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|  | 19 on Paper Winter Newsletter 2025 Volume 5, First 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. |
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| 19 on Paper in the Gallery… |
|  | 19 on Paper at Westerly’s Hoxie Gallery Last December, 19 On Paper’s Paper Visions exhibition was on view at Westerly Library’s Hoxie Gallery. With almost 100 paper-based artworks from 20 artist members, these diverse works ranged from 3D works involving weaving and sculpture to 2D prints, photographs, collage, and paintings.
Coinciding with the town’s Christmas celebration walk, the December 4th evening reception was well attended. Most of the artists were on hand to talk with the guests, answer questions, and share insights.
The works were arranged in groupings for each artist with separate artist statements to better communicate to the viewer. The spaciousness and architecture of the gallery was an excellent fit for the works, and gave more of a sense of a museum than an art gallery. Situated in the center of town, the gallery’s location and the library’s role as a community resource proved to be an excellent venue.
This successful exhibition featuring the many professional and varied talents of our 19 On Paper members serves as a springboard for many shows to come. To enjoy an interesting collection of panoramic views of the exhibit, please click here.
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Allie Sabalis’s large-scale watercolor, Olson House, was recently accepted into the Rhode Island Watercolor Society’s “Inside, Outside” exhibition which can be viewed online here.
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Portraiture, Paper Relief, And Sculpture Await
Starting March 6th, a collection of Victoria Guerina's portraits in bronze, charcoal and pastel pencil will be on exhibit through April 1st at the Central Congregational Church with a reception on Friday, March 14th, 5-7pm, at the Church at 296 Angell St., Providence, RI.
Also in March, Victoria will be showing some of her paper reliefs and sculpture at the Art League RI Elected Artist Exhibition 80 Fountain St., Pawtucket, RI. More information will be available on the ALRI website.
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Excellence at Rockport Association
Paul Murray’s Cuban work, Havana Living #1, earned the Henri Cartier-Bresson Inspiration Award for Excellence in Street Photography, Cityscapes, or Environmental Portraiture in the Rockport Art Association and Museum’s 2024 RAA&M National Juried Exhibition. The 150-piece show was on view from late November through December in the Association's Hibbard and Maddocks Galleries at 12 Main Street, Rockport, MA.
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| | Recognition At IMAGO
Ann-Marie Gillett’s artwork, A Conversation in Blue and Yellow, shown to the left below, received an Imago Recognition Award in the IMAGO Gallery’s The Big Show 2025. The work is on display along with her pieces, Tapestry and Breathing Underwater, through January at their gallery at 36 Market Street, Warren, RI.
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| |  | Reflecting On The Past And Looking Toward A Future
David DeMelim's printmaking and photography works including selections from his 2024 Cuban solo exhibition, Rites of Memory, are part of his current solo exhibition, The Director’s Choice, at the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts which runs through February 14 at 118 North Main St., Providence, RI.
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Visions Of The World And From The Mind
Paul Murray teamed up with Connecticut-based artist Beth Johnston in a two-person 40-image exhibit entitled Colors of Life. Curated by esteemed gallerist Juan Carlos Mejias, the show debuted last December in Camaguey’s Republica Galeria 289 as part of Cuba's 2024 Noviembre Fotografico. Now, it is on view through February at Santiago de Cuba’s Galeria del Centro Cultural Francisco Prat Puig. The show is split between Beth’s AI generated imagery and Paul’s travel, urban, and nature photography.
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| | |  | Notable Awards In A Rhode Island Classic
Paul Murray’s New York City work, No Way…, and Cynthia DiDonato’s digital artwork, Division, left to right, won Honorable Mentions in the Warwick Center for the Arts’ 38th Annual RI Open Juried Exhibition last October.
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Bringing Some New Twists To Lexington
Two works from Ann-Marie Gillett’s, East Side Wisteria Series, were accepted into Gallery Twist’s Illumination exhibit which was on display in early December through early January at their gallery in Lexington, MA. |
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More Than Surface Beauty Here
Felicia Touhey’s mixed media and encaustic work, Mars In Alignment, will be part of the Wickford Art Association’s Beneath the Surface juried exhibition opening on February 7th at the Association’s gallery at 36 Beach St., North Kingstown, RI. |
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Just Keep On Moving
Paul Murray’s 12-meter yacht racing image, A Crowded Start, and his Namibian image, Watering with a Flair, shown below, were chosen for the Santa Cruz Art League's Movement: A Moment in Time National Photography Exhibit which runs through February 22nd at their galleries at 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz, CA.
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Paul Murray’s Namibian images, Enormity and Adaptation, and his Cuban image, Training for Life, shown below from left clockwise, were juried into the Arts Center East's 13th Annual Photography Exhibit. Running through February 15th, the 63-image show representing the work of 43 photographers is on view in the Center's galleries at 709 Hartford Pike, Vernon, CT.
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Intriguing Digital Art Featured
Cynthia DiDonato’s digital artwork, Spacetime, was selected by @giuliabaita.art, the founder of MAG MobileArtGroup, a group focused on sharing digital art, and featured on mag.mobileartgroup’s Instagram site. |
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| Snippets
(thoughts from our members)
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Work In Progress
Kendra Ferreira
“I am currently working on this colored pencil drawing of a Barred Owl using a reference photo I took while attending a talk on Raptors at the Audubon Society of Rhode Island.
“The owl was holding nicely still with its handler so I could get a variety of photos to choose the best one to work from. I have included my reference photo so you can see it and how I am changing the background to put the owl in its natural habitat.
“The work is still in progress, I am deciding on background color and shapes to complement both the owl, and the tree branches I have added. This size is approximately 14” x 20”. I am working on Canson Mi-Teintes toned and textured paper using three different types of colored pencils: Prismacolor, Derwent Lightfast and Caran d’Ache Luminance. I choose pencils according to their lightfastness rating as well as the colors and tones synonymous with each brand of pencils.” |
|  | | Writing Expands My Vision
Cindy Horovitz Wilson
“I have always been a ‘journaler’ writing about the details and events of my life, never sharing these thoughts with anyone.
“During a recent photography workshop, I assigned my students the task of writing about one image, taken during that day, in which they felt connected in all their senses in addition to looking through the lens. I took this challenge personally, and found that after three days of practice, there was a continuity between the images chosen that resonated loudly.
“This exercise has taken on a life of its own since that October trip. The writing makes me look at my photography with a more holistic perspective. Those who have travelled with me have witnessed my devotion to morning journaling (a habit generated by ‘The Artist’s Way’), a ritual I have engaged in for over 20 years. Writing for others is a huge leap, one that exposes vulnerability as I am not a trained writer.
“The result is ‘Reflections by Cindy Horovitz Wilson’, a Substack publication in which I share photographs which, on the surface may not be ‘wall hangers’, but that hold deep personal significance.
“I invite you to look at my Substack publications available here.” |
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Networking in the Arts and Community |
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re/vision re/visited At Art In The Atrium
David DeMelim is exhibiting with re/vision, a review group he has been running at the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts since 2020. Created as part of a multiyear collaborative effort, the photographic exhibit, re/vision re/visited 2025, revisits work first shared in 2020 alongside work created in the last five years. With an opening reception on February 13th, 5:30 – 7 PM, the show will be on view through March 15th at Art in the Atrium, a community exhibition space run by the First Unitarian Church at One Benevolent Street on the corner of Benefit and Benevolent Streets in Providence, RI.
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Cindy Horovitz Wilson was accepted as an Exhibiting Artist member of the Artists' Cooperative Gallery of Westerly.
12 of Cindy’s photographs were recently purchased by Brown Medical for display in their facilities. |
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Recommendations & Resources Art restoration service….Established in 2008, Works on Paper LLC is a private practice conservation studio offering a wide range of conservation and preservation services for paper-based objects.
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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
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 Judith Jacobs - Greenville, RI
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| David DeMelim – Charlestown, RI
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
Brian Simas - Newport, RI
Joe Yoffa - Jamestown, RI
Suzi Ballenger -- North Kingstown, RI Priscilla Foley - Jamestown,RI Vera Gierke - Providence, RI Victoria Guerina - Warwick, RI
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