Lori Larusso is the recipient of the 2020 Bill Fischer Award for Visual Artists, and she will be our guest this week on LVA's Artebella On The Radio. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.
Larusso earned an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and a BFA from the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP). She has consistently exhibited work in solo and group exhibitions, both nationally and internationally, and has been awarded, numerous residency fellowships. She is a recipient of the Kentucky Arts Council’s Al Smith Fellowship, the Great Meadows Foundation Professional Development Grant, as well as numerous grants from the Kentucky Foundation for Women. Lori is the 2019 Kentucky South Arts Fellow and received the 2020 Fischer Prize for Visual Artists. She currently lives and works in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, and her work is represented by Skidmore Contemporary in Santa Monica, California, and Mulberry & Lime in Lexington, Kentucky.