Artists

Ben Anderson, born in 1960, has a BFA in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA

A multi-faceted artist and musician, Andrew Moon Bain was born in 1974 in Texas and grew up in the Pacific

Jillian Barber, originally from England, grew up in Westerly, Rhode Island. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design

Deborah Baronas grew up on a New England farm and came of age as a designer in the textile industry.

Howard Ben Tré’s sculpture, and especially, as we shall see, his public works, are permeated by idealism. Even when his

Kate Blacklock’s early love of ceramics came from her viewing of the Pre-Columbian pottery at New York’s Museum of Natural

Leslie Bostrom, born in 1951, received a BA from the University of Maine and an MFA in painting from the

Born in Rhode Island in 1963, Stephen Brownell has a degree in botany from the University of Rhode Island, but

Jesse Burke is a New England native and currently lives in Rhode Island with his wife and their three girls—Clover,

Nilton Cardenas, of Inca heritage, grew up in Lima, Peru where he studied journalism and painting at the University of

Born in 1973, Brian Chippendale grew up around the Philadelphia area. His entry into the Providence art and music scene

Dennis Congdon holds a BFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Yale University.

I am a painter who has lived and worked in Providence, Rhode Island for the past forty-one years. I received

David DeMelim pursues parallel explorations in printmaking and photography. He earned a BFA from the University of Rhode Island, studying

Bob Dilworth, born in 1951, received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and MFA from the School

John Dunnigan is a designer, maker, and educator. A native of Providence, Dunnigan is a graduate of the University of Rhode

Wendy Edwards’ gravitation from a childhood on a farm in Virginia to undergraduate study in Philadelphia at the University of

Born in Israel in 1964, Yizhak Elyashiv received a BFA from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem and

When I was a student I attended a lecture by Naum Gabo the painter and sculptor whose philosophy of Constructive

Richard Fishman grew up in Roxbury, Massachusetts and attended Boston University before transferring to the Rhode Island School of Design

Lucas Foglia’s recent photography exhibition at Brown University’s David Winton Bell Gallery, “A Natural Order,” portrayed people who left cities

I was born in New York City and moved upstate with my family when I was five. I have always

Julie Gearan enjoys exploring a narrative in her painting; she describes herself as “a painter of themes that connect human relationships of

Extraordinary and elegant in quality and beauty, Michael Glancy’s sculptures reveal the artist’s exacting struggle towards perfection. Drawing inspiration from natural macro- and

A native Californian born in 1980, Corey Grayhorse came to Rhode Island in 2002. She brought with her a California

Born in 1946, Bunny Harvey came to the Rhode Island School of Design where she obtained a BFA, MFA and

Paul Housberg creates site-specific works in glass for corporate, hospitality, healthcare and public environments. He says, “my work explores the

Shawn Kenney, born in Connecticut, grew up in Washington state and the Mid-Atlantic states before returning to New England to

Irene Lawrence is a painter, printmaker, and maker of books as well as a musician who studies the cello and the

Meg Little successfully combines function with fine art in her handtufted rugs with designs inspired by ancient petroglyphs as well

Saberah Malik, of Warwick, has combined the traditional and the innovative in both her art and her life. The daughter

Peter Marcus’ recent focus is on “The New American Family,” the title of his recent exhibition at the Newport Art

“Painting for me is neither a magical channeling of creative forces, nor a juggling act of conceptual ideas. It is,

Photographer Annu Palakunnathu Matthew was born in England in 1964, grew up in India and lives in Providence; she is

Sculpture and science intersect in the work of Stephen Metcalf, whose large, often kinetic works derive from a structural principle

Denny Moers is known for his highly imaginative, technically innovative monoprints created by controlling the action of light on the

Ilse Buchert Nesbitt was born in Germany and spent her childhood in Japan, absorbing the influence of sumi brush painting practiced

My current work consists of geometric shapes that are built by the systematic application of repeated marks to a visual

Life’s course does not always follow the planned route. These days, as time allows, I am drawn to the sea,

Well-known as the creator of The Plaza of Art and Cultures/La Plaza del Arte y Las Culturas, the mural on

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary defines proportion as ‘the relation of one part to another.’ Pleasing proportions render the whole

Peter Prip, the son of Danish master metalsmith John Prip, was born in Denmark, shortly before his father came to

I have been painting and drawing forever, and from the moment my little fingers picked up a bulky crayon my

Originally from East Providence, Rhode Island, Tony Ramos was born in 1944, obtained a BA in art from Southern Illinois

CW Roelle grew up in and around Palmyra/ Shortsville/ Manchester NY. The Finger Lakes region. It’s pretty up there. After

Anthony Russo graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1971 with a BFA but was undecided about a career

Born in 1927 to Greek immigrant parents in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Thomas Sgouros is a fifty year veteran of the Rhode

Brian Shure is a painter and printmaker working with representations of people in public spaces. He received a BA from

Dean Snyder’s sculpture has been characterized as “uncanny ‘graphical’ organicism experienced through seamless assemblies of highly considered forming, molding, and

Rosanne Somerson is the president at the Rhode Island School of Design, she came to the institution as a freshman

Artist Meredith Stern obtained a BFA in Ceramics at Tulane University in New Orleans. She is a member of the

Her love of Celtic culture inspires the creative life of artist Laura Travis. She is a sculptor, carving primarily in limestone, soapstone

Judyth vanAmringe’s art is based on years of design work as well as the intricacies of artistic process. She is a

Neal Walsh, born in Rhode Island in 1969, graduated from the University of Rhode Island and received important artistic training

Richard Whitten’s paintings are meticulously crafted images on shaped wood panels. They are definitely painting but teeter at the edge

I began working with glass in 1970 because it is an extraordinarily versatile material and I believed that there were