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19 on Paper Spring Newsletter 2021
Second Edition
Formed in 1986, 19 on Paper is a group of New England artists who create works of art on or with paper, which we exhibit as a group.  
We are excited to announce our first group show of the new season at
Spring Bull Gallery!
Featured Member: Ann-Marie Gillette

Ann-Marie Gillett began her art career with a BS in art education from R.I. College. She continued her postgraduate studies in painting, ceramics and printmaking at Rhode Island School of Design, Bennington College and Massachusetts School of Art and Design. After doing freelance illustration and operating a one-woman textile business (Softworks) she became a visual arts teacher and department head at the Wheeler School in Providence, RI. She also taught adult students in the Brown University MAT program. Recently she returned to her studio practice full time and has won awards and exhibited her work in both group and solo shows in numerous galleries throughout New England. 
        
"My current work explores various themes that give rise to vastly different imagery but are born from the same source—the natural world that exists around me on my 12-acre homestead. Both the cultivated and the wild elements of nature are a source of comfort, awe, and inspiration to me."
More of Ann-Marie's work can be viewed here.....
In a recent interview, featured member artist Ann-Marie Gillett talks about the her artwork in 
IFA's 2020-21 Open Community Exhibit.

Studio Workshop Notes from Member B. L. Green....
 
 

And now on the lighter side......
 

For some creative fun and inspiration, watch this clip of Member 
Hiroko Shikashio singing and painting with her pet parrot "Toko Chan".....
Member's Exhibitions and Awards

    "Resilience” Wins at      NADA’s International     JuriedCompetition.... 








 "Resilience" © Cynthia DiDonato
 

Member Cynthia DiDonato’s digital art, ”Resilience”, earned a Second Prize for digital painting/drawing in the National Association of Digital Artists’ (NADA)  International Juried Competition “Images of Resilience” which is on view at their Online Gallery










Wildlife and Nature Photography Helps Endangered Species

Member Paul Murray was chosen as an ENDANGERED: Art4Apes Virtual Artist in Residence for his wildlife and nature photography by Dr. Lindsey Matheson, Founder of ENDANGERED: Art4Apes, and her Curatorial Committee. The ENDANGERED Fine Art and Photography Contest focuses on art representing any endangered species, and all its proceeds benefit The Center for Great Apes.   



    


"Home" © Lorraine Bromley Brown WC "30x40" 


“Home” Gets Award at RIWS’s National Juried Show

Member Lorraine Bromley Brown original watercolor, "Home", received an
Honorable Mention in the Rhode Island Watercolor Society's National Juried Show,
 "Painting Through the Pandemic".

Her work was inspired by an artistic bird that made her nest in a bag of ribbons in her studio in the spring of 2020.

                                                                                                                                                                                         

“Hot Spots” Wins Award at AAPL 2021 Spring Members Show













Member Kendra Ferreira received a Second Place award in Mixed Media for “Hot Spots” a colored pencil and watercolor pencil work on UArt paper, in American Artists Professional League’s (AAPL) “EXPLORE” Online Spring Members Show. Running thru August 30th, the exhibition is on view at the AAPL website.





   Namibian Images Earn Tokyo  International Foto Awards...

   






Member Paul Murray's Namibian images, "Enormity" and "Watering with a            Flair", were selected by the jury panel for the 2020 Tokyo International Foto           Awards for a Silver Award in the Professional Division's Fine Arts/Nature    category and an Honorable Mention in the Nature/Wildlife category, respectively.


 

 


 © Felicia Touhey  © Cynthia DiDonato
 

Two Member Awards in Wickford Art Association’s “Push, Pull, Print” Exhibition

Member Felicia Touhey won First Place for her monotype, “Deeply Rooted 3”, and Member Cynthia DiDonato earned a Judge’s Award for her monotype, “The Center of Things”, in the Wickford Art Association’s
“Push, Pull, Print” Exhibition which ran from March 12th thru April 3rd.

 

                                                                                                                         

     
 

New 19 on Paper Accordion Fold Book Just Completed

Following on from our 2019 book effort, 19 on Paper members are happy to share our latest project. Featuring a selection of member work collected in 2020, the small accordion fold book presents one work from each current member. The full book is on display on the 19 on Paper website.

 


 
                     Pictured are the contributions of members Cindy Wilson and Sharon Eiseman.


 

Upcoming Events
Noted Printmaker To Jury National Museum Exhibition...

Member and noted printmaker Grace Bentley-Scheck  is jurying the Idaherma Museum of Art Foundation’s Third Annual Online Exhibition of "original works on paper". With a June 1st deadline, information and entries are available at Cafe.

New Monotypes at W.A.A....
 
Member Felicia Touhey will be showing new monotypes at the “Juried Artist Member Invitational Show” at the Wickford Art Association from May 7th through May 23rd.

Stop in during gallery hours to view the exhibit.           
                                                                                   
 
Artist Members

Grace Bentley-Scheck – Narragansett, RI
B.L. Green – Barrington, RI
Jill Brody – Providence. RI
Paul M. Murray – Jamestown, RI
Lorraine Bromley  – Warwick, RI
Allie Sabalis – Jamestown, RI
Sally Caswell – Swansea, MA
Hiroko Shikashio – West Warwick,
Alma Davenport, Jamestown, RI

 
 


Felicia Touhey – Newport, RI
David DeMelim – Charlestown, RI
Marion Wilner – Fall River, MA
Cynthia DiDonato – North Providence,RI
Cindy Wilson – North Kingstown, RI
Sharon D. Eisman – Warwick, RI
Kendra Bidwell Ferreira – Bristol, RI
Ann-Marie Gillett – Seekonk, MA
Robin Beckwith – Warwick, RI 
Do you like the art you see?

Great! As a group, we lease our art and sell our portfolios. We would be happy to talk with you about how we can provide high-quality art in your residential or corporate environment. Additionally, all our group activities complement and enhance the exhibiting, publishing, licensing and selling activities that we do as individual artists.

Are you interested in joining 19 on Paper?  

Based on the group’s size and composition, we invite artists to be members. After an informal discussion about interests and expectations, those invited are asked to share a representative set of their paper-based work, a resume highlighting their artistic experience, and any other material that could assist with the group’s membership decision. Since we value exchange, collaboration, and continuity, consistent participation in our monthly meetings and group activities is an important membership commitment. To learn more about 19 on Paper, please visit: www.19onPaper.com 
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