Artists Talk with LVA: October 22, 2026

Kayt & Annabella

Annabela Cockrell, & Kayt Robarts came to discuss Material Obsession at KMAC. Tune in to Artists Talk with LVA each Thursday at 10 am on 97.1 FM or Artxfm.com.

Annabella Cockrell earned their MFA from the University of Louisville’s Hite Institute in 2025. They are a mixed media sculptor working from a foundation of fiber art but incorporating metal and other elements into the forms. She works at Wheelhouse Art LOU.

Kayt Robarts graduated with a BFA in drawing from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. From 2001 to 2023, they lived in Japan, teaching English, studying, performing, and teaching dance. As a dancer, she took on the stage name of Ozma. She blogged and shared her dance musings, her art, her writings, and her life in Japan under the name Ozma of Japan. In April of 2023, she returned to America to focus more on her visual art.

Material Obsessions: Micro Macro opens October 22nd, 2026 at KMAC Museum.

Material Obsessions Micro Macro at KMAC

Annabela Cockrell, & Kayt Robarts

Artists Talk with LVA: December 5, 2024

John & Peter outside the WXOX Studios.

Lida Gordon: Process and Materials runs December 6 through February 25, 2025 at the Cressman Center for Visual Arts. There will be an opening reception Friday, December 6 from 5 - 7 pm.

Peter Bodnar III is an artist living in Louisville and Vinalhaven, Maine. He was an Assistant Professor at the Louisville School of Art from 1976 to 1983 and has taught at the University of Louisville. He was also a Visiting Lecturer in Drawing and Painting at Spalding University. 

John Begley is a Printmaker, Installation, and Video Artist. From 1975 to 2014 he was a Curator and Gallery Director, including 19 years as Executive Director of LVA and several years with the UofL’s Hite Art Institute.

Lida Gordon's drawings and installations deal with archetypical female imagery in a contemporary context. She won many fellowships and awards including the Al Smith Fellowship: Kentucky Arts Council- National Endowment for the Arts in 1993, the Southern Arts Federation - National Endowment for the Arts in 1992, the Kentucky Arts Council Professional Assistance Award Fellowship in 1992, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women Visual Arts Grant in 1988. She was an Assistant Professor at the Louisville School of Art and founded the Fiber Art department at the University of Louisville’s Hite Institute for Art + Design.

Lida Gordon: Process and Material exhibition

Peter Bodnar III & John Begley