Jo Anne Triplett and Jessica Oberdick joined us Thursday to reflect upon 2018 in local visual art. Tune in to WXOX 97.1, or stream on Artxfm.com every Thursday at 10am for LVA's Artebella On the Radio.
Jo Anne Triplett is a contributing arts editor at LEO Weekly. She’s a past member of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Public Art, was the content advisor on the Glassworks Building video, and has written for Louisville Magazine, Kentucky Homes and Gardens and the national publication Glass Craftsman. Jo Anne came to Louisville from Washington, D.C. where she worked as a researcher and writer for the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Jessica Oberdick is a visual artist, curator, and writer. In December 2017 Oberdick graduated from the University of Louisville with her dual Master of Arts and Art History in Critical and Curatorial Studies and Master of Public Administration in Nonprofit Management. She has contributed to various online platforms including Burnaway and Ruckus Louisville, and was recently published in the international magazine Boshemia. She has curated + co-curated exhibitions at 1619 Flux and KMAC Museum, both in Louisville, and currently is the Exhibitions Assistant for the Hite Institute for Visual Art at the University of Louisville.