Artists Talk with LVA: October 17, 2024

Julian Powers has art with Wheelhouse Art and recently completed this mural at the Ballardsville Kroger. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Julian Powers is a Louisville-based digital artist and painter. In his work, Julian delves into the realm of Turing patterns, where mathematics and art converge to form captivating visual narratives. 

“Through meticulous study of algorithms and natural processes, I craft compositions that reflect the intricate beauty found in biological systems and physical phenomena. Each piece serves as a testament to the inherent harmony and complexity of nature, rendered through digital mediums with a balance of precision and spontaneity. By inviting viewers to engage with these dynamic patterns, I aim to evoke a sense of wonder, contemplation, and connection to the profound mysteries of our universe.”

Artists Talk with LVA: May 16, 2024

Teri Dryden joined us this week to discuss her new exhibit at Wheelhouse Art, House of Paper, opening May 24. Tune into Artists Talk with LVA every Thursday at 10 am on 97.1 WXOX-FM or stream on Artxfm.com

Teri Dryden’s unorthodox path to becoming an artist began with immersion in an ancient art form in which she was the medium. A theatre major at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland, she excelled in physical expression and comedy.  At the urging of an instructor, she auditioned and won a coveted spot as one of the few female clowns in the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. For two unforgettable years, she performed in every state in the U.S. in one of the most colorful and visually stimulating environments imaginable.

After making beautiful fiber art for several years, Teri discovered a latent talent and passion for painting and drawing.  She feels she has found her true aesthetic after discovering the fascinating world of abstract painting and collage.

She 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.

Artists Talk with LVA: August 17, 2023

Cynthia Kelly Overall is a Bardstown, Kentucky artist well known for her oil paintings depicting rural landscapes and pastoral scenes. Her work holds an unmistakable luminosity and technical application reminiscent of Old Dutch masterworks with just a hint of a Kentucky accent.

She received her B.A. from the University of Kentucky, and her Master of Art and Master of Fine Art Degrees from the famed Rosary Graduate School of Fine Art in Florence, Italy.

Following two shows at the Villa Schifanosa in Florence, Cynthia returned to the United States, where she has exhibited in New York, Morehead State University; Frankfort, Kentucky; Atlanta; and at The Midwest Museum of American Art; and various other galleries throughout the United States.

Overall’s latest work focuses her attention to Dutch Golden Age Still Lifes, a popular movement that emerged in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age. 

Cynthia Kelly Overall's Fifty-One Shades of Gray...Still Life in the Dutch Manner. Open at Wheelhouse Art with a reception this Friday, August 18, 6:00 - 8:00 pm. There will be a gallery talk with the artist at 7:00 pm. The exhibition continues through September 30, 2023.

Artists Talk with LVA: April 27, 2023

Luminous: New Work From the Studio of Liz Price opens April 28 at Wheelhouse Art and Liz will be in the WXOX studios to discuss her work and family legacy. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Luminous: New Work by Liz Price

Opening reception: Friday, April 28th, 6:00 - 8:00 . The exhibition will be up until June 10th.

Liz Price was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and graduated from the University of Louisville in 1981 with an undergraduate degree in sculpture. She lived and worked in New York City for several years before moving to Philadelphia to attend the University of Pennsylvania. There she received a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting in 1988.

Neil Welliver was chairman of the program then, while other critics and visiting artists included Rafael Ferrer, William Bailey, Altoon Sultan, and Alex Katz. Price paints in a painterly realist tradition, citing influences ranging from Cezanne, Matisse and Vuillard to Richard Diebenkorn, Fairfield Porter, Janet Fish, and Lois Dodd.

Artists Talk with LVA: February 16, 2023

Yoko Molotov is a multimedia artist specializing in transgressive, gender-fluid cartoons, comics, art books, poetry and performances. She is also in the bands Sweatermeat, Cowabunga Lullaby and in the music/performance group Harpy.

“I think everything I do is art. I think my whole life is art. Everything I do is for art. Every expression I make is an extension of that … I just live to create.” – Yoko Molotov

Yoko Molotov was born and raised in Louisville, KY nestled in the basin of a polluted river. She decided at age 9 she would do comics, at that age on college rule and the backs of important documents like her original birth certificate. Five years later she discovered the saccharine and disturbing world of manga and anime and knew it was where she belonged. Inspired by such artists as Mita Ryuusuke (Dragon Half) and studio GAINAX (Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL), she carved her own world with imagination and Bristol, constantly chastised for drawing in her High School days. In 2006, Yoko made top 20 in Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga Competition with her entry "NecrOphealia" and went along to create a Shoujo-ai Web Manga called "Stray Crayons". Both titles are now published by Demented Dragon. Yoko loves her city, her better half and best friends in the entire world, and loves nothing more than to get lost in a good story (whether it be manga or not) in a song, or better yet an adventure. Some of Yoko's other hobbies have included public access TV shows and a band she is in called Gentleman Stabber.

Regretfully, the archive recording of this interview was corrupted and is not available. Apologies to Yoko.