HOLIDAY SHOW (December 2022)
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In December, Gallery 9 featured our annual Holiday Show, with work by all of our member artists. November 30, 2022 - January 15, 2023.
- Abigail Denton
- Barb Sullivan
- Barbara Sullivan
- Brook Taylor
- Carol DeVall
- Dave Galois
- Donna Burdic
- Gabriela Vlad
- Gail Folda
- Ginny Freitag
- Gretchen Olberding
- Group Show
- Guest Artists
- Holiday Show
- Invitational
- Jan Fox
- Jan Garvin
- Jan Lang
- Jennifer Austin
- Jude Martindale
- Judith Andre
- Kelley Dachtler
- Larry Pelter
- Larry Schwisow
- MC Anderson
- Mark Coyle
- Mark Entzminger
- Meghan Stratman
- Mitch Egeberg
- Nancy Hagler-Vujovic
- PJ Peters
- Pam Young
- Patrick Grewe
- Robert Esquivel
- Rose Kotwas
- Scott Grossenbacher
- Sharon Lacy Cech
- Vonni Sparks
- bonnie vodehnal
- gretchen olberding
- jan lang
- jennifer nichols
- meghan stratman
- merle henkenius
- su harvey
SHIMMER GLIMMER & BRIGHT (November 2022)
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Kilnformed glass by Judith Andre, mixed media by Mark Coyle, and jewelry by Su Harvey.. November 2-27, 2022
CONFLUENCE (October 2022)
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New paintings by Vonni Sparks, Mixed Media by Robert Esquivel, and ceramic sculptures by Ginny Freitag. October 5-30, 2022
NATURAL BEAUTY (September 2022)
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In September, Gallery 9 featured new work by Jennifer Nichols (charcoal on paper) and Barb Sullivan (watercolor on paper).. On display August 31-October 2, 2022
LIFE'S ABC'S (August 2022)
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In August, Gallery 9 featured oil paintings by Mitch Egeberg, acrylic paintings by Jan Lang, and ceramics by Pam Young. On display August 3-28, 2022
JULY INVITATIONAL (July 2022)
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In July, we featured our annual Invitational Show, with work by gallery members and guest artists.
On display June 29 - July 31, 2022
Guests include: Angela Behrends (Sculpture), Danny Reneau (mixed media), Deb Monfelt (paintings), Elijah Swanson (paintings), Heather Brandt Ladman (painting), Hannah Demma (handmade paper/printmaking), Jane Chesnut (paintings), Kelly Axmann (mixed media), Linda Benton (painting), Matt Steinhausen (photography), Nick Brown (airbrush/mixed media), Patty Gallimore (paintings), Randy Mittan (photography), Sara Kovanda (paintings), Peg Pelter (over painting on porcelain).
IMAGES FROM THE ROAD (June 2022)
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IMAGES FROM THE ROAD, featuring photography by Merle Henkenius.
On display June 1-26, 2022
Merle Henkenius | Artist Statement
Nothing said about a work-of-art ever improves it, but sometimes a little history can make a wider pathway into it. Most of these photos are straightforward, but a few are so peculiar that a little story to flesh them out. All of these photos were found along roads, which make them, Images From the Road
Speaking generally, my goal is to render art from artifacts. I often favor homely artifacts, especially those which can serve up a little irony, or whose placement helps us know something about the person who did the placing. The Gallery 9 example here is the image I’ve entitled, “The Exact Spot Where Farming Failed in Sheridan County.” We can see at a glance that the sand beneath that row of implements could never have earn a farm income. It’s as if that farmer defiantly parked the last tangible remnants of his failed dream, and rode away on a draft horse, which likely wore blinders.
The two images entitled Whimsical Crucifixes #1 and #2 are of sculptures made by New Mexican artist, Ken Wolverton, who used scrap lumber and backlot detritus. He’s also a decent painter, who does not use galleries for their display. He hangs his many paintings and found item-sculptures on his horse corral fence, which is just a few feet off the road, where they weather. He sells a few this way, and if they don’t sell, he enjoys watching them deteriorate, to return to their elemental components.
And check out those mortar and chicken wire folks, which were crated by a self-proclaimed Native American shaman. Their creator was a WWII vet who was badly burned in a tank battle in Northern Germany. Back home, he underwent months of excruciating recovery. He emerged believing he acquired a specific wisdom with native overtones. He then purchased five acres in the Nevada desert, took the name Rolling Thunder Mountain, which as a name, is precisely two syllables too long. He then set about building a phantasmagorical spiritual compound. One befitting a shaman. He built numerous effigies and structures out of mortar and chicken wire. In time, especially in the 1960s, many seekers found their way to the compound, where they sat at the shaman’s feet and sussed out his pain-tinged wisdoms. When his health began to fail, the shaman shot himself. Only some the mortar remnants survive today.
TURNING COLORS (May 2022)
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TURNING COLORS, featuring turned wood/epoxy bowls by Mark Entzminger and paper collages by Meghan Stratman.
On display May 4-29, 2022
SHARON LACY CECH & PRAIRIE MILE TILE Retrospectives (April 2022)
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In April, Gallery 9 showcased the work of Sharon Lacy Cech and Prairie Mile Tile.
Sharon Lacy Cech, who passed away in December 2021, was a member of Gallery 9 for 20 years and her distinctive, colorful paintings always brought joy our walls. Join us in celebrating Sharon's wonderful spirit through this retrospective of her art.
In addition to our main featured show, we will also be showcasing ceramics by Su Harvey/Prairie Mile Tile through the month of April. Su has retired from ceramics so this will be your last chance to take home one of her great tiles or ceramic sculptures.
On display March 30-May 1, 2022
OUT-SIDE-IN (March 2022)
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Mixed media by Gail Folda, Brook Taylor, and Dave Galois.
March 2-27, 2022
EXPLORATIONS IN GLASS AND PAINT (February 2022)
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Paintings and pastels by Gretchen Olberding and stained glass by Bonnie Vodehnal.
February 2-27, 2022
HOLIDAY SHOW (December 2021-January 2022)
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In December and January, Gallery 9 featured our annual Holiday Show, with giftable work by all of our member artists.
On display December 1, 2021 - January 16, 2022
Sharon Lacy Cech (1941-2021)
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Sharon Lacy Cech (1941-2021)
We are very sad to share that Gallery 9 artist and member Sharon Lacy Cech passed away on December 21. Sharon was part of our gallery for 20 years and always there to offer support, friendship, and a kind word. Her beautifully intricate paintings, often featuring one of her signature crows, brought color and joy to our walls. She will be dearly missed.
Read Sharon’s obituary
PRIMITIVE PATHS (November 2021)
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PRIMITIVE PATHS, featuring ceramics by Larry Pelter, metal sculptures by Scott Grossenbacher, and mixed media by Robert Esquivel.
November 3-28, 2021
OFF ON A TANGENT (October 2021)
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In October, Gallery 9 featured a small group show with new work by Carol DeVal, Pam Young, Jan Fox, Su Harvey, and Gretchen Olberding.
September 29-October 31, 2021
HOW TO DISAPPEAR (September 2021)
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In September, Gallery 9 featured kilnformed glass by Judith Andre,
metal sculptures by Brook Taylor, and paintings by Vonni Sparks
On display September 1-26, 2021
STUDIES IN PIGMENTS AND GRAY SCALE (August 2021)
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In August, we featured a solo show with oil paintings and charcoal drawings by Jennifer Nichols.
August 4-29, 2021
JULY INVITATIONAL (July 2021)
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Our annual Invitational Show, featuring work by gallery members and guest artists.
Guest artists include: Adrienne Griffin (illustrated images with mixed media and ink), Anthony Jackson (Acrylic paintings), Dana Clements, Harry Tompkin (glass), Heather Brandt Ladman (paintings), Jane Chesnut (paintings), Jeremy Johnson, Katie Nieland (cut paper and mixed media), Linda Hatfield (pyrography/acrlyic), Alias Kane (paintings), MC Anderson (paintings), Paul Adamson (ceramics), Pawl Tisdale (mixed media), Ronda Esquivel (photography), Rose Kotwas (jewelry), Shannon Sullivan (photography), Taylor Dozler (ink drawings), Patty Gallimore (mixed media), Jude Martindale (paintings), Peter Sherr (ceramics), Peg Pelter (porcelain paintings), Rachel Smith (paintings), Luke Potts (wood), and Sean Scott (ceramics).
June 30-August 1, 2021
TIME & PLACE (June 2021)
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In June, Gallery 9 will feature new oil paintings by Mitch Egeberg and watercolor paintings Barb Sullivan.
On display June 2-27, 2021
The still life paintings in oil by Mitch Egeberg range from realistic to somewhat abstract. His focus is on the play of light and shadow on the bowls, plates, fruit or plants that he is painting. He often uses the shadows cast by the objects to add unique negative shapes to the compositions.
Barb Sullivan’s paintings on paper are colorful watercolor and mixed media landscapes. She spends considerable time visually exploring her subjects and strives to create a sense of time and space. Sullivan’s work intermingles realism with abstraction as she combines her love of drawing with the transparency, purity, and richness of watercolor. Sullivan is a Signature Member of the Kansas Watercolor Society.
