Each month on First Fridays, we invite you to join us at our secondary location, Apex Artspace. Apex Artspace is owned by, and found within, Crossroads Dentistry. Smalter Gallery are the current curators of the space, and each month we will be bringing you immersive and provocative exhibitions. As a reminder, Smalter Gallery is still our main location, we’ve just expanded our curatorial reach in an effort to bring you even more compelling art by local artists.

Click here to read more about Smalter Gallery’s Expansion into Apex Artspace (includes FAQs).

Join us on the first Friday of every month, from 5pm - 8pm at Apex Artspace, 1819 Wyandotte Street, KCMO. This month, Shelly Pinto is our featured artist at Apex Artspace with, “Multifaceted Dieties,” an exhibition of new work. You may remember Shelly from the group show Florescence at Smalter Gallery. Her work is full of vibrancy and movement, and we’re so pleased to be presenting her new collection.

Artist Statement:

Patterns, colors, and shapes provide links to my history, my environment, and my inner thoughts.

I begin my mixed media paintings by mixing colors, cutting shapes, and overlapping patterns. The process of layering and mixing reveals an inner calm and also a connection to the world. I find that patterns and repetition represent an historical structure and insight into life's interlocking balance. I often see my artwork as a colorful kaleidoscope that I adored as a child.

Click here for Shelly’s IG.
Click here for her website.