Thomas Wortham Rallis is a multi-media artist whose first solo exhibit, “American Made” opens at Revelry Gallery on August 4, 2023. There is a reception from 6 - 9 pm. In our conversation, we reference this piece quite a bit.
Artists Talk with LVA: July 27, 2023
Lucy Azubuike is showing with Cheryl Chapman at Galerie Hertz this weekend and this Thursday we will be speaking with her live. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.
Born in 1972, Lucy Azubuike's creative work was primarily influenced by the 1980s. The 1980s were an era of increasing global capitalism, political upheaval, worldwide mass media, wealth discrepancies, and distinctive music and fashion, characterized by hip-hop and electronic pop music.
This greatly impacted the generation of artists growing up during this era. The fall of the Berlin Wall at the end of the 1980s marked the end of the Cold War, yet the African Famine also marked the period. During this time influential art movements included Neo Geo, The Pictures Generation, and Neo-Expressionism, which took a stronghold in Germany, France, and Italy. Artists such as Anselm Kiefer, Jörg Immendorf, Enzo Cucchi, Francesco Clemente, and Julian Schnabel were key artists working during this period, alongside Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Kenny Scharf, who established the street art and graffiti movements, which quickly gained recognition.
Nature Inspired, works by Lucy Azubuike and Cheryl Chapman, opens at Galerie Hertz on Saturday, July 29 with a reception 1- 4 pm
Artists Talk with LVA: July 20, 2023
Amberly M. Simpson of AMBO Dance Theatre joins us this week to talk about two upcoming dance events involving her company. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.
Amberly M. Simpson is a dancer, educator, and choreographer local to Louisville, KY. She later attended Bellarmine University (2015-2017) where she received her Master of the Arts in Teaching and is now a full-time Dance teacher at Noe Middle School. Through her work as an educator, Amberly was able to present her work on empowering youth through nontraditional partnering forms at the National Dance Education Organization’s National Conference (2019).
In 2019, Amberly founded Ambo Dance Theatre, a contemporary/modern dance company. Through Ambo Dance Theatre, Amberly has presented work with Brighton Dance Festival (2019), Lighthouse Dance Festival (2019), the Kentucky Refugee Ministries (2019, 2020), the Louisville Dance Series (2019, 2020), the Louisville Arts Network (2020), the Going Dutch Festival (2020), and Princeton Research Day (2019) where her collaboration with David Vartanyan received the Impact Award. She was also honored as one of the Hadley Creatives (2019-2020, Generation III) through the Community Foundation of Louisville.
Artists Talk with LVA: July 13, 2023
This week we speak live with Ben Barnhart an artist who works in several mediums and will shortly be opening a solo show at Aurora Boutique & Gallery. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com Thursdays at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.
Ben Barnhart is 43 years old and considers himself a Louisville native even though he wasn’t born here. He graduated from DuPont Manual’s visual arts program and then spent his 20s and 30s moving around the country pursuing an art education as well as a career in tattooing. He is now in his 20th year as a professional tattoo artist and is more inspired than ever to create.
Ben mostly tattoos in American traditional, large-scale Japanese, and abstract tattoos that don’t really fit into a specific genre. His creative life outside of tattooing involves painting, illustration, mixed media collage, and 3D assemblages.
Fragmentation: A Solo Art Show By Ben Barnhart opens at Aurora Gallery & Boutique on July 22, 6 - 10 pm.
Artists Talk with LVA: June 29, 2023
The show gets a 2nd hour this week so we are filling it with Juergen Tossmann, Patrick Tovatt, andSteve Woodring. One-Off Productions in partnership with Bunbury Theatre is mounting the world premiere of Patrick's new play, Helper, in Louisville June 30, 2023
Patrick Tovatt is an American actor and playwright. He is perhaps best known for his roles on several soap operas, He attended Harvard University and laterstudied playwriting at Antioch College where he studied playwriting. Tovatt was a member of the original company of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. He appeared for 14 seasons at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. He was also a founding director of the Virginia Stage Company in Norfolk, Virginia. Tovatt has retired to Grants Pass, Oregon.
Steve Woodring worked his life in the theatre as a designer and director and was for many years the technical director of the Kentucky Center in Louisville. He has directed several plays for Bunbury Theatre including Buried Child, Rabbit Hole, Red, and Patrick Tovatt’s Boatwright.
Juergen Tossmann was the Producing Artistic Director at Bunbury Theatre Company sfor 30 odd years, having produced over 200 shows. He is also a writer, director, actor, and musician. He has written over 20 plays for the company and writes short stories and poetry as well. He retired in 2022.
ONE-OFF Productions in partnership with Bunbury Theatre presents Helper by Patrick Tovatt
June 30, July 1, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, & 15 @ 7:30 pm
June 2, 9, & 16 @ 2:00 pm