FRANCIS X. PAVY
IMAGE AND WORDS BY LEAH GRAEFF for THE CURRENT Magazine Downtown Lafayette was under a flash flood warning, the morning of my shoot with Francis Pavy. We kept our…
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Lafayette artist featured on new Clifton Chenier zydeco tribute record by Rolling Stones
BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Jun 11, 2025 Updated Jun 11, 2025 | For The Advocate An iconic Louisiana zydeco musician is being honored by the Smithsonian with…
The African American Museum in Philadelphia presents Demond Melancon: As Any Means Are Necessary
PRESERVING CULTURE, ONE BEAD AT A TIME Pamela J. Forsythe | Jun 10, 2025 | for Broad Street Review Demond Melancon writes the history of his people in glass beads….
Demond Melancon Featured on CBS News
In Michelle Miller’s final look this week at pillars of New Orleans’ style, the correspondent delves into the centuries-old Carnival tradition of Black Masking. Acclaimed contemporary artist Demond Melancon’s work…
Face to Face: April 2025
Each day in Lesley Dill’s Brooklyn Heights studio begins and ends with poetry. Her team selects lines from Emily Dickinson’s work to inspire their collaboration on This Private Hallucinatory Moment—a large-scale installation of “electric ladies” crafted from organza-backed copper. Rooted in Dill’s 2023–2024 Smithsonian fellowship, the piece draws from outsider art and 19th-century science, incorporating hand-applied chemical patinas and themes of discovery. The final 13-by-26-foot work will debut at Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans in December 2025.
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Featuring Demond Melancon Big Chief Demond Melancon is a New Orleans native needle and thread artist. Big Chief is well known for creating massive Suits as a Black Masker. His…
Hyperallergic: The Opulent Beadwork of Black Masker Demond Melancon
The Louisiana-based artist, known for his hand-beaded portraits and Mardi Gras Indian suits, is the recipient of this year’s 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art. By Rhea Nayyar | February…
“Pavicons”
Over the course of forty years, Francis Pavy mediates a visual language for Acadiana BY JORDAN LAHAYE FONTENOT | JANUARY 22, 2025 | for COUNTRY ROADS MAGAZINE When Francis…
The Origins Of The Arthur Roger Gallery
With his influential art gallery on Julia Street, Arthur Roger has established himself as New Orleans’ foremost contemporary art dealer. Roger has been promoting local artists in his native city…
Arthur Roger Gallery celebrates 45 years with must-see exhibition
150 works by 100 artists crowd the flagship Julia Street gallery By Doug MacCash | Staff writer for The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate The 150 artworks in the Arthur Roger…