Grant Johnson, Strategic Communications Coordinator/Interim Director
grant@louisvillevisualart.org 502.584.8166
Grant Johnson shares LVA's narrative online, via published and printed pieces, and through media assets ranging from photos and videos to infographics and slide shows.
He holds an MFA in Printmaking from West Virginia University, and a BA in Religion from Williams
College. His work life includes 13 years’ experience teaching all studio art disciplines, art history, film, and art education at the college level. He has also worked as a freelance graphic designer, in online retail, and in a variety of sales and management positions.
A working artist, Grant’s studio practice focuses on commissioned oil portraits, but also includes sculpture, video, printmaking, and drawing.
Grant’s passions for writing and for LVA’s mission find additional purpose in his role as the organization’s in-house Grants Administrator. His lifelong commitment to promoting the value of visual art and art education has never been more at home than it is at LVA.
Kayla Bischoff, Development Coordinator/Grants Manager
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Kayla Bischoff has 9 years experience in arts administration, serving the Louisville arts community in a variety of roles. She joined the LVA team in 2019, and is currently the Development Coordinator. She graduated magna cum laude from Bellarmine University with a BA in Studio Art, Painting Emphasis and minors in Art History and Psychology. She is currently pursuing a Masters (MA) in Arts Administration from the University of Kentucky.
For over 5 years, Kayla was the Gallery Manager of Kaviar Forge & Gallery and the Director of Communications for LOOK: Louisville Art Inc. Additionally, she has worked as a freelance preparator, arts writer, juror, and art instructor. Kayla is also a visual artist whose work can be found at Galerie Hertz in Louisville, KY and the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, in New Harmony, IN. Her studio is located at Art Sanctuary in Louisville, KY.
Kayla has exhibited her paintings locally and around the country in galleries such as Site:Brooklyn in Brooklyn, NY, The Studios of Key West in Key West, FL and the Saint Meinrad Archabbey Library Gallery in St. Meinrad, IN. In 2016 and 2019, she was a recipient of the Great Meadows Foundation Professional Artist Development Grant. kaylabischoff.com
Annette Cable, Education Director
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Annette Cable grew up in the country outside of Columbus, Ohio and graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design. As an illustrator, she has worked for commercial clients all around the country, including having illustrated 20 children’s picture books to date. She has worked for LVA off and on for many years, has been a CFAC teacher, an Open Doors teacher, and a Summer Camp coordinator and teacher.
Her non-profit experience continues with her work with many local museums and historic landmarks, including the Portland Museum for the past 25 years. From her drawing board and computer screen creating book illustrations to large wall murals, art classrooms and community centers, creativity, community and education encompass her teaching philosophy.
Amy Chase, Art Director
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Amy Chase is joined LVA in 2014 and is LVA’s Art Director. From 2010–2012, she was the Adjunct Professor of Ceramics at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She received her MFA in Studio Art from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale in 2010 and received her BFA from Murray State University in 2000.
Chase’s ceramic work focuses on representing personal relationships, memories or situations of her experiences. The surface consists of intricate patterns that are applied using precise silkscreened slip and glazing techniques. These choices in pattern address personal experiences, while at the same time evoking the viewers’ own memories. The patterns used throughout the work are representations of familiar imagery found within her childhood. These patterns are used to create a linking association between people, things, or events. Each piece is an attempt to depict specific relationships and environments within her experiences.
Amy Chase has recently been awarded the Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship, the title of "Emerging Artist" by American Style magazine, and has been featured in Ceramics Monthly, Clay Times, 500 Ceramic Sculptures and 500 Ceramic Vases. Chase has also had an extensive exhibition record, including venues such as The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; The Clay Studio of Missoula in Missoula, Montana; The Washington Project for the Arts in Washington, D.C.; Carbondale Clay Center in Carbondale, Colorado; and Lincoln Arts in Lincoln, California. amychaseceramics.com
Keith Waits, Operations Director
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Born and raised in Louisville, Keith Waits has been involved with the LVA off-and-on since the late 1980s, eventually joining LVA as Facility Manager in 2006, where he now manages the day-to-day operations of the gallery space.
Keith studied Fine Art at three institutes of higher learning, including the Louisville School of Art. He has also been involved with Walden Theatre, including support work in set design and construction and managing the operation of a visual art exhibition space at the Theatre. Keith has also worked professionally as a Manager and Purchaser in retail bookselling.
In addition to his work at the LVA, Keith is also the Managing Editor of a website, www.arts-louisville.com, which covers local visual arts, theatre, and music in Louisville.
Taylor Sanders, Marketing Coordinator
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Taylor Sanders earned a BFA in Interdisciplinary Sculpture with a minor in African American Studies from Spalding University in 2019. She began working for LVA in 2021 as a CFAC teacher and joined the LVA staff as a Marketing Coordinator in 2023 while continuing to be a CFAC teacher.
Taylor is an installation and sculpture artist that has exhibited in galleries around the city like 21C Museum Hotel and The Moremen Gallery. The purpose of her work is to confront racial and social issues through appropriated everyday items with installation. With no specific medium, her main focus is integrating found three-dimensional objects with multiple sculptural processes, techniques and materials while addressing relevant topics in
history and in today’s society. Taylorsandersart.com
Elite Waller, Education Program Specialist
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I have earned a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, concentrating in painting, earned from the University of Louisville in 2021, I am currently pursuing my MA in Critical and Curatorial Studies at the University of Louisville. I joined the Louisville Visual Art (LVA) team in 2023 as an Education Program Specialist, and working as a CFAC teacher in
2024.
My artistic practice is characterized by a passion for abstraction, particularly in oil painting where I explore the intricate shapes and forms found in botanical subjects. Additionally, I express my creativity through wood sculpture, carving feminine figures from this natural medium.I have had artwork exhibited at the Hite Art Institute MFA Studio & Galleries. Continuously evolving as an artist, I am currently broadening my practice to include more sculptural and mixed media works, delving into narratives that shed light on the experiences of marginalized communities. My artistic purpose is to cultivate discourse, empathy, and understanding among a wide range of audiences.