Open Studio Louisville runs the next 4 Saturdays & we talked with 4 of the artists: Andrew Marsh, Feral Fagiola, Sarah Ferguson, & James May. Tune in @ WXOX 97.1 FM or stream @ Artxfm.com Thursdays @ 10am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists on LVA's Artebella on the Radio.
James May is a Kentucky native who has been working in the arts since 2001 as artists’ assistant, educator, and technician. He has a BFA from Tulane University and an MFA from Illinois State University and has been a working artist in both New Orleans and Cincinnati, prior to moving to Louisville in 2015. He is a fabricator, installer, contractor and consultant for numerous other artists and has designed equipment for several studios nationally. He is the co-founder of Acme Artworks.
A Louisville native, Sarah Ferguson has years of varied experience working in galleries and art venues in the area. She is a Centre College graduate. Her volunteer and community service history has given her ample experience with youth programs and community outreach as ACME strives to be a centerpiece in the greater Louisville community.
Feral Fagiola is an artist, designer, metalsmith, and tattooist living and working at Lucky 7 Arts at Bldg 15 Studios in Louisville. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, she studied at Vermont College of Fine Arts and Kennesaw State University.
Andrew Marsh makes beautiful and terrifying art to celebrate life in the face of severe chronic pain. He combines brutal, explosive performances with cast iron, welded steel, and chainsaw carved wood sculptures at his studio, Lucky 7 Arts at Bldg 15 Studios in Louisville, KY. He was an artist in residence at City Museum in St. Louis after earning his MFA at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (‘01) and BFA at the University of Kentucky (‘95). His work has appeared in over 250 group and solo exhibitions, collections, and events throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. Marsh is assistant director for Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research and program officer for the Leigh Ann Conn Prize for Renewable Energy at the University of Louisville. He serves as chair of the board of directors and executive officer for Josephine Sculpture Park and is a contributing artist at Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum. He chaired the 2017 and 2019 National Conferences on Contemporary Cast Iron Art & Practices.