Michael Brantley and Harold Smith Artist Talk and Reception
Learn more about Visionary: The Work of Michael Brantley
Artist Michael Brantley
Join us at the Nerman Museum on Sunday, March 22 for an artist talk and reception for Visionary: The Work of Michael Brantley. Brantley will be in conversation with guest curator, Harold Smith, from 3-4 p.m. with a reception to follow.
This event is free; RSVP is requested.
Michael Brantley (b. 1970) is a multi-disciplinary figurative artist living and working in Kansas City, Missouri. Using oil paint as his preferred medium, his work reflects and celebrates the lifestyle, heritage, and culture of American Africans. Brantley’s art inspires, informs, and provokes dialogue. His large-scale monochromatic paintings draw on 1920s artistic styles and jazz-era themes, and have been spotlighted by the NFL and exhibited at the American Jazz Museum and at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Harold Smith is an artist, curator, educator, and writer. Smith received an AA from Kansas City Kansas Community College, a BS from Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska, and a MAT from Webster University in St. Louis.
Visionary: The Work of Michael Brantley will be on view in the Nerman Museum’s McCaffree Gallery, Second Floor, through May 3, 2026.
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Wed., Thu.: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Sun.: noon-5 p.m.
Mon. and JCCC Holidays: Closed
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