Erin McGee Ferrell & Angie Reed Garner discuss Erin’s upcoming solo exhibit at garner narrative. Tune in to Artists Talk with LVA each Thursday at 10 am on 97.1 FM or Artxfm.com.
Erin McGee Ferrell is a contemporary American painter based in Louisville, Kentucky. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1994 with a BFA in Studio Art and a minor in African Studies, and studied in Nigeria during her undergraduate years.
She has exhibited internationally in Bahrain and South Korea, and the Bahrain International Circuit's permanent collection includes her work. She is represented in Louisville by garner narrative and garner LARGE.
Angie Reed Garner is a second-generation, self-taught painter (mother Joyce Garner) with a BA in Classics from Reed College. She cofounded garner narrative with her mother, Joyce, in 2011, and now runs it and garner LARGE with her artist & brother, Will Garner.
Erin McGee Ferrell’s Robots Y’All opens at garner narrative on November 6th, with a reception from 6-8 pm.
Annabella Cockrell earned their MFA from the University of Louisville’s Hite Institute in 2025. They are a mixed media sculptor working from a foundation of fiber art but incorporating metal and other elements into the forms. She works at Wheelhouse Art LOU.
Kayt Robarts graduated with a BFA in drawing from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. From 2001 to 2023, they lived in Japan, teaching English, studying, performing, and teaching dance. As a dancer, she took on the stage name of Ozma. She blogged and shared her dance musings, her art, her writings, and her life in Japan under the name Ozma of Japan. In April of 2023, she returned to America to focus more on her visual art.
Ada Asenjo was born in the Dominican Republic. She is a self-taught artist and is always in learning mode. In 2022, she was among the first to receive the Curate Inspire Purchase Fellowship from Louisville Visual Art and, in collaboration with La Casita Center, curated a permanent exhibit: Somos de Aquí y AFLORAMOS! (We are here and we FLOURISH!). Works from that exhibit were on display at the Speed Museum for Hispanic Heritage Month in 2023. She has now organized the Aflora Arts Festival, which will take place this Sunday, October 18th, from 12-8:30 pm.
Ingrid Hernandez is from Puerto Rico and studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. She now lives and works in Louisville, Kentucky.
Daniel Lopez is a self-taught painter based in Lexington, Kentucky.
Nahla Joy joined us in the studio to talk Artists & Afros. Tune in to Artists Talk with LVA each Thursday at 10 am on 97.1 FM or Artxfm.com.
Nahla Joy is an African painter whose work is rooted in memory, identity, and place. Raised in South Louisville and carrying an Arabic name, she brings a unique perspective to Kentucky’s art scene. Joy specializes in acrylic cityscapes that reimagine familiar environments through a lens of surreal optimism, using bold color and layered compositions to explore what it means to find water in a metaphorical desert. She earned her BFA in 2024 and will finish her MFA at the University of Louisville with a thesis exhibit in March 2027. During her undergraduate studies, she was honored with the Winthrop Allen Memorial Prize in Creative Art. She currently teaches for LVA’s Children’s Fine Art Classes.
The 3rd Annual Artist & Afros Art Sale will be this weekend, October 4 & 5, from 12 - 5 pm at The Norton Sports and Learning Center. Admission is free to the pubic.
Teri Dryden joins us to talk about her new exhibit at KMAC. Tune in to Artists Talk with LVA each Thursday at 10 am on 97.1 FM or Artxfm.com.
Teri Dryden is a collage artist based in Louisville, KY. After studying performing arts at Towson University, she traveled as a clown with the Ringling Brothers Circus, living on a train and performing in every contiguous U.S. state. This extensive journey, enriched by indelible impressions from the garish to the gorgeous, nurtured her wanderlust and transformed her into a mindful observer whose artistic process reflects the concept that life is in a constant state of impermanence, revealing the profound connections between place and identity. Her work, exploring this unique perspective, is included in both private and public collections and has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions across the United States and internationally. Teri has been awarded professional development grants from the Great Meadows Foundation for artist residencies in Japan, Italy, and New Orleans. She is represented by Wheelhouse Art in Louisville and Lexington.
waited spaces by Teri Dryden is on exhibit at KMAC through October 25, 2026. There will be a reception with the artist on October 1st, from 5 - 8 pm
