A gallery roundup of art shows to see in Louisville this month. Note: This list is a selection of current exhibitions.
“Truth or Dare: A Reality Show”
Through December 21c Museum Hotel 700 W. Main St. Hours: Mondays-Sundays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 21cmuseumhotels.com Group show that’s part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.“What Lies Beneath”
Through March 2022 21c Museum Hotel Group show that’s part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.“Va Va Vixens Photographer Group Show”
Through Nov. 12 Art Sanctuary 1433 S. Shelby St. Hours: By appointment art-sanctuary.org Part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.“Photographs by Scott Slusher”
Art Sanctuary Through Nov. 12 Part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.“Forces of Nature” by Kimara Wilhite and Kristen Warning
Through Oct. 30 Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery 137 E. Main St., New Albany, Indiana Hours: Thursdays-Fridays, noon-5 p.m.; Saturdays 1-3 p.m. bourne-schweitzergallery.com Part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.“Hoosier Lifelines: Environmental and Social Change Along the Monon, 1847-2020”
Through Oct. 16 Carnegie Center for Art & History 201 E. Spring St., New Albany, Indiana Hours: Mondays-Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursdays, 12-8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. carnegiecenter.org Photographs and historical documents focus on how life and the environment along the decommissioned Monon Railroad has changed.“From the West End to the West Bank: Oppression, Racism and Resistance”
Through Oct. 8 Cressman Center for Visual Arts Hite Art Institute, UofL 100 E. Main St. Hours: By appointment only louisville.edu/art Group show that’s part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.Open Studio Louisville Exhibition
Oct. 15-Nov. 19 Cressman Center for Visual Arts Work by artists who are on the Open Studio Louisville tours.“West of Ninth: Race, Reckoning, and Reconciliation”
Through Sept. 2022 Frazier History Museum 829 W. Main St. Hours: Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays, 12-5 p.m. fraziermuseum.org Photographs, artifacts and wall panels featuring stories from the nine neighborhoods in West Louisville. Organized by Walt and Shae Smith of West of Ninth. Part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.“On the Beaten Track: Selections from Two Bodies of Work” by Joe Wolek
Through Nov. 6 Galerie Hertz 1253 S. Preston St. Hours: Wednesdays-Saturdays, noon-6 p.m.; Sundays, noon-4 p.m. galeriehertz.com Part of the Louisville Photo Biennial. Also showing ceramics by Lena Wolek.“Elegy” by Wendi Smith
Through Oct. 10 garner narrative contemporary fine art 642 E. Market St. Hours: Wednesdays-Sundays, 1-6 p.m. garnernarrative.com Smith’s latest show, postponed because of the shutdown, focuses on the themes of nature and ritual.“Salvaged Landscapes” by Stephen Dorsett
Oct. 15-Nov. 14 garner narrative contemporary fine art Part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.“Summer of 2020: Louisville’s Struggle for Racial Justice”
Through Nov. 14 Kentucky Center for African American Heritage 1701 Muhammad Ali Blvd. Hours: Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. kcaah.org Photographs from the Courier Journal. Part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.“Women Hold Up Half the Sky”
Through Nov. 14 Kentucky Center for African American Heritage Photographs by Bud Dorsey and Aukram Burton. Part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.David O. Schuster
Through Oct. 31 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. lesliespetzcustomframing.com Solo show of new works.“Before It Falls Apart”
Through Nov. 7 KMAC Museum 715 W. Main St. Hours: Wednesdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. kmacmuseum.org Kiah Celeste creates sculptures from broken material.“A Layered Approach”
Through Nov. 7 KMAC Museum Features a series of sculptural paintings by James Benjamin Franklin.“Mystical Heart”
Through Nov. 7 KMAC Museum New narrative paintings by Cynthia Norton.“Spectrum”
Through Nov. 7 KMAC Museum Using textiles and photography, Myra Greene examines concepts of race and the body.“Through the Lens”
Through Nov. 28 KORE Gallery 942 E. Kentucky St. Hours: Wednesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sundays, noon-4 p.m. koreartgallery.com Group show that’s part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.“this is new york: the september 11 photographs’
Through Nov. 14 Louisville Free Public Library Main branch, 301 York St. Hours: Mondays-Thursdays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fridays-Saturdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays, 1-5 p.m. lfpl.org The 500 photographs, marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11, were taken that Tuesday and the days that followed.“Liminality” by Shohei Katayama
Through Oct. 23 Moremen Gallery 710 W. Main St. Hours: Thursdays-Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. moremengallery.com Solo exhibition of works combining drawings and sculpture that comment on the environment.“Cynthia Norton: Drawings”
Through Oct. 24 Moremen Gallery Exhibition in conjunction with her paintings show, “Mystical Heart,” at KMAC.“American Nocturne” by Zed Saeed
Oct. 23-Dec. 2 Moremen Gallery Part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.“Splendor, Myth & Ritual”
Through Dec. 31 Paul Paletti Gallery 713 E. Market St. Hours: Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. paulpalettigallery.com Louisville Photo Biennial show by Keith Carter.“Pressma/Nation: A 10,000 Mile Journey”
Through Oct. 29 PYRO Gallery 1006 E. Washington St. Hours: Fridays-Saturdays, noon-6 p.m.; Sundays 1-4 p.m. pyrogallery.com Photography by C.J. Pressma and John Nation. Part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.“Emptiness and Substance”
Through Oct. 30 Quappi Projects 827 E. Market St. Hours: Thursdays-Fridays, noon-4 p.m.; Saturdays, 11a.m.-3 p.m. quappiprojects.com Exhibition by textile artists Bette Levy and Deborah Levine.“Cast a Magic Circle”
Oct. 8-Nov. 1 Revelry Boutique + Gallery 742 E. Market St. Hours: Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sundays-Mondays 11 a.m.-5 p.m. revelrygallery.com Debut show by collage artist Irene Mudd.“Collecting – A Love Story: Glass from the Adele and Leonard Leight Collection”
Through Nov. 7 Speed Art Museum 2035 S. Third St. Hours: Fridays, 1-8 p.m.; Saturdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. speedmuseum.org Celebrates the collection and lives of local contemporary glass collectors Adele and Leonard Leight.Ralph Eugene Meatyard: “The Unforeseen Wilderness”
Speed Art Museum Through Feb. 13 Meatyard’s photographs of Red River Gorge accompanied by Wendell Berry’s essays.“Local Color” by Lynn Dunbar Bayus
Through Oct. 1 Stoneware & Co. 731 Brent St. Hours: Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Stonewareandco.com The artist’s latest works that captures the spirit of Kentucky.“Close to the Stage: 50 Years of Music Photography” by Bill Carner
Through Oct. 31 Surface Noise 600 Baxter Ave. Hours: Thursdays-Mondays, noon-6 p.m. Facebook.com/surfacenoiserecords Part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.“Never Meet a Stranger: Photography by West of Ninth” by Shae and Walt Smith
Oct. 7-Dec. 17 University of Louisville Photographic Archives Elkstrom Library, Lower Level 17 2215 S. Third St. Hours: Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. library.louisville.edu/archives Part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.“Silver”
Through Oct. 31 Wayside Expressions Gallery Hotel Louisville 120 W. Broadway Hours: Open 24/7 waysidechristianmission.org Group show part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.“Empyrean” by Madison Cawein
Through Nov. 13 WheelHouse Art 2650 Frankfort Ave. Hours: Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. wheelhouse.art Part of the Louisville Photo Biennial.Keep Louisville interesting and support LEO Weekly by subscribing to our newsletter here. In return, you’ll receive news with an edge and the latest on where to eat, drink and hang out in Derby City.
