Artists Talk with LVA: October 12, 2023

As Open Studio begins we speak with 2 of the artists, Ton'nea Green & Victor Sweatt. Also in the studio will be J. Barrett Cooper talking about "The Weir" at Bunbury Theatre. Barrett & Victor were my 1st guests on this show as we celebrate being on WXOX/Artxfm.com for 10 YEARS! Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

J. Barrett Cooper is an Actor, Director, Fight Director, Dialect & Acting Coach, Former Prod. Dir.-Savage Rose Theatre Co. he has worked with Kentucky Shakespeare, Bunbury Theatre, CenterStage at the Trager JCC, Constellation Stage & Screen in Bloomington, IN, and recently appeared in the feature film White Noise, directed by Noah Baumbach. Currently, he is directing The Weir for Bunbury Theatre, which opens tomorrow and runs through October 28.

Ton’nea Green, a recent recipient of a Black Artists Fund grant, is a talented portrait artist. With this grant, Ton’nea aims to create beautiful paintings that reflect the lived experiences of children during this global pandemic. As a mother, Ton’nea wants this project to capture the complicated emotional experiences that many children have had to go through during this difficult time. Ton’nea will be participating In Open Studio Louisville this Saturday, October 14 at Mellwood Art Center.

Victor Sweatt is a Louisville-based, self-taught painter and muralist. Sweatt was born in Louisville. He has shown his work in both group and solo exhibitions and appears in public and private collections throughout the United States. Sweat is a signature member of Louisville Visual Art, the Kentucky Artist Pastel Society, and the Kentucky Watercolor Society. Victor is participating in Open Studio Louisville at the LVA Studios on October 14 & 21

Artists Talk With LVA: October 13, 2022

Open Studio Louisville begins this Saturday so this week features two artists participating for the first time: Rhonda Goodall & Tomisha Loveley-Allen. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Rhonda K. Goodall is a painter living in Louisville, KY.  From her passionate support of the arts to her charitable and civic activities, Goodall is a beloved pillar of the community.  She is the principal and owner of her own consulting firm, Rhonda Goodall – Cre8ive Soulutions, which operates out of Goodall Gallery in the heart of the Clifton neighborhood.  She received her B.S. in Design from Eastern Kentucky University.  Her intuitive approach to art and design naturally ushered her into the forefront of a burgeoning, holistic faction of visionaries evolving the way humans inspire and inhabit spaces. 

Goodall’s paintings are the way she moves through the world; they are a concise expression of natural systems and the complex nuance of human emotion.  She awakens in one ideas they have yet to consider, revealing the true essence of life and channeling abundant heart energy onto canvas. 

Tomisha Lovely-Allen is a self-taught artist from Louisville, KY.  She earned a full scholarship at Northern Kentucky University and graduated with a Bachelor's in Accounting and Associate in Business Administration in 1998 and earned a Certified Public Accountant license in 2002. 

Tomisha began experimenting with watercolor, oil, and acrylics in 2002 but was most taken with oils and has concentrated on that medium and is drawn to figurative and portraiture.   

She has participated in art shows at the Portland Museum, Wayside Expressions Gallery, Maker’s Crucible, Kore Gallery, Roots 101 Museum (curated by Ashley Cathey), and most recently at the Arts Center of the Bluegrass. She obtained a spot to illustrate a historic Kentucky woman in the “Bluegrass Bold” children’s book project along with 35 other female artists, and she has exhibited in the Arts Center of the Bluegrass Show  “The Art of Being Black: Conversations and Experience,” and is a grant recipient from the Louisville Fund for the Arts '“Black Artist Grant”.

Artists Talk With LVA: October 6, 2022

This week Matt Weir from Falls Art Foundry and David & Terri Sierra talk about participating in the 2022 Open Studio Louisville. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com Thursdays at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA. Falls Art Foundry is Oct. 15 and the Sierras are both Oct. 15 & 22.

Matt Weir is a contemporary sculptor and artist known for his monumental works in stone, bronze, and mixed media. He graduated Cum Laude with a BFA from the University of Louisville Hite Art Institute with minors in Humanities and Art History in 2004. Throughout his time in school, he was busily apprenticing with a diverse set of professional artists, studios, and a bronze art foundry. Matt’s time associated with Bright Foundry lasted for approximately 15 years. In 2016 Bright Foundry closed permanently and he co-organized a team to succeed it as Falls Art Foundry, located in the Portland neighborhood as an essential resource to support the legacy of sculptural materials, methods, and education.

Matt Weir works in Louisville, Kentucky, where he grew up and has maintained a studio for the past 14 years. 

Creative Eyedias is an artist collaboration with art studios and an art gallery owned by Terri and David Sierra. Terri Sierra is a painter and photographer who founded Creative Eyedias in 2019, David is a painter.

Creative Eyedias is an encouraging and supportive space that would be owned by artists and run by artists, where artists are encouraged to create and art lovers can find art they love. It is located in Westport, Kentucky just a few miles upriver from Louisville..

Open Studio Louisville is October 15 & 22, 12 - 6 pm. Download the digital directory here.

Artebella On The Radio: October 21

This week we talked with Letitia Quesenberry (here w/ John Brooks), who is participating in Open Studio Louisville this Saturday, October 23. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com to listen this Thursday at 10 am on LVA's Artebella on the Radio.

Letitia Quesenberry lives and works in Louisville, and she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Cincinnati. Through the play of material, process, surface, and technology, her work surveys the boundaries of visual perception. Recent exhibitions include David Smith Gallery, Denver; 57W57, New York; Ryan Lee Gallery, New York; the Speed Art Museum, Louisville and 21C Museums. She is the recipient of grants from SouthArts, Great Meadows Foundation as well as the Al Smith Fellowship, the VSC/Helen Frankenthaler Fellowship & the Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship.

She will be participating in Open Studio Louisville on Saturday, October 23 at her studio at 1520 B Lytle Street in the Portland neighborhood.

Artebella On The Radio: October 14

This week we are talking with Multi-Media artist and educator Sara Noori, who is a part of Open Studio at Art Sanctuary. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.

Sara Noori is a mixed media artist who lives and works in Louisville. They received their Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2-D Studio Art from the University of Louisville in May 2010, graduating Summa Cum Laude. Noori has worked as an arts educator in Louisville and Chicago.

They have a studio at Art Sanctuary and are participating in the 2021 Open Studio Louisville.