Meet the Artists
More than 150 Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Friends of the Kansas City Art Institute have donated artwork for the 2024 Art & Design Auction.
Bid on their artwork in the silent auction or purchase outright in the Auction Marketplace. All proceeds benefit the KCAI Fund and support student scholarships.
Silent Auction
Silvia Beatriz Abisaab (‘16 Photography)
Maryanna Adelman (‘85 Painting)
Max Adrian (‘15 Fiber and Creative Writing)
Beverly Ahern (‘86 Fiber)
Erica Alexander (‘25 Fiber)
Adolphe Appian (Friend of KCAI) - donated by Carole Garrett
Noelle Av (‘26 Fiber)
Nicole Awai (Friend of KCAI) - donated by Bill Gautreaux
Marie Bannerot McInerney (‘02 Fiber, Associate Professor of Fiber)
Brandon Barr (‘09 Interdisciplinary Arts)
KarrieMarie Baxley (‘03 Painting)
Natalie Beer (‘03 Painting)
Shellie Bender (Friend of KCAI)
Peter Bigelow (‘71 Painting)
Rita Blitt (‘53 Painting)
Jennifer Boe (‘01 Painting, Art Store and Mailroom Manager)
Matt Bollinger (‘03 Painting)
Ariel Bowman (‘11 Ceramics)
Caleb Bowman (‘99 Sculpture)
Molly Routhieaux Braley (‘87 Ceramics)
Cathy Thompson Brents (‘73 Painting)
Becky Brinkley (‘85 Ceramics)
Nicole Brinkman (‘02 Painting)
Marcus Cain (‘98 Painting and Printmaking, Manager of Operations & Communication at Artspace)
Héctor Casanova (‘98 Illustration and Art History, Assistant Professor of Illustration)
Ruben Castillo (‘12 Printmaking)
Maura Cluthe (‘93 Illustration)
Rod Cofran (‘51 Painting) - donated by Ann Rogers
Mary Ann Coonrod (‘75 Painting)
Tom Corbin (Friend of KCAI)
Kate Clements (‘11 Painting and Art History, Foundation Lecturer)
Maura Cluthe (‘93 Illustration, Associate Professor & Charlie Sosland Chair of Illustration)
Jonah Criswell (‘05 Painting, Associate Professor of Painting)
Sherry Cromwell-Lacy (‘72 Painting)
Zahner R&D + Luc Deckinga (Friend of KCAI)
Jean-Claude Denat de Guillebon and Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (Friends of KCAI) - donated by Marti McLarney
Stephen Da Lay (‘89 Painting)
Marion DeWeerd (‘26 Sculpture and Art History)
Hugh DeWitte (‘84 Design)
Leslie Diuguid (‘09 Printmaking)
Anna Divine (‘27 Graphic Design)
Eddie Dominguez (Friend of KCAI)
Jill Downen (‘89 Painting, Associate Professor and Chair of Sculpture)
Patricia Duncan (‘70 Painting)
Kim Eichler-Messmer (Associate Professor of Fiber)
Jerry Eisterhold ('73 Design)
J.F. Ellman (‘75 Painting)
Lori Raye Erickson (attended KCAI)
Cary Esser (‘78 Ceramics, Professor and The Kathleen Collins Chair of Ceramics)
Russel Ferguson (‘88 Printmaking and Former Faculty)
Michael G. Ferris (‘91 Painting)
John Ferry (‘92 Illustration, Faculty)
Adam Finkelston (‘00 Photo/New Media)
MacKenzie Fulmer (‘19 Illustration)
Madeline Gallucci (‘12 Printmaking)
Matthew Willie Garcia (‘12 Printmaking)
Bev Gegen (attended KCAI)
Lester Goldman (Former Faculty)
Mike Guinn (Friend of KCAI)
Muriel Hansen (‘19 Ceramics and Art History)
Shylah Harley (‘27 Animation and Creative Writing)
Kate Harmon (‘23 Painting, Admissions Counselor)
Diane Henk (‘83 Painting)
Sharon Hunter-Putsch (Friend of KCAI)
Cory Imig (Director of Alumni Relations & Professional Practice Center)
Donald Jahn (attended KCAI)
Mark Kielkucki (‘75 Painting)
Wayne Kimball (Friend of KCAI) - donated by Mark Spencer
Amy Kligman (Friend of KCAI)
Bernal F Koehrsen III (‘93 Ceramics)
Samantha Krukowski (Associate Professor)
Dean Kube (‘93 Design)
Amanda Lechner (‘03 Painting)
Daniel Lefcourt (Friend of KCAI) - donated by Marti McLarney
Kim Lindaberry (‘76 Ceramics)
Keith Lindberg (‘61 Painting)
Cathy Logan (‘74 Sculpture)
Steve Lohr (Friend of KCAI) - donated by Amy Winterscheidt
Roberto Lugo (‘12 Ceramics)
Danielle Luyet (‘26 Product Design)
Lisa J. Maion (Associate Professor of Graphic Design)
Lynn Manos (Friend of KCAI)
Andy Maugh (‘02 Painting)
Kylie McConnell (‘18 Painting)
Luke McKinney (‘10 Digital Filmmaking)
Kelly McLance (‘91 Painting)
Jarrett Mellenbruch (Assistant Professor of Sculpture)
Marcie Miller Gross (‘88 Fiber, Faculty Emeritus)
Kenneth Munger (‘84 Painting)
Deirdre Murphy (‘91 Painting)
Johnny Naugahyde (Friend of KCAI)
Ashley Nerman (Friend of KCAI)
Mark Newport (‘86 Fiber)
Laura Foster Nicholson (‘76 Fiber)
JoAnne Nickerson (Friend of KCAI)
Leonardo Nierman Mendelejis (Friend of KCAI) - donated by Lewis Nerman
Wallace Nutting (Friend of KCAI) - donated by Carole Garrett
Nora Othic (Friend of KCAI)
Maxfield Parrish (Friend of KCAI) - donated by Carole Garrett
Anne Austin Pearce (‘88 Painting)
Russell Phillips (‘77 Photography)
Shelly Pinto (‘87 Painting)
Jason Pollen (Former Faculty)
Travis Porter (‘05 Design)
Travis Pratt (‘08 Ceramics)
Carlyle Raine (Friend of KCAI)
Miguel Rivera (Associate Professor and Chair of Printmaking)
David Robey (Friend of KCAI)
Yvonne Rosser (Friend of KCAI)
Warren Rosser (Former Faculty)
Jim Sajovic (Former Faculty)
Trish Sangelo (‘89 Photo)
Emil Schutzel (Friend of KCAI)
Char Schwall (‘87 Painting)
Jesse Small (‘97 Ceramics)
Steve Snell (Associate Professor and The Sosland Family Chair of Foundation Studies)
Sonia Spotts (‘82 Painting)
Nathan Starkey (‘25 Sculpture)
Zoe Still (‘26 Product Design)
Frank Szasz (Former Faculty). - donated by Amy Winterscheidt
Bernadette Esperanza Torres (‘91 Ceramics)
Cole Vacek (‘24 Fiber)
Vincent Valdez (Friend of KCAI)
Marian Blakeslee Walker (attended KCAI) - donated by Carole Garrett
Ian Warren (‘13 Sculpture)
Andrew Watel (Friend of KCAI)
Davin Watne (‘94 Painting)
Dan Wayne (Friend of KCAI) - donated by Mark Spencer
Mark Westervelt (‘90 Painting, Former Faculty)
Casey Whittier (‘08 Ceramics)
Sydney Wilson (‘26 Fiber)
Allan Winkler (‘75 Ceramics)
Megan Wyeth (attended KCAI)
Carol Zastoupil (attended KCAI)
He Zhenhai (Friend of KCAI)
Andrzej Zielinski (Friend of KCAI) - donated by Bill Gautreaux
Aneesa Shami Zizzo (‘15 Fiber)
Marketplace
Debbie Barrett-Jones (‘07 Fiber, Fiber Lecturer)
Paige Beltowski (‘15 Fiber)
Jacob Canyon (‘15 Illustration)
Darcy Deal (‘91 Photography, Vice President of Enrollment Management)
Michele Dreher (‘01 Illustration and Art History, Printmaking Lecturer)
Jana Evans (Former KCAI Employee)
Rachel Gregor (‘12 Painting)
Clint Hanson (‘18 Sculpture)
Evi Heinen (‘23 Painting)
Robert Chase Heishman (‘08 Photography and Art HIstory)
Bo Hubbard (‘16 Painting)
Sherri Jacobs (Friend of KCAI)
Molly Kaderka (‘11 Painting and Art History)
Kit Landwehr (‘15 Painting and Art History)
Tabbetha McCale Evans (‘90 Fiber)
Nathan Neufield (‘15 Ceramics)
Kim Alexis Newton (Friend of KCAI and Trustee)
Jack O’Hara (Friend of KCAI)
Peruvian Connection, LLC
Seth Peters (‘21 Illustration)
Gabriel Reed (‘07 Ceramics)
Joshua Reiman (‘95 Sculpture)
Susie Rubenstein (‘85 Fiber)
Stefanie Shank (‘06 Illustration)
Ryan Shrum (‘14 Fiber)
Mike Sinclair (‘74 Photography)
Debra Smith (‘93 Fiber)
Irma Starr (‘71 Ceramics)
Deborah Wald (Friend of KCAI)
Jennifer Walker (‘83 Sculpture)
Services & Experiences
Becky Buznedo (‘03 Sculpture)
Monica Dixon (‘11 Painting)
Kendell Harbin (‘13 Art History and Printmaking)
Juliana Jumper (Friend of KCAI)
Derek Porter (‘89 Design)
Annie Raab (‘12 Sculpture and Creative Writing)
Nancy Stark (‘81 Painting)