Artists Talk With LVA: June 16, 2022

Featured Artist Sabra Crockett and LVA Board Member Elizabeth Feldpausch join us to speak about the 2022 Art[squared] Online Auction, which opens June 21. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

A Yankee, and wandering through the South, Sabra Crockett finally found her home in Louisville, Kentucky with all the beautiful songbirds surrounding her, and the most spectacular variety of trees she could possibly hope for. She has exhibited widely around Kentucky including at The Art Center of the Bluegrass, Danville, and Kore Gallery in Louisville.

Elizabeth Feldpausch is a Trust Principal with the Glenview Trust Company, and a licensed attorney in the states of Kentucky, Indiana, and Florida. In addition to being a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, she is also a member of the Louisville Bar Association and the Estate Planning Council of Metro Louisville. Elizabeth earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law, where she served as a staff editor and editorial board member on The Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law.

She is a Magna Cum Laude graduate from Georgetown College, where she earned a double major in Psychology and Communication & Media Studies and currently serves on the Georgetown College Alumni Board. A Louisville native, Elizabeth is a graduate of Louisville Eastern High School.

Elizabeth serves as Secretary and Director of the Board for Louisville Visual Art. She is a volunteer ‘Big Sister” with Big Brothers Big Sisters, and a member of the Junior League of Louisville. Additionally, Elizabeth participated in the Fund For the Arts NeXt Ambassador Program Class of 2020, and participated in Focus Louisville in 2021.

Artists Talk With LVA: June 9, 2022

Simone Brown & Nikolai Denchev are 2 of the Featured Artists for the 2022 Art[squared] Online Auction and this week we talked with them about their work. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Simone Renae Brown is a Louisville native who earned her BFA from Eastern Kentucky University in 2018.
She has exhibited around the state and has returned to Louisville to join what she believes is a thriving community of artists.

Nikolai Denchev is originally from Chirpan, Bulgaria. He began studying art seriously in the eighth grade at Dechko Uzoonov Art High School in Kanzanluk, Bulgaria. Nikolai moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in August 2003. Nikolai has exhibited in Chirpan and Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, and in Louisville, Kentucky, and Bloomington, Indiana.

His work was chosen by My Morning Jacket to be included with their fourth album Z, and the cover art for Amherst's album The Detail.

Both Simone and Nikolai are Featured Artists in the 2022 Art[squared] Online Auction to Benefit Louisville Visual Art. Bidding opens at 6:00 pm on June 21 and closes at 9:00 pm on June 23.

Artebella On The Radio: June 24

Carlos Gamez de Francisco is the winner of the 2021 Fischer Award for Visual Art and one of the Featured Artists in the 2021 LVA art[squared] Online Auction, so there was plenty to talk about! Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com Thursdays at 10 am.

Cuban-born artist Carlos Gamez de Fransisco is a painter, sculptor, photographer, and filmmaker who is interested in history and storytelling in his work. Gamez de Francisco uses a Baroque aesthetic with a sense of contemporary fashion to create portraits that blend historical references with a modern painterly approach. His work has been collected by the Evansville Museum, 21C Museum, the Fashion Resource Center at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Cuba Ocho Museum and Performing Arts Center, Polanco’s Collection in Havana, Cuba, and Louisville’s Metro Hall.

Carlos is the winner of the 2021 Fischer Award for Visual Art, granted by the Community Foundation of Louisville and Louisville Visual Art. He is also one of the Featured Artists for the 2021 art[squared] Fundraiser

Artebella On The Radio: June 10

Printmaker Norman Spencer is one of the Featured Artists for the 2021 art[squared] Auction j and he is our guest this week. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 Fm, or stream on Artxfm.com Thursdays at 10 am to hear artists talk about their work.

A Louisville native, Norman Spencer is known for his printmaking. His work focuses on themes such as identity, community, and the human relationship to their surroundings. His artworks are in private collections around the country.

The annual Art[squared] Online Auction is June 24, 2021 @ 6:30PM

The largest number of talented local artists to be found in one location!

The 2021 Online art[squared] will not be anonymous.
All artwork will be labeled with the artist’s name.

Other featured artists: Jessica Chao, Carlos Gamez de Francisco, Bob Lockhart, & Shohei Katayama

Artebella On The Radio: June 18, 2020

John Brooks’ art[squared] piece

Shae Goodlett, Teri Dryden, & John Brooks are 3 of the Featured Artists for the June 25 Art[squared] Online Auction Fundraiser and they will be joining us this Thursday morning for LVA's Artebella On The Radio. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com every Thursday to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.

art[squared] Auction

Why you want to be there…The art[squared] Auction will be open to the public. Some of the most sought-after artists in Louisville have work available at art[squared]! In addition, there will be 6 featured artists this year who have each created a triptych (3 canvases) for the event! Featured Artists include: Teri Dryden, Ashley Cathey, Lori Larusso, Jaylin Stewart, Chip Calloway and Shae Goodlet.

Imagine the powerful sight of 100+ works of art displayed in support of scholarships for 1000+ young artists! Proceeds benefit all of LVA’s vital programming: from Children's Fine Art Classes and Open Doors outreach for at-risk youth; to the Mural Art Program and year-round exhibitions at Metro Hall & AC Hotel.

Teri Dryden’s piece in art[squared]

Shae Goodlett’s piece in art[squared]

Shae Goodlett is an artist and illustrator and graduate of Bellarmine University. He just completed the MFA program at the University of Louisville’s Hite Institute for Art.

Teri Dryden is a member of the Collage Artists of America, National Collage Society, and Women Painters West. Her work is included in many private and public collections and has been exhibited in numerous solo, group and juried exhibitions across the country.

Visual artist and poet John Brooks explores themes of identity, memory, death, place, and the transformative power and emotional resonance of particular experiences and what Max Beckmann described as “the deepest feeling about the mystery of being. He manages Quappi Projects in Louisville.