From scenic prairies to bucolic farms to the architecture of Kansas’ agricultural industry, this exhibition will feature more than 100 years of works by Kansas artists reflecting a sense of place.  The exhibition includes works of both seminal and lesser-known artists, with many paintings that have not previously been on view in the galleries. 

Picturing Kansas will feature early Kansas painter Thomas Johnston; important Kansas artists Birger Sandzen, John Steuart Curry and William Dickerson; and a number of women artists including Shirley Smith, Diana Werts, Barbara Cleary, and Lisa Grossman.

The exhibition is a cornerstone for the museum’s popular “Picturing Kansas” school tour program which integrates art, history, environmental and agricultural science, and language arts and allows the museum to collaborate with local organizations like the Riley County Historical Museum, the Konza Prairie, and the Flint Hills Discovery Center