Come visit the lower level at Wines By Jennifer and view all the beautiful artwork while relaxing with your glass of wine. The Art Gallery is a very comfortable atmosphere, and all of the artwork on the walls are for sale by the Featured Artist.

April - June, 2004 Featured Artists

"PrimaVera - A Group Show"

"PrimaVera" displays current art works by three up-and-coming young female artists. "PrimaVera" was named not only because the show takes place in spring, but it also reflects the time in each of the artists’ lives. In May, the artists will all graduate with their B.F.A.’s and, in a way, begin their artistic careers.

The show is comprised of multiple techniques in printmaking that include woodcuts, monotypes, transfers, and silkscreen. The work is figurative, abstract, and floral. Although it is quite different, there is a quiet elegance in each piece, perhaps brought on by a similar color palette, or because the work is produced by female artists.

• Heather Marton

  Heather is currently working toward her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in printmaking at the Kansas City Art Institute. She is in her last semester, working on her thesis show, “External Layers”, that is to open in May at the Destination Gallery in Kansas City, MO.

  Heather’s work in the past has always regarded the female figure and explored the representation of the female in society. She has explored a more personal side since her residency, in what she refers to as “body prints”, and continues to examine this through various print processes. Her work involves monotypes, silkscreen, transfers, woodblock, digital, and hand-painted images, often built up of layer upon layer of multimedia processes.

  Since the beginning of her art career, Heather has been in various shows throughout the United States. Upcoming shows include the B.F.A. show at the Art Space, “External Layers” at the Destination Gallery, and of course, “PrimaVera” at Wines by Jennifer.

  Raised in Boca Raton, FL, Heather currently resides in Kansas City, MO.

• Kimberly Lowery
  

Kimberly is in her last semester working toward her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Kansas City Art Institute in Printmaking. She is currently focused on a body of work that entails the story of Adam and Eve for her thesis show.

Her work in the past has been a sexually charged look into the female role in society. However, over the last year or so, she has taken on a softer, quieter approach to her figurative work. Kimberly works mainly in reductive woodcuts and silkscreen. Her work can be said to have both a traditional and contemporary feel.

Kimberly has shown both locally and nationally. She currently has work in Milwaukee at the Social, at Wines by Jennifer, and at the Art Space Printmaking Gallery at the Kansas City Art Institute.

“I am really excited to have the chance to put this show together. I have studied with Heather and Wendi for three years and I think it is an opportunity before we each go our separate ways to have one last look at where each of us has evolved in our work.”

Born in Sheboygan, WI, she currently lives in Kansas City, MO.

• Wendi Dibbern
  

Wendi is in her third year at the Kansas City Art Institute, where she is majoring printmaking, leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the completion of her senior year.

Wendi’s current work is produced in her private studio on campus. She uses a variety of techniques in her artwork, including etching, woodblocks and collagraphs. She is also working three dimensionally with print mediums.

She has received numerous awards for her work, including the Gold Key from The Scholastic Art & Writing Competition, as well as numerous awards and recognitions in school-sponsored exhibits in Kansas. Although her work resides mostly in private collections, twelve of her prints were selected to become part of the Amity Foundation Collection. Her work can also be viewed at the Palette & Chisel Gallery in Galena, Illinois, as well as Wines by Jennifer.

Born in Atchison, Kansas, Wendi now makes her home in Kansas City, MO and Leavenworth, KS.

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