M.A.S.A | SemiLucid | First Friday Opening at LVAC
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M.A.S.A.
SemiLucid
August 7 - September 25, 2026
Front Gallery | LVAC
First Friday Openings
August 7th and September 4th | 5-8pm
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Andrea Cira
Dani Coronado
Faviola Calymayor
Hannah “Duck” Duckworth
Shai Perry
Esmeralda Hernandez
Dylan King
Socorro Rico
Emily Alvarez
Cesar Velez
Astrid Mier y Terán a.k.a KUNTURWARMI
Komina Guevara
Mauricio Zuniga
Isaac Tapia
Charlotte May
Emiliano Zapata
Erick Felix
Vinny “Zigzag” Medellin
Jennifer Su
Socorro Reyes
Edwing Mendez
Baldemar Rivas- Bernal
Katheryne Johnson
We spend a third of our lives away from the waking world, visiting dreams and nightmares. SemiLucid resides in the half-aware moments between sleep and waking where reality and illusion weave together.
From techniques inherited from the past to visions of the living present, the artists in this exhibition place themselves in a vulnerable space by conveying their dreams before they slip away. Through dream-logic, one is able to connect to ancestors or a self one longs to be closer to. There’s an honesty in dreams that allows one to let go of preconceptions for a moment of discovery. Complex ideas and seemingly disconnected experiences knot together, layer in photos and paint, or cast into lost body parts.
Drawing on memory, grief, heritage, and exploring identity, the works gathered in SemiLucid invite viewers to explore the artists’ interpretation of this in-between realm where familiar forms turn strange and logic loosens its grip. How do the waking and dream worlds inform each other and shape who we are?
Group Bio:
The Migrating Assembly for Stories and Art (M.A.S.A) is a collective of artists who currently reside in the greater Kansas City area. Originally started by artists of latin-american descent, we have expanded to showcase the global identities that exist in the Midwest. Our edges continuously grow: where we are from, where we have been, and who we can become. Here, everyone can have a voice.
Through our art, we share personal stories, collaborate to create new work, and advocate for better opportunities for our community. We support others in their work, and invite them to support us in our curatorial pursuits. By forging our way into established art spaces, we create a path for the greater community to join.
Artwork Credit:
Emiliano Zapata
I can’t go where you’re going
mixed media on draft film
48 x 36 in
SemiLucid
August 7 - September 25, 2026
Front Gallery | LVAC
First Friday Openings
August 7th and September 4th | 5-8pm
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Andrea Cira
Dani Coronado
Faviola Calymayor
Hannah “Duck” Duckworth
Shai Perry
Esmeralda Hernandez
Dylan King
Socorro Rico
Emily Alvarez
Cesar Velez
Astrid Mier y Terán a.k.a KUNTURWARMI
Komina Guevara
Mauricio Zuniga
Isaac Tapia
Charlotte May
Emiliano Zapata
Erick Felix
Vinny “Zigzag” Medellin
Jennifer Su
Socorro Reyes
Edwing Mendez
Baldemar Rivas- Bernal
Katheryne Johnson
We spend a third of our lives away from the waking world, visiting dreams and nightmares. SemiLucid resides in the half-aware moments between sleep and waking where reality and illusion weave together.
From techniques inherited from the past to visions of the living present, the artists in this exhibition place themselves in a vulnerable space by conveying their dreams before they slip away. Through dream-logic, one is able to connect to ancestors or a self one longs to be closer to. There’s an honesty in dreams that allows one to let go of preconceptions for a moment of discovery. Complex ideas and seemingly disconnected experiences knot together, layer in photos and paint, or cast into lost body parts.
Drawing on memory, grief, heritage, and exploring identity, the works gathered in SemiLucid invite viewers to explore the artists’ interpretation of this in-between realm where familiar forms turn strange and logic loosens its grip. How do the waking and dream worlds inform each other and shape who we are?
Group Bio:
The Migrating Assembly for Stories and Art (M.A.S.A) is a collective of artists who currently reside in the greater Kansas City area. Originally started by artists of latin-american descent, we have expanded to showcase the global identities that exist in the Midwest. Our edges continuously grow: where we are from, where we have been, and who we can become. Here, everyone can have a voice.
Through our art, we share personal stories, collaborate to create new work, and advocate for better opportunities for our community. We support others in their work, and invite them to support us in our curatorial pursuits. By forging our way into established art spaces, we create a path for the greater community to join.
Artwork Credit:
Emiliano Zapata
I can’t go where you’re going
mixed media on draft film
48 x 36 in
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2012 Baltimore, Kansas City, MO, United States, Missouri 64108
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Host or PublisherLeedy-Voulkos Art Center
