Artist Directory
Discover Wichita's Artists
The Artist Directory is a place to explore the creative voices shaping our community. Here you’ll find local artists working across disciplines, sharing their work, their stories, and the ideas that drive them.
Browse profiles, view artwork, and connect directly with artists whose work inspires you. Whether you’re looking to collaborate, collect, learn, or simply explore, this directory makes it easier to discover the creativity happening all around you.
Art becomes more powerful when it’s shared. This directory helps bring artists and the community together.
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Malissa Long
Artist
Discipline: Visual Arts, Multidisciplinary
Visual Arts Medium: Mixed Media, Installation Art, Fiber / Textile Art
Multidisciplinary: Social practice / community-based art
Bio
"Art is a meditative dance between the maker and the material."
For Malissa Long, the sewing machine is more than a tool—it is a vehicle for storytelling. Growing up in a family of makers near Beaumont, Texas, Malissa learned early that raw materials are merely a starting point. Her work explores the intersection of high fashion and environmental consciousness, utilizing repurposed textiles to create pieces that are both timeless and thought-provoking. As a public artist, she thrives on the collaborative energy of community builds, believing that art should be accessible, tactile, and deeply connected to the place it inhabits.
