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I will be exhibiting January 27th 2017 at Gallery X11 Wichita Kansas in the CRAZY EIGHTS event.

This November 25th Final Friday I will be exhibiting my piece amongst other artists in the event called Small Works Big Holidays. It is truly an honor.

This is a published article in the VIP Wichita Magazine from the September 23 2016 Live Art Battle Event at Mark Arts Gallery. All the pics and complete article are in the November issue 2016 or online.

On September 23 2016 I had the honor of competing against 11 amazing artists in a live art battle, which we had 20 minutes to create a painting on canvas, it was amazing. I had never painted in front of anyone , so it was extremely overwhelming but, the gallery made it easy for me. Food was great the audience was fantastic, interviews, sponsers, ect... all and all, my piece sold in a silent auction that night and I was very proud ot it.

Roeland Park City Hall Saturday, September 5th from 6 – 9 PM. The show will be available for view at City Hall from September 5th through September 26th and features the works of artists David Elrod, Iris Fletcher, Patricia Susannah Bricker and Jennifer Nelson. September of 2015 I was called to exhibit amongst these wonderful artists.

Nov 2015 My piece WHISPERS was juried into City Arts Gallery Wichita Kansas, by Brian Hinkle. It was a very humble and proud moment for me. 300 entries submitted and 60 were picked. Amazing talented artists among the chosen to display. It was an eventful exhibition. My piece sold not long there after to a couple from New York City who were in town on business.

Interview with artist Iris Fletcher —
2.Why Art?
Art is very intriguing to me. Its an escape from the real world, which can be so overwhelming at times. I love creativity. Art lets me communicate what I feel, and cannot verbalize. I feel free, and I zone in to my canvas in my small working area, and I hear and see no one.

ris Fletcher is a self-taught abstract artist who was born and raised in New York City. Iris and her husband relocated to Wichita in 2010 to care for her in-laws. Iris’s work is currently displayed at City Arts Gallery in the City Arts Boutique.

After high school Iris went on to study Liberal Arts at Interamerican University of Puerto Rico for a year before moving back to New York City and enrolling in Borough of Manhattan Community College.Iris’s main medium is acrylics and the majority of her work is contemporary abstract. Iris is also known for her “Coffee Art” in which she uses espresso to express herself!