Caleb Taylor is a Kansas City-based artist whose practice freely navigates the disciplines of painting, collage, photography, and sculpture. Taylor was awarded a Studios Inc. Residency in 2024, and has work on display in the group exhibition “Studios Inc | 2025” through May 10th.

Studios Inc. Assistant Gallery Manager Jaede Bayala recently interviewed Taylor as part of our series highlighting Artists-in-Residence and their artistic process.

Misha Kligman was born in Kazan, Soviet Union in 1978, and immigrated to US with his family as a refugee in 1995. He received his BA in Art from Cleveland State University (Cleveland, OH) in 2001 and MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Kansas in 2009. Kligman is a recipient of the 2015 Charlotte Street Visual Art Fellowship and completed a three-year residency at Studios INC (2017-2019), Kansas City. Kligman is a founding member of Plug Projects, where he served as a co-director from 2011 to 2016. Kligman lives and works in Kansas City, Missouri.

Studios Inc. Assistant Gallery Manager Jaede Bayala interviewed Kligman about his upcoming alumni exhibition at Studios Inc.

JT Daniels is an artist and muralist in Kansas City and a 2023 recepient of the Studios Inc Residency. JT’s work weaves together various elements, such as characters and phrases, into streamlined designs that represent the heartbeat of the urban community.

Daniels invited Studios Inc. Gallery Manager Jaede Bayala to visit his studio this January as part of our new series highlighting A.I.R.’s and their works. Images and works-in-progress were documented by Terri Pollack.

Melanie Johnson is an artist and educator from Kansas City who was recently awarded a residency at Studios Inc. for 2025-2028. She creates large-scale charcoal drawings envisioning the emotional relationships between flora, fauna, and the female figure. Studios Inc. Gallery Manager Jaede Bayala asks Johnson “5 Questions” as part of our new series highlighting A.I.R.’s and their works.

The Studios Inc. Gallery Manager Jaede Bayala sat down with Armin Mühsam, who was recently awarded a residency at Studios Inc. for 2025-2028, as part of our new series highlighting A.I.R.’s and their works.

Mühsam is an interdisciplinary artist working with painting, drawing, and sculpture. 

Mallory Edson holds many hats; musician, video producer, and at Studios Inc – Communications and Marketing Manager.

The hustle and bustle in current A.I.R Hong Chun-Zhang’s studio never ceases! After completing an ambitious project at the Volland Foundation, which consisted of a 100 ft-long “Prairie Dragon” constructed from locally harvested hay bales, corn stalks, mesh, and textiles as well as a new body of work titled “Hair of the Dragon” in their gallery space, she has turned her attention to participating in an exhibition at the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas. The show's chief curator is Susan Earle and is funded by the NEA. 

Studios Inc. announces two new artists as the awardees of the 2025-2028 Studios Inc Artist Residency Program: Melanie Johnson & Armin Mühsam. Launched to serve mid-career artists, Studios Inc is Kansas City’s only nonprofit arts organization offering pivotal three-year residencies to mid-career artists who are poised to significantly expand their careers. In tandem with the Residency Program is the Studios Patron Program, which connects artists directly with a patron for a heightened level of dialogue between resident artist and patron through studio visits, exhibitions, and funding opportunities. The Studios Inc Exhibition Series features an annual group residency exhibition each spring and all residents have a solo exhibition as they culminate their residency. 

Studios Inc Artist-in-Residence Caleb Taylor is a receipient of the 2024-25 ArtsKC Inspiration Grant! Chosen from a competitive pool of 84 applicants, each grantee receives a $3500 award to support a project that promotes artistic growth and community engagement.

This piece is amongst several others that are currently for sale at Studios Inc. Each tax-deductible piece from The Residency Collection would make a great addition to a home or office. You can view works available to purchase at https://www.studiosinc.org/studiosinc-collection.