November 6, 2020 - January 23, 2021
SHERRY LEEDY CONTEMPORARY ART
Sherry Leedy began her career as gallery director 35 years ago with the idea of presenting contemporary artworks of exceptional quality and merit. In 1985, art was often categorized by material and divided into fine art or craft, but Leedy was convinced that it wasn’t the material but the maker that determined the worth of the artwork. She exhibited ceramic sculpture, painting, glass, printmaking, and photography together as equals in more than 100 exhibitions. This point of view, now more widely accepted, continues to guide the gallery’s philosophy. In addition, the gallery has a long history of supporting the art of women and Native Americans, both historically marginalized. The gallery has placed over 150 works of art in museum collections and gallery artists are represented in over 100 museums worldwide as well as numerous corporate and private collections.
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art anchors the Crossroads Arts District in Kansas City, Missouri and has been instrumental in the success of the neighborhood. The establishment of First Fridays, over 20 years ago, brought literally thousands of people, interested in art, face-to-face with a vibrant and active art scene. Today, as 2020 comes to a close, as the year that none of us will forget but many of us would love to, hopeful news is on the horizon.
Spring is just around the corner. Artists are still making art. People are still eager for the in-person art experience and that reaffirming human contact that is so vital to our spirit and well-being. As the gallery looks forward, we are optimistic about the future. After all, without creativity, where would we be?
JANE BOOTH
Flock
Acrylic on canvas
78” x 103”
REBECCA RUTSTEIN
Shift #32, Shift #36 (top)
Shift #37, Shift #34 (bottom)
Acrylic on canvas
18” x 18” each
REBECCA RUTSTEIN
Shift #35 (top)
Shift #33 (bottom)
Acrylic on canvas
18” x 18” each
PHYLLIS BRAMSON
Twice Told Tales (Dusk)
Mixed media on paper
33” x 44”
PHYLLIS BRAMSON Twice Told Tales (Evening) Mixed media on paper
33” x 44”
PHYLLIS BRAMSON Fascinators
Mixed media on canvas
60” x 70”
ANA MARIA HERNANDO
Flower Revolution III (left)
Flower Revolution I (right)
Acylic inks, organza and thread on paper
40” x 26”
ANA MARIA HERNANDO, Flowers Revolution IV, acrylic inks , organza and thread, on paper, 40” x 26”
BETH LO
Boy, Girl, Waiting on Clouds
Porcelain
14.5” x 23.5” x 8.5”
KY ANDERSON
Flash
Acrylic on paper
25” x 22”
KY ANDERSON, Blue Side, acrylic on canvas, 50” x 40”
NICOLE MCLAUGHLIN, La Corriente que Nos Une, glazed ceramics, tencel, indigo, 46” x 16” x 4”
NICOLE MCLAUGHLIN
Fuente de Vida I, II
glazed ceramics, tencel, indigo 37” x 14” 3” each
NICOLE MCLAUGHLIN
Una Vida Bordada glazed ceramic, embroidery floss, wool
27” diameter
MICHIKO ITATANI
Cosmic Wanderlust from Celestrial Narratives (top), 8” x 8”
Cosmic Wanderlust from Celestrial Narratives (center), 8” x 8”
White Night from Tesseract Study (bottom), 5” x 5” Gouache, ink, prismacolor on board
MICHIKO ITATANI
Codebreaker from Cosmic Sleepwalk (top), 6” x 6”
Waiting Game from Tesseract Study (center), 5” x 5”
Starry Night from Cosmic Encounter (bottom), 6” x 6” Gouache, ink, prismacolor on board
MICHIKO ITATANI, Untitled painting from Rain Maker, oil on canvas, 72” x 60”
JEFF AELING
Gerbera Oil on panel
27.5” x 19.5”
JEFF AELING
Peaches
Oil on panel
14.5” x 16.5”
Nectarines
Oil on panel
14.5” x 16.5”
NANCY NEWMAN RICE
Afterwards II Oil on canvas on panel
40” x 40”
NANCY NEWMAN RICE
Illuminated Path: String Theory II Oil on canvas on panel
24” x 24”
NANCY NEWMAN RICE
Reflections I Oil on canvas on panel
24” x 24”
NANCY NEWMAN RICE Afterwards I Oil on canvas on panel
40” x 40”
BOBBY SILVERMAN, Untitled #1, glazed porcelain, 10.25” x 9”
BOBBY SILVERMAN, Untitled #7, glazed porcelain, automotive paint, 12.5” x 8”
BOBBY SILVERMAN, Untitled #5, glazed porcelain, automotive paint, 9” x 8.5”
BOBBY SILVERMAN, Untitled #2, glazed porcelain, 10.25” x 9”
BOBBY SILVERMAN, Untitled #3, glazed porcelain, automotive paint, 9.5” x 6.25”
BOBBY SILVERMAN, Untitled #6, glazed porcelain, 11.25” x 8”
BOBBY SILVERMAN, Untitled #4, glazed porcelain, 11.75” x 5”
BOBBY SILVERMAN, Untitled #8, glazed porcelain, automotive paint, 9” x 8.75”
BRANDON REESE
Goldie Locks
Stoneware, glaze
35” x 32” x 8.5”
JOHN FERRY
Detroit #1, oil on panel, 9.75” x 13”
Modern #3, oil on panel, 10.25” x 12”
Addison Street, Chicago, oil on panel, 6.25” x 9”
JOHN FERRY, Modern X2 #1, oil on panel, 24” x 48”
JOHN FERRY, Modern #1, oil on panel, 24” x 48”
Four Seasons Suite (Summer)
Woodcut print
Ed 1/25
TOM HUCK
16.75” x 13.5”
TOM HUCK
Four Seasons Suite (Winter) Woodcut print Ed 1/25
17” x 13.5”
TOM HUCK
19 (stereo)
Woodcut print
Ed 12/25
13.75” x 13.5”
MEGAN POBYWAJLO, I still only cut the dying flowers (mars), archival inkjet print, 60” x 40”
MEGAN POBYWAJLO, Invasive Bush Honeysuckle, archival inkjet print, 60” x 40”
RHONDA GATES
Slow Fall oil and graphite on panel
36” x 36”
RHONDA GATES Red Bud (top) Spring Restores (bottom) Oil and graphite on panel 16” x 20” each
PETER PINCUS
Cup
Colored porcelain, gold luster
9.5” x 4.5”
PETER PINCUS Cup
Colored porcelain, gold luster
9.5” x 4.5”
PETER PINCUS
Vase (front)
Colored porcelain, gold luster
15.75” x 8”
ANDY BURGESS
Diamond Lite
Gouache on panel
8” x 8”
ANDY
PATTY CARROLL
World on Her Shoulders
Digital photograph
40” x 40”
PATTY CARROLL Panther
Digital photograph
22” x 22”
PATTY CARROLL
Staired Down Digital photograph
22” x 22”
ANNE AUSTIN PEARCE
DON RYAN
Ceramic Platter I
Ceramic, glaze
17.5” diameter
ANNE AUSTIN PEARCE
DON RYAN
Ceramic Platter II
Ceramic, glaze
17.5” diameter
MARCUS CAIN
Sleeves I
Acrylic on men’s dress shirt sleeves
20” x 9” each
MARCUS CAIN
Sleeves II
Acrylic on men’s dress shirt sleeves
20” x 9” each
MARCUS CAIN
Sleeves III
Acrylic on men’s dress shirt sleeves
20” x 9” each
BILLY
HASSELL
Trickster Oil on canvas
52” x 50”
Belgium
Illinois 2014
Digital photograph
Pennsylvania 2004
Digital photograph
MICHAEL SCHULTZ
20” x 26”
MICHAEL SCHULTZ
2004 (top)
(bottom)
20” x 26”
ROBERT QUACKENBUSH
Unearthed Fragments #6
Mixed media on canvas
36” x 36”
ROBERT QUACKENBUSH Unearthed Fragments #5 Mixed media on canvas
36” x 36”
This exhibition is dedicated with gratitude to the amazing artists and collectors that I have been privileged to work with over the past 35 years and to the many people who have worked to make every exhibition possible. All of our gallery exhibitions have been expertly installed and lit by Melissa Koch, installation and problem solver extraordinaire. Jennifer Bowerman and Marcus Cain worked with me for many years on every aspect of the gallery including the many Art Fairs, such as SOFA Chicago and New York, and Art Chicago, that the gallery participated in for over twenty years. Jeff Schmidt and Clark Greenlee, were the architects who designed our current gallery location and created the perfect showcase for art. Most recently Allison King has been invaluable as Assistant Director. These people have been my partners and co-conspirators on all that matters in art and I’m grateful to each of you. 2021 is almost here and I am excited about the future and look forward to working with old friends and meeting new ones along the way.
