The Member Artists of Gallery 1001
Gallery 1001 has some of the finest artists around assembled. All have won awards in their fields and types of medium. All are very knowledgeable about are and are happy to share that knowledge. Gallery 1001 is proud to have these fine artists as a part of the community.
Mike Fell
Kansas native Mike Fell grew up with his mother, Ardith's artistic influence. Mike earned degrees in Biology and Art from Southwestern College, Mike taught art and science in the Winfield public schools from 1978 until 2005, when he accepted a position as art instructor at Cowley College. He retired from Cowley in 2015. Mike also taught courses in Ceramics and Stained Glass at Southwestern College from 2005 until 2022. As a potter and sculptor, Mike's work shows his love of nature and natural forms with his reverence for life and its multiple expressions. From simple abstract forms whose flowing shapes and contrasting textures invite a person to touch, to the intricate details of the human face, Mike Fell’s works combine reality and imagination in a manner which invites the viewer to stop and participate in the experience
William
McReynolds
Earned a BA from Fort Hays University in 1972 with an emphasis in studio art. He earned his Masters in Art Education from Wichita State University in 1991. Since 1972 his medium of work has been clay. McReynolds shows his work in art galleries, art shows and art fairs throughout Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. He works in a variety of mediums, both two and three dimensional. McReynolds says that, "In using clay as my medium, I am able to express my love of nature from the thoughts and emotions that arise from experiencing it."
Callie Seaton
Brought up in Maine, Callie Allen Seaton has pursued a love of art since she was a child in first grade. Professional study in her adult years has led to her colorful, contemporary style. Painting allows Seaton to express her visual ideas through color and composition. “To resolve a piece of work is rewarding,” Seaton says, “but the process of painting, itself, is the most satisfying.” She likes to use unusual tools. “I delight in the process of applying oil paint to surfaces, using putty knives, printmaking rollers and shower squeegees, to create color relationships and space. The work is sometimes reminiscent of an object or a place, but more often not.” Seaton credits her approach to an admiration for the work of Paul Reed (her instructor in the 1970’s), Gerhardt Richter, Hans Hoffman and Richard Diebenkorn.
Martha Brohammer
Martha Brohammer is a Kansan by birth and by choice. A graduate from the University of Kansas with a degree in Art Education after switching from Visual Communications and Political Science. She currently lives and teaches in Haysville. She likes to try new things and not be placed in a box unless said box can be placed on its corner. As an artist and designer, Martha considers herself to be more of a Revisionist as an artist. She takes things that exist in one manner and purposely revises them to fit into another. That applies to all the art she does, whether it is a still life painting, a photo, or a pair of earrings. Who knows what comes next.
Bubba VonMax
VonMax (aka Max Kidwell) was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ. A US Navy veteran, VonMax holds a JD from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, along with a Masters in Laws (LLM), and an Masters of Education (MEd) in American History Education. Upon his return to civilian life, he briefly taught high school history until he realized just how much he hated teaching. Retiring from a legal career that he describes as "a long strange trip," VonMax and his wife, Wendy moved to Winfield in September, 2018 It wasn't long afterward before he became involved with the community by serving 2 years on the Winfield Arts and Humanities Council, eventually becoming Vice President. VonMax has been a Member Artist of the Gallery 1001 for almost 4 years and serves as Managing Member of the Gallery 1001. His influences are Ed Roth, Robert. Williams, VonDutch, R. Crumb, Mark Rothko, and Wassily Kandinsky.
Peggy Williams-Thomas
Peggy formerly taught art at Tonkawa High School in Oklahoma in the mid-1970s.
She moved to Winfield in 1977, where she married L. Steve Williams, a Viet Nam veteran. After the dissolution of their marriage in 1988, Peggy went to work for Binney & Smith, Crayola Crayon manufacturers, where she remained until the company close in the 1990s. It was during this time when Peggy, a self taught artists, would exhibit and sell her art at the occasional arts & craft fairs. She was also deeply involved with the local theater where she would work as a set designer and painter.
Peggy met Richard aka "Tiny" Thomas who she married in 1999. While they were planning their wedding and with aid from Binney & Smith, Peggy was able to earn her MEd in Counseling from Wichita State. She did do some substitute teaching, but her real passion was art.
Her beautiful photo-realistic paintings are now on permanent exhibit at Gallery 1001, and Peggy is a valued Member Artist. Always challenging herself, Peggy experiments and works with a variety of mediums and materials in her imaginative and creative art works.
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Mariha Elwell
Mariha is the latest member of our group of artists here at Gallery 1001. She is also the owner of Shadow Weaver Art. Her abstract expressionist style produces some incredible pieces. We are in the process of getting her photo and writing her bio but we will have those ready fore you soon