Work in art

Vicky Levy was at the front of the classroom, but she was the one who learned the most important lesson about being an artist. The lesson her students taught her: Do what you want and you will be rewarded. Born in Texas and raised in Mexico City, Levy didn’t aspire to be part of the creative class until she was a teenager. By 20, she’d started sculpting. She gravitated to bronze as her medium because it could reflect the detail and shimmer of real-life characters. It was during the nine years she worked with kids in Mexico that Levy found her muse in the open and inquisitive attitude of her students. That youthful spirit and playfulness has inspired much of her work, including the bronze sculptures in My Work My Passion, a summerlong exhibit at the YWCA 6th Street Gallery in Kansas City, Kansas (1017 North Sixth Street). Levy will be on hand to speak about her passion at the opening reception, which runs from 5 to 8 p.m. and includes live music.

Fri., June 13, 2008