A gallery roundup of arts shows to see in Louisville this month. Note: This list is a selection of current exhibitions.
“Carol Brenner Tobe: Landscapes”
Through Aug. 21
Features paintings by Tobe that show the “intimate nature” of gardens, backyards and neighborhoods.
Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery
137 E. Main St., New Albany, Indiana
Hours: Thursdays-Fridays, noon-5 p.m.; Saturdays 1-3 p.m.
“Hoosier Lifelines: Environmental and Social Change Along the Monon, 1847-2020”
Aug. 6-Oct. 16
Photographs and historical documents focus on how life and the environment along the decommissioned Monon Railroad has changed.
Carnegie Center for Art & History
201 E. Spring St., New Albany, Indiana
Hours: Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
“Witness and Testimony”
Through Sept. 3
The show, curated by Cathy Shannon of E&S Gallery, features all Black artists in different points of their careers, with the goal to push back against negative narratives of Black people.
Cressman Center for Visual Arts
Hite Art Institute, UofL
100 E. Main St.
Hours: By appointment only
N. Dean Christensen: “Smile”
Through Sept. 5
References to social media, selfies and satire are all part of the paintings of Christensen.
Galerie Hertz
1253 S. Preston St.
Hours: Wednesdays-Saturdays, noon-6 p.m.; Sundays noon-4 p.m.
“Twenty Twenty Show”
Through Aug. 14
Works by LAFTA (Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists) related to the 2020 pandemic.
Gallery 104
104 E. Main St., La Grange, Kentucky
Hours: Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
“Lisa Austin and Will Garner: New Works”
Through Aug. 29
Featuring the collage and assemblage works of Lisa Austin and the nature-centric mixed media paintings of Will Garner.
garner narrative contemporary fine art
642 E. Market St.
Hours: Wednesdays-Sundays, 1-6 p.m.
“Summer School”
Through Aug. 31
Works by Jaime Corum, Susan Hackworth, Robert Halliday, Greta Mattingly and David O. Schuster.
Kentucky Fine Art Gallery
Leslie H. Spetz Custom Picture Framing
2400-C Lime Kiln Lane
Hours: Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
John Brooks: “We All Come and Go Unknown”
Through Aug. 21
New works by Quappi Projects gallerist John Brooks.
Moremen Gallery
710 W. Main St.
Hours: Thursdays-Saturdays, noon-4 p.m.
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“August Transitions: New Work by Corie Neumayer”
Aug. 6-29
Newmayer’s observations on the changes August brings. Also includes guest artists John McCarthy, Suzy Hatcher and Norman Spencer.
PYRO Gallery
1006 E. Washington St.
Hours: Fridays-Saturdays, noon-6 p.m.; Sundays 1-4 p.m.
“You Got Your Secret On”
Through Aug. 7
The 13 artists in this group exhibition focused on nature and what it personally means to them.
Quappi Projects
827 E. Market St.
Hours: Thursdays-Fridays, noon-4 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Julio Cesar: “Perpetual Contours”
Aug. 6-30
Cesar’s pandemic exhibition of Mondrian-inspired works.
Revelry Boutique + Gallery
742 E. Market St.
Hours: Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sundays and Mondays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
“Isabelle de Borchgrave: Fashioning Art from Paper”
Through Aug. 22
Features life-size sculptural costume pieces spanning 500 years of fashion.
“Collecting – A Love Story: Glass from the Adele and Leonard Leight Collection”
Through Nov. 7
Celebrates the collection and lives of local contemporary glass collectors Adele and Leonard Leight.
Ralph Eugene Meatyard: “The Unforeseen Wilderness”
Aug. 6-Feb. 13
Meatyard’s photographs of Red River Gorge accompanied by Wendell Berry’s essays.
Speed Art Museum
2035 S. Third St.
Hours: Fridays, 1-8 p.m.;Saturdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Rita Cameron: “Adaptations”
Aug. 13-Sept. 18
Cameron’s previous exhibition of colorful paintings was Surface Noise’s last show before things shut down for the pandemic. This show features her new work.
Surface Noise
600 Baxter Ave., Louisville
Hours: Thursdays-Mondays, noon-6 p.m.
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Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery’s new hours
This article appears in July 28, 2021.