The Wonderful World of Bill’s Retro Robots
by Bill McKenney
Exhibition Dates: Now through January 2025
Location: Pre-security, Upper Level Ticketing Lounge
Artist Bill McKenney has fashioned recycled vintage parts and pieces into a tiny airport runway featuring whimsical flying machines, UFOs, airport personnel, and travelers. His loveable robot characters can be seen amidst it all – coming and going, setting out on adventures, and having fun. Look closely to identify the vintage items incorporated into this tableau and see if you can recognize all the common household items from a bygone era.
About the Artist: Bill McKenney
Bill McKenney grew up in a Cape Cod, Massachusetts fishing family where he learned to repurpose, reuse, and make do. He went on to homestead in Maine, where he also ran a business building and designing children’s playhouses. When he moved to St. Louis, his repurposing heart was surprised at the wonderful old junk people were throwing away and he began to create art with various vintage parts and pieces. Bill has been featured on PBS’s Arts America; won awards at the Summit Art Festival in Kansas City, the Mosaics Art Show in St. Charles, and Art in the Park in Columbia, Missouri; and was a featured Artist at the Third Degree Glass Gallery. He has created two children’s books based on his art and a third showcasing his artwork.
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