SaveArtSpace is proud to present Your Art 3, a solo public art exhibition in Kansas City, MO, opening February 2, 2024.

The Your Art 3 selected artist is Davin Watne. Curated by SaveArtSpace.

During the week of January 29, 2024, SaveArtSpace will launch a public art installation for the selected work on billboard ad space in Kansas City, MO. The public art will be on view for at least one month.

Selected Artist

Location: Summit St & W 26th St, Kansas City, MO

Davin Watne is an artist based in Kansas City with an established record of professional achievement. He received his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1994 and his MFA at Maryland Institute College of Art in 2013. He has been awarded the Charlotte Street Foundation Award, ArtsKC Inspiration Grant, Avenue of Arts Municipal Arts Grant, Art in the Loop Public Arts Grant and a former resident of the Studios Inc. Residency Program. Davin holds a fulltime lecturer position at University of Missouri Kansas City, where he teaches Painting and Drawing. Davin is also the head curator and director of the UMKC Gallery of Art.

I am interested in the aesthetics of power, authority and desire as constructed by governing systems. This awareness pushes me to develop visual means of resistance. In my practice, I communicate images and experiences that are visceral and symbolic in nature, ultimately creating new visual lexicons that combat the prevailing modes of signification.

Connect with Davin Watne on Instagram at @davinwatne.

Curator

Founded in 2015, SaveArtSpace is a non-profit organization that works to create an urban gallery experience, launching exhibitions that address intersectional themes and foster a progressive message of social change. By placing culture over commercialism, SaveArtSpace aims to empower artists from all walks of life and inspire a new generation of young creatives and activists.