Artebella On The Radio: February 4

Painter Aaron Lubrick & clay artist Suzanne Sidebottom join us this week to talk about their first exhibit at Pyro Gallery as members. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10:00 am to hear conversations with artists.

Aaron Lubrick found a love for painting and drawing in high school and pursued his art studies at the Columbus College of Art and Design. From there he attended graduate school at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Shortly after graduating he began teaching at Drexel University and showing art professionally. Currently, Lubrick lives in Louisville, Kentucky, and teaches painting and drawing at Spalding University as an associate professor while pursuing his studio practices. Some of Lubrick’s recent works draw upon his experiences of growing up an identical twin. Another motif of Lubrick’s work connects the viewer to a timeless almost prehistoric landscape while seeking the human’s contemporary relationship to our almost entirely forgotten natural world.

Suzanne Sidebottom is a trompe l’oeil clay artist. The artworks are not real, yet they still evoke a memory of time and place for the viewer. Everyday objects are realistically crafted from clay and printed with underglazes using antique and artist-designed printing blocks and artist-made decals. These objects are rich with texture and make the viewer want to reach out and touch them as if they are real. She has exhibited across the U.S. over the past seven years in over 60 juried and invitational exhibitions; had two solo exhibitions; and was published in “500 Prints on Clay: An inspiring Collection of Image Transfer Work.” Her sculptures are in numerous public and private collections.

Artebella On The Radio: January 28

Painter Brennen Cabrera & Spoken word/visual artist Lance Newman will be the guests on this week's show. Brennen is showing at Mellwood Art Center & Lance is part of the cast of Romeo & Juliet Louisville 2020 at Actors Theatre. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com Thursdays at 10:00 am to hear Keith Waits speak with artists.

Brennen Cabrera was born December 4th, 1996 in Louisville, Kentucky. He is a mixed media painter, mainly self-taught with little to no formal education or training. His work has been exhibited around the Louisville, KY area, as well as parts of California, New York, and Chicago, IL. His one-person show, “Windows”, will be at Mellwood Art & Entertainment Center’s Pigment Gallery February 5-28.

Lance Newman II, was raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He is a writer, poet, host, actor, performing, visual, and teaching artist. His experience is the culmination of a 16-year career performing around the country. As a playwright, he helped create plays such as the “Smoketown Poetry Opera,“ ”The Westend Poetry Opera” and “The Blood Always Returns.“ Under the name, SpreadLovEnterprise, he teaches his creative writing and public speaking curriculum in schools, community centers, and service-providing organizations. He co-hosts the largest and longest-running poetry slam in Louisville; created the public art “LITS Project” on 4th st; and has been featured in newspapers, commercials, and the feature film “Frathouse.” Better known as ‘Mr. SpreadLove,’ a local man of worldly talent.

Artebella On The Radio: January 21

Shannon Woolley Allison & Morgan Younge come to tell us about current and upcoming programming from Looking for Lilith Theatre Company including From Bardstown to Broadway: The Road to Votes for Women A series celebrating events, stories, and voices from the women’s suffrage movement in Louisville, KY, a part of The Kentucky Suffragette Project. 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.

Shannon Wooley Allison was a founding member of LFL in 2001. Shannon performs, directs, and teaches for LFL. She is proud to be a roster artist for the KY Arts Council, and a member of Alternate ROOTS, The Network of Ensemble Theatres, The Alliance for Theatre in Education, and The Theatre Alliance of Louisville. 

Morgan Younge - actress, writer, director, costume designer, teacher, currently working with Looking for Lilith Theatre Company and a member of the Creatives of Color Collective

Artebella On The Radio: January 14

Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest Visual Arts Coordinator Jenny Zeller is our guest this week. She will give us an update on the Artist residencies and how Bernheim has adapted their programming in the time of the pandemic. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com Thursday at 10:00 am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists and curators.

Jenny Zeller was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky.  Upon graduating from University of Kentucky in 1995, she moved to Key West, she has traveled far off the beaten track to places such as Haiti, Africa and Indonesia before returning home where she was named a 2014 Al Smith Fellowship Award recipient by the Kentucky Arts Council. From 2013 to 2015, Jenny held the position of Photographer, Artist in Residence at St. Francis School.  In 2017 she was awarded an Artist Professional Development Grant from the Great Meadows Foundation and a Regional Artist in Residence at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest.

In July 2017, Jenny stepped into the role of Visual Arts Coordinator at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest.

Artebella On The Radio: January 7

Jessica Wortham is about to appear in "Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End", which will begin streaming January 8 - 28, and "Romeo & Juliet Louisville 2020" which will arrive in February 2021, both on Actors Theatre Direct. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com Thursdays at 10:00 am to hear conversations with Louisville artists.

Jessica Wortham is an actor, a teacher, an audiobook narrator, a developer of new plays, and an Artist in Residence at Actors Theatre of Louisville for their Actors Theatre Direct season.

She has performed and studied internationally, traveled extensively both in the U.S. and abroad. She is about to appear in Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End, which will stream on Actors Theatre Direct January 8 - 28, and Romeo & Juliet which will arrive in February 2021, also on Actors Theatre Direct.