Thomas Sgouros (1927-2012)

Thomas Sgouoros, photo by Lucas Foglia
Thomas Sgouros, photo by Lucas Foglia

NetWorks Rhode Island and the Chazan Collection Exhibition, WaterFire Arts Center (2024) Bio:

American, 1927-2012, Providence illustrator and painter, former RISD professor

Original NetWorks Catalogue Bio:

Born in 1927 to Greek immigrant parents in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Thomas Sgouros is a fifty year veteran of the Rhode Island School of Design Department of Illustration, where he became department chair in 1975. Currently he paints “Remembered Landscapes” in his studio at the Fleur de Lys building, part of the Providence Art Club.

Source: NetWorks 2009-2010 Catalogue

Remembered Landscape 8 X, 2010 Oil on linen, 44 x 48 in. Courtesy Cade Tompkins Projects, Providence, RI
Remembered Landscape 8 X, 2010
Oil on linen, 44 x 48 in.
Courtesy Cade Tompkins Projects, Providence, RI

Credits:

Video: Richard Goulis
Executive Producer: Joseph A. Chazan M.D.

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Highlighting the work of selected artists who have played vital roles in shaping the contemporary visual arts community in Rhode Island. This collection of brief video portraits provides a window into the lives, practices, and cultural contributions of professional artists.


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