Marie Plinsky
First Friday Art Walk
February 2020
Marie Plinsky got a late start in the art world, developing her artistic talents from more than 30 years’ as a hairdresser, only the canvas changed. Starting with watercolor, she has enjoyed using other medias; charcoal, oil, acrylic and decorating gourds. Her newest artwork of mixed media uses acrylics, paper and fabric creating interesting textures.
Staci Dawn Ogle
First Friday Art Walk
Month 20XX
Artist: Staci Dawn Ogle
Staci, artist & gallery owner, creates art using mediums such as oil, acrylic, ink or photography. Her use of bold color and composition, grasps the attention of all ages leaving you breathless and wanting more.
Poet: Boyd Bauman
Boyd, a librarian and writer in the Kansas City area, will be reciting his poetry throughout the evening. He has published in various journals and anthologies and has released two books of poetry.
Beverly Dodge Radefeld
First Friday Art Walk
December 2019
Beverly Dodge Radefeld doesn’t like to just focus on one medium, but is diverse in soft sculptures, oil paintings and photography. She feels each medium influences one another, challenging her creativity and providing her a passion for everything she does.
Devi Wilbur
First Friday Art Walk – November 2019 Devi Wilbur, an award-winning landscape and portrait artist from Niles, Kansas, paints mostly in oils on panel and drawing with pen and ink. […]
Jessica Mays
First Friday Art Walk – October 2019 Topeka photographer, Jessica Mays specializes in what she calls impressionistic photography. Her often abstract and up-close view of the world shows ordinary subjects […]
Kristine A. Luber
First Friday Art Walk – Month 2019 Kristine Luber has been exhibiting her award-winning fabric artwork in Kansas and neighboring states for the past ten years. She frequently uses Kansas […]
Dual Artists: Irma Wager & Barbara Schilling
First Friday Art Walk – August 2019 Discover Art Downtown with our Artist Reception at NexLynx Gallery of Arts, Friday August 2nd from 5pm to 8pm. View the stunning counted […]
Jared Hitchens
First Friday Art Walk
July 2019
Local photographer, Jared Hitchens has a passion for Topeka that comes from a life spent in the community. He has worked in graphic arts for over 20 years, but with his lens and artistic eye, Jared has captured some of Topeka’s beautiful landmarks. Jared will be featuring his portfolio, showing his new love of photography as well as his pride for the city that he grew up in.
Washburn Rural High School
First Friday Art Walk
April 2019
NexLynx Gallery showcases the works of talented young visual art students from Washburn Rural High School, displaying a variety of mediums including acrylics, oils, printmaking, and weavings. Many of the pieces on display were created during the school’s recent Art Lock In event, where students got to meet a professional artist and created a piece of artwork using the guest artist’s techniques.
Pradeep Bangalore
First Friday Art Walk
June 2019
Pradeep creatively constructs fine art utilizing a blend of cutting edge Laser and computer graphics. He calls this process “Lasered Layers”. The 3-D artwork consists of painstakingly assembled multiple layers of intricately laser-cut sheets of paper.