Artists Talk with LVA: April 9, 2026

Bearykah Shah, Alexandra Rumsay, & Jae Grady joined us in the studio to discuss the Doomscroll exhibition at Grady Goods. Tune into Artists Talk with LVA on WXOX 97.1 FM each Thursday at 10 AM.

Doomscroll: A Group Art Show About Resistance, Grief & Resilience. will run through May 3rd at Grady Goods + Artpunk Gallery.

Doomscroll invited artists to create artwork that critiques, examines, and uses visual symbols to convey messages and inspire action. To shine a light on current events, politics, and/or to advocate for a specific cause. Artistic reactions to the American condition and current political climate.

“If anything, art is... about morals, about our belief in humanity. Without that, there simply is no art.” - Ai Wewei

Doomscroll: A Group Art Show About Resistance, Grief, & Resilience

Bearykah Shah, Alexandra Rumsay, & Jae Grady

Artists Talk with LVA: March 26, 2026

Jacob, Malcolm, & Louis

KMAC Couture is on March 28th, and this week, Malcolm Fife, Louis Taylor-Barks, & Jacob Grant will join us in the studio. Tune into Artists Talk with LVA on WXOX 97.1 FM at 10 AM.

Malcolm Fife is a Kentucky resident who recently graduated (2022) with a BFA in Printmaking and Painting from Murray State University. He has shown work in Bowling Green, Lexington, Evansville, and Henderson. He is a member of ArtWorks Bowling Green, Murray Art Guild, Lexington Art League, Henderson Society of Art, and Ohio Valley Art League. He currently works at Hadley Pottery.

Louis Taylor-Banks is a retired Navy veteran who describes himself as “kind of a maker”.

Jacob Grant is Artist & Curator @revelrygallery. He earned a BA in Art History + Philosophy from the University of Louisville and is a candidate for an MA in Critical & Curatorial Studies from the Hite Institute of Art + Design at U of L.

2026 KMAC Couture

Malcolm Fife, Louis Taylor-Barks, & Jacob Grant

Artists Talk with LVA: February 5, 2026

This week's guest, Aurora Noctua, recently exhibited at Grady Goods + Artpunk Gallery. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM / Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Aurora Noctua is a Kentucky native and local Louisville artist, writer, and designer. Her favorite medium is traditional pen and ink, coupled with mixed media techniques. Her hobbies are martial arts, video games, biking, hiking, writing, playing violin, and running the occasional Dungeons and Dragons campaign

"Ad Astra Per Aspera" Aurora Noctua's First Solo Show was at Grady Goods + Artpunk Gallery through Jan 31, 2026.

Ad Astra Per Aspera at Grady Goods

Aurora Noctua

Artists Talk with LVA: October 3, 2024

"Sanctum" a solo art show by Alexandra Rumsey is the current exhibit at Grady Goods and this week the artist visits our studio. Tune in to 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists talk with LVA.

"Sanctum" a solo art show by Alexandra Rumsey is at Grady Goods, 620 Baxter Ave, Louisville, KY, through October 15.

Alexandra Rumsey's 4th Solo Show "Sanctum" is an interactive, holistic, installation experience that confronts the issue of the ethical treatment of wild animals. "Sanctum" hopes to honor these deceased and historically sacred animals through a spiritual lens. A portion of the profits of the sellable works will be donated to Kentucky SPCA. (Kentucky Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)

Sanctum at Grady Goods

Alexandra Rumsey

Artists Talk with LVA: June 22, 2023

Amber Estes Theineman is a visual artist and one-half of the musical duo Fool’s Ghost. She is also a 2023 Art[squared] artist and she joins us this week to talk about her exhibit at Grady Goods through the end of June. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.