Western Middle School Art Teacher Amanda Thompson talks about the challenges of visual art NTI, and artist/curator Ashley Cathey tells about the 3-D virtual reality version of her "Black Before I Was Born" exhibit that she is building. Tune in each Thursday to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com to hear Keith Waits talk with artists and teachers!
Amanda Thompson has a background in fine art, community outreach, and education. She currently holds a BFA in Mixed Media from the University of Kentucky and an MAT in art education and MS in human development from the University of Louisville. She is in her ninth year of teaching Art at Western Middle School for the Arts and Children’s Fine Art Classes with LVA . She has shown artwork, participated in art exhibits and programs throughout the US, Ireland, Italy, and China.
Ashley Cathey is a painter whose creative journey began with performing arts before she was eventually encouraged to develop her visual art talents, which, up until then had been purely for her own personal edification, by exhibiting in Chicago before returning to her native Louisville. She came to prominence when ArtsReach commissioned Cathey to create a series of portraits for their annual Keepers of the Dream celebration at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. In 2016 her work was featured on the cover of LEO Weekly as part of an extensive story on artists of color in Louisville. She recently curated the exhibit, Black Before I Was Born, still up at Roots 101.
Ashley Cathey has curated an exhibit called Black Before I Was Born at Roots 101. She brought two of the artists, Kenyatta Bosman and Chip Kafele Calloway, and Roots 101 Founder/Director Lamont Collins also joined us to talk about the show and the newest addition to Louisville's Museum Row. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on ARTXFM.com each Thursday at 10am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists on LVA's Artebella on the Radio.
Lamont Collins - Founder /CEO at Roots101: African American Museum, is a native of Louisville with extensive experience in media and promotions in television, radio, and with Philip Morris.
Ashley Cathey is a Louisville native whose paintings have brought her to prominence in a fairly short time after moving back to Louisville from Chicago. When she returned, she quickly found her footing and exhibited work in a group show at the Louisville Community Center, one of the Metro Parks community centers overseen by Portia White. From there, Cathey caught the attention of ArtsReach’s Julia Youngblood, who commissioned Cathey to create a series of portraits, which ArtsReach used for posters for their annual Keepers of the Dream celebration at the Kentucky Center for the Arts.
Kenyatta Bosman is a nonbinary visual/multimedia artist that focuses on realism and being in the moment. Currently studying at Kentucky College of Art + Design. Queer Black Experience. Their inspiration comes from black and queer cinema films.
