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Artebella On The Radio: October 21
This week we talked with Letitia Quesenberry (here w/ John Brooks), who is participating in Open Studio Louisville this Saturday, October 23. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com to listen this Thursday at 10 am on LVA's Artebella on the Radio.
Letitia Quesenberry lives and works in Louisville, and she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Cincinnati. Through the play of material, process, surface, and technology, her work surveys the boundaries of visual perception. Recent exhibitions include David Smith Gallery, Denver; 57W57, New York; Ryan Lee Gallery, New York; the Speed Art Museum, Louisville and 21C Museums. She is the recipient of grants from SouthArts, Great Meadows Foundation as well as the Al Smith Fellowship, the VSC/Helen Frankenthaler Fellowship & the Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship.
She will be participating in Open Studio Louisville on Saturday, October 23 at her studio at 1520 B Lytle Street in the Portland neighborhood.
Artebella On The Radio: October 14
This week we are talking with Multi-Media artist and educator Sara Noori, who is a part of Open Studio at Art Sanctuary. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.
Sara Noori is a mixed media artist who lives and works in Louisville. They received their Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2-D Studio Art from the University of Louisville in May 2010, graduating Summa Cum Laude. Noori has worked as an arts educator in Louisville and Chicago.
They have a studio at Art Sanctuary and are participating in the 2021 Open Studio Louisville.
Artebella On The Radio: October 7
Open Studio Louisville runs the next 4 Saturdays & we talked with 4 of the artists: Andrew Marsh, Feral Fagiola, Sarah Ferguson, & James May. Tune in @ WXOX 97.1 FM or stream @ Artxfm.com Thursdays @ 10am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists on LVA's Artebella on the Radio.
James May is a Kentucky native who has been working in the arts since 2001 as artists’ assistant, educator, and technician. He has a BFA from Tulane University and an MFA from Illinois State University and has been a working artist in both New Orleans and Cincinnati, prior to moving to Louisville in 2015. He is a fabricator, installer, contractor and consultant for numerous other artists and has designed equipment for several studios nationally. He is the co-founder of Acme Artworks.
A Louisville native, Sarah Ferguson has years of varied experience working in galleries and art venues in the area. She is a Centre College graduate. Her volunteer and community service history has given her ample experience with youth programs and community outreach as ACME strives to be a centerpiece in the greater Louisville community.
Feral Fagiola is an artist, designer, metalsmith, and tattooist living and working at Lucky 7 Arts at Bldg 15 Studios in Louisville. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, she studied at Vermont College of Fine Arts and Kennesaw State University.
Andrew Marsh makes beautiful and terrifying art to celebrate life in the face of severe chronic pain. He combines brutal, explosive performances with cast iron, welded steel, and chainsaw carved wood sculptures at his studio, Lucky 7 Arts at Bldg 15 Studios in Louisville, KY. He was an artist in residence at City Museum in St. Louis after earning his MFA at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (‘01) and BFA at the University of Kentucky (‘95). His work has appeared in over 250 group and solo exhibitions, collections, and events throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. Marsh is assistant director for Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research and program officer for the Leigh Ann Conn Prize for Renewable Energy at the University of Louisville. He serves as chair of the board of directors and executive officer for Josephine Sculpture Park and is a contributing artist at Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum. He chaired the 2017 and 2019 National Conferences on Contemporary Cast Iron Art & Practices.
Artebella On The Radio: September 30
Esther Callahan is the 2021 Great Meadows Critic-in-Residence. We had a blast talking to her this week halfway through her residency. You won't want to miss this interview so tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM or stream on Artxfm.com Thursday at 10 am.
Esther Callahan is an African American independent curator, arts organizer, and feminist scholar with roots in Minnesota. Over the past 20+ years in the Twin Cities, she has created and co-created various platforms for cultural production rooted in interrogating the impact of racial and gender equity. She is the former Co-Director of the Emerging Curators Institute, a Minnesota-based nonprofit designed to build the individual practices of emerging curators from diverse backgrounds. In 2018-2019 she was Curatorial Fellow at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Mia), where she co-founded the Curatorial Advisory Committee—embracing all departments in Mia, including facilities, accounting, and visitor information—which has been adopted at Mia and other museums to help inform Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion practice in curatorial work.
And LVA is excited to announce that Esther has agreed to conduct the next entry in our Artist Resource Series in October. Look for the date and how to register to be announced SOON!