VALA GALLERY/STUDIOS

I find inspiration, passion and peace through painting with acrylics. Extraordinary textures and colors blend to form lyrical one of a kind paintings.

Since 2008, VALA has directly helped the careers and creative process of over 500 visual, audial and literary artists while strengthening the community and stimulating local economy.

While painting, it is my intention to always surrender to what wants to arrive on the canvas. I believe we all have a creative spark inside us and the more we say yes to it the more we are able to connect to it's magic.

Sherwood Boxes Decorative Boxes Hand Crafted by John Tegeler I retired a few years ago and upon rediscovering an old Craftsman radial arm saw in the corner of my garage decided to start working with wood again. My tools and my shop are located in my basement where I enjoy making small decorative boxes out of a wide variety of woods. I make a wide range of small decorative boxes. I particularly enjoy making wooden jigsaw puzzle boxes. I employ many and varied techniques in the construction of my boxes. In addition to woodworking, I am an active member of the Kansas City Woodworkers Guild and participate in many of the Guild’s Activities.

The most frequent subject of my art is nature. I grew up on a farm and consequently my formative years were in the midst of nature . . . from insects to animals to plants. I am ever attracted to the beauty and wonder of nature. There are three components to my Au Naturel art show: nature photographs, au naturel photographs and life drawings. The common thread being nature and a natural state (as in nude). I am part of nature and nature is part of me.

Weathering Veins explores physical, Psychological and Spiritual transformations & relationships

"Her works are both fragile and solid, reminders of mortality and fists raised in the face of death." Steve Brisendine, ArtsKC

Refugio is a self-taught mixed media artist. He uses pen, ink, watercolor, and pastels to create both realistic and imaginative portraits and landscapes.

Regina's work as an Assemblage Artist began as a therapeutic response to her battle with Ovarian Cancer and a debilitating stroke. Surviving both, she continues working inspired by the body's ability to adapt and regenerate.

My new abstractions address our wondrous and mysterious cosmos. Illusionary discoveries explore future possibilities as we move beyond Earth. The viewer is impacted by a combination of powerful colors and intriguing details.

My work is about the small parts of life that make up the whole. I collect moments of our common experiences, and record visual fragments putting them in a format in which they come together to form ideas and concepts. I delight in the visual expression of these poetic moments of life. My work is a mosaic of color and form. These tessellations are my way of sharing stories.

An ex-nun, Conry takes an unflinching look at psychological issues wrought by change, alienation, religion, and illness. Among her 30 works will be selections from her �Goddess of Chemotherapy Series,� a cancer survivalists� guide to transformation. The artist will be available at opening and closing festivities for personal conversations about the process of creating and revealing such edgy work. Show Closing 1-4 March 26th

People Photography is about storytelling. To do it well, one must be present and connected to the experience. The images themselves tell a story that already exists.

Join Steve for the closing of his show April 30th, noon-4.

Jeff is a Mixed Media artist focusing in steel sculpture, fine photography and digital imaging. "I was in the U.S. Navy and journeyed to 8 countries during my four years of service. I'm inspired by modern graphic Arts, history, art movements and archite