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19 on Paper Summer Newsletter 2025
Volume 5, Third Edition
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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.
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IN MEMORIAM ….
SHARON EISMAN
Sharon, member of 19 on Paper and owner of Starr Designs, was an award-winning professional artist, calligrapher and master gardener, she passionately tended to her home garden. She was an active member of the Warwick Center for the Arts, a longtime supporter of the Wickford Art Association, Providence Art Club, Masscribes and IAMPETH, and East Greenwich Art Club, to name a few. She was also a great supporter of her fellow artists.
Please visit her website...
sharondeisman.art
to fully appreciate what an amazing artist she was.
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19 on Paper in the Gallery…
Look for more news on our upcoming exhibit at the Barrington Public Library
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Networking in the Community
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Demonstrations in the Park…
Kendra Ferreira
presented a demo called
Watercolor Pencil Magic
at the Rhode Island Watercolor Society
on Saturday, July 12
in conjunction with the
Memories
Exhibit. In the demo, Kendra talked about techniques for working with watercolor pencils and showed her methods of drawing and painting with pencils.
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Soft Art in the Cape…
Joe Yoffa’s
,
Soft pastel
SILO #21, 2024
was excepted into the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod,
29th National Juried Exhibition at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA
June 24 to July 19th, 2025
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A Noble Portrait…
Victoria Guerina
, will be showing a portrait drawing of Nobel Prize in Physics WInner Maria Goeppert Mayer in the Inaugural Portrait Gallery show for @Gather_RI,
Founders and Inventors Who Shaped our World
, opening in September 2025.
From science to business to activism, and everything in between, women and gender expansive people shape the world.
Where: Gather RI,
189 Broadway, Providence RI 02903
When:
September 6, 2025
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A Colorful Win In Watercolor
Allie Sabalis’
Birds, Bees and Butterflies,
a watercolor on Arches paper, won an
Honorable Mention
in the Rhode Island Watercolor Society’s
2025 National Watermedia Show
. With 228 entries, the 68-work competitive exhibition just wrapped up at the Society’s gallery in Pawtucket, RI.
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RISCA selects a winner…
Allie Sabalis’
watercolor
Aquatic 1
was the selected winner of the Rhode Island State Council of the Arts Public Art Competition. The work will be installed in the Department of Labor and Training Building for permanent display.
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Let It Grow
Ann-Marie Gillett’s
Spring Emerging,
a work created with acrylics, colored pencil, and ink on yupo, is part of the First Unitarian Church of Providence’s
Botanique
Art In The Atrium Members Show
.
Shown in this
video
, the 40-member show runs through September 5th at the Church’s Atrium Gallery at One Benevolent Street, Providence, RI.
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Recognizing A Distinguished Artist
Ann-Marie Gillett’s
mixed media work on yupo,
Arboreal Embrace
, is one of three of her pieces in
Growing the NetWorks
, an invitational group exhibition featuring the works of the second generation of artists to be part of the original
NetWorks
collection of the late Joseph Chazen, a long-time art supporter in Rhode Island. Running through August 28th, the exhibit is on display at the Waterfire Center,475 Valley St., Providence.
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A Worldwide Digital Twist
Cynthia DiDonato's
digital artwork,
Planetary Twist
, was included in
Artistonish Magazine #58
as one of the 193 international submissions. The publication is available to art lovers, experts, collectors and enthusiasts in digital and print format, and
online
, reaching people in over 150 countries.
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Looki
ng Back
Paul Murray’s
Cuban image,
The Chemist's Choices
, was one of 100 works from 76 photographers in the Louisville (CO) Art Association's 31st National Juried Photography Show which wrapped up in early June at Louisville Center for the Arts and remains available as an
online
show.
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A Captivating Presence
Paul Murray’s
Havana street photography portrait
,
Life Is Good!
, was one of 50 works for the
Falmouth Art Center's 2025 Open Juried Photography Exhibition
which wrapped up in early June at the Center's Hermann Gallery located at 137 Gifford St., Falmouth, MA.
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Exploring An Ancient Process
Cynthia DiDonato's
Staccato
, created using an ancient Korean paper making technique called Joomchi, was chosen for the Art League Rhode Island’s
Symphony in Fiber: Color and Texture Exhibition
which ran through May at the League’s gallery at 80 Fountain St., Pawtucket, RI.
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Back To The Sea
Paul Murray’s
12-metre yacht racing image,
A Crowded Start
,
was one of 100 works from 25 states out of over 1,000 entries from 41 states in the Art League Hilton Head's
2025 29th Biennale National Juried Exhibition
which was on view through mid-June at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Hilton Head Island, SC, with an
online artwork catalog
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Diversity In Plymouth
Paul Murray’s
photographs,
Tacking Duel and Morning Trek To Water
, top to bottom below, were selected for the Plymouth Center for the Arts'
15th Annual Fine Art of Photography Exhibit
. The 181-work show was on display through late June at the Center's galleries at 11 North Street, Plymouth, MA., and remains available
online
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A Bit Of West Africa In Maryland
Paul Murray’s
Namibian photographs,
The Last Dance and Adaptation
, left to right below, were chosen as two of 67 works in the Delaplaine Arts Center’s 2025 National Juried Exhibition running through July 13th at the Center’s galleries in Fredrick, MD.
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Got A Cardboard Soap Box?
Make art!
Felicia Touhey’s
three monoprints with colored pencil on cardboard soap boxes,
Flower Boxes - Blue Black Eyed Susans, Peabody’s Beach, and Flower Boxes - Yellow Black Eyed Susans,
left to right below, were selected for the Spring Bull Gallery’s
Everything Summer – Small Works
exhibition. Running through July 27th, the show is on exhibit at the Gallery on 55 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI.
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Supporting Veteran Artists At The Salmagundi Club
Paul Murray
has co-curated and managed the
2025 Journeys Onward: Military Veterans’ Experiences
at the
Salmagundi Club of New York
(SCNY). With 35 military veteran artists and 100+ works, the exhibit is on view at no cost at SCNY's Rockwell Gallery through July 25th at 47 Fifth Avenue at 12th Street in NYC's historic Greenwich Village. Open Tuesday - Friday, 1 - 6 PM, and Saturday and Sunday, 1 - 5 PM.
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Suzi Ballenger
I am spending extra time this summer making paper from plant materials in my yard. I have already cooked Hosta, Day Lily, and Dahlia stems -- all last year's detritus. I have retted milkweed from 2024 and new nettles to cook this weekend. What interests me most is the personality of these different plants with methods of cooking, processing (hand beating vs. blender mastication), and the response to hand manipulation after sheet forming. Look for these new characters in my upcoming work.
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AND…
Suzi Ballenger
has been busy this summer, exhibiting work and winning awards…(below)
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“Furrows”
“Dimensions:Contemporary Fiber Arts”
Warwick Center for the Arts,
3273 Post Rd, Warwick, RI
June 21 - August 15
https://warwickcfa.org
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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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19 on Paper
is an evolving collection of artists with a shared a passion for paper
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Current Members
Grace Bentley-Scheck – Narragansett, RI
B.L. Green – Barrington, 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
Judith Jacobs - Greenville, RI
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David DeMelim – Charlestown, RI
Cynthia DiDonato – North Providence,RI
Cindy Wilson – North Kingstown, RI
Kendra Bidwell Ferreira – Bristol, RI
Ann-Marie Gillett – Seekonk, MA
Brian Simas - Newport, RI
Joe Yoffa - Jamestown, RI
Suzi Ballenger -- North Kings
town, RI
Priscilla Foley - Jamestown,RI
Vera Gierke - Providence, RI
Victoria Guerina - Warwick, RI
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