Art with an Edge, Heart, and a Story.

Welcome to 80 Santa Fe Art Gallery, where Kansas City’s most daring artists meet Downtown Overland Park’s most curious art lovers. We’re not your typical white-walls-and-whispers gallery—we’re a creative hub. A bold, buzzing, color-outside-the-lines kind of space where community and creativity collide.

We believe art should be felt. Experienced. Maybe even argued over.

That’s why everything on our walls has something to say. It’s art that doesn’t just “go with the rug”—

“Art That Transforms Spaces, Not Just Sofas.”
 “Choose Art That Inspires—Not Just Coordinates.”
 “Because Matching Is for Pillows, Not Art.”

 

Our Space: Where Community and Creativity Meet

Our gallery lives at the intersection of art and action—literally. Located at the corner of 80th & Santa Fe in Downtown Overland Park, we’ve showcased work from over 250 local artists, transforming our walls monthly with vibrant, thought-provoking, always-original exhibitions.

From painters who play with fire (sometimes literally) to ceramicists who hand-build dreams—if it's local, authentic, and unapologetically bold, you’ll find it here. No side-eye. No silence. No sterile white walls whispering “do not touch.” Just a cool, creative vibe and a safe space for artists to take risks and audiences to feel something. 

Bonus plot twist? By day, we share our space with the team at Shockey Consulting—urban planners and community engagement pros who are as visionary about cities as we are about art. Together, we believe:

Art that transforms spaces belongs in a space that transforms communities.

 (Yeah, it’s a match.)

Why We Do It

Because art shouldn’t be elitist.
Because local talent deserves local support.
Because we believe in connecting people to art with purpose—not just pretty pictures.

 “Not just another pretty piece. Our collection makes a statement.”

We’re all about accessibility without pretense. Whether you’re a seasoned collector, a creative soul, or just art-curious, there’s a place for you here. And if you’ve got work that belongs on our walls?

 Check out our Calls for Art and bring it.

Join the Movement

Our Third Friday art events (5–7 PM) are where it all comes alive—art lovers, local makers, bold ideas, and a little bubbly. We’re also part of the heartbeat of Downtown OP, showing up for local events and repping the region’s creative spirit wherever we go.
No black turtlenecks required. Just curiosity, a love of bold ideas, and maybe a good pair of walking shoes.

Visit us.
Shop bold local art.
Join the creative revolution.

About Sheila Shockey

Owner, Artist
Founder & Owner, 80 Santa Fe Art Gallery & Shockey Consulting

Sheila is a self-taught abstract artist. Her work is what happens when the day's frustrations transform into something worth hanging on a wall instead of hurling across a room. Think of it as anger management with better aesthetics. Hit that flow state, everything else fades to background noise. No fear, no self-doubt, just pure, unfiltered creation. “I believe that art is a wild playground where your inner child gets to run loose with a spray can and a dream. It's loud music and bright colors, happy accidents and messy fingers. It's the thrill of creating something that makes people stop, smile, and maybe even let out a surprised laugh. My art reflects that moment when you forget about all the rules, they taught you and just let your imagination do cartwheels across the canvas. 

"I make art because it's my oxygen, my release valve, my middle finger to mundane expectations. If it speaks to you, that's dope. If not, no sweat – I'll be in my studio, avoiding therapy one painting at a time."

About Keith Mays

Artist, Curator

Keith is the curator of 80 Santa Fe, as well as being a photographer and ceramic artist. 

He’s been criss-crossing State Line for much of his life, growing up in Springfield, Missouri, with an English professor and amateur photographer as a father and a bohemian painter, sculptor and ceramic artist as a mother. 

He got his start in photography at an early age when his parents got him an Instamatic to document the epic driving trip the family took when moving from Seattle to Missouri. He breathed Dektol fumes in an unventilated home darkroom as a teenager and went on to study photojournalism at the University of Missouri. 

His first professional stint was at the Topeka Capitol Journal, where he spent five years on the photo staff and more importantly, met his future wife Nancy. The young couple temporarily broke the I-70 curse and spent a year in Venezuela, where they worked for the Caracas Daily Journal and other publications. In the years since then, they’ve lived in St. Louis, Columbia (a MA in journalism for Keith), and Kansas City, having four wonderful children in various hospitals along the highway and careers in public relations and communications.

About nine years ago, Keith scratched a life-long itch and began taking classes at the Kansas City Clay Guild, growing increasingly serious about the craft of ceramics. With aspirations for decorating his pottery that were greater than his design skills, Keith decided to bring something he was good at - photography - into his ceramic art. His recent work is the result of his experiments along several themes combining pottery and photography. 2022  brought another opportunity, as Keith stepped in as curator of the 80 Santa Fe Art Gallery and has been privileged to start meeting local artists and getting to better know the thriving Kansas City area arts scene.

His art is available in the 80 Santa Fe Shop; you can see more on his website, keithmays.art.