WheelHouse Art

06/11/2026

“My recent works engage the tradition of the still life as a site of concealed meaning. What initially reads as lush and ornamental abundance, cascading blooms drawn from the Dutch vanitas tradition, reveals itself on closer inspection to be a more unsettling anatomy. Women’s bodies are fragmented, miniaturized, and absorbed into the floral arrangements: figures nestle inside blooms like ornaments, legs emerge upended from bouquets, forms are engulfed and reduced to decorative element. Scattered throughout are fragments of commercial culture, from pharmaceutical advertising to convenience store signage, tucked into the botanical splendor like uninvited guests. The irregular shaped panels themselves participate in this logic, their organic contours mimicking the very excess they contain. By folding these elements into the familiar language of beauty and floral abundance, the work exposes what that language has always obscured: the staging, display, and consumption of the female form as aesthetic object.”
—Shawn Marshall

“un-still,” a new collection of work by Shawn Marshall is on view at WheelHouse Art, LOU through July 4, 2026.
📍2650 Frankfort Ave., Louisville, KY 40206

Featured:
SHAWN MARSHALL
“Trophy”
3 layers of hand-cut collage and archival resin on custom-cut wood panel
22 x 17 inches
$1900.00
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06/10/2026

OPENING THIS FRIDAY at WheelHouse Art, LEX:
patrick ADAMS + teri DRYDEN: pieced TOGETHER

This two-person exhibition brings together Lexington-based Patrick Adams and Louisville-based Teri Dryden,
two artists whose abstract works are built through layers, fragments, revision, and touch.

Adams works through paint, canvas, scratching, and the reuse of older painted surfaces. Dryden builds mixed
media works with paper, panel, drawing, and collage. Together, their work creates a conversation about
memory, material, and the act of piecing something new together.

Opening Reception: Friday, June 12, 6–8pm
Gallery Hop: Friday, July 17, 5–8pm

WheelHouse Art, LEX
📍500 W. Short Street, Lexington, KY

06/10/2026

Patrick Smith is a Lexington, Kentucky–based painter whose work merges technical realism with psychological intensity. Recognized for his refined observational skill and distinctive visual language, Smith creates intimate, often unguarded portraits of individuals from within his personal circle. His work captures moments that feel both immediate and deeply symbolic, positioning him as a compelling voice within contemporary figurative painting.

At the core of Smith’s practice is a belief—echoing Oscar Wilde—that portraiture reveals more about the artist than the sitter. In his own words, the act of painting is inherently autobiographical, regardless of subject, and the impulse to morally evaluate an artist before engaging with their work diminishes the deeper, more human exchange that art offers. This philosophical stance is key to understanding the emotional and conceptual framework of his work.

Patrick Smith’s solo exhibition “Full Sized Bigger Work” is in view through July 4, 2026 at WheelHouse Art, LOU

📍2650 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206

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06/09/2026

LVA’s 13th annual art[squared] auction online bids opens at noon today! 140 artists, including WheelHouse Art’s own Teri Dryden, Martin Rollins, and Robyn Gibson, have generously contributed their work to support LVA programs and more.

In addition to being a sponsor for the event, WheelHouse Art is also offering you a deal you can’t refuse: Get 15%/Give 15%!

Get 15% off when you frame your art[squared] winning pieces in a white float frame by Studio Moulding, and WheelHouse Art will donate an additional 15% of every sale back to LVA! It’s a WIN-WIN!
Some restrictions apply, contact WheelHouse Art, LOU for details.

The closing party this Thursday, June 11th, from 6—9 PM, at LVA at their Portland HQ. The auction closes at 8:45 PM on the 11th.

For more information visit, www.louisvillevisualart.org/artsquared

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06/09/2026

Join us this Friday at WheelHouse Art, LEX for:
patrick ADAMS + teri DRYDEN: pieced TOGETHER

This two-person exhibition brings together Lexington-based Patrick Adams and Louisville-based Teri Dryden, two artists whose abstract works are built through layers, fragments, revision, and touch.

Opening Reception: Friday, June 12, 6–8pm
Gallery Hop: Friday, July 17, 5–8pm
WheelHouse Art, LEX
500 W. Short Street, Lexington, KY
https://nps.soundestlink.com/ce/v/0/6a2740bf19856d01bb99b43c

06/04/2026

“My work examines how femininity is constructed through architecture, material culture, and systems of power and display. Informed by my background in architecture, I approach collage as a form of spatial assembly. I build hand-cut layered environments that function as thresholds, vitrines, and compressed sites of desire, and I am interested in how gendered identities are rehearsed and how beauty circulates as both an invitation and a constraint.” — Shawn Marshall

“un-still,” a new collection of work by Shawn Marshall is on view at WheelHouse Art, LOU through July 4, 2026.
📍2650 Frankfort Ave., Louisville, KY 40206

Featured:
SHAWN MARSHALL
“Venus Vanitas”
4 layers of hand-cut collage and archival resin on custom-cut wood panel
34 x 34 inches
$5400.00
“Vanity 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9”
2 layers of hand-cut collage and archival resin on custom-cut wood panel
$500.00-1400.00 each
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06/04/2026

Come here.
Look closer. Closer still.

PATRICK SMITH
“Bella”
Acrylic on paper
30 x 22 1/2 inches
$5000.00

Patrick Smith’s solo exhibition “Full Sized Bigger Work” is in view through July 4, 2026 at WheelHouse Art, LOU

📍2650 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206

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06/03/2026

Lexington's WKYT stopped by to find out who we are and what we are doing here in our new WheelHouse Art, LEX space.
Thanks so much for visiting and sharing our story with the community WKYT & India Jones. You have a new super fan in WheelHouse Art, LEX 🤩

Everyday Kentucky On The Go | Wheelhouse Art in Lexington

06/02/2026

LVA’s 13th annual art[squared] auction is coming up fast! 140 artists have generously contributed their work to support LVA programs and more.

In addition to being a sponsor for the event, WheelHouse Art is also offering you a deal you can’t refuse: Get 15%/Give 15%!
Get 15% off when you frame your art[squared] winning pieces in a white float frame by Studio Moulding, and WheelHouse Art will donate an additional 15% of every sale back to LVA! It’s a WIN-WIN!
Some restrictions apply, contact WheelHouse Art, LOU for details.

The art[squared] on-line auction opens at Noon on Tuesday, June 9th. The closing party is Thursday, June 11th, from 6—9 PM, at LVA at their Portland HQ. The auction closes at 8:45 PM on the 11th.

Get your tickets for this thrilling online art auction & party today!

Please note: Tickets are only required for the Auction Party — the online auction is free to participate in. Tickets for the Auction Party are available NOW for only $40!
For more information and tickets visit, www.louisvillevisualart.org/artsquared

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06/02/2026

Opening June 12 at WheelHouse Art, LEX
patrick ADAMS + teri DRYDEN: pieced TOGETHER, a two-person show featuring Lexington-based artist Patrick Adams and Louisville-based artist Teri Dryden.
The exhibition opens Friday, June 12 with a reception from 6:00 to 8:00pm and will remain on view through July 25. https://nps.soundestlink.com/ce/v/0/6a1df907b72b9605e7f82cab