February 2012
1 post
The Locals at Keeseh Studios
Thursday night after work I went over to Keeseh to see the new RISD alumni show. I’m very glad that they are doing these alumni shows on a relatively regular basis. The main reason for me wanting to see more of these shows is based on the fact when I arrived I saw that none of the artists from the first alumni show were in this show, eliminating any doubt that there wouldn’t be a...
January 2012
3 posts
Annual Charity Record Show at Dead Cat Gallery
Friday night my friend Brooke and I went over to the Dead Cat for their charity show. A few days before artist Tom West had told me about the opening and as I’ve mentioned before, when I get that kind of invitation, I always go. Even though Dead Cat can be kind of obscurely located, they have a great space and its a nice vibe when you walk in their door. They charged a $10 cover, but the...
Last weekend of Illuminations at Chazan Gallery
Yesterday, Friday, I wanted to make sure I stopped by the Illuminations exhibit at the Chazan Gallery before it closes on the 2nd of February. I had wanted to see it last weekend, but the snow kept me inside. Illuminations is a two person show with Paul Myoda and Stefanie Pender. Myoda teaches at Brown and Pender teaches at RISD, but both are at different stages of their careers.
I met...
Frustrations, Anxiety, and Controlled Chaos
Saturday night was the opening of Joe Skorupa’s new show, Controlled Chaos at One Way Gallery. Back when Joe was having the closing of Independents, I called up Steve Cook of One Way and told him he should see the show. Even though there was some drama that was worded like, “I was painting, but I dropped everything to come and see,” I was positive that Steve saw what I did in...
NYE or Party Crashing
Personally, I can’t wait for 2011 to be over, and it’s just a few more hours now. Even though I have had some great opportunities this year, it was not without many personal pitfalls that at times I thought would be unsurmountable, but I made it through and I start 2012 with a clean slate and with the resolution to not be bullied for saying what I feel is right.
For the past...
December 2011
5 posts
Merry Christmas!
Looks like Santa is missing one of his elves =] Poor thing….
Happy Holidays!!
Process Ghost Circles at Print Exchange 186...
186 Carpenter St is right down the street from The Avery and it really is a very nice space. Buck Hastings sent me the invite a few days ago for the show with his new work and the work of Caitlin Cali. After Buck’s crit this summer, I was looking forward to see what was happening with his work. I was definitely not disappointed.
Buck has some gorgeous new collage pieces. I fell in...
Massive Temptation
Today was an interesting day. I initially wasn’t going to go anywhere today, which I felt a little guilty about because I had plans to go to opening last night and events today. I didn’t change my mind, but I’m trying to conserve a quarter of a tank of gas, the end of year crunch. I felt last night that I should update my facebook status to read a big old “I’m...
Maybe Slacking.. Maybe
It’s Thursday and it’s been a little bit since I’ve posted anything. That’s not to say that I haven’t still be attending openings, but I think I mentioned that I am down a computer. Things haven’t moved completely into hibernation yet, but sometimes I get so edged out that I don’t want to write anything, after all who really is reading this anyway?
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November 2011
7 posts
Sunday Catch-Up... eehhh maybe
Sunday night, we all know this feeling. Tomorrow I have to get up early and not lounge around in my pajamas with the cat until I feel like greeting the world. I take these last few hours on a Sunday night to catch up with the craziness which was the end of last week, but frankly I don’t feel like writing… I think it’s mainly because the computer I’m trying to download my...
And the Beat Goes On: Friday Night Receptions
In the minutes leading up to when I got in my car to start my evening, I was a little apprehensive. No matter what my love is the art community here, I can’t help but fall victim to daylight savings time and need a little extra motivation to leave the comfort of my couch and brave colder temperatures and night driving . Again, my article from GoLocalProv pushed me out the door to leave...
In a Sea of RISD at Vicinity, Keeseh Studios
It is hard to argue the presence that RISD has here in Providence. It is one of the reasons why I moved here in the first place. I often feel like a girl standing behind a velvet rope at a club that is at capacity and everyone inside is undoubtedly the coolest and I just can’t seem to make the cut. I guess that makes me a groupie. Having attended college right by the Museum School and...
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What Almost Was.
Last week I was working on this piece for GoLocalProv. I decided to not run it because it seemed that everyone was looking for a sit down with Bert and Joe. No one really understood that neither of these men are the type that would do a sit down with me. Don’t believe me? Trust me. And while I do write about art, I’m not trying to be Diane Sawyer. So if you all want an expose,...
Last of the Year, RK Projects presents X.V. / Ʌ:...
Saturday night I went to the Granoff Center at Brown to see the R.K.’s final 2011 project. Sometimes I think that the people who attend the openings often reflect the artist as much as the work does. This was certainly an interesting group of people.
The exhibit was installed in the Cohen Gallery, which can be viewed from the outside thanks to the number of windows in the building....
The Last of Its Kind?... Dead Cat
Friday I made plans to go to a show a Machines with Magnets with a new friend, but not until later in the evening. Laying around the apartment with Sonya waiting to get ready and catching up on television trying to kill time, I got a notice on Facebook that Tom West had invited me to an opening at a gallery I hadn’t heard of yet. I started to re-plan my evening to make sure I made it to...
October 2011
5 posts
Tuesday... Gotta Back track, Amigos Friday Opening
I’m sitting at my day job that I really do like, counting down the minutes. It has been a crazy two weeks for personal reasons, but I think the ghosts are finally gone and I can finally move forward. I also finally broke down and adopted the sweetest kitten. I feel so guilty leaving her at home all day, hence my readiness to go home.
Sonya (2 months)
Friday, pre kitten, I had a very...
A Wet Friday Night Gallery Hopping
It’s only 8:15 on a Friday night, and I’m spent. I made three different stops this evening and all of them are worth noting and revisiting at a later day. Perhaps you went to one of them and I’m sure if you did, you were not disappointed. If not, let me fill you in.
I started off my evening heading over to the Launch Gallery over in South Providence. Peter Croteau, a...
Work of Art and Other Mid-Week Thoughts
I’ve been realizing that for the last couple of months many of my posts have been my reviews of shows. Tonight, I’m doing something a little different.
I’m at the last commercial break during the season 2 premier of Work of Art. Last summer I showed the series opening during a grad class when I was in Italy, when we were all very far away from what was happening back in the...
Same Look, New Name
So, where did Risque go?
It’s still around, but after a conversation about a week ago, the title Risque proved to be just too risky. I’m sure on a few levels this makes me a sell out, but I certainly don’t want to ostracize and offend anyone because they accidentally end up at the real risque.com or even the real risquerenee.com. It seems that as the trees will lose their...
Palimpsestic: RK Projects at 891 North Main St
Last Thursday, I stopped by the new RK show that opened at 891 North Main, which is a little past the Whole Foods Plaza. If there hadn’t been a few people outside, I would have driven right past it because it was dark and there wasn’t a lot of light on the building with the address.
The vision behind this exhibit is a simple hypertextual form of documentation entitled a palimpsest....
September 2011
14 posts
Colin Prahl at Launch Gallery
Last night I stopped by the Launch Gallery aka Hallway to see the first show of the season. It was only by chance that I found the posting on Facebook for the opening of Colin Prahl’s new body of work entitled “Edge Detection.” I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect other than the fact that I knew it would be 2-D work, since that is the only type of work that can fit in...
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One Way Gallery on Westminster Fall Reception
Saturday night I made my way downtown to the reception for One Way Gallery. I had covered the change over of the work for GoLocalProv and was interested to see the new work and if any new faces appeared in the gallery. Walking in, I could already see at least one work I wished I had the money to buy, but of course out of my teeny tiny price range, especially since I had been a tad frivolous last...
Temporary Structures at the Decordova Museum
So Friday night I was faced with a difficult decision. I knew the new show at the Granoff center was opening and I knew I had my name on an invite only list for an event at the Decordova Museum. Up until Friday, I thought I could somehow do them both, but the more I thought about it, the more I knew I had to make a choice and who can say no to a VIP opportunity? Perhaps you’re wondering...
September Gallery Night In Providence Part 3:...
My final stop for the night was the Chabot Gallery, another new space for me, even though I had been watching it for awhile. I wasn’t really planning on stopping in, but it was only a few minutes from Royal and I thought I might as well go and check it out. I didn’t remember the show until I walked through the door. The show is Colori d’Italia In A Contemporary Style, which...
September Gallery Night In Providence Part 2:...
My next stop on Gallery Night was the Royal Gallery. I usually shy from the galleries on Atwells because even though there are 3 noted galleries on the strip, the shows that these galleries put up don’t always appeal to me because even though the work is good, it can be slightly repetitive and usually pretty commercial. I like to see things that I haven’t seen before and gallery...
September Gallery Night In Providence Part 1:...
Tonight was Gallery Night in Providence, which means bike tours and buses going around the city checking out the new shows at the gallery spaces or for me getting in my car and shuttling myself around to see what’s new. I wish I had a chauffeur. I’m thinking one of these months I’m going to get on the bus. I know it would be a completely different experience to see the work...
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Follow Me at West Side Arts
My final stop on Saturday was the opening at West Side Arts. I was excited to see the new show, back from the summer break, ready to roll and be tempted to buy. The gallery is run by Travis Mullen and Jyll Ethier-Mullen, but this exhibit was curated by Suzy Mobley. Despite bringing in a pinch hitter for the show, I believe it really was a collaboration among the three of them including all of...
New Contemporaries at Gelman Gallery, RISD
So after I left the Bell Gallery, I went back down the hill and looked into an alley at the RISD Museum. Students and balloons galore, I thought what the heck. I had been thinking about the Gelman Gallery all summer and new there was a show up, so being the sneaky cat I am, I snuck into the museum. I get carded all the time, everyone still thinks I’m in college so I might as well take...
Building Expectations at Bell Gallery
It’s 8 on a Saturday night, and I’m exhausted. Today was long and hot, but completely rewarding.
I left the house the afternoon and headed down to Westminster on foot to check out the Art Festival. At 2pm, it was hopping, even the Nazo monsters were out and about. Even though it was many of the same vendors from the last festival this past spring, the vibe of the fair was great...
R.K. Projects Pops Up On Orange Street
Last night I wandered downtown to Orange Street to go to the opening of the new R.K. Projects exhibit of the collaborating work of Naho Taruishi and Laura Cetilia. When I walked up to door, I saw that one of the artists, Laura Cetilia, was standing outside talking to some guys. Immediately this set a kinda cool vibe for the show. I can’t exactly explain why, but it did. I thought it...
Annual Faculty Show at Bannister Gallery
Last night I stopped by the opening for the Annual Faculty Show at the Bannister Gallery and was happy I did so. I was drawn to show for its image on the postcard of a sculptural piece of gold leaf that reminded me of something that could have been found in an archaeological dig in Greece. There were three of these gold works by Michael Cochran that great the visitors to gallery at the door to...
Art Studio Visits RI Stops By To See Shawn...
Ah September… Let me count the ways. Kids are back in school, which means morning commutes are clogged by school buses and parents dropping their kids off. The weather starts to cool off and you need to break out your jacket that was hanging in your closet all summer. But what I think is the most exciting, art comes back from summer vacation. Sure there have been shows all summer, but...
August 2011
8 posts
Opening at One Way Gallery in Narragansett
Last night I drove down the left side of the Bay to attend a reception at One Way Gallery’s Narragansett location. It was certainly time to see what owners, Cook and Harder were up to at their home base. The gallery space is next to a surf shop and a burger joint, setting an immediate tone of beachy coolness. They had opened up the front garage door, allowing people to walk right into the...
Daniella Ben-Bessat at Amigos Publishing
Last night I was back at Amigos Publishing for their new show featuring the work of Daniella Ben-Bassat. I had met her a couple weeks ago on the stairs of the same building Buck Hasting’s studio is housed. I was very excited to see her work because I knew that Amigos would only present an artist that is interesting and talented. I was definitely not disappointed.
When I arrived the...
A Conversation About Art Collecting at Bert...
Thursday night is now a blur. In June, I chose to write about the new exhibition happening at Bert Gallery for the August issue of East Side Monthly. Cathy Bert kindly walked me around the space and we spoke about this anonymous man’s collection. I started to talk about my own collection. At this time, most of my works were student works and a series of photographs from an emerging...
My Evening with William Schaff
Wednesday night was nothing short of an adventure. I made plans to go to artist William Schaff’s studio in Warren, RI. For me this was a long time coming. Ever since I saw his work several months ago at West Side Arts, I’ve been dreaming about his work, especially a one mixed media work, which I consider myself very lucky to now have in my possession. I’ve been obsessed, and...
A Room Full of Painters at Dedee Shattuck Gallery
Last night I made the trip to Westport, Ma for the opening of a painting exhibition by Anne Leone at the Dedee Shattuck Gallery. Pulling in to park, I was overwhelmed by the grounds and the building. I kept whispering to myself, “This is so beautiful.” There is not a large amount of land around the gallery space, but it was maintained and landscaped and featured a Monet-esque bridge...
WatchThe long awaited video from the Bell Gallery installation. Shawn’s work has inspired some of my favorite lines in my articles and he holds the honor of being the maker of the first work of art I have ever purchased on my own, officially making me an art collector <3
Art Studio Visits RI goes to see Buck Hastings
I just realized in this moment that I completely forgot to take pictures of the group from last night but I believe this is a good sign. This time, more prepared, I watched a group of people assemble to discuss the work of the young emerging artist, Buck Hastings. On the top floor, Buck and his girlfriend, Colleen Doyle work inside this great space complete with a wall of windows overlooking the...
Catch up... The Past Week in Rhode Island
I dropped the ball on the blog this week. Partly because of other deadlines and partly because nothing was going on in the evenings this week. After the visit to AS220 project space last Tuesday night, there was a salon at Cade Tompkins Projects on Wednesday for the Nancy Friese exhibit featuring a curator from the Florence Griswold Museum who in 20 minutes looked to work Friese into art history...
July 2011
9 posts
Disclaimers and Critiques: A Night with Art Studio...
Last night was interesting. First I think I should start off with where my night ended and work backward. I called my mother as I walked away from what I would deem as a successful evening, but I called her worried. The further I walk down this path, the more I realize that there isn’t a travel guide. She suggested tonight that I write a little bit about my background, which after...
The New Men on the Block: OneWay Gallery on...
Tonight was by far the highlight of my week. My business cards arrived in the mail and OneWay Gallery was having a special opening at their Westminster location. Walking in, I had passed two men on the steps within the first set of doors that I had a feeling were gallery owners, Christian Harder and Stephen Cook. I walked in and the DJ was already spinning and people were roaming around the...
Gallery Night 7/21: RISD, Bert Gallery and...
Thursday started with a stop at Gallery Z, which was not named for Zobian like I had originally thought after Berge Zobian took me aside to let me know. Apparently Z comes from the 1969 movie by Greek director, Costa-Gavras entitled, “Z.” Correction made. It made more sense that it was named after the gallery owner than an old movie, but whatever.
Julian Penrose curated the...
Ryan Walker at Amigos Publishing
As I finish my 8th month living in Providence, I realize every week that there is some place new I still haven’t seen. For such a tiny city, this is quite a feat and there is constant proof that Providence really is the creative capital. Saturday night I made a stop at Amigos Publishing for the Ryan Walker opening. Entry number 5 was the correct door to get me into the lobby, after trying...
Gallery X "In The Flesh" New Bedford, MA
I was going to write about my experience in New Bedford sooner, but I realized I didn’t have my hands on an exhibition list, so I had to wait. I still don’t have the list for the exhibition downstairs at the gallery, but I thought I would touch on this exhibition first. ”In The Flesh” is an exhibit featuring work by and inspired by tattoo art and artists.
Gallery X is...
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The Mid/Late Career Art Fair aka Where Artists Go...
As I’m sitting on my couch in front of an oscillating fan on a Sunday evening, I am officially exhausted. I ventured away from home to seek out Wickford for their annual art fair. The press for this was interesting. In particular, there were two articles by the Projo that were so disappointing. The first article by Donita Naylor was focused on how the fair affects local businesses that...
Cy Twombly (April 25, 1928 – July 5, 2011)
This afternoon was crazy. Casey Anthony was acquitted on all but 4 charges regarding the death of her daughter and news of Cy Twombly’s death hit American shores. Suddenly the world of Facebook had an influx of posts. Everyone from the art community that I’m friends with posted the NYT’s artblog obit for Cy Twombly. While everyone is writing RIP and farewell wishes, I believe...