"ECHOES" - Jane Booth

“ECHOES” will feature new paintings by Kansas City artist, Jane Booth! We hope you will join us for our opening reception on First Friday, August 1st from 5:00pm – 8:00pm!

Booth will be giving a special set of remarks starting at 6:00pm — stop by early to hear more about her process, inspiration, and the powerful work in this new series.

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“There are two polarities that I gravitate towards in my work: one is primordial and atmospheric whereas the other is earthier and teems with form and story.

In the first modality, paint is used in thin veils that allude to vast universal space, an act of listening rather than speaking. Thinned pigments are pushed and poured into raw canvas in various stages of wet-to-dry.

The second modality has a more personal, defined locus, made of thicker paint that is detailed and charged, a discourse about the physicality and experience of the carnal. Images emerge in a steady stream, immediate and raw, recorded with stick, brush, palms of hands, spray paint, pencil, screwdriver crammed with an array of sensory and intellectual experiences.

The swing between the two forms of self-expression keeps me in a state of discovery: fresh; uncomfortable and alert. Comfort zones are cemeteries for paintings, whereas discovery is awkward and exhilarating, with no place to hide.” – Jane Booth

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On display August 1st - August 30th, 2025

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