Review of the Charlotte Street Fellows Exhibition

Following the installation of Gesture Knot (Out of Reach), 2010, latex on

cut aluminum, 89"x79"x2". Right after this shot, I took a deep breath.

I have shied away from posting recently to keep my activities under wrap until the opening of the Charlotte Street Fellows Exhibition at Grand Arts (my drawing is on the homepage). The exhibition opened on September 3rd, to huge crowds, perfect weather, and great KC energy. Local friends and family came out, great friends from Iowa rolled in; it couldn't have been better. But best of all, my parents were super proud. My mother probably cried a bit. Glad I brought someone to tears.

The 3rd was the night of many openings across the city, and our exhibition at Grand Arts did not disappoint. Ari Fish, Sonia Ruffin and I had been cranking to turn out our most ambitious work for the opening and it was met with great reviews and supportive feedback. The generosity of the Charlotte Street Foundation and the staff at Grand Arts have been incredibly supportive during the preparation for this exhibition. It's such a nice feeling to produce a new body of work....it gets the juices flowing and builds drive for the next time I head to the studio.

The exhibition was reviewed by Alice Thorson of the Kansas City Star with half-page photos and some good critical meat. Check it out. I dig the photo, but I've received a load of shit for it. I debuted my first (of many, hopefully) Gesture Knots, along with a series of new works on paper. Installations shots of the exhibition are on the way, along with a new website, new work, a new truck (theft #2), my new duds at the opening, new acquaintances, new opinions, new directions, new everything. The next post will have images of the making of Gesture Knot (Out of Reach)...