“Our minds are tireless editors. According to neuroscientists, each time we touch our memories, we change them. When we recollect, we rewrite. Certainly with art we shape and reshape our the story of our memories. And yet, even knowing we can’t quite render them precisely, we can’t stop trying to nearly capture the ineffable moments of our life.”

~Traci Brimhall

Recollections is a collaborative poetry and printmaking exhibit with Kansas Poet Laureate Traci Brimhall and printmaker and graphic designer Lori Stanziola.

𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗶 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗮
Lori Stanziola (she/her) is a Kansas City based artist specializing in fine art printmaking. Drawing on her experience as a designer, Lori revels in the use of graphic shapes and patterns to create richly layered works from hand carved blocks. Her work depicts patterns, contrasts and rhythms present in land, flora and food that serve to evoke emotions and shared experiences. Lori was the featured artist for Lawrence Art in the Park in 2021, was chosen as the featured print artist for Smoky Hill River Fest in 2024, and her work/booth was awarded Best in Show at the 2026 Prairie Village Art Show.

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹
Traci Brimhall is a university distinguished professor of creative writing at Kansas State University, as well as the 2025 Poet-in-Residence at the Guggenheim and the current poet laureate of Kansas, where her initiatives have centered on uniting the state’s agricultural roots with the literary arts. She is the author of five collections of poetry, most recently Love Prodigal (Copper Canyon Press, 2024). Her nonfiction debut, The Grief Artist, will be published by Sarabande Books in 2026.