
Welcome to Schliefkevision, home of Kansas City based artist Michael Schliefke. A graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute, Michael paints, draws and shows regularly. Michael also teaches painting and drawing lessons. A guide on how to pronounce my name.
April 30, 2022 – Northeast Open Studios Tour
On Saturday, April 30 from 10-6 the first Northeast Open Studios Tour will take place! My studio will be one of the stops on the tour, so make plans to stop in to see what’s new! The tour is a great way to informally see some art in the environs it’s actually made in. Talk with artists and check out their work spaces! For more information, you can check out the Northeast KC Arts page. This will be my first showing oof new art since November of 2019! You can look at my other past art shows and events here.
News and Notes…
- April ’22 Studio Update
- Northeast Open Studio Tour – 1st Annual
- March ’22 Studio Update
- February ’22 Studio Update
- A New Old Way to Show Art
- This American Century
- January ’22 Studio Update
- JFK’s TWA Hotel
- My End of 2021 Trip
- A look back at 2021
- ¡New York, New York!
- ¡Bilbao, Spain!
- ¡Lisbon Sidewalks & More!
- ¡Sintra, Portugal!
- ¡Lisbon, Portugal!
Studio Visits
Ever wonder what goes on in an artist’s studio? Check in on these online monthly updates from Michael Schliefke’s studio.
2022 Personal Art Classes –
Online or In-Person
In person classes require all students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Online classes are available for unvaccinated students.
I teach both painting and drawing classes, in-person and online. In-person classes are taught out of my art studio in Northeast Kansas City, in the shadows of the renovated Kansas City Museum. I’ve been teaching online art classes for over a year to a variety of children, adults and out of town students as well. For more information, check out my personal online art classes.
My personalized fun, enjoyable, and informative art classes that will teach you the techniques, tips and concepts you need to learn to draw and paint or develop your skills. Here’s more information about my Kansas City Painting and Drawing Lessons If you’re curious what people are saying about them, check out some reviews of my painting classes!
My Fall/Winter Vacation
I’ve started going through the pictures from my recent trip to Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Lisbon, Sintra, Bilbao, and New York City. Here are some of the stories and pictures from the road.

Looking at Art:
- A New Old Way to Show Art
- This American Century
- The Louvre: Day One
- Ralph Steadman at KC Library
- Omaha’s Joslyn Art Museum
Reports from Afar…
- JFK’s TWA Hotel
- My End of 2021 Trip
- ¡New York, New York!
- ¡Bilbao, Spain!
- ¡Lisbon Sidewalks & More!
- ¡Sintra, Portugal!
- ¡Lisbon, Portugal!
- ¡Back in Madrid!
- ¡Segovia, Spain!
- ¡Toledo, Spain!
- ¡Madrid, Spain!
- Visiting America’s Stonehenge
- The Louvre: Day One
- December ’19 Studio Update: The Louvre
- A trip to Europe, December 2019
Shows and Events
Take a look around! You’ll find show history, paintings, regular studio updates and information on private painting and drawing classes in Kansas City. Continue to scroll down to see a short, five minute video detailing the life and art of Kansas City painter Michael Schliefke in a presentation he gave in 2015.