Haw Contemporary | Contemporary Art Gallery in Kansas City

A stylized illustration depicting a steamboat with two tall smokestacks navigating turquoise waters near a dramatic waterfall, rendered in warm yellows and greens with purple mountains in the distance. A brown and white horse stands on the grassy shore in the foreground, observing the vessel.

Leaving Gustopher Michael Krueger

9/11/2026 – 10/17/2026

In this exhibition, I am exploring themes of longing, wonder, uncertainty, abandonment, forgiveness, friendship, and contemplation through an unfolding narrative of symbolic proxies, including a horse, a dog, the sea,… (Read More)

Horizontal landscape composition with a gradient sky transitioning from teal at the top through pale yellow to warm orange at the horizon. Dark landforms divide the composition, with a reflective body of water catching golden light in the center, and soft green tones in the foreground suggesting vegetation or fields. The painting employs soft, horizontal brushwork creating a sense of atmospheric depth and stillness.

River Becoming/Becoming River Lisa Grossman

9/11/2026 – 10/17/2026

I chose the title River Becoming/Becoming River, because the Kansas River is a process, forever recreating itself. And as a rivering human, adventuring along the river and… (Read More)

A painted scene depicts a blue and red pickup truck with an American flag hood boasting oversized wheels, stuck in muddy water with its front end tilted downward. Spectators gather in the background near cemetery headstones and bare trees under a cloudy sky, watching the vehicle strain against the mud and its own weight.

Baby We Were Born To Run Davin Watne

9/11/2026 – 10/17/2026

In this new exhibition, Baby We Were Born To Run, Davin Watne presents a body of paintings and prints exploring metaphor and allegory within the American experience. These works… (Read More)

A maximalist interior scene with peach damask wallpaper features bold geometric shapes in pink, white, and black outlined forms overlaying the wall. An ornate gold-framed mirror hangs on the left above a classical column, while a vibrant green doorway and decorative red tile floor anchor the composition. The stark modern graphic elements contrast dramatically with the ornamental architectural details and vintage wallpaper pattern.

The Remains of the World Armin Mühsam

10/23/2026 – 11/25/2026

My paintings are history paintings, visualizations of the will to deconstruct the world in order to explore reality. We might think that what we perceive is reality, but what we… (Read More)

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