The Artists' File Initiative (AFI) is an archival project established in 2015 and located in The Spencer Art Reference Library at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
The mission of AFI is to create archival files documenting the careers of the creative community of Kansas City, Missouri. In pursuit of this mission, the Artists' File Initiative takes an active role in collaborating with artists to create in-depth archival files documenting their artistic career. The project helps local artists preserve their legacy, as well as provides access to researchers who request information on local artists. The files are a resource that is used by scholars, artists, curators and anyone interested in learning more about the arts community in this region.
Contents
For a file to be considered complete, it must contain an Artist's statement, a résumé, a gallery or museum exhibition announcement, published reviews, annotated exhibition checklists, annotated exhibition gallery shots, as well as any other additional supporting material.
Participants
A
Adelman, Maryanna
Alfie, Marie
Anderson, Barry
Angilan, Ione
B
Baer, Joy
Bennett, Philomene
Benson, Lynn
Benton, Thomas Hart
Berman, Laura
Blitt, Rita
Bonds, NedRa
Booth, Jane
Bransby, Eric
Briendenthal, Derrick
Bricker-Pugh, Jennifer
Burk, James Jeffrey
Bussell, Joe
C
Cannon, Mary
Carstenson, Cecil
Clews, Rebecca
Cobler, Jeanine
Conry, Maura
Coonrod, Mary Ann
Corbin, Tom
Copt, Louis J. Cusumano Miller, Karen
D
Dirks, Teresa
Dougherty, Aaron
E
Eigles, Lorrie
Eldred, Dale
Erickson, William W
F
Faus, Jose
Ferguson, Ken
Flynn, Genevieve E
Ford, David
Freed, Douglass
French, Diallo Javonne
Fuhrman, Andrea
G
Gilluly, John
Goldman, Lester
Gordon, Shea
Goslin, Charles
Gottschall, Bret
Gowin, Elijah
Grossman, Lisa
Guile, Rita
Gutowski, John
H
Harryman, Shirley
Henk, Diane
High, Anthony
Hoelzel, Elise
Honig, Peregrine
Howard, Jean
Hughes, Holly
Hunter-Putsch, Sharon
I
Ira, George
Irwin, Nina
J
James, Frederic
Jennings, Angie
K
Koch, Ada
Kraft, Arthur
Kren, Margo
Kuemmerlein, Janet
L
Laser, Sid
Leedy, Jim
Leffel, Paula
Leffel, Russel C. Leitch, Christopher Lighton, Gertrude Woolf Lighton, Linda Lyon, Mike
M
MacMorris, Daniel
McAnany, Larry
Madera, Edna
Majo
Marak, Lou
Merrill, Hugh
Miller Gross, Marcie
Morrow, David A. Sr.
N
Nichols, Robyn
Niewald, Wilbur
O
Ochs, John
Ortiz, Chris
Osa, Doug
Othic, Nora
P
Parker, Jennifer R
Peet, Margo
Pronko, Jane
Q
Quackenbush, Robert J
R
Revenaugh, Katrina
Richerson, Modesta
Rivera, Miguel
Rodriquez, Sharon M.
S
Sajovic, Jim
Scapellati, Al
Schliefke, Michael
Shikles, Anita
Slowinski, Ron
Smith, Nelson
Steen, Karen
Stewart, Bridget
Summers, R. Gregory
Szasz, Frank
T
Tanner, Jay R. Templeton, Robert Thomas, Larry Tibbetts, John C. Titterington, David Toh, Heinrich Toombs, Michael Torres, Barnadette Esperanza Trease, Fred Triplett, Lori Lee Trotter, Vickie
V
VanHoozer, Robin
Velasco, Maria
Vesce, Catherine
Vogel-Hyde, Anita
Voorhees, Jane
W
Watne, Davin
Weissenbach, Rashelle
Werts, Diana
Wheeler, Terri
Wieser, Clifford P. Wilimovsky, Charles Williams, Debbie Scott Wyeth, Megan
Y
Yaworski, Alex F. Yaworski, Don