita art community. They opened their hearts to me and made me feel a part of that community. The work you see is my open love letter to them.
Due to health issues this will be my last showing. Thank you for all the love, support, and encouragement. Thank you.
See more of Chuck’s work online at http://www.chuckdooms.com or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckdooms
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Art House 310 First Friday – Kinta McGhee
2025-04-04 - 2025-04-20
Art House 310 First Friday – Kinta McGhee with special extended showing of Amy Huser & Chuck Dooms
Opening Reception | First Friday April 4th, 2025 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through April 20th, 2025.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
KINTA MCGHEE
For the past few years, Februllage has been a cornerstone of my creative practice. Februllage is an Instagram art challenge held each February, a month-long exploration of collage, shaped by daily prompts and the spontaneity they inspire.
What began as an exercise in discipline and discovery has deepened into a true love for the medium, allowing me to refine my voice through paper, texture, and found imagery.
This collection marks a milestone: for the first time, I am offering the original works for sale. While I have previously shared these pieces as limited edition prints, this show presents them in their raw, tactile form—their layers, edges, and imperfections fully intact. Each collage is a reflection of a fleeting moment in time, captured and reassembled into something entirely new.
I invite you to explore these works, to find your own connections within them, and to celebrate the unexpected beauty that emerges when fragments come together.
See more of Kinta’s work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinta_mcghee/
Special extended showing of Any Huser & Chuck Dooms
See more about Amy & Chuck here: https://arthouse310.com/event/amyhuserchuckdooms/
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Art House 310 First Friday – Kansas Art Guild Group Show
2025-05-02 - 2025-05-25
Art House 310 First Friday – Kansas Art Guild Group Show
Opening Reception | First Friday May 2nd, 2025 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through May 25th, 2025.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
KANSAS ART GUILD
The Friends Community Art Guild was formed in 1977 with eight people who met at Friends University. The name was later changed to Kansas Art Guild as interest and membership grew. Now with a membership of over 65, the guild meets monthly at Mark Arts. Membership is open to all artists, beginners to professional, with the express purpose of promoting and encouraging the visual arts and artists.
For more information, check out the Kansas Art Guild online at KansasArtGuild.com, on Facebook: @KansasArtGuild, and on Instagram: @KansasArtGuild
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Lori Jones
Veronica Dowty
Ginny Young
Malissa Long
Barbara Gabel
Jeffery Gowen
Patti Doll
Karyl Barbosa
Phis Burress
Charlotte Cockrum
Janet Inlow
Yen Lin Chen
Karen Holiday
Maria Engelhardt
Annie Cummings
Lesa Gardner
Diane Smith
Skip Kreibach
Hope Just
Asa Pearlstein
Lari Howard
Stephaine Bayiff
Bob Neace

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Art House 310 First Friday – Wichita Women Artists 75th Anniversary Group Show
2025-06-06 - 2025-06-22
Art House 310 First Friday – Wichita Women Artists 75th Anniversary Group Show
Opening Reception | First Friday June 6th, 2025 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through June 22nd, 2025.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
WICHITA WOMEN ARTISTS – Join us in celebrating WWA’s diverse talent and their 75th anniversary!!

Wichita Women Artists has been in continuous existence since 1950. The purpose of the group is to promote and encourage each other in our creative growth as artists. We meet monthly and our membership is limited to 40.
We have three to five exhibits during the year in the Wichita area. Our members teach, attend workshops, enter regional and national juried shows and are also active members of other art organizations. We hope you enjoy this diversity that our artists show through the use of watercolor, oil, gouache, paste, pencil, mixed media, photography, mosaics, acrylic and sculpture.
For more information, check out Wichita Women Artists on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ICTWomenArtists
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Janet Aiken
Abby Ausherman
Kayann Ausherman
Stephanie Bayliff
Jane Bradfield
Bennie Booth
Jan Butler
Carol Davis
Pam Hayes
Hope Just
Cheryl Lindstrom
Nancy Luttrell
Linda Nollette
Diane Post
Patt Sharpe
Shauna Shelton
Naomi Ullum
Diane Warta
Rita Zaudke

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Art House 310 First Friday – Kelly Rundell & Michael Davenport
2025-08-01 - 2025-08-24
Art House 310 First Friday – Kelly Rundell & Michael Davenport
Opening Reception | First Friday August 1st, 2025 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through August 24th, 2025.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
KELLY RUNDELL

Sometimes artists present deep, moody work with a message that can change the world. But that’s not me. The only message I can relay now is that it’s okay, even necessary, to seek out lightness, happiness and fun, no matter how dark things seem to be.
So, welcome to my garden party! Because we have a shared understanding of what nature looks like, my art is immediately recognizable. My goal is not to be precise or realistic. Rather, I make joyful representations of flowers. Working with acrylic paint and ink, I fill paper with unique designs and color. I then cut the painted paper to create individual petals, leaves and other shapes. Like a jigsaw puzzle, I try different combinations and placements of the pieces. When it comes together, I have wildflowers–with the emphasis on wild. I find the process messy, but fun. And, importantly, the final art makes me smile.
See more of Kelly’s work on Instagram: @kellyrundellart

MICHAEL DAVENPORT

Have you ever thought about the layers of yourself — the parts you show the world and the ones you keep tucked away? My work invites you to explore those layers, both in the art and within yourself. Through color, abstraction, and vulnerability, I aim to create space for emotional honesty, connection, and reflection.
At the heart of my work is the relationship between masculinity and vulnerability. I often depict physically strong men in tender, emotionally exposed situations to reflect the way I experience and process my own feelings. These figures disrupt traditional expectations of strength, revealing that real power can come from authenticity and emotional depth.
I work primarily in mixed media, using physical layers to echo the complexity of human emotion. Idioms like “falling in love,” “being held down,” or “protecting your heart” are explored both literally and metaphorically, offering viewers familiar entry points into nuanced emotional terrain. Each piece slowly unveils a part of myself that words alone can’t quite express.
Queer iconography plays a vital role in my practice. I incorporate symbols, gestures, and references drawn from queer history to honor those who came before me and to build a bridge between past and present. This is both a personal act of remembrance and a way of connecting with today’s LGBTQIA+ community — creating art that feels both rooted and relevant.
Recently, I’ve embraced abstraction more fully — letting bright colors, mark-making, and shape exploration bring joy and immediacy to the work. There’s something satisfying in this visceral, almost childlike play, which helps me express what’s difficult to say out loud. Blending realism with abstract elements lets me move between control and freedom, structure and release.
Subtle humor, double meanings, and whimsy are woven throughout my work. These elements encourage curiosity and connection, drawing viewers in while inviting deeper engagement. As a queer polyamorous man, I create from personal experience, but with the goal of amplifying underrepresented voices — especially in conservative spaces. By sharing stories through art, I hope to foster understanding, celebrate emotional truth, and honor the beautifully complex experience of being human.
See more of Michael’s work online at MichaelKDavenport.com or on Facebook and Instagram: @micdav87

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Art House 310 First Friday – Taylor McQueary & Yulla Faun Vega
2025-09-05 - 2025-09-21
Art House 310 First Friday – Taylor McQueary & Yulla Faun Vega
Opening Reception | First Friday September 5th, 2025 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through September 21st, 2025. Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
NOTE: Open gallery hours throughout the exhibition are generally Tuesday and Thursday, 6-9pm and Sunday, 1-4pm.
TAYLOR MCQUEARY

Artist Bio: TayFiveStudio is the creative expression of Taylor McQueary, an artist and high school art teacher from Wichita, Kansas.
Taylor embarked on her creative journey at the University of Kansas, initially delving into the realm of industrial design. However, her passion for the fine arts led her to refocus her studies. She pursued a Master’s degree in education at Wichita State University, specializing in art education, which equipped her with the tools to inspire young minds. In 2019, Taylor began her professional career as an art teacher, where she has been able to continue her own creative explorations while nurturing the artistic talents of her students.
As an educator, Taylor firmly believes in the reciprocal nature of learning, valuing the insights and inspirations that her students offer. Encouraged by her students to exhibit her work beyond the classroom, she was motivated to establish TayFive Studio as a platform for her artistic endeavors.
Taylor’s artwork has been displayed in various art exhibitions, attracting praise for its vibrant energy, visual impact, and use of color. Her dedication to her craft is evident in each carefully crafted piece, capturing the essence of her artistic vision. Through her expressive and dynamic artworks, Taylor aims to captivate audiences and spark meaningful connections through the power of visual art.
Artist Statement: Most of my current work is inspired by the interaction of opposing elements, specifically shape and color. I find great inspiration in the unique perspective of flowers portrayed by Georgia O’Keeffe. Her ability to capture the essence of the flower has greatly influenced my artistic approach.
In my paintings, I aim to create harmony between the soft, organic qualities of the flower and the structured lines. I believe that color plays a vital role in achieving this balance, as it has the power to bring these elements together and enhance their dynamic interaction. My goal is to harness the expressive potential of color to create a visually captivating experience for the viewer.
When it comes to my artistic process, I tend to rely on intuition and emotion rather than extensive planning. The selection of the main colors for the background is usually the starting point for each painting. Recently, I have been exploring different compositions with lines, using my background in design to guide the sizing and ratios of each line. I am meticulous in my approach, ensuring that each line interacts harmoniously with the others.
When choosing the colors for each line, I seek out bright hues that will create a striking contrast against the background. This deliberate use of color adds depth and dimension to my work, further emphasizing the interplay between shape and color.
For me, the value of being an artist lies in the joy and fulfillment I find in the creative process itself. Each painting reflects the culmination of my knowledge, skills, and experiences, as I continue to grow and develop within my craft. I view my artworks as a tangible representation of my artistic journey and a testament to the dedication and passion I bring to my work.
Through my art, I aim to evoke emotions, stimulate thought, and invite viewers to immerse themselves in a captivating visual experience. By embracing the interplay of shape and color, I strive to create artworks that transcend the boundaries of traditional representation, capturing the essence of the subject in a unique and expressive manner.
See more of Taylor’s work on Instagram: @tayfivestudio
YULLA FAUN VEGA

Flight Safety and How Not to Drown has as much to do with navigating a collapsing economy as it does sustaining a solid place to live. It relates to the struggles of existing paycheck to paycheck, house to house, or couch to couch for those living on the edge of collapse.
Flight Safety is in reference to fleeing one situation to the next, in hopes the new circumstance is better. Many of the artworks use personally developed symbol from the artist’s own previous situations and struggles. Flight became synonymous with fleeing a deteriorating home space to another, to another, to another… and so on. The scissor tail flycatcher, the Oklahoma state bird, has transformed into a symbol of hope for the future, an escape and refuge in another place outside of Kansas.
How Not to Drown is the idea and dream of being okay, despite the looming fear of full homelessness or becoming forgotten. It’s the thought of “maybe another place is better”. Sometimes, seemingly, the unknown or the ‘ocean’. The ocean being full of the unknown, and yet we remain hopeful this space is better than the last, that it’s the oasis that’s been advertised.
Transitional homelessness is the central idea of these works. It doesn’t mean fully homeless, but it does mean lacking a place to settle and call home. Upon conversing with many people in this situation, the question arises – is this a problem creatives face in particular?
In order to help each other navigate these situations it is more important than ever to develop small communities and networks in which people mutually support and check in on each other while we all learn to ask for help – sometimes over and over.
About the Artist: Jessica Vega was born in Wellington, Kansas and had always wanted to become an artist. She navigated a lonely childhood, due to selective mutism. This, in turn, made her develop a high sense of creativity. As an adult she accidentally married into a cult – this ended in divorce as she escaped with a baby to Wichita in the pursuit of working as an artist and exploring life more fully. She worked for years as a portrait artist, then in organ donation, then as an aerialist. After studying at the Kansas City Art Institute and Cowley College she went on to go through the Artist Inc program and is a certified project manager. She now works as an artist, a teacher at Mark Arts, and a project manager for a local community events. Recently she has changed her name to Yulla Faun Vega.
See more of Yulla’s work online at yullafaun.com on Instagram: @edwardfaunart, and support at patreon.com/ProjectDoe

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Art House 310 First Friday – Shawn Delker & Lisa Coogias
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-26
Art House 310 First Friday –Shawn Delker & Lisa Coogias
Opening Reception | First Friday October 3rd, 2025 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through October 26th, 2025. Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
NOTE: Open gallery hours throughout the exhibition are generally Tuesday and Thursday, 6-9pm and Sunday, 1-4pm.
SHAWN DELKER
Fiber artist Shawn Marie Delker learned the joy of sewing from her mother beginning at age five and has been stitching ever since. She began quilting in 2000, and she soon discovered art quilting.
Shawn’s art has been juried into galleries in Topeka, Omaha and Albuquerque, and she is a frequent exhibitor at many local galleries. She received the third-place prize at the 2017 Fiber Arts Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and in 2024 she won First Place in “Kansas Through the Eyes of an Artist” at the Carriage Factory Gallery and Best of Show in the NOTO Fiber Arts Passion’s Exhibition and again in 2024 was awarded People’s Choice at the “Music and Memory” exhibit at NOTO’s Morris Gallery. Her latest exhibit was a solo show titled, “On the Edge” at the Vernon Filley Art Gallery. Her art is represented at the SNW gallery in Manhattan Kansas.
Shawn’s current work uses an embroidery technique she is developing in which she “paints with thread” on her sewing machine. Her technique is unique to her, and she continues to experiment to create new ways to create shape, form, and texture with thread. Much of the work shown at Art House 310 is botanically printed silk which she created from plants in her garden and then appliqued on her machine embroidered bird.
See more of Shawns’s work online at ShawnDelker.art on Facebook: @shawn.delker
LISA COOGIAS
My work is rooted in the landscapes of the subconscious.

Dreams often guide my imagery, surfacing colors, shapes, and forms that carry meanings beyond what I can put into words. Abstraction allows me to express emotions and experiences that resist direct explanation, while portraits ground that inner world in human connection.Each piece is an attempt to give shape to the unseen. They transform fleeting, hidden feelings into something tangible and shared.

See more of Lisa’s work on Facebook: @olivia.endive and on Instagram: @lisacoogias
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Art House 310 First Friday – Robin Danks & Lindsey McFarland
2025-11-07 - 2025-11-22
Art House 310 First Friday – Robin Danks & Lindsey McFarland
Opening Reception | First Friday November 7th, 2025 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through November 22nd, 2025. Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
NOTE: Open gallery hours throughout the exhibition are generally Tuesday and Thursday, 6-9pm and Sunday, 1-4pm.
ROBIN DANKS
Robin Danks is a visual artist based in Wichita, Kansas. After a decades-long career in healthcare, she embraced art as her full-time pursuit, developing a practice known for its bold textures, vibrant palettes, and experimental mark-making. Working across acrylics, India ink, and mixed media, Danks challenges traditional boundaries while grounding her work in instinct, imagination, and expressive freedom.
See more of Robin’s work online at DanksyArt.com on Facebook: @DanksW3CreationsRobyn and on Instagram: @danksy.art.studio
LINDSEY MCFARLAND
“A Story In The Details”
I began drawing when I was a kid—mostly cartoons, sketching playful characters like Donald Duck, Scooby Doo and Winnie the Pooh, or creating my own comic strip stories. Art became a way for me to retreat into my own little world, a space where I could disconnect and dream. That’s where my love for art really took root.
As I got older, I explored different mediums, but I always found myself coming back to drawing with a black pen. There was something captivating about the boldness and simplicity of using a single pen—the way it allowed me to create with such clarity. It wasn’t until my late twenties that I finally found my own style. It all began with drawing pet portraits. I played with different techniques like scratch methods and textured shading. Eventually I stumbled across stippling, and something just clicked!
Through hours and hours of shading (and patience), I build my stippling drawings dot by dot with a .005 sized pen. I prefer the smaller sized pens to get as much detail as possible. Organic materials are my usual subjects; fur, bone, or plants. Going back to my childhood, I try to capture an “old storybook” energy with my drawings. As simple as these drawings may be, there is always a hidden story behind the creation of them. A single stippling drawing can take anywhere between 20-100 hours to compete. I am also a pet portrait artist by commission, check out my website or my Instagram page for my full portfolio.
When I need a break from the tedious stippling, I use linocut and print making as my secondary creative outlet. My linocut prints are a bit more abstract. I transfer these drawings onto linoleum, then carve and chip away at the surface. It satisfies a creative urge I never knew I had, and using different colors and paints makes the process feel more playful and relaxed compared to stippling.
I use both styles to reflect the full range of who I am, with a lot of precision and meticulous work. Creating pet portraits is something I’m deeply proud of, but my original work is where my personality shines — a little dark, a little whimsical, and a little shadow of what I love the most, to create.
See more of Lindsey’s work online at doodles-n-ink.square.site on Facebook: @doodlesnink and on Instagram: @doodlesnink
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Art House 310 First Friday – Dominique Joiner & Angie Evans
2025-12-05 - 2025-12-21
Art House 310 First Friday – Dominique Joiner & Angie Evans
Opening Reception | First Friday December 5th, 2025 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through December 21st, 2025. Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
NOTE: Open gallery hours throughout the exhibition are generally Tuesday and Thursday, 6-9pm and Sunday, 1-4pm.
DOMINIQUE JOINER
Dominique Joiner (b 1988 Wichita, Kansas) uses her chosen mediums of acrylic and oils to identify the experience of women in a male dominated society. Dominique has observed the lives of many women from several walks of life and uses the influence of these women to relay her narrative. She uses the ideals of sensuality and affection to draw the viewer in and coaxes them to become more aware with riveting details and underlying messages. Dominique has a goal of pressing women to gain more ipseity, regardless of the rhetoric they are taught to the contrary.
Ipseity starts with awareness, the doorway to change. Many of the artist’s paintings directly depict the chosen problem, with no offer of a solution, forcing the viewer to digest and relate. The use of golden accents is meant to show a sense of majesty and divinity that women carry, regardless of the situation, be it vulnerable or powerful. As the gateway to life, women deserve to be viewed as such. Dominique’s art will encourage individuals to search inwardly and come to peace with their feelings.
See more of Dominique’s work on Facebook: @DomiiiJo, on Instagram: @domiijo, and on TikTok: @domiijo
ANGIE EVANS
I am an ocean-lover at heart, forever captivated by the calm and power of the sea, yet living in a land-locked state that makes me long for its presence. This new body of work is my way of reconnecting with that feeling of peace and renewal that only the ocean brings. Each piece is an exploration of rhythm and stillness, created through layers of acrylic, ink, and resin that echo the slow movement of waves and the reflective shimmer of sunlight on water.
As the resident artist and owner of Art House 310, this series marks my first complete body of work in nearly three years, and it feels like a return to self. After a hiatus to complete college degrees that were started more than two decades ago and focus on uplifting other local artists within the walls of Art House 310, I wanted to explore capturing the essence of the ocean, not as a place, but as a state of being. The soft blues, teals, and whites drift together to create a sense of depth and serenity, offering a space for both reflection and calm. My process is intuitive, guided by emotion and memory rather than structure, allowing the materials to move naturally and form the patterns of flow that remind me of tides and shifting sands.
Each painting invites the viewer to pause, breathe, and feel the quiet strength of the sea. The glossy resin surface reflects light and space, transforming with every glance, much like the ever-changing horizon. This collection is a love letter to the ocean and a reminder that its tranquility can live within us, even when the nearest shore is far away.
See more of Angie’s work online: ArtHouse310.com/angie-evans, on Facebook: @AngieAwesomePants, on Instagram: @AngieAwesomePants, and on TikTok: @AngieAwesomePants
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Art House 310 First Friday – Amy Herrmann & Samantha Gales
2026-02-06 - 2026-02-22
Art House 310 First Friday – Amy Herrmann & Samantha Gales
Opening Reception | First Friday February 6th, 2026 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through February 22nd, 2026. Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
NOTE: Open gallery hours throughout the exhibition are generally Tuesday and Thursday, 6-9pm and Sunday, 1-4pm.
AMY HERRMANN
Reflections of a Life, Well … Lived.
I’m not an easy person to know. I’ve never mastered the art of small talk and have trouble shaking off the world news of the day. But my art usually centers around more optimistic glimpses of beauty that I find in the shadows and reflections of my surroundings when my guard is down and I’m content (often when sunshine and beer are involved). There’s nothing particularly deep about the subjects or themes in any of my work. They’re mostly snippets of my immediate surroundings, usually with my loved ones just out of view. I’ll never be a serious portrait artist, a fact that has been reinforced by the laughter emanating from my family at my recent attempts to capture them in pastels.
I received my BFA at KSU. I work mostly in soft pastels and acrylic paint. I use only my own photographs as source material. I used to feel guilty about applying filters to my source photos but that has ceased after seeing how AI is changing the entire art world. Still not sure if I’ll embrace it or fight it tooth and nail, but I guess that’s a discussion for another day. For now, I lean on a few digital conveniences to make choices about composition and color. I enjoy making decisions about how much texture to add and with what material can best achieve an effect.
This show has pieces that span about 35 years, though most have been finished in the past 5. Not much has changed from my early work, same fascination with what might be revealed in a window’s reflections, what it feels like to brush my hand along chipped paint, delighting when I see glass that’s old, wavy, and imperfect. I’ll leave it to the viewer to decide if these represent a life well-lived, or a life, well…lived.
See more of Amy’s work on Facebook: @amy.herrmann.art
SAMANTHA GALES
Twenty-Six
Sam Gales is a mixed media artist based in Wichita, Kansas. She specializes in illustrative, stylized self-portraits that explore her journey as a young adult. Her Twenty-six series brings together both new works and earlier pieces that reflect her playful, lighthearted nature. Across her practice, Gales is drawn to the delicate balance between the macabre and the bright—creating imagery that is at once fun, playful, and subtly unsettling. In this series she does touch on some heavier themes, so viewer discretion is advised.
An age that most should be expecting change, and big events. Twenty six; one should be focusing on financial security, finding a stable job and starting a retirement fund, possibly a 401k. Twenty six; looking forward to the future!
But wait… No.
That’s not fair. I didn’t even get a chance. Why’s everything falling apart? Why is everyone leaving? Everyone’s moving away…well, we’re adults aren’t we? I’m so behind, I can’t keep up. Nothing feels like it’s ever enough.
That’s life, they say.
Grow up, stop crying.
People age, everyone’s dying.
Life’s hard and everyone struggles
But why does it feel like my workload always doubles?
It’s hard to stay afloat when the goal post is ever changing.
And seeing my peers soaring only makes me regret my aging.
I use humor to distract from my reality, that being Twenty-six isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
As I navigate my way through this difficult year, here’s to hoping
Twenty-seven
Doesn’t end in a pap smear
See more of Samantha’s work online at samgales0279.wixsite.com/gales-art, on Instagram: @gales_art_, and on Facebook: @samawesomegales
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Art House 310 First Friday – Brooke Schutte & Deber
2026-03-06 - 2026-03-22
Art House 310 First Friday – Brooke Schutte & Deber
Opening Reception | First Friday March 6th, 2026 | 6-10pm
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through March 22nd, 2026.
Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.
NOTE: Open gallery hours throughout the exhibition are generally Tuesday and Thursday, 6-9pm and Sunday, 1-4pm.
BROOKE SCHUTTE
My name is Brooke, I am a 25 year old artist originally from Colorado. I was raised in a very strict, dominating, and isolating religion and have struggled with a complicated relationship with interpersonal connection, mental health, and generally society as a whole. Very early on in my childhood, I found a voice in art. More so, a purpose as well. The people around me didn’t want to hear me speak, they didn’t value my voice.. But the pretty picture I drew – that was considered valuable.
As I grew older and experienced life in a more raw and unfiltered way, I realized art was no longer what I thought it was: Realism, landscapes, still lifes. Art could be edgy, it could be problematic, and it could make my mom very uncomfortable.
Being a self taught artist, I never identified with one genre or medium. Rather, I always just pursued what spoke to me at the time.
For this show, I chose to speak on mental illness and addiction. Something that in recent years has been at the forefront of my life. When conceptualizing this show, my idea was to keep the subject matter light and playful – humorous and easy on the eye. Exploring the juxtaposition between a sensitive topic like alcoholism or PTSD, while displaying it with bright vibrant, even whimsical imagery.
I stuck with two mediums, marker and acrylic but did not necessarily commit to one style or point of view. I’d like to think my voice and personal method speaks clearly through each piece. And hopefully the audience will be intrigued to divulge into introspection while they view the work.
See more of Brooke’s work on Instagram: @masticated.gum
DEBER
My work centers on compositions that blend traditional realism, abstract expressionism and letterform abstraction. Mix media as a preference: Acrylics, Oil, Enamel mixtures, Spray paint and Airbrush are used to create layered compositions that evoke emotion, movement, and tension.
A core focus of my work lies in bridging the worlds of professional muralism, portrait painting, fine arts and Graffiti.
My canvas work serves as an extension of my street practice, offering a different format through which to explore similar ideas with nuance. For me, art is not a means to an end, it is the end itself. Through each piece, I invite the viewer into the emotional landscape and visual rhythms that define my voice as a well rounded contemporary artist.
See more of Deber’s work on Instagram: @deber614 and on Facebook: @deber614
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