Artebella On The Radio: May 21, 2020

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.

Artebella On The Radio: May 7, 2020

This Thursday we talked with two JCPS teachers working with NTI. Ben Evans teaches science at Noe Middle School and Julie Dingman Evans teaches theatre at YPAS. They were joined by their daughter, Bailey and the trio sang “All of Me”, ! an example of something they've been doing on social media during the quarantine. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on ARTXFM.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.

Vignette: Judy Rosati

"Lubec Lighthouse, New Brunswick" by Judy Rosati, Hand colored silver gelatin photograph, 16x20in matted & framed, 2015, $125

Hand coloring photographs is a vintage technique; originally used before color negatives became commonplace, it is often associated with picture postcards – “Greetings from…” emblazoned across the image to identify that the sender was actually present at the locale. Think of them as the progenitor of today’s cell phone “selfie” minus the self-absorption.

Judy Rosati plays on that sense of nostalgia in using the technique. Her subjects include landscapes, water scenes, landmarks, city scenes, etc. In this recent series, she traveled the upper northeast coast of the United States photographing lighthouses.

"Bodie Lighthouse, NC" by Judy Rosati, Hand colored silver gelatin photograph, 16x20in matted & framed, 2017, $125

Rosati is usually very traditional in her application, so that there is little to no evidence of marks made. Yet on occasion she pushes a painterly touch. In her image of the “Lubec Lighthouse” the sky is rendered as it might be by a water colorist, the artist’s hand treading into impressionism.

“The photo paper that I use for the darkroom prints, is Ilford RC portfolio Multigrade pearl. I use Marshall photo oils and pencils to color the photos by hand. I experiment with coloring techniques and often leave black, white and gray areas to show the original photographic areas of the print.”

Rosati worked as a Jefferson County Public School art/photography teacher for 30 years, and also taught Digital Photography for 13 years in Bellarmine University’s Continuing Education program.

Rosati has been featured in many juried exhibits, many private collections, and by several professional artist organizations. She has been published in national art magazine as an award winner in the category of art photography. Locally, she participated in the 2017 and 2018 Photo Biennials.

She just completed a six-week solo exhibit of hand colored silver gelatin photographs at the Roberta Marx Gallery in Louisville, and Rosati will have a booth in the 2018 LAG Holiday Showcase.

Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Education: BA in Arts education, Western KY University, MAEd Arts education, Eastern KY University, Rank I in Arts education, University of Louisville
Website: judyrosatiphotography.com
Gallery Representation: Edenside Gallery (Louisville)

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"Roanoke island Lighthouse, NC" by Judy Rosati, Hand colored silver gelatin photograph, 16x20in matted & framed, 2017, $125

"Chatham Lighthouse--Cape Cod" by Judy Rosati, Hand colored silver gelatin photograph, 16x20in matted & framed, 2016, $125

"Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, NC" by Judy Rosati, Hand colored silver gelatin photograph, 16x20in matted & framed, 2017, $125

"Currituck Lighthouse, Corolla, NC" by Judy Rosati, Hand colored silver gelatin photograph, 16x20in matted & framed, 2016, $125

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