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The Featured Artists for the "Third Thursday" in February Are:

Sandy Cahill and Gary Mehl

Opening Reception Thursday, February 18 - 6:00PM to 9:00PM

Come to Images this Third Thursday evening and enjoy great art, great conversation, great music, and great refreshments. Be sure to stop by Images Art Gallery in old Overland Park and enjoy this wonderful event.

Sandy Cahill, Fabric Art

I create beautiful HAND WOVEN textiles in my weaving studio in Parkville, MO.

Handwoven Wearable Art: From the Handwoven Fabric, I create original designed Art-to-Wear pieces including jackets, shawls, vests, etc.  I also make accessory pieces like Hand Woven and Hand Knitted fashion scarves, mufflers, purses, hats, belts, bags, etc.  I can create a custom Art-to-Wear piece just for you! 

Handwoven Sculptural Art: To create the custom designed Handwoven Wall Sculptures, I Hand Weave the fabric with yarn, stripped fabrics and wire; form the textile into a dimensional organic sculptural  shape; mount the piece onto a rigid backing; then hand sew the edges .  This process creates a beautiful art sculpture that is unusual and dynamic.

Gary Mehl, Pen and Ink

Gary is an artist who uses black and colored inks to create ornate, detailed and fanciful woodland and countryside landscapes.   

Images Sixth Annual Juried Art Shows

The Sixth Annual Juried Art Show opens on April 16, 2010.  The show is open to all artists.  The entry deadline is February 22, 2010. Click here for the prospectus.

This year’s juror will be Ann Erbacher, with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Ann has 29 years of experience working with museum art collections. She is currently the chief registrar at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, a position she has held since 1985. Prior to joining the Nelson-Atkins’ staff, she was an exhibition assistant and assistant registrar at the Spencer Museum of Art at The University of Kansas. She has a master’s degree in art history and a bachelor’s degree in jewelry design from KU. She has held various positions in state, regional, and national museum associations, including being elected vice chair of the Registrars Committee–American Association of Museums.

Awards are::
$ 500 1st Prize
$ 300 2nd Prize
$ 200 3rd Prize

Last year's winner was Keith Hammer with his oil painting titled "Morning Fog."

Over 70 artists entered the juried art show last year with over 200 entries.  Of those, the juror selected 118. Attendance at the opening reception was over 300.

Grandma Layton Posters and Cards Now Available at Images Gallery

Elizabeth "Grandma" Layton Posters and note cards are now available at Images Art Gallery. Choose from a variety of "Grandma" Layton's art.

Elizabeth Layton discovered contour drawing when she was age 68 and claims to have drawn herself out of mental illness. Her subject matter is self-portraiture, marriage, aging, depression, grandmothering, dieting, and political commentary (nuclear holocaust, capital punishment, mythology and hospital death).

Layton claims to have drawn herself into wellness by looking into a mirror for hours at a time. Crayons and colored pencils on poster paper were the instruments of the "art cure" when shock treatments, drugs and other therapies failed.

Her experience with a failed marriage, mental illness and the loss of a child--often the content of her drawings--evokes empathy and understanding. Her self portraits as Lady Macbeth, Pandora, Raggedy Ann, and even Phyllis Schafley are inviting, often whimsical, full of rainbows and hope.

Visit our sister gallery Northland Exposure at northlandartists.com

Images Art Gallery is a member of the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City