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Bannister Gallery - Rhode Island College
Roberts Hall
600 Mt. Pleasant Ave.
Tues–Fri 12-8pm • Closed Monday, Weekends & Holidays  
(401) 456-9765  
bannistergallery@ric.edu

Feb 18 - March 18
Sabbatical Exhibition: Doug Bosch and Stephen Fisher  

Sculptor Doug Bosch and printmaker Stephen Fisher present their sabbatical explorations. As faculty they represent the art department's commitment to supporting contemporary visions that speak to the current dialogue and provide students with a professional vision of the art-making process. Fisher in his meticulous renderings continues to emulate the masters in his execution of materials and time-honored techniques. His compositions speak to the conditions of the day and often have an allegorical approach, which serves his formalist leanings well.

Bosch for his efforts continues to mystify with a concentration on his materials' gravity and with a referential architectural design sensibility. While the work falls into the genre of a postmodernist construct, Bosch also seems intrigued with his materials to the point that they seem to be fabricated by him. He will be displaying work from his recent series Catenary. This exhibition serves to demonstrate that the artist can continue to explore a personal aesthetics while contributing to the larger discussion as a cultural communicator.

Chabot Fine Art Gallery
379 Atwells Avenue
Tax free zone
Weds–Thurs 12-6pm • Fri–Sat 12-8pm
Or by appointment • Tax free zone
March 18th – April 10
Domenico Riccitelli – A Historic Birthday Celebration
Opening Reception Gallery Night
Thursday March 18th 5-9 PM
 
Chabot Fine Art Gallery is proud to present the works of Dominico Riccitelli who opened the first art gallery on Historic Federal Hill on September 11th, 1964 known as “The Little Art Gallery” located at 417 Atwells Avenue where he hung his paintings.
 
Dominico Riccitelli, was born in 1881 in a small village near Naples, Italy and settled in Providence RI at 417Atwells Avenue when he was 15 years old. He was a tailor and had his artist studio on the third floor where he created his beautiful Impressionist landscapes.  He studied briefly at the Rhode Island School of Design and showed his work locally.  In 1919, he exhibited at the Providence Art Club in a group show and was a fixture at the Wickford Art Festival in front of Ryan’s Market. He is published in Who Was Who In American Art.
 
Riccitelli used an Impressionist style and technique all his own including one that to varying degrees involved applying dabs of paint with the tip of a palette knife. He sometimes did entire paintings this way, sometimes only a brush and others he mixed the two. The lemon-yellow light is very characteristic of his work often reflecting the late-afternoon sun.  He included the figure in the landscapes for scale and compositional balance. His scenes are from Venice, the Lake Como Region, and small villages throughout Italy. He was a frequent visitor to Roger Williams Park for inspiration. His small paintings, often called, pocket paintings were nearly pure realism and some of his works pure Pointillism.

His granddaughter, Lori Marshall, brings her grandfather’s works to the gallery because she believes as her grandfather did that as many people as possible should see his work.
 
Domenico Riccitelli died in 1970, just before his 89th Birthday.

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Gallery Belleau
258 Atwells Avenue
Tax free zone
401-456-0011
www.gallerybelleau.com
Ongoing
To enter Gallery Belleau Federal Hill one might think they had entered a little shop in Venice Italy.  The gallery showcases the work of Christopher Belleau and Belleau Art Glass as well as the work of many of the artists and craftsmen found at Gallery Belleau on Wickenden Street. Visitors will find creations in glass, clay, wood, metal. jewelry, paint and more.

New Gallery Belleau artist: George Downing. A native of Providence, George resides in Dismal, Tennessee and creates superb electric guitars from parts of old buildings, tools and machinery left to weather in the elements.

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Gallery 17 Peck
303 Atwells Avenue
Tax free zone
Tues 12-6 • Weds-Sat 12-8 or by appointment
Ongoing : Selected Works from Our Full Collection

Gallery 17 Peck is one of Rhode Island’s premier dealers of contemporary fine art – paintings; important photographic works; and collectible Native American Indian paintings, pottery, sculpture and jewelry.

Artists represented include:
JEWELERS : Melanie Kirk-Lente + Michael Lente
POTTER : Jody Naranjo
PAINTERS : Quanah Parker Burgess , Nocona Burgess , Edmond Nevaquaya, Jose Canencia, and Glen Nipshank
SCULPTORS : Ryan Benally, Caroline Lucero-Carpio, Ed NoiseCat and Melanie Kirk-Lente

Experience the Difference.

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Gallery Z
259 Atwells Avenue
Tax free zone
Wednesday - Saturday 12- 8 pm and by appointment or chance
Gallery Z is a tax free zone  
February 7 – April 3, 2010.
“The Three Menschen”
Ron Ehrlich, Mark Freedman, and Ben Weiss three painters of Jewish Ancestry
March 18, Opening reception will be held from 5:00—9:00PM  

Ron Erlich: After receiving his BFA from Connecticut College in 1976, artist Ron Ehrlich journeyed to Japan, where he spent several years living in a monastery in the Bizen province and studying the region’s famous ceramics. This experience had an immense influence on his artwork. Upon returning to the US, Ehrlich continued to study art, spending two years at the Kansas City Art Institute and two years at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. Today, he creates beautiful abstract paintings that combine the dynamic American aesthetic with the eastern simplicity of Japanese Bizen pottery. He uses both traditional oil paint and a variety of mixed media that he then fuses into a glaze with the help of a blowtorch. Ehrlich embraces rich hues and a dense, heavy texture to create unforgettable paintings that have been exhibited all over the country and in several cities throughout Asia.
 
Mark Freedman grew up in the rust belt area of western New York before studying at both SUNY Buffalo and Rhode Island College. Referring to his artwork as a “visual diary” (RI Monthly, 2009), Freedman specializes in industrial landscapes and cityscapes of the areas he knows best: the areas surrounding New York City and Providence. Freedman’s palate of muted colors and simple composition conjure evocative imagery that is immediately relatable. He has exhibited work all over Rhode Island and has shown in Massachusetts as well.
 
The third artist exhibiting in our show will be Ben Weiss, who was born in Poland and then moved to the Jewish Orphanage of Rhode Island (now Miriam Hospital) when he was merely five years old. From there, Weiss received a scholarship to study at RISD and later continued his education in Paris, where he painted many scenes of the post-war city. Weiss later went back to teach at RISD and has since become an important figure in Providence’s sphere of art and art education. Today, Weiss works in a variety of mediums and styles, utilizing painting, drawing, and watercolor and creating still life, figure, and landscape.  His work is united by its vibrant color and sense of movement.

PUBLIC ART WINDOW: On the last Thursday of each month, Gallery Z’s Art, Food & Wine Creating Awareness for a Cause event is hosted at the gallery. For these events, Gallery Z partners with the participating Public Art Window organization and hosts a fundraising event to elevate public consciousness on their cause. These events will feature cuisine provided by different Providence restaurants and world-class hand selected wine provided by Mark Gasbarro of Gasbarro’s Wines located at 361 Atwells Ave. on Historic Federal Hill (www.galleryzprov.com) Since moving to the high-trafficked Atwells Avenue, Gallery Z has dedicated a store front window to act in raising awareness of issues of importance, offering space to the mission-based community. Find out more by visiting: www.galleryzprov.com.

Located on Historic Federal Hill in Providence, Gallery Z provides the Rhode Island community with an eclectic collection of art by Armenian, local, national, and international artists from the 20th century to the present. Since its inception in 2001 by photographer Bérge Ara Zobian, Gallery Z has been spearheading efforts to connect the public with the growing arts community. The gallery’s public art window was created in the same spirit, geared towards raising awareness of issues of importance to those in our community. Gallery Z is a member of Gallery Night, Providence, and holds opening receptions on the third Thursday of each month. Gallery Z offers an intimate setting that attracts a diverse clientele and provides a center for experiencing fine art in a historic neighborhood in Providence.

MEMBER -Gallery Night Providence
MEMBER-PWCVB, Providence Warwick Convention Visitors Bureau
MEMBER-Federal Hill Commerce Association
MEMBER – Americans for the Arts

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Providence College Galleries

Robert and Mary Anne Reilly Gallery
Smith Center for the Arts, East Campus, Providence College, Eaton Street Gate
Mon-Fri 11am-4pm (when school is in session)
January 25-March 19
2010 Studio Faculty Exhibition

Hunt-Cavanagh Gallery
Hunt-Cavanagh Hall, East Campus, Providence College
Open Mon-Fri 9am - 4pm (when classes are in session)
March 8-March 19
2010 Art Minors Exhibition 

The Hunt-Cavanagh Art Gallery and the Robert F. and Mary Anne Reilly Gallery present professional exhibitions and graduation shows from the Department of Art & Art History. The Galleries provide the Providence College community and the City of Providence with the opportunity to observe and reflect upon the works of serious artists. For latest information on exhibitions and hours please call the Gallery Information Line: 401-865-2400.

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The Royal Gallery
298 Atwells Avenue
Open Tues - Thurs 12-6 pm • Fri - Sat 12-8 pm or by appointment
Tax free zone
March 3th  –  April 24th
Seasons in Landscape
Royal Gallery is pleased to announce our upcoming exhibition Seasons in Landscape.  Starting March 3rd, the show will display Landscapes foreign and local, fantastical and real, historical and current, but all masterfully crafted.  Seasons in Landscape consists only of the finest most exceptional pieces from our most accomplished and technically proficient artists.  From Del-Bourree Bach’s traditional New England scene to the incredible sense of whimsy expressed in Yana Movchan’s false reality, Royal Gallery is proud to display such a wide range of talent.
Stroll down Federal Hill or trek across the Tuscan Hillside; immerse yourself in the exhibition and travel throughout the world!

Dedicated to the idea of art production as it was traditionally understood, Royal Gallery strives to display pieces that gratify and ennoble those who see them through the mastery of their craft. The gallery features local, national, and international works in a variety of media and subject matter; expect to be amazed by their elegance and outstanding level of artistic skill.

Exhibits are free and open to the public. Royal Collection is proud to be tax free and wheelchair accessible.

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