Levi Justice & Christopher St. John open new exhibits at Galerie Hertz this weekend and join us in the studio. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.
Levi Justice is a contemporary visual artist specializing in large-scale, hyper-realistic oil paintings. At age 12, he began working with wood & various metals, creating sculptures he sold to private collectors. Justice pursued fine art at Kentucky's Centre College. After graduating, Levi moved to North Carolina, where he began managing art galleries & teaching artistic techniques to his community. Levi currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky.
Christopher St. John received his BFA from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and his MFA in ceramics from Ohio University. He served four years of active duty in the Army. Travel has informed his practice, both in choice of material, appreciation of light and landscape, and adaptability to changing conditions. Christopher has artwork in the permanent collections of both the Museum of the North in Fairbanks, Alaska, and the Hawaii State Art Museum. He is always at home in a forest.
Christopher began his journey with ceramics 5 years ago. He decided to return to graduate school to deepen his understanding of this field and devote himself fully to becoming a teaching artist. He is currently the Resident Artist at Indiana University Southeast. The values and goals of his work lie in support of the challenges human beings currently face on the only known planet that supports life.
Two Approaches to Portraiture opens at Galerie Hertz Saturday, April 24 with a reception from 1 - 3 pm.
