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\u201cRather than focusing specifically on any one issue, I wanted to feature amazing artists who are women,\u201d said Steven Pennell, gallery director in the Department of Art and Art History. \u201cTheir work is on a wide variety of topics with a tremendous range of media and materials. The link is to \u2018color and texture\u2019 in their chosen style and media, examining the innovative uses of materials that are textural and colorist, a significant element in the study of art.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the 12 artists are 溏心vlog免费B站 alumnae AGONZA (Angela Gonzalez), an expressive portrait painter and award-winning community muralist, and Titilola O. Martins, who majored in studio art, fabric and fashion design at 溏心vlog免费B站. The exhibition also features the work of area artists Mary Jane Andreozzi, Janet Austin, Madolin Maxey, Saberah Malik, Cynthia \u201cListens to the Wind\u201d Ross Meeks, Dianne Reilly, Kristen S. Street, Robyn Thomas, Anita Trezvant, and Judy Volkmann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pennell, a former, long-time coordinator of artist and culture at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Providence campus and board member for Gallery Night Providence, First Works and other community-based organizations, selected the artists for the show. <\/p>\n\n\n
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\u201cThese 12 individuals and their work really standout,\u201d he said. \u201cEach of these artists have notable educational backgrounds, have exhibited around the world in major galleries and museums and have work in major collections. We are fortunate to have a huge active arts community in Rhode Island and I have been fortunate enough to make connections with hundreds of amazing creative artists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of the artists, five work in fabric and textiles. Their work includes the use of materials such as gauze, feathers, beads and many nontraditional fabrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI wanted to see a tremendous breadth of artwork, some very cutting-edge pieces,\u201d said Pennell. \u201cFabric is often thought of as \u2018women\u2019s work,\u2019 in an often dismissive way, but these individuals take their work in vastly different directions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The show includes Indigenous masks by Ross Meeks, 3D textile works by Malik, science-based paintings and ceramic totems by Street, and abstract oil paintings from Volkmann and Maxey. AGONZA contributed a unique painting that includes found objects and materials that add texture and color. The work reflects her Puerto Rican and Dominican heritage, said Pennell. Martins\u2019 work \u2013 a painted fabric design framed and a garment made with the resulting fabric \u2013 combines her majors in studio art and textiles and fashion merchandising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exhibition, which closes April 24, is hosted by the Department of Art and Art History and the College of Arts and Sciences in collaboration with the 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Program. An artist conversation on \u201cTextiles as Art\u201d will be held March 4 at 5:30 p.m. on the fourth floor of Lippitt Hall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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