KCAI Sculpture Instructor Kat Dison Nechlebová Named “Artist to Watch” in KC Studio Magazine
05.21.2026
The profile was featured in the May/June 2026 issue of KC Studio. Nechlebová is also a KCAI alumna, having earned her BFA in Sculpture in 2007.
A recent KC Studio article by Heather Lustfeldt takes a closer look at alum and current KCAI instructor Kat Dison Nechlebová (Sculpture ’07).
The feature highlights Nechlebová’s time as a KCAI student, noting: “Her DIY interdisciplinary approach as a KCAI student included explorations in fiber, glass, new media, sound and a ‘fascination for weird instruments.’ She began playing the theremin and performing in gigs with BCR as a student.”
A Multidisciplinary Artist
The piece takes a look at her current role as an instructor in KCAI’s Sculpture department alongside her career as an art therapist and clinical counselor. It also explores her personal artistic practice, which spans installations, wearable art, and performance-based sculpture, including her work as a theremin player and sound artist.
Most recently, Nechlebová was featured in the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center exhibition The Supreme Point: Thresholds of Emergence, curated by Elisabeth Kirsch. Her contributed work, The Alchemist (2026), brought together found objects and fiber work to construct a large human form.