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Artist Keltie Ferris at Kemper at the Crossroads and the Nerman Museum

"The Aviator," Keltie Ferris, 2008; Oil, oil pastel, acrylic, charcoal & sprayed paint on canvas
"The Aviator," Keltie Ferris, 2008; Oil, oil pastel, acrylic, charcoal & sprayed paint on canvas

Brooklyn-based artist Keltie Ferris has been described as a post-digital painter. Ferris uses the soft contours of spray paint to apply patterns of dots, or a palette knife for jagged, irregular edges.By Laura Spencer

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Kansas City, MO – Keltie Ferris says she tries to create paintings that are being themselves, the most direct and frank possible. Nearly 20 of her works will soon be on display on both sides of the state line, as KCUR's Laura Spencer reports.

"Keltie Ferris: Man Eaters"
October 23, 2009-February 13, 2010
Kemper at the Crossroads
33 W. 19th Street, Kansas City, MO

"Aberrant Abstraction ? Keltie Ferris, Chris Martin, Cordy Ryman, Agathe Snow"
November 20, 2009 - January 31, 2010
Opening reception: Friday, November 20, 6-8:30pm
Lecture by Keltie Ferris, 7 pm, Hudson Auditorium
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS

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