Artists Talk with LVA: April 2, 2026

Elle Hendrickson’s "They seemed neither, and yet both," is on exhibit at The Quonset Hut, and this week they join us in the studio. Tune into Artists Talk with LVA on WXOX 97.1 FM at 10 AM each Thursday.

Elle Hendrickson is an interdisciplinary artist, painter, curator, documentary filmmaker, and freelance producer based between Casey County and Louisville, KY. Their work explores the edge of performance and visual art and has worked on collaborative projects internationally with the Open Program of the Work Center of Jerzy Grotowski (Italy/Turkey/Lebanon/USA); Hyunji Park (Korea/Finland); Gianluigi Biagini (Finland/Italy); Pietro Varrasso (Belgium); ‍

Aside from their artistic pursuits, Hendrickson is committed to education. They have served as Drawing and Painting faculty at the Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts since 2022 and have co-facilitated intensive summer workshops in collaboration with Projet Daena and the Royal Conservatory of Liege in Belgium since 2019. In the academic year of 2022-2023, they served as the Art & Design Artist-in-Residence at Campbellsville University.

Leslie Millar is a Louisville native who has resided in Cherokee Triangle for over twenty-five years. Millar taught Freshman Composition and English Literature at the University of Louisville from 1989 to 1991 and from 2009 to 2017. Leslie and her husband James own and operate the Quonset Hut, a fine art press, gallery, and event space.

Millar has acted as a board member/trustee for numerous community organizations including: the ACLU of Kentucky, Cherokee Triangle Association, Highland Presbyterian Weekday School, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft (KMAC), Masterson Equestrian Trust, and Sarabande Books. Millar is a founding board member of Squallis Puppeteers and ARTxFM WXOX 97.1 FM. Millar chaired the Annual Fund Campaign at Louisville Collegiate School and the Capital Campaign at KMAC.

Elle Hendrickson - “They seemed neither, and yet both”, at Quonset Hut Press

Show Closing with Music by Charles Rivera, Sunday, April 12th, 6:00–8:00 pm

Artists Talk with LVA: March 26, 2026

Jacob, Malcolm, & Louis

KMAC Couture is on March 28th, and this week, Malcolm Fife, Louis Taylor-Barks, & Jacob Grant will join us in the studio. Tune into Artists Talk with LVA on WXOX 97.1 FM at 10 AM.

Malcolm Fife is a Kentucky resident who recently graduated (2022) with a BFA in Printmaking and Painting from Murray State University. He has shown work in Bowling Green, Lexington, Evansville, and Henderson. He is a member of ArtWorks Bowling Green, Murray Art Guild, Lexington Art League, Henderson Society of Art, and Ohio Valley Art League. He currently works at Hadley Pottery.

Louis Taylor-Banks is a retired Navy veteran who describes himself as “kind of a maker”.

Jacob Grant is Artist & Curator @revelrygallery. He earned a BA in Art History + Philosophy from the University of Louisville and is a candidate for an MA in Critical & Curatorial Studies from the Hite Institute of Art + Design at U of L.

Artists Talk with LVA: January 8, 2026

This week, Luanne Smith & Bob Lockhart will discuss her new exhibit, Biophilia, now at Pyro Gallery. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM / Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

For Luanne Smith, painting is both a return and a renewal.  After raising her family, she rediscovered her lifelong passion for art through watercolor.  Her realistic depictions of wildlife, botanicals, and landscapes offer a close look at nature with attention to light and detail.

Primarily self-taught, Luanne continues to develop her skills through workshops and ongoing study with noted watercolor artist Cathy Hillegas.  She has exhibited in numerous community shows and is also a juried member of the Louisville Artisans Guild.  She is a member of Pyro Gallery, where she has just opened an exhibit of new watercolors called Biophilia, which runs through January 25, 2026

Luann Smith will be giving a Gallery Talk at Pyro on January 10 at 1 pm.

Bob Lockhart is an award-winning sculptor whose work is in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, the Indianapolis Art Museum, and many others. In addition, Lockhart's pieces have been commissioned by the Louisville Zoo, by numerous churches and schools, and by private collectors.

Artists Talk with LVA: December 18, 2025

This week Vian Sora joined us to discuss Vian Sora: Outerworlds which is now on exhibit at The Speed Museum. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Vian Sora: Outerworlds is part of Current Speed, a series of contemporary art exhibitions that introduce the Kentuckiana community to new and emerging artists as well as celebrated mid-career artists previously underrecognized in the region. Current Speed exhibitions are open to the public and included with general museum admission. The series is initiated and organized by Tyler Blackwell, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Speed Art Museum.

Born in Baghdad, Iraq, and now based in Louisville, artist Vian Sora (b. 1976) creates dazzlingly layered abstractions that channel the turbulence of history, memory, and the natural world. Outerworlds—her first solo museum exhibition in the United States—assembles major works from the past ten years, charting her transformation into one of today’s most distinctive voices in painting.

Sora’s practice emerges directly from lived experience. Having grown up amid the Iran-Iraq War, the Gulf War, and the U.S. invasion of Iraq, she witnessed the devastation of her homeland firsthand. Forced to leave Iraq, she eventually resettled in Louisville, Kentucky, where her practice has flourished.

Artists Talk with LVA: December 11, 2025

Artist Cletus Wilcox joins us in the studio this week. Tune into Artists Talk with LVA on WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 AM.

J. Cletus Wilcox hails from Louisville, Kentucky. His work is deeply intertwined with his identity and experiences, particularly his Queerness. Wilcox’s studio practice aligns with harmonious intention. He believes that art aims to represent inward significance rather than mere outward appearance. His work emerges from explorations, experiences, and identity. Remembering that artworks originate in studios and reflect an artist’s journey enhances our understanding of what we see. Wilcox’s inhibited youth and subsequent coming out fueled his current artistic endeavors. Accumulative shame transformed into sincere efforts to enlighten his essential self.

Wilcox’s most recent exhibition, ‘To Myself, Ten Years Ago’ closed at Kore Gallery November 30, 2025.