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​Past Exhibitions 
2022
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  • 2022 National call for Collage Art
Putting the Pieces Back Together
​February - April
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April 7 - April 29
​Unresolved Endings

Roger Williams University Visual Arts Senior Exhibition

Blue Sky Flooding
  • May 6- July 14
Ann Barrett  |  Jesse Burke  |  William Chambers  |  Susan Emmerson Anela Oh  |  Andy Pepper  |  Duke Riley
Evelyn Rydz  |  William Schaff

Supported in part by a grant from RISCA
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Shift
  • July 21 - September 11
Boris Bally  |  Brett Day Windham  |  Kate Gilbert  |  Lois Harada  |  Matthew Kemp  |  Thomas Spencer Ladd  |  Scott Lapham
Lisa Lowenstein  |  Kerianne Quick  |  JP Terlizzi  |  William Van Beckum

2021

Sense of Place
  • May 14 - July 18
​Adria Arch  |  Deborah Baldizar  |  Zoe Friend  |  Kate Park John Udvardy  |  Kathleen Volp
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​(re)location
  • ​July 30 - October 3
Shabnam Jannesari  |  Tom Kiefer  |  Annu Palakunnathu Matthew  |  Mercedes Nuñez  |  Nafis M. White
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2020 ​​


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The exhibition Praxis: Abstraction; 4 Strategies brings together four artists working in a variety of approaches.  Essential underlying themes are space, place and time.  From Michael Rich’s reflections on place, to Lloyd Martin’s observations of the architectural incident, to Ron Ehrlich’s current exploration of time and duration, to Rustermier's examinations of fundamental shapes and their formed relationships in ambiguous space, the artists exhibiting here are all engaged in expressing ideas through form, shape, color and line.  In this way, using a variety of visual languages, a dialogue is established through the basic vocabulary of abstraction.​
- Robert Rustermier, Guest Curator

Water, Water, Everywhere
Curated by Mary Dondero
Featuring work by Rose Esson Dawson | Mary Ellen Dwyer | Ellen Ferrin | Susan Fossati | Priscilla Foley Blackman | Kathy Hodge | Josh Leonti |
​Dora Atwater Millikin | R. Douglass Rice | Leah Yao
and Erma Wheeler (1915-2005)

January 10th - February 23rd, 2020
Artist Reception| Friday, January 10th @ 6-8pm

2019 ​​
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Stepping Inside the Outside
Featuring works from the Studio Art Quilt Associates
February 1st  – March 10th , 2019  ​
Artist Reception | Friday, February 1st @ 6-8 pm
​Seeds of Inspiration 
curated by Mary Dondero
Featuring Jenny Brown | Dwo Wen Chen | Corrine Colarusso | Claudia Flynn | Ivana George | Mary O'Malley| Kendall Reiss | James Everett Stanley | Felicia Touhey & Watercolors by Marjorie Van Wickle Lyon on loan from Blithewold Gardens and The Tim Bornstein Collection of Tools on loan from Coggeshall Farm Museum
March 22nd –  April 28th, 2019 *Closed Easter Sunday (April 21st, 2019)*
Artist Reception | Friday, March 22nd @ 6-8 pm
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Roger Williams University 
Visual Arts Senior Student Exhibition
May 3rd – 12th, 2019
​Artist Reception | Friday, May 3rd @ 5-7 pm
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Salon des Membres 
Bristol Art Museum Members
May 17th– 27th, 2019
​Artist Reception | Friday, May 17th @ 6-8 pm
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Dead Ringer
Guest curator Elizabeth Duffy
Featuring Beth Brandon | Joy Garnett | J. Myszka Lewis | Carolyn Marsden | Anna McNeary| Shari Mendelson | Brian Miller | Bradley Wester | Cheryl Yun
June 7th– July 14th, 2019
​Artist Reception | Friday, June 7th @ 6-8 pm
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Fine Points
​Guest curator Kendra Ferreira
Featuring Holly Bedrossian | Kathie Miranda | Susan Tait Porcaro | Elizabeth Patterson | Deborah Friedman | Tatiana Flis | Kendra Ferreira
July 26th– September 1st, 2019
​Artist Reception | Friday, July 26th @ 6-8 pm
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​​​The Abstract 
Curated by Mary Dondero 
Featuring Meris Barreto |Douglas Breault | Michael Cochran |Ryan Collins | William Kendall | Ken Steinkamp | Kristin Street |Leigh Tarentino |Carolyn van Artsdalen | Pat Warwick | Kate Wilson & works by Eleanor L. Carreiro
September 13th – November 3rd, 2019
​Artist Reception | Friday, September 13th @ 6-8 pm
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​Cold Snap 
organized by Mary Dondero 
Featuring works from BAM's artist members 
November 15th – December 15th, 2019
​Artist Reception | Friday, November 15th @ 6-8 pm

​2018
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​Mount Hope High School
​Student Exhibition

January 11th - 21st, 2018
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​Fiber & Glass
February 9th  – March 25th , 2018  
Artist Reception Friday February 9th, 6-8 pm
Anastasia Azure  |  Chris Belleau  |  Leigh Craven  |  Robyn Daniel
Anna Kristina Goransson
  |  Susan Hardy  |  Mariko Kusumoto
Helen Lee  |  Lilli M  |  Arlene McGonagle  |  Elin Noble | Lois Russell
Maya Tavares Cordeiro  |  Gayle White

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​Interpreting Nature
April 5th –  15th, 2018
Gary Heise | Kathy Kittell | Nick Jainschigg |
​Bill McLane | Seth Rainville ​
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​Pop-Up Exhibit!
Hands of Our Heroes

an ongoing project sponsored by the Town of Bristol
April 5th –  15th, 2018
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A Kaleidoscope: Harbor  |  Bay  |  Ocean - - A Focus on Conservancy

April 27th – June 3rd, 2018
Artist reception Friday, April 27 
Samantha Keiran | Rebecca Rutstein | Michele Poirier-Mozzone | Edmund Ferszt
Lenny Rumpler | Michael Mirman | Mea Duke | Gregg Roberts | Jennifer Day
​David Gonville | Karen Philippi | Christopher Sancomb | Antonia Tyz Peeples | Tom Weathers
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Unspoken Language / Silent Landscapes
A Roger Williams University Visual Arts Senior Exhibition ​
April 30th – May 4th, 2018
Artist reception Wednesday, May 2nd, 6-8pm
Gabrielle Riley | Juliana Miccile | Collin Granger | Isabella Komoroski | Tanner Morse  ​
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Arte Corajosa - Celebrating Azorean Creativity: Courageous Art
An open call to Artists, Juried by Nancy Whipple Grinnell
June 15th - August 24th, 2018  
​Artist Reception Wednesday, June 13th | 6-8 pm​​​
Made possible through the generous support
of the Rhode Island Foundation! Thank you!​
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​The Joy of Art
BAM Members
Juried by Michael Rose
September 7th – September 30th, 2018
Artist Reception | Friday, September 7th @ 6-8PM
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​Only a Game curated by Mary Dondero 
October 5th –November 18th, 2018
Artists Reception Friday, October 5th @ 6-8PM
​Featured Artists: Peter Campbell | Brian Fox | Stephen Smalley | Jessica Straus
Additional artwork by Joseph E. Norman on loan from Newport Art Museum
Out at Home: The Negro Baseball League, Volume I A portfolio of 11 original lithographs
* Additional objects on loan from "Bristol Athletic Hall Of Fame"
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21 + 19 = 40
A exhibition featuring the works of TWENTY-ONE IN TRURO and 19 ON PAPER,
two thriving arts communities based in New England. 
November 30, 2018 - January 13, 2019
Opening Reception | Friday, November 30th @ 6-8PM

​​2017
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​Mt. Hope High School Student Artists on Exhibit
In collaboration with Bristol Warren Regional School District &
Art Night Bristol Warren


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Encountering Masters
February 3 – March 12, 2017
Artist reception February 10 @ 6:30pm
John DeMelim | Master Artist | Collage & Assemblage
Robert Rohm | Master Artist | Sculptor
Howard Windham |  Master Artist | Collage
Brett Day Windham | Master Artist | Contemporary Sculptor
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​Between Stillness and Motion 
March 24 – May 28, 2017
Artist reception March 24 @ 6:30pm
Andrew Nixon | Painter
Penelope Manzella | Painter
J.P. Powel | Painter
Jean Segal Fain | Painter
Claudia Olds Goldie | Sculptor
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​Summer Dreams & Myth
June 2 – August 6, 2017
Artist reception June 2 @ 6:30 pm
Michelle Benoit | Painter
Erik Durant | Sculptor
Julie Gearan | Painter
Gregory Kammerer | Mixed Media
Jennifer Knaus | Painter
Johanna McKenzie | Painter
Barbara Owen | Installation
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​Perspectives
August 25 – October 15, 2017
Nancy Hayes | Marjorie Hellman | Tayo Heuser | Marsha Kartzman
Lisa Perez  |  Jesse John Thompson | Mark Wholey 
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Art League of Rhode Island Members Exhibit
October 20 – November 19
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North Shore Arts Association Members Exhibit
November 29th - December 17th


​2016
​Crystal Clear
November 11–December 18 | 2016
Stephen Remick | Jenine Bressner | Eleanor Sabin |
Richard Harrington | Kendall Reiss
​​September 16- October 30
In the Livingston Gallery  |  The Catacombs - Thomas Lyon Mills
In The Brick Gallery  |  Mythical Beings a Ceramic Installation - Ellen Blomgren
In the Abbott Low Gallery  |  Intertwined: Needle Art of Salley Mavor
​Contemporary Women Artists
July 22 – September 4 
Elizabeth Alexander  |  Meris Barreto  |  Catherine Carter
Leigh Craven  |  Wendy Edwards | Paula Martiesian  
Ida Schmulowitz  |  Jessica Straus
The Joy of Art | 2016 Members Juried Exhibition
Juror - Carol FitzSimonds 
April 15 - May 14, 2016

​Willy Heeks  |  Bristol in Mind 
May 26 - July 10
Paintings and Works on Paper
Good Evening Bristol!
March 4 - April 3, 2016
The Visual Arts Faculty of Roger Williams University”                                         
Elizabeth Duffy | Julie Gearan | Tayo Heuser | Liliya Krys | Nermin Kura |
Amy Lovera |Megan & Murray McMillan | Denny Moers | Daniel O'Neill |
Michael Rich | Robert Rustermier | Jeffrey Silverthorne | Anne Tait

2015

Bristol Past and Present
Dec 21, 2015 - Feb 21, 2016
Roger Williams University students working on a Community Partnership Center project in collaboration with the Bristol Historical Preservation Society,

Joint Venture
Sept 24  - Nov 8 | 2015 
Portfolio project and exhibition uniting printmakers of the Providence Art Club and
the Northern Virginia Torpedo Factory Printmakers Inc.

Island Time
July 24 – Sept 6 | 2015 
Michael Gaillard | Peter Gish | Karen Iglehart | Teri Malo | Susan Schultz | Betsy Zimmerman
 
Group Exhibit

May 1st – July 12th |2015 
Paintings by Candace Cotterman Thibeault
Ceramics by Will Heacock
Paintings by Abbot Low
 
LIVELY EXPERIMENTS
March 6 – April 19th | 2015 
National Conference on Education for the Ceramic Arts

Sculptural Explorations: Resource Consumption, Creation, and Trade
49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE - MARCH 25-28, 2015 
Allison Newsome | Nancy Selvage

2014

Radiance  & Interpretation
Nov 7 – Dec 20, 2014
Stephan Brigidi | Denny Moers | Mercedes Nuñez
 
Objects for work, Objects for Play and to Cherish
Sept 12 - Oct 19, 2014
Kelly Jean Conroy | Candis Dixon | Dalton Ghetti | Dan Golden
Judith G. Klausner | Dan McManus | David Shapleigh
 
July 18 - Aug 31, 2014
On view in the Livingston Gallery, John Udvardy
On View in both Abbott Low & Brick Gallery, Lasse Antonsen |  I AM Lidholmtheviolinmaker
 
The Bristol Art Museum Celebrates Rhode Island Artists
50 years Juried Exhibition

May 2 - July 6,  2014
Juror | John Udvardy
 
Fleeting Perspectives & Expanding Boundaries 
Feb 28 - April 13, 2014
Michael Rich - Painter
Jerry Ehrlich - Sculptor
Paulette Carr – Interdisciplinary
  • BLM - The Board of Directors of the Bristol Art Museum mourn the senseless death of George Floyd and all the victims of racial injustice. The Board actively supports efforts to bridge racial disparities, to reject racism, and to work toward making Bristol a much more culturally rich and inclusive community through the arts. The Board believes art fosters learning, contemplation, and critical discourse; it recognizes positive change is achieved through active engagement with the town and residents. Change happens when communities work together to achieve common goals. Therefore, Bristol Art Museum is committed to developing exhibits and programs around equity, respect, and compassion. These are the organization's guiding principles and touchstones for moving forward. 
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