Artists Talk with LVA: April 11, 2024

From 2023 KMAC Couture

KMAC Couture is April 13 so this week we had 4 of the designer/artists in the studio with us: Juliet Taylor, Mallory Quisenberry, Edwin Ramirez & Trevor Decuir.

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KMAC Couture is a wearable live art runway show presented by KMAC Museum. It is the signature fundraiser for KMAC Museum that provides funding for the Museum's educational programs and exhibitions. This event offers a unique way to experience art and fashion. KMAC Couture features and supports emerging and established artists, costumers, designers, and milliners through the extraordinary presentation of original couture pieces of wearable art and conceptual fashion designs. For tickets click HERE

Juliet Taylor is an interdisciplinary artist working with quilting wearable art. This is her first time with KMAC Couture.

Mallory Quisenberry is a fashion designer the founder of Green Folk Collective which features her “handcrafted slow fashion designs. This is her first time with KMAC Couture.

Edwin Alberto Ramirez is a Multimedia artist, costume designer, DJ, & pro dog trainer.

Trevor Decuir is a queer fiber artist just beginning to display work publicly.

Edwin and Trevor are working together on this KMAC Couture.

Artists Talk with LVA: April 13, 2023

KMAC Couture is Saturday, April 15 and we talked with designers Angela Davis & Rebecca Richards the day before! Tune into WXOX 97.1FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Angela Davis was born in Big Rock, Virginia and now works here in Louisville as a Social Worker/Trauma Specialist for Seven County Services. She has also been a teacher and has been a multi-media artist her whole life. This is her first time at Couture as a designer. Last year she modeled Laura Patterson’s design.

This is Rebecca Richards’ second time at KMAC Couture. Originally from Los Angeles, she moved to Louisville from New York City three years ago. For the 2023 Couture, she is collaborating with Stivian Widick

Artists Talk with LVA: April 7, 2022

KMAC Couture is April 16 and Joey Yates joins us to talk about the 2022 edition! Tune in to WXOX 97.1/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA..

Joey Yates is currently the Curatorial Director at KMAC, where he has worked as a curator since 2012. He earned his Masters in Curatorial Studies at the University of Louisville and worked for Land of Tomorrow and Bellarmine University before joining KMAC.

On April 16 KMAC will host the 10th-anniversary edition of KMAC Couture featuring these designers: Pascalle Ballard, Jessica Sharp, Laura Patterson, Samantha J Moore, Xuena Pu, Ayodeji Lasisi, Frances Lewis, Katie Ensor, Molly Ensor, Alyson Thiel, Kathryn Henzler, Harlie Anderson, Brian Harmon, Bri Bowers, Ehren Reed, Frances Brunner, Sara Jane Coakley, Cathy Wade Ridge, Lauren Dowell, Wan Keith Smilely, Andrea Kaye, Fabio Pardo, Kris Thompson, Alexandra Ludwig, Fiyin Lasisi, Abigail Fadel, Edward Ruzicka, Rachel Schmidt, Edward Taylor, Danielle Vettraino, Tiffany Woodard, Lilly Chodyniecki, Wes Durham, Liz Klemenz, Isaac St. Thomas, Grey Vanderwoude, Caroline Parker, Kaylee Bliss, Ainsley Alexander, Amanda Von Kannel, Haylen Wehr, Kathryn Dillard, Brady Irwin, Lilly Gaunt, Kassandra Johnson