“Clothing Optional” displays a variety of mediums and methods these artists use to depict the human form and the unique interpretations of figures that result. It will feature figurative works by a number of local, national and international artists, including:
Jeff Bye is a Pennsylvania-based RISD graduate whose figurative paintings often contain representations of friends and family.
Alba Corrado is a RISD professor and Providence artist whose sculptural works range from life-sized figures to presentation medals.
Ted DiLucia is a Providence resident and RISD graduate whose works are large-scale abstracted and deconstructed portraits.
Elizabeth Frank is an Arizona artist who creates wood people by combining carved aspen branches with found objects.
Ted Gall is a California-based sculptor who creates compelling figures in bronze.
Kristy Goggio is a Wisconsin painter who depicts female characters that hint at the Renaissance style.
Jeff Hall is a Virginia sculptor whose work appears on and in a number of prominent public buildings such as the National Cathedral and Capital Building.
Daniel Koterbay is a Rhode Island artist known for his realism and use of bold color in his pop art.
Azamat Kuliev is a Russian figurative painter who resides in Turkey mostly working in realism and superrealism.
James Paterson is an Ontario, Canada-based artist who creates three-dimensional sculptures called Prayer Machines
Eleanor Rahim is a New York City artist who incorporates motion, flow, energy balance and grace in her abstract figurative paintings.
Jeff Schneider is a New York City-based artist who paints stylized, heavily silhouetted figures.
David Witbeck is a Providence artist who paints of boldly simplified female figures in beach environments.
“Fine Artists of the Jewelry District” will feature paintings, photography, and sculptural work by artists creating and thriving in Providence’s Jewelry District, which was added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1985. Once a thriving manufacturing area, the Jewelry District is now a dynamic live/work neighborhood with a rich architectural heritage.
Behind the beautiful old facades, the Jewelry District is alive with creative energy from so many accomplished artists. We’re thrilled to show visitors the amazing talent we have in our own backyard.
This juried exhibition highlights the breadth and excellence of the work of BFA and MFA alumni from Maine College of Art.
Mary Jane Andreozzi, whose series of wax drawings on wood and stone express an inner energy that leans towards symbolism and becomes more than a realistic rendering.
Daniel Koterbay, who is known for his realism and use of bold color in his pop art.
Michael Foytho, an abstract expressionist best known for his use of vivid colors to convey energy, line to express movement and form.
Alecia Barry Underhill, who paints animals – horses, chicks, dogs – for their beauty, the connection we human beings have to them, and the sense of history and nostalgia for simpler times.
Mark Holme, whose work is influenced by the movement and grace of our wildlife and the outdoors, capturing a moment in time as well as the personality of his subjects.
Judy Araujo Volkmann, whose figures and portraits are often in states of being reflective, engaged, celebratory, or confrontational.
Marjorie Hellman, whose both descriptive and abstract work is responsive to what
she sees. While the natural world has provided her with many points of departure over
the years, since moving to Providence, she draws on her urban environment – the relationship of architecture, water, and reflected light – to inspire the shapes and color
of her current work.
Nick Paciorek, who is drawn to major metropolitan areas for the interplay between figures, architecture, light and color that continually shift from dawn til dusk. Large cities with active skylines, busy streets, and hard edges are one of his favorite subjects.
Jeff Schneider, a New York artist whose figures aim to leave viewers puzzled about the meaning between relationships and question the nature and possibility of unity through representational and abstract concepts.
Nina Weiss, a landscape painter who’s inspired by the vast open spaces and cornfields of the Midwest farmlands. She translates the intensity and power of nature’s rhythm, forms, colors, and light into her paintings, drawing the viewer into a heightened vision of gesture and hue.
Fiber Works will feature the textile works of four artists:
Michelle Sirois-Silver, whose textile designs imply the subjects rather than state them directly. Her works feature a variety of techniques – including hand hooking, screen print and stitch – and materials that inform one another layer upon layer.
Mary Jane Andreozzi, who is inspired by the grace, strength, and beauty of the natural world. Her fiber pieces, made with a variety of textiles from hand dyed wool to recycled fabric, are created by a traditional textile technique passed down from generations of women who used old worn clothing cut into rags to create rugs.
Judith Larzelere, an art quilt innovator whose signature style combines machine strip piecing and machine strip quilting, creates abstract works that emphasize color interaction and movement. They have great impact when viewed at a distance, and reveal detail and nuance upon closer inspection. 