My name is KE. Griffin, I am the owner of
JKPLLC d.b.a Art by .E Lewis. I am a creative, proactive and transformative textile and performing artist. I possess the ability to formulate fabrics and seams into engaging presentations.
This quote best expresses how I hopes people feel when they view my summary of work.
“There are times people don’t want to hear what you’re saying, but they will relate and engage to what you express through ART”. Art by .E Lewis
Art and Entertainment
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center Front Gallery 2012 Baltimore Avenue Kansas City, MO 64108
In recognition of the Women’s Center’s 50 years of service to the University of Missouri, Kansas City and the surrounding community, this ...
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center Front Gallery 2012 Baltimore Avenue Kansas City, MO 64108
Arts Council Fayetteville/Cumberland County in Fayetteville NC
Our Family Reunion in america and Ancestry, Affirmed and Abundant on tour.
Arts Council Fayetteville/Cumberland County in Fayetteville NC
Bunker Center for the Arts 1014 E. 19th Street Kansas City, MO 64108
Join us First Friday at the Bunker Center for the Arts. Create a beverage mat for your coffee, coca, tea, wine or artwork for your coffee ta...
Bunker Center for the Arts 1014 E. 19th Street Kansas City, MO 64108
Westport Kansas City Public Library 118 Westport Rd, Kansas City, MO 64111
The Westport Branch turns 125 on February 22! Join us for a reception where we will hear from Library Director and CEO, Dr. John Herron, Bo...
Westport Kansas City Public Library 118 Westport Rd, Kansas City, MO 64111
Education
· Certified National Storyteller, Mid-Continent Public Library 2021
· Certificate of Completion in Mastering Public Speaking, Mid-Continent Public Library 2021
· Certificate of Completion in Art and Crafts Business, Mid-Continent Public Library 2020
· Certified International Tour Manager, International Guide Academy 2019
· Bachelor of Science in Business Management, University of Phoenix 2013
Art Studio
· The Bunker Center for the Arts- Kansas City, MO 2019 - Current
Solo Exhibitions
· Red, Black and Green on Canvas, Black Archives of Mid-America, Kansas City, MO 2021
· SCRAPS at Pierpont’s at Union Station, Kansas City, MO 2021
· Sapphire, Bunker Center for the Arts, Kansas City, MO 2021
· Ida’s journey to save COLORED men in america, Black Archives Mid-America,
Kansas City, MO 2021
· Peace of Me, Holsum Art Gallery, Kansas City, MO 2021
· Fashion and Fiber, Do Good, Kansas City, MO 2021
· Faces, Do Good Co., Kansas City, MO 2021
· Seams & Stories, The Sewing Labs, Kansas City, MO 2021
· Our Ancestor’s unFINISHED stories in america on the LINE,
The Black Archives and The Bunker Center for the Arts, Kansas City, MO 2019 - 2020
Group Exhibition
· Small Works Show , 80 Santa Fe, Overland Park, KS 2022
Ms. behaving!, Leedy-Volks Art Center, Kansas City, MO 2022
Art Work, Vulpes Bastille, Kansas City, MO 2022
Rhythm and Reveal, Buttonwood, KCMO, 2022
· Change is God-Take Root Among the Stars: Black Abstraction in the Midwest
Curator and Visual Artist Gregory J. Rose, Minnesota, MN 2022
· Her Art / Their Art, Interurban Arthouse, Overland Park, KS 2022
· Abstract: heART for All, Buttonwood, Kansas City, MO 2022
· Art Exhibitions, Johnson County Public Library, Gardner, KS 2022
· The Essence of a Black Woman, Motor House | Blk Arthouse- Baltimore, MD 2021
· Site One, The Erku Project, Kansas City, MO 2021
· 12 x 12, Interurban Arthouse, Overland Park, KS 2021
· Flat File and Digital File, H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City, MO 2021, 2022
· Stupid Cupid/Eros Unbound, Kansas City, MO 2021
· Tangled Roots, Interurban Arthouse, Overland Park, KS 2021
· Run run quiet, plug, Kansas City, MO 2021
· RACE, Museum at Prairefire, Overland Park, KS 2021
· Her Art as Life, University of Missouri Kansas City | Kansas City Community Church of Christ Kansas City, MO 2021
· Juneteenth, St. Louis Art Chamber, St Louis, Missouri 2021
Publications and Reviews
· Guildit https://guildit.org/blog/ 2022
· Missouri Arts Council https://www.facebook.com/missouriartscouncil 2022
· SCRAPS KC, February 2022
· core. issue 3. Dec. 2021. pp.11-17 2021
· The State Historical Society of Missouri; Winter 2021-2022 Missouri Time p.14 2021
· “The Life, I Love” National Best Seller, Co-Author pp. 31 -36 2020
Workshops and Education
· Playing Dress Up, Fringe, Kansas City, MO 2022
Make’n HERstory, The Sewing Labs, Career Presentation, Kansas City, MO 2021
· Seams and Stories, The Sewing Labs, art class and storytelling, Kansas City, MO 2021
· Fiber and Fashion, Do Good Co. Art show and storytelling, Kansas City, MO 2021
· Jazz Appreciation Month, Virtual Art and Jazz Presentation, Fort Wayne, IN 2021
· Jazz Storytelling, Australian Jazz Museum, Melbourne, AU 2015
Collections
· Bunker Center for the Artist, 2019 – present
· Grandma’s Dress Pattern on Display at Museum at Prairiefire, June 2021 – June 2022
· Black Archives of Mid-America, Kansas City 2019
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Art By .E Lewis Studio
Kansas City, Missouri United States
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