PRESS
Selected media coverage of exhibitions, performances, productions, and collaborative projects to which I contributed as artist, costume designer, co-designer, creative assistant, seamstress, or talent.
Pipeline (Costume Designer), University of Louisville Theatre Arts, 2026
WHAS11, “UofL Honors Black History Month with Their Production of ‘Pipeline’,” Great Day Live, February 2025, retrieved from https://www.whas11.com/article/features/great-day-live/uofl-honors-black-history-month-with-their-production-of-pipeline/417-409e6719-43e1-40a5-a60f-d21dadc78665
University of Louisville, “The Department of Theatre Arts and African American Theatre Program Presents ‘Pipeline’ by Dominique Morisseau,” University of Louisville College of Arts & Sciences, February 2025, retrieved from https://artsandsciences.louisville.edu/news/department-theatre-arts-and-african-american-theatre-program-presents-pipeline-dominique
The Louisville Cardinal, “Student Actors Take Stage for Last Weekend of Pipeline,” The Louisville Cardinal, February 2026, retrieved from https://www.louisvillecardinal.com/2026/02/student-actors-take-stage-for-last-weekend-of-pipeline/
Reebok × Walker Wear Collaboration (Talent / Creative Assistant), 2025
Reebok, “Reebok x Walker Wear Celebrate Unity and Empowerment with New Collection, Available Globally Spring 2025,” Reebok News, March 2025, retrieved from https://news.reebok.com/latest-news/reebok-x-walker-wear-celebrate-unity-and-empowerment-with-new-collection--available-globally-spring-/s/746b4dd2-5d8a-4d78-8160-81f90875497a
Essence, March 2025, retrieved from https://www.essence.com/fashion/april-walker-reebok-womens-history-month-capsule/
The Snobette, “Reebok Teams Up With Walker Wear For Women’s History Month,” The Snobette, March 2025, retrieved from https://snobette.com/2025/03/reebok-walker-wear-capsule/India Espy-Jones, “Streetwear Pioneer April Walker Partners With Reebok On Collection Featuring Modern Freestyle Hi Sneaker,”
Design Scene, “Reebok x Walker Wear Collection Champions Unity and Empowerment,” Design Scene, March 2025, retrieved from https://www.designscene.net/2025/03/reebok-x-walker-wear.html
Jean E. Palmieri, “Streetwear Icon April Walker Reimagines Reebok’s Freestyle Hi for Women’s Empowerment Collection,” WWD / Footwear News, March 5, 2025, retrieved from https://wwd.com/footwear-news/sneaker-news/reebok-april-walker-collaboration-freestyle-hi-sneaker-1237708138/
This Little Light of Mine (Costume Designer), Kentucky Opera, 2025
Brenda Sparks, “Democracy and the Arts: What Americans Can Learn from Fannie Lou Hamer’s Story,” The Courier-Journal, February 20, 2025, retrieved from https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2025/02/20/kentucky-opera-fannie-lou-hamer-this-little-light-of-mine-art-democracy-civil-rights/79069363007/
Opera America, “This Little Light of Mine,” Opera America Performance Listing, retrieved from https://www.operaamerica.org/calendar/opera%20performance/22603/this-little-light-of-mine
WHAS11, “Learn the Story of Fannie Lou Hamer with ‘This Little Light of Mine’,” Great Day Live, February 2025, retrieved from https://www.whas11.com/article/features/great-day-live/learn-the-story-of-fannie-lou-hamer-with-this-little-light-of-mine/417-10d3aa5c-4c7f-4616-ab67-edbc8e162958
A.A. Cristi, “Kentucky Opera Will Host Louisville Premiere of This Little Light of Mine,” BroadwayWorld, January 31, 2025, retrieved from https://www.broadwayworld.com/louisville/article/Kentucky-Opera-Will-Host-Louisville-Premiere-of-THIS-LITTLE-LIGHT-OF-MINE-20250131
Kentucky Opera, “Kentucky Opera Announces Louisville Premiere of This Little Light of Mine Honoring Voting Rights Icon Fannie Lou Hamer,” Kentucky Opera Press Release, January 2025, retrieved from https://kyopera.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KO-This-Little-LIght-Press-Release-1.pdf
The (Un)Known Project / Journeys to Freedom (Co-Designer), IDEAS xLab, 2022
Yasmine Jumaa, “In ‘Journeys to Freedom,’ Actors Depict Stories of Escape Across the Ohio River,” Louisville Public Media, June 9, 2022, retrieved from https://www.lpm.org/news/2022-06-09/in-journeys-to-freedom-actors-depict-stories-of-escape-across-the-ohio-river
WDRB News, “Belle of Louisville to Launch ‘Journeys to Freedom’ Cruises This Summer,” WDRB, June 2022, retrieved from https://www.wdrb.com/news/belle-of-louisville-to-launch-journeys-to-freedom-cruises-this-summer/article_bbdde5ba-e0fb-11ec-8298-87c389b5859e.html
Queer Kentucky, “The Journeys to Freedom: (Un)Known Project River Cruise Will Make Its Debut on the Belle of Louisville,” Queer Kentucky, June 2, 2022, retrieved from https://queerkentucky.com/the-journeys-to-freedom-unknown-project-river-cruise-will-make-its-debut-on-the-belle-of-louisville/
WAVE3 News, “Immersive Belle of Louisville Cruise to Depict Families Escaping Slavery,” WAVE3 News, June 2022, retrieved from https://www.wave3.com/2022/06/02/immersive-belle-louisville-cruise-depict-families-escaping-slavery/
WAVE3 News, “‘Journeys to Freedom’ Kicks Off Special Historical Event,” WAVE3 News, June 20, 2023, retrieved from https://www.wave3.com/video/2023/06/20/journeys-freedom-kicks-off-special-historical-event/
Hite Art & Design Annual Student Exhibition (Fashion Artist), 2022
The Louisville Cardinal, “Hite Art & Design Annual Student Exhibition,” The Louisville Cardinal, December 2022, retrieved from https://www.louisvillecardinal.com/2022/12/hite-art-design-annual-student-exhibition/
BET Awards Performance – Lil Nas X, “MONTERO” (Seamstress), Michael Schmidt Studios, 2021
BET, “BET Awards 2021: Lil Nas X Pays Homage to Michael Jackson With ‘MONTERO’ Performance,” BET, June 2021, retrieved from https://www.bet.com/article/gj201r/bet-awards-2021-lil-nas-x-pays-homage-to-michael-jackson
Glenn Rowley, “Lil Nas X Walks Like an Egyptian, Makes Out With Backup Dancer at 2021 BET Awards,” Billboard, June 27, 2021, retrieved from https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/lil-nas-x-montero-2021-bet-awards-9593527/
E! News, “Lil Nas X Heats Up the 2021 BET Awards With Steamy Kiss During ‘Montero’ Performance,” E! Online, June 27, 2021, retrieved from https://www.eonline.com/news/1278256/lil-nas-x-heats-up-the-2021-bet-awards-with-steamy-kiss-during-montero-performance