About Me

Lucas Keown

Artist, Project Builder

Fine Art

I am a full time artist and letterpress printer. I have worked for four years at Hound Dog Press, a local letterpress print studio/shop. My art practice is oriented around printmaking and community print projects. I utilize the gradual degradation inherent to intaglio printmaking, etching and biting away at plates to reflect a neglect that pervades Louisville’s urban ecosystem, especially evident in its abandoned architectural structures. Emphasizing the subtractive/destructive processes used in my works, I convey the harsh reality of many communities in Louisville, utilizing the visual dissolution of architectural forms to reflect urban spaces’ relegation to haunting shells of a prior bustling industry and community.

On Exhibition

Modern Ruins: OCT 20-NOV 16
Common Gallery, Louisville, KY

Process: OCT 20-DEC 10
Snide Hotel, Louisville, KY

Get in touch

I’m always looking to collaborate and talk projects, drop me a line if you want to chat!

Want to know about future shows and projects?