Meet the Team
We Open Shop is our passion project. The three of us make it all happen.
Cofounder and President
Angelica Sandoval
Angelica Sandoval is an installation artist who creates light installations combining porcelain, metal and technology. In June of 2017 Sandoval was awarded as one of the Women to Watch-Metals by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Greater Kansas City Area Chapter. Sandoval has shown in group exhibitions at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Perioria, IL and Pomona, CA. Sandoval has had solo exhibitions at Avila University and PLUG Gallery in Kansas City. She received a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and a MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Sandoval has over 17 years of teaching experience at the collegiate level. She has taught at the Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas University, Avila University and Johnson County Community College. Sandoval currently works as a Prototype Developer II where she designs using three-dimensional software then fabricates in a woods & metals shop.
Cofounder and Secretary
Greta de la Rúa
Greta de la Rúa is a fiber and 2D artist. She is the Senior Mount Maker at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art. Greta designs and fabricates custom armatures for objects in the collection. She specializes in rigging, welding, and woodworking. She was the Lead Preparator for Nefertari, treasures from Egypt, Gold Rush: Daguerreotypes, and Weaving Splendor; Asian Textiles. Greta has a BFA with a painting major and sculpture minor from Kansas City Art Institute.
Cofounder and Treasurer
Megan Pace
Megan Pace is a sculptural artist, inspired by the many facets of the individual and how they provide space to reflect and grow. She communicates these ideas through the tessellation of abstract forms utilizing a wide breadth of media and practices including, foundry, steel fabrication, wood power carving, ceramics, found objects, experimental media and integrated digital practices. Pace earned her BFA with a concentration in sculpture from Georgias Kennesaw State University, while being one of the first students of their Master Craftsman Program. Since relocating to Kansas City, MO Pace has served as Deputy Director of Demonstrations for the 2021 National Conference of Contemporary Cast Iron Art & Practices and has worked as the Creative Director for Madison Flitch and Madison Stitch in the Kansas City Crossroads. Most recently she has chosen to explore a new path in academia, as an Instructional Assistant at Kansas City Art Institute in the Sculpture department and their wood shop, Central Shop.