Art meets conservation
From Adam S. Doyle’s "Urban Wildlife: Learning to Co-Exist” show (firestarter, dye sublimated aluminum), at ArtProv Gallery, Providence.
From Patricia Hansen’s show “A Memory of Elephants,’’ also at ArtProv Gallery (charcoal and pastel on paper).
Both connected shows, which run through Nov. 9, look at the consequences of our interactions and interdependency with animals. Art meets conservation. The gallery says:
“‘Urban Wildlife: Learning to Co-Exist’ is staged in collaboration with Creature Conserve (creatureconserve.com), run by Dr. Lucy Spelman, whose aim is to bring artists and scientists together to foster informed and sustained support for animal conservation. The exhibit, which features works by 40 artists, explores the lives of wild animals in urban areas and the human responses to this shared territory. The goal of the show is to encourage the viewing public to take an active role in healthy co-existence with urban animals. Dr. Spelman will also lead a discussion titled ‘Art Can Save a Panda’ at the gallery on Nov. 7 from 6 to 8 p.m.
‘‘‘A Memory of Elephants’ is a mother/child elephant series evolved from a journey in northern Thailand, where Ms. Hansen spent time with former working elephants, now rescued, learning to care for them and developing a bond and mutual trust in the process. Babies of different ages were present as well and the tender mother/child relationship was a joyous, life-affirming thing to witness. Upon her return to the U.S., Ms. Hansen found that the elephants has become a metaphor for her of our relationship to the earth, prompting her to reflect more deeply about the issues of our co-existence and how we need to live now – respectful in a sustainable world.’’
Marching fruit
"Kiwi Rhythm'' (oil on canvas), by Sherie Harkins, in the "Colorist'' group show at ArtProv Gallery, Providence, Aug. 8-Sept. 22.
A proper summer meeting
"Two Rooks and a Bishop" (oil on canvas), by Wendy Brusick, in the group show "Head Space,'' at ArtProv Gallery, Providence, June 8-July 21.
'Memory and matter'
"See You in Dreams,'' by S. Tudyk, in her show "An Improving View,'' at ArtProv Gallery, Providence, April 4 through May 26. The gallery says that she "draws inspiration from her surroundings as well as her thoughts and memories. In these works, she explores the process of fragmentation, applied to both memory and matter. ''
'Lost in the onslaught of parenthood'
OnJan. 20, 10, 2018,, ArtProv Gallery, in Providence, will host an artist talk featuring Jessica Burko.
The gallery says: "In this intriguing talk, Jessica will discuss her series 'Quiet/Loud,' currently on display at ArtProv Gallery. She’ll share her inspiration behind the works and how they reveal her attempt to balance the expected roles of modern womanhood with maintaining a sense of self. Her pieces, which are self-portraits in motion, visualize the contradiction between asserting an identity as an individual and being lost in the onslaught of parenthood. She’ll also describe her many-step process of creating the mixed-media works, and how it is imbued with both meditative and monotonous motion driven by her need to reconcile the disparity of suffering and love.''
'Land, Sea, Sky'
'Bellagio Stroll'' (oil on canvas), by Nick Paciorek, in the group show "Land, Sea, Sky,'' at Art Prov Gallery, Providence, Sept. 16-Nov. 4. The gallery says the works of the artists in the show "depict both the majesty of the natural world and its solitude through the use of shape, texture, color and light.''
Good for guerrilla warfare
"Camo Trees'' (oil on linen) by Paula Martiesian, in the show "Heart of a Tree,'' at ArtProv Gallery, Providence, through July 8.
Equine excitement
"Untitled" (oil on panel) by Melissa Mason, in the group exhibition "The Horse Show,'' at ArtProv Gallery, Providence. The show depicts the power and beauty of horses. It will run April 5-May 20 and get you riled up for the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont.
Or your office during an earthquake
"Pond With Flash'' (watercolor), by Milo Winter, at ArtProv Gallery, Providence, June 8-July 22.
Will they regret it in the morning?
"Girls Night Out" (acrylic on canvas), by Larisa Martino, in the show "Fashion Statements,'' at ArtProv Gallery, Providence, April 2--May 27.
The short season of New England nudity
From the "Clothing Optional: A Figurative Show'' show at ArtProv gallery's show Aug. 12-Sept. 25. ArtProv is in Providence's Jewelry District, now to a large extent dominated by medically related things, along with plenty of artists and designers and a few sad law and accounting offices.
Earth to earth, trash to art
"Landfill Tulipiere'' (medium-fire clay and gaze), by LINDA HUEY, in the show "Ceramic Inspiration,'' at ArtProv Gallery, Providence, through May 22.
The gallery says she looks at ''the balance between growth and decay''.