2025

Darryl Halbrooks - 
Buster and Joey at Mare Serentinatis
​May 23 - July 11

Acrylic and epoxy paintings on Plexiglas, often based on Russian or Early Renaissance Icons. Many are concerned with the travels of a Dr. Sagan, and his two cat buddies, Buster and Joey as well as the occasional guest.

Boris Zakić
Le Roman de Silence: The Illuminated Manuscript Paintings
May 23 - July 11

The Silence Scriptorium 2025 - Experience a fresh take on the 13th-century romance, Le Roman de Silence. Brought to life by Boris Zakić and his artistic team of scribes and illuminators, the exhibition chronicles the story of Silence, a revolutionary hero(ine), navigating her identity while disguised as a boy. With themes of gender formulation and social constructs of identity, this engaging exhibition offers a contemporary reflection on timeless issues. It showcases large hand-painted panels in the original Picard French calligraphy, with scenes, patterns and fanciful decoration embellished in blue and gold. Don't miss this beautifully crafted celebration of medieval manuscript art!

Cathy Vigor - Raised Surfaces-Forms and Textures from Nature
May 30 - July 11

Exploring the natural world provides me with an amazing amount of inspiration for creating my felt  pieces. I enjoy time out of doors whether in my backyard, hiking in the woods, strolling by a creek, enjoying a lake or ocean or leisurely walking around my neighborhood. I collect sticks and stones, seed pods, insect wings, leaves, feathers, and other objects I find. I consider these gifts from nature. I take numerous photos on my walking adventures. Lichens, mushrooms, tree bark, native flowers are among my favorite subjects. I look at the minutiae of the items I collect to explore their forms and textures.

Madison Kelley - Canon
​May 30 - July 11

This show will feature a series of paintings addressing enduring tropes surrounding women's representation in visual culture, noting the ever-changing labels created in reference to their bodies and sexuality. Inspired by the theatrics of neoclassicism and the illustrative qualities of erotic art, Kelley inserts vintage eroticism and other undervalued artistic movements into the canon of art history. Through whimsical patterns and surreal concepts, this series rejects the inherent sexualization of the nude form, tackling issues surrounding bodily autonomy, agency, and censorship in the digital age.

Cynthia Ryan Kelly - Someday This Will Be Illegal
May 30 - July 11

It is no secret that things must change in order to minimize the effects that humans have brought upon.  The plastic experiment, the fossil fuels experiment, to just get started, are way out of balance with nature.  If humans are still dominant in 200 years, certainly these ways of operation will be illegal and hopefully obsolete.  This series is a range of fantastical images that are carbon capture machines, that will clean up the mess we’ve made. Maybe even spark a viewer to conjure up a solution.
July 18 - September 12  |  Castlewood Story is a look into the history of the Loudoun House and the Castlewood neighborhood. The exhibition will feature contemporary and historical artworks, information about the House and neighborhood, oral histories, and en plein air artworks made during sessions to be held during spring and summer of 2025.

​The call is currently open and closes on May 12th
July 18 - September 12  |  Our House is a group show of all Loudoun House Studio Artists, Lexington Art League Artists in Residence, staff, and board. Come see who we are and what we do!
PRHBTN began in 2011 and is now responsible for facilitating over 40 major murals by artists from all over the world, and covering some of Lexington’s most prominent walls. The annual exhibition has taken pride in being known for a no-holds-bar ethos which has resulted in displaying some of the most provocative artwork in the city each year. This exhibition is still the best opportunity for Kentucky artists of all disciplines to present artworks regardless of age, experience, media, discipline, or subject matter.

The call for art will be open June 2 - August 20​
Dec 12 - Jan 30, 2026  |  The Nude Biennial  A showcase of the nude human form in contemporary art. Additional details about this year's show are forthcoming. 

​The call for art will be open  July 1 - October 31