Vidalia Unwin, Joyce Barbour, & Alexis Kite talk about their work and the experience of being a trans artist in Louisville. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.
Joyce Barbour (She/They) is a transfeminine multimedia artist focusing primarily on sound and installation. Conceptually, Barbour’s work often explores the therapeutic possibilities of art and the idea of creativity as a communal effort. Collaboration is a strong part of her creative practice.
Explore Barbour's music and sound art project further at the Psychic Skin bandcamp page. For more video work, check out the small family Vimeo page.
Alexis Kite is a Louisville artist in the mediums of music, cartooning, and being an Art Hoe. Her main work in the ongoing diary comic Is Life. She was the guitarist for the trans radical punk band Bathroom Laws, and will eventually re-establish her current music project, Syldra. Lexi is also known for being a bimbo and loving 80's era video gaming.
Vidalia Unwin is an actress and playwright who studied creative writing at the University of Louisville and studied theater unofficially at Bellarmine University. Her full length credits include Domesticate, Punk Snot, Broken Iris, and The Ballad of Night Moose (co-written by Lex Mitchell). Her short plays include Cruise Control, Hunting For Jackalopes, and Hiding on Jupiter. She has worked with several Louisville theatre companies including Derby City Playwrights and Looking for Lilith Theatre Company.