Plug Gallery Group Show, August 24, 2024.

Curated by Shelly Pinto

"Material Goods" is a group exhibition where each artist uniquely explores the interplay of color and form, contributing to the collective exploration of geometric abstraction and process.

A synthesis is formed from the different perspectives of shape, color, gesture, collage, sculpture, and design. The artists intertwine their perspectives into a unifying conversation of visual interpretation.

As the viewers engage with the artwork, they will uncover the layered, woven paint and the repetitive symbols of colors and form, providing a glimpse into an alternate lens of reality.

Immerse yourself in the intricate yet subtle connections that flow through this exhibition. See where differences create unions.

Contributing artists:

Mark Cowardin graduated from the University of Kansas with a BFA and a graduate degree in Sculpture from the University of Arizona. He is a multimedia sculptor whose works explore the complex and sometimes unsettling relationship between humans and the natural world, creating compelling artworks.

Sally Paul graduated from the Pratt Institute with a BFA and holds an MA in Art Education from New York University. She makes object-like paintings using acrylic paint and paint peels, focusing on material exploration, punchy color palettes, and spare geometric compositions. Instead of using a brush, paint is squeezed, poured, peeled, woven, and collaged.

Craig Auge graduated from UMKC with a BA in Studio Art. Auge is a multimedia artist working predominantly in collage and salvage assemblage, exploring the relationships between material, color, and texture as a means to access memory and identity.

Marcus Cain graduated from The Kansas City Art Institute with a BFA in Painting & Printmaking. He uses repeated layers of small gestures to reveal and conceal the color, texture, pattern, and material. The surface becomes a meditation on interconnectivity.

Maura Cluthe graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute with a BFA in Illustration. She approaches each of her paintings like a puzzle or a game that she figures out as she goes along.

Rie Egawa graduated from the Pratt Institute with a BFA in Printmaking. She has a modern vision of a wide range of materials stemming from a cross-disciplinary multicultural background.

Payton Kelly graduated from Missouri State University with a BFA and an MFA from the University of Oregon. Payton works in printmaking, attempting to develop an abstract visual language that can transmit an emotional experience to the viewer through form and color.