RISD Graduate Painting Exhibition

Sana Ali

2009-06-02T20:42:00.000-07:00

Born in in Lahore, Pakistan in 1983, Sana Ali completed her BFA at the Beaconhouse National University in 2007. She moved to Providence, RI in 2007 to pursue an MFA in Painting at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Her work uses the built and the natural landscape as the backdrop for uncovering fissures in space. The experience of the city of Lahore, where all kinds of histories (architectural, social, political) overlap, and simultaneously renounce and harmonize with each other, trigger a play of push and pull in the work. Fracture and fragmentation, balance and harmony are some of the key concepts that she observes in her environment and translates onto the page.

Helga Pleban

2009-06-02T20:36:00.000-07:00

Helga Pleban was born in Ann Arbor Michigan and grew up very close to the Michigan football stadium.

Helmut Schmidt Fan Club oil on canvas 5' x 6' 2009

Hudson River Painting oil on canvas 5'x 6' 2009

Rosalind Murray

2009-06-02T20:23:00.000-07:00

Rosalind was born to a busker and a beatnik in 1970's Ireland. Winner of an award of excellence at RISD in 2009, she will attend Showhegan School of Painting and Drawing this summer. The sound piece 'Somewhere much better than here for you Love', a collaboration with Michael Bizon, was presented at the UCLA Wight Biennial, 2008. She visited the physicist David Peat in the Tuscan village of Pari and made 'Bell Campana' with petals on the floor. 'Prayerwall' exhibited in Ireland, the UK and Norway. Lynne Cooke selected ‘Conversations with daffodils’ for 'Perspective-2000' at the OBG, Belfast.

Rosalind will present a series of performances in Adam House on Sunday afternoon.

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Fairground Baby video wall-drawing performance with 1976 performance by Rory Gallagher on Youtube 2009

Corner projection Video of water-bugs paper, string & 2 nails dimensions variable 2009

Peter Wilson

2009-06-02T20:21:00.000-07:00

Peter Wilson makes use of the formal properties of the filibuster in his studio. Drawing on the filibuster's attributes -- that there are no requirements for content, that its' not politically aligned, that it's not entirely legal, that it tends to hold things up -- he grafts the dilatory tactic's formal properties onto an art practice.

Esteban del Valle

2009-05-16T09:15:00.000-07:00

Esteban del Valle (B. 1984) is currently exploring issues surrounding the relationship between theology and the pursuit of “true” democracy. Drawn to the iconic imagery of revolutionary struggles as they appear in the genre of history painting, photography, and film, Esteban has been investigating the moral and ethical questions pertaining to the use of “force” in the struggle for justice and equality. Originally from Chicago, IL, Esteban completed his BFA at Southern Illinois University where he received a REACH Creativity research grant, and became a McNair Scholar. He has recently completed his MFA at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he received a Presidential Scholarship, the Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship, and represented RISD at the 2009 New Insight exhibition at Art Chicago. Esteban will begin a year long residency in South Carolina at Hub-Bub this summer.

Interchangeable Flags and Sails charcoal and acrylic on stretched paper 28” x 36” 2009

Revolutionary Attempt: Ship of State charcoal, acrylic, tire rubber, and glitter on paper 12’ x 9’ 2009

Martin Smick

2009-05-16T09:09:00.000-07:00

Born in Massachusetts in 1977, Martin Smick got his BFA in 2000 from Washington University in St Louis. He has lived in Paris, Los Angeles, and New York before moving to Providence for graduate study two years ago. He is a proud member of the RISD Balls!

Four Stars oil on canvas 50" x 60" 2009

Wood Triangle, Red Triangle oil and tempera on mdf 14" x 34" 2009

Nora Korsts Salzman

2009-05-16T09:06:00.001-07:00

Nora was born and raised in Chicago. She received her BFA in 2005 from Washington University in St. Louis, and also studied at Bard College and The New York Studio School. She loves the Internet and all the wonders to be found there.
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Replica Reuben oil on paper mache, human eyelashes 19" x 15" x 7.5" 2009

Replica Reuben Masking as Nora archival inkjet print 16" x 24" 2009

Gabriela Salazar

2009-05-16T09:02:00.001-07:00

Gabriela Salazar's drawings, sculptures, and installations play with our assumptions and associations about the built environment. Walls, floors, and hardware—when intervened in, acted upon, moved or removed—draw attention to the way we interact with our surroundings, and metaphorically point towards our relationships with others in those spaces.

Gabriela graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Fine Art in 2003, and from the Rhode Island School of Design with an M.F.A. in Painting in 2009. She was born and raised (and will soon live and work in) New York.

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Kissing Corners 84" x 70" x 70" wood studs, drywall, moulding, paint 2009

Where the floor meets two walls 50" x 50" x 26" paper pulp, paint 2009

Lee Lee Chan

2009-05-16T09:00:00.000-07:00

Lee Lee Chan attended the Art Institute of Chicago for her BFA and is from Hong Kong.

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Untitled (water castle) 24" x 36" archival inkjet print 2009

An installation view of Untitled 46" x 49" x 47" mixed media 2009

2009-05-08T06:36:00.000-07:00

RISD GRADUATE PAINTING
Geography of Imagination -- Curated by Phong Bui

Lee Lee Chan, Rosalind Murray, Sana Mustafa Ali, Gabriela Salazar, Nora Salzman, Martin Smick, Helga Pleban, Maricruz Velasco, Esteban del Valle, Peter Wilson

Adam House
78 West 120th St.
NY, NY

Friday, June 5, 7-10 (Opening party)
Saturday 10-6
Sunday 11-5 w/ performances 2-4

Transportation:
Subway 2,3, to 116th