Alexa King's guest appearances

Alexa King

WiSP

Free Beer & Fiction

Watermark Women of the C-Suite

AART

Chris Stafford

Elizabeth Beisel

Ann Wilson

Alana Nichols

Caroline Martin

Courtney Dauwalter

Jenny Johnson

Missy Franklin

Katie Holloway

Hillary Biscay

Anna Buffini

Kate Leeming

Kathryn Bertine

Amanda Smith

Emily King

OwlTail

Alexa King has been a lifelong artist whose passion and talent combined to achieve success from the start of her career. Since early childhood, she became absorbed in drawing, combining her love of horses with a fascination for art. She has always owned horses and ponies so her intimate knowledge of anatomy and understanding of a horse’s gait gave her a unique perspective from which to create her sculptures. Her mother’s artistic eye and her father’s skills in construction provided the spring board for her to pursue her education in art by studying studio art as a painting major at Ball State University in her home town of Muncie, IN. Once she had established skills in creating three dimensional forms, she moved to Scottsdale, AZ where she cast her first bronze. This proved to be the launch pad for her career, which led to solo exhibitions at the Morris Douglas Fine Arts and Phippen O’Brien Gallery in Scottsdale. Her first major commission was to create a series representing the Pony Express for Nelson Rockefeller Collections in New York City. The memorial statue of 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, which stands at Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY, is probably her most famous piece and the one of which she is most proud. With so many commissioned pieces now on display around the world her creative impulse is never still; she begins each day with drawing before she sets to work on a sculpture at her home in Verona, Wisconsin.What does Alexa listen to while she's working?Podcasts including The Daily, Terry Gross and currently the audiobook; Caveat Emptor, a secret life of an American forger, Ken Perenyi.Host: Chris StaffordProduced by Hollowell StudiosFollow @theaartpodcast on InstagramEmail: hollowellstudios@gmail.com

Alexa King has been a lifelong artist whose passion and talent combined to achieve success from the start of her career. Since early childhood, she became absorbed in drawing, combining her love of horses with a fascination for art. She has always owned horses and ponies so her intimate knowledge of anatomy and understanding of a horse’s gait gave her a unique perspective from which to create her sculptures. Her mother’s artistic eye and her father’s skills in construction provided the spring board for her to pursue her education in art by studying studio art as a painting major at Ball State University in her home town of Muncie, IN. Once she had established skills in creating three dimensional forms, she moved to Scottsdale, AZ where she cast her first bronze. This proved to be the launch pad for her career, which led to solo exhibitions at the Morris Douglas Fine Arts and Phippen O’Brien Gallery in Scottsdale. Her first major commission was to create a series representing the Pony Express for Nelson Rockefeller Collections in New York City. The memorial statue of 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, which stands at Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY, is probably her most famous piece and the one of which she is most proud. With so many commissioned pieces now on display around the world her creative impulse is never still; she begins each day with drawing before she sets to work on a sculpture at her home in Verona, Wisconsin. What does Alexa listen to while she's working? Podcasts including The Daily, Terry Gross and currently the audiobook; Caveat Emptor, a secret life of an American forger, Ken Perenyi. Host: Chris Stafford Produced by Hollowell Studios Follow @theaartpodcast on Instagram Email: hollowellstudios@gmail.com

S1E1: Alexa King

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Alexa King | Executive Vice President, FireEye

The artist Alexa King created the magnificent statue of the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro which stands at the main entrance to Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY.  In part two of Alexa's story about her art we hear the fascinating story of how the statue was made - from conception to reality.  A documentary "Sculpting the Wind: Alexa King and the Making of the Barbaro Memorial Statue." can be viewed here.  Visit Alexa's website here. You can post your comments on the Chris Stafford Radio Facebook Page and follow on Twitter @chrisestafford.  This podcast is available for download on iTunes to your Smartphone Podcast App.

Inspirational Women: Alexa King; The Making of the Barbaro Memorial Statue

Alexa King is a fine artist whose sculpters have graced public venues and private homes across the US. She is famous for her iconic larger-than-life statue of the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro that welcomes visitors to Churchill Downs. In part one of her story we hear how her artistic life began and the passion behind her creations. In part two, which will go live next week, we will hear the fascinating story of how Barbaro was sculpted..  Visit Alexa's studio online here.  You can join in the conversation on our Facebook Page at Chris Stafford Radio and follow on Twitter @chrisestafford. This podcast is available for download from the iTunes Podcast store to your Smartphone Podcast Apps.

Inspirational Women: Alexa King, Sculptor; Part 1