Gender Treason

By Brian Ellison,

Published July 6, 2016 at 11:01 PM CDT

Kansas City artist Ryan Wilks explored a wide range of gender and sexuality in the 12 large-scale portraits and interviews on display in the show Gender Treason at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center. He and one of his painting subjects say the process of creating the art changed each of them.

Guests:

Ryan Wilks, artist
Ana Marcela Maldonado Morales, visual artist, tattoo artist, musician

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