Featured Artist~
Kāli Deno and Adria Ruth
BLOOM
FINAL FRIDAY Art Reception April 29th, 5-9pm
- Paintings and prints available for sale
- Talk with the artists
- Live music
- Homemade herbal teas
- Everyone is welcome
Kāli Deno and Adria Ruth met on the dance floor and found artistic support and encouragement in each other. The artists brought together their shared love of nature for this art show, which celebrates their connections to the Pacific Northwest, Polynesia, and the Prairie. Both artists live in a perpetual state of duality by having fulfilling lives in Lawrence, Kansas and maintaining a sense of home elsewhere. Kāli’s deep roots to the Pacific Northwest keep her tethered to it through her love of the region’s ecosystems and its people. Adria’s deep roots in Polynesia fuel her ongoing love of that region’s lands, sacred waters, its people and animals. Bloom expresses the artists’ combined devotion to these environments which shaped them and that continue to illuminate their lives with meaning and purpose. Their hope is that the magic of nature embraces and ignites you when looking at these pieces.
Kāli Deno is a local artist and dancer who spends most of her time raising her two kids, painting, growing plants, camping, and exploring spaces outdoors in the prairie. She’s currently dedicating her time toward community involvement with growing food on public land and food sovereignty in Douglas County. For inquiries contact Kali via IG: @KaliDenoArt or via email: Kali.Deno@gmail.com
Adria Ruth is an non-traditional graduate student who can be found studying music, dance, plants, liberation psychology, indigenous epistemologies, art therapy, and central Kansas land history. She also teaches dance and yoga for Be Moved Studio in Lawrence and for Hawaii Yoga Institute. For inquiries contact Adria via IG: @MoveWithAdria or via email: MoveWithAdria@gmail.com