Artists Talk with LVA: July 30, 2025

Artist & theatre designer Karl Anderson discusses his new solo exhibit at Kore Gallery, "Kaleidoscope". Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Karl Anderson is a freelance visual artist/painter and theatrical scenic designer. He has worked for Actors Theatre of Louiville, Stage One Family Theatre, Pandora Productions, and Kentucky Shakespeare, among many others. "Kaleidoscope", an exhibit of his newest work as a visual artist will open at Kore Gallery on August 2 with a reception from 6 - 8:30 pm.

Abstract Landscapes: a New Look by Chris Hartsfield will also be opening at that time.

Artists Talk with LVA: March 30, 2023

Charles Ellis is a painter who has work now on exhibit at City Hall and this week he joins us in the WXOX studio. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists talk with LVA.

Charles Ellis was born in Lexington Kentucky now living in Old Louisville. He is an abstract colorist who works mainly in oil.

Painting oil on canvas, large abstracts with landscape imagery and portraits. Ellis also has worked on a series of prints of digitally manipulated photos that convey an image of perfect order through an abstract collection of squares of pure colors.

His work has been in many exhibitions, shows, and galleries yearly since 2000 in Kentucky, England, California, and Miami Florida.

Artebella On The Radio: November 12

Dancer/choreographer Theresa Bautista is the recipient of the 2021 Al Smith Fellowship in Choreography. This week she talks with us about that and Modern Dance in this moment. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com Thursdays at 10 am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists. In the interview we talk about her piece, Pillowtalk, which you can view here.

Theresa Bautista has choreographed works for Cincinnati's Area Choreographer Festival, Moving Collective, the Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts, U of L Dance Theatre, the University of Kentucky’s Department of Theatre and Dance, Berea College Dance Troupe, Empujon, the University of Kentucky Dance Ensemble, The Center for Women and Families, and Bluegrass Youth Ballet. She presented her solo work, “I am a pretty girl” at the Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival in September 2018, the Regional Alternative Dance Festival in Kalamazoo, MI in March 2018 and the Big River Dance Festival in Huntington, WV in September 2017. Pillow Talk: function, dream, support, rest was described by Keith Waits of Arts-Louisville,com as “a fresh piece of choreography [that is] arguably the most engaging dance of the evening.” It was re-staged in 2019 at Centre College and the Kentucky Center’s Governor’s School for the Arts. Theresa has also directed and choreographed three dance films with the Kentucky Center's Governor's School for the Arts.

Artebella On The Radio: September 24

J.Robert Southard talks with us about his video pieces for LVA’s BallotBox exhibit for Metro Hall, curated by Skylar Smith. The exhibit has now been reinstalled at 21c Museum & Hotel in Louisville. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10:00 am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists on LVA's Artebella on the Radio.

After receiving his BFA from the University of Louisville in 2005, James Robert Southard worked for years as a freelance photojournalist and artist. In 2008 he left for Pittsburgh for graduate school in Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University. After graduating in 2011he was invited to international exhibitions such as the Moscow Biennale for Young Art, Hel’Pitts’Sinki’Burgh in Finland, Camaguey Cuba’s 5th International Video Art Fest and he has participated in the Internet Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale in Venice Italy. After receiving his MFA in 2011, James taught as a photography professor at the University of Louisville, Kentucky School of Art, and Carnegie Mellon University as a professor of fine arts. In the winter and spring of 2012, James continued his series Tooth and Nail with the collaboration of the city of Seoul, Korea at Seoul Art Space Geumcheon. Soon after he took his project to Maine where he was a participant at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, then later at MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire, Yaddo Retreat in New York, Jentel in Wyoming, Vermont Studio Center and to the MASS MoCA residency in North Adams, MA. He has since returned to academia by teaching photography at the University of Kentucky.

Artebella On The Radio: September 10

Art in the Time of COVID-19 is an on-line exhibit for the Portland Museum curated by Bailey 0'Leary and featuring the work of Jeribai Andrew-Jaja, Rachel Singel, & Erica Lewis. All four join us for an interview on this week's show. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.comThursday mornings at 10:00am to listen to LVA's Artebella on the Radio.

Art in the Time of COVID-19, a digital exhibition now being featured on Facebook and Instagram social media platforms.

Art in the Time of COVID-19 details three artists' experience of the novel coronavirus pandemic; 

Bailey O’ Leary, the Curator, is an MFA candidate in Curatorial Studies at the University of Kentucky.

Jeribai Andrew-Jaja is a Nigerian-born artist but currently;y living in Louisville, Kentucky.

Rachel Singel is an Associate Professor at Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville. She has participated in residencies in Italy, Spain, New Zealand.

Erica Lewis is an MFA candidate and graduate teaching assistant at the Hite Art Institute at the University of Louisville.