Mary Dondero is an accomplished artist whose work explores the intersections of imagination, philosophy, and artistic expression. Her pastel drawings have been exhibited nationally and internationally, with collections including Denmark’s Naestved International Print Studio, the Newport Art Museum, and the Zion Human History Museum. A dedicated curator and educator, Dondero has served as Exhibition Curator […]
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Stephen Fisher earned a B.F.A. in painting and printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University (1976) and an M.F.A. in printmaking from Yale University (1981). He has taught at Rhode Island College in Providence for 35 years as a Professor of Art specializing in printmaking and drawing. Fisher’s work has been exhibited in a variety of national […]
Read moreKyna Leski is a Professor of Architecture at The Rhode Island School of Design who has served as Department Head, Graduate Director and Head of RISD’s European Honors Program in Rome; as well as being a Visiting Professor at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, China. She has played a formative role in the […]
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Amy Wynne is a Rhode Island based artist whose studio practice interconnects collage, drawing, poetry and painting. Layers of colors and shapes evoke perceptual memories… emerging in sequence and transforming over time. Grounded in her classical training from the New York Academy of Art, her creative process is an attempt to communicate what it means […]
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Ann-Marie began her art career with a BS in art education from R.I. College. She continued her postgraduate studies in painting, ceramics and printmaking at Rhode Island School of Design, Bennington College and Massachusetts School of Art and Design. After doing freelance illustration and operating a one-woman textile business (Softworks) she became a visual arts […]
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Gail Whitsitt-Lynch’s art reflects her curiosity and fascination with animate structures, examining how and why they appear over and over again in nature. With her work she hopes to draw viewers into a dialogue, intending to widen the definition of artists’ community. She explores a variety of materials, both two- and three-dimensional. Wood is the […]
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NetWorks Rhode Island and the Chazan Collection Exhibition, WaterFire Arts Center (2024) Bio: Jessica Deane Rosner primarily works on paper with ink, gouache, watercolor and pencils to create labor intensive, intricate drawings. Within every series and across media that include paper, thread, and text, she strives for control allowing mistakes and accidents to remain visible, […]
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As the founder and president of Morris Nathanson Design, with offices in New York, Boston and Providence, Morris Nathanson has led projects all over the world. He has won many awards for his hospitality venues and restaurants. In 1986, after decades of business travel, Nathanson settled down in his native city, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and […]
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NetWorks Rhode Island and the Chazan Collection Exhibition, WaterFire Arts Center (2024) Bio: Tayo Heuser was born in Washington D.C., and grew up in North, East and West Africa and Europe. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI and Masters degree from Vermont College in Montpelier, VT. Currently, […]
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NetWorks Rhode Island and the Chazan Collection Exhibition, WaterFire Arts Center (2024) Bio: Nilton Cardenas was born in Lima, Peru; he embarked on an academic journey nurturing his passion for painting at the renowned Institute Superior Jose Sabogal in Lima. In 1993, his family set foot in Miami, Florida, seeking new opportunities, and eventually settled […]
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NetWorks Rhode Island and the Chazan Collection Exhibition, WaterFire Arts Center (2024) Bio: Leslie Bostrom received her BA from the University of Maine, Orono, and her BFA in Paintingfrom the Rhode Island School of Design. Between undergraduate and graduate school, sheworked as a master printer in San Francisco, specializing in intaglio.Bostrom has taught drawing, painting, […]
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A musician and visual artist, William Schaff is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art, and works from his studio in Warren, Rhode Island. Source: NetWorks 2009-2010 Catalogue Credits: Video: Richard Goulis Music: “Spooky Will” performed by William Schaff, I Love You & I Miss You Accordian Tune, “Lioness” Songs: Ohia, The Lioness © […]
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