URI Feinstein Providence Campus & Art League Rhode Island present

SYNERGY: BELOW THE SURFACE II July 5 – 28.

With a Gallery Night Reception July 21, 5-9pm featuring the Providence Drum Troupe .

SYNERGY: Below the Surface II at the University of Rhode Island’s Providence Campus Gallery  joins together the original  Synergy Project Below the Surface artworks with the new Below the Surface II.  The original exhibition, Below the Surface, is a collaboration between Art League RI (ALRI) and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) that brought together artists and scientists to create unique works of art based in science.  The original Synergy Project has continued to evolve to the present.  Below the Surface II, the newest exhibition in the project is a juried exhibition made up of work by artists from around the country inspired by ideas seen in the original exhibition at the Falmouth Art Center.  The combined exhibitions demonstrate what we know about the ocean and how we are still making discoveries in its vast landscape. The ocean is a constant in our everyday lives and there are many aspects of it that can be explored through art. What is the ocean environment like, how does the ocean interact with the atmosphere, ocean sciences, and how is the ocean affected by human impact?  The mission of these exhibitions is to bring awareness to the ocean’s impact on the earth and the importance of protecting it.

Synergy II includes the work of: Claire Marschak & Nina Whitney, PHD; Hong Xu & Caroline Ummenhofer, PHD; Laurie Kaplowitz & Jennifer Kenyon; Ellen Biegert & Larry J. Pratt, PHD; Janine Wong & Jing He; Marcy Cohen & Sujata Murty, PHD; Deb Ehrens with Svenja Ryan, PHD & Caroline Ummenhofer, PHD; Kathy Hodge & Chrissy Herndandez, PHD; Saberah Malik & Max Jahns; Heather Stivison & Noah Paul Germolus; Keith Prue & Suzanna Clark, PHD. 

Beneath the Surface II includes artists: Laura Ahola-Young, Jerry Aissis, May Babcock, Suzi Ballenger, Janet Braun-Reinitz, Cate Brown, Terry Clark, Ruth Clegg, Sharon Cutts, Cynthia DiDonato, Gabriela DiTota, Jean Duffy, Thad Duhigg, Philippe Dwyer, Katherine Earle, Thea Ernest, Ronnie Fischer, Andrew Fish, Christian Flores Moya, Eran Fraenkel, Kristie Gardiner, Libby Gilpatric, Deborah Goldhalft, Jayne Guertin, Sherie Harkins, Patricia Harris, Lynette K. Henderson, Michael Hofmann, Wendy Ingram, Paul Eric Johnson, Diane L’Heureux, Karen LeFleur, Melinda Lowry Anter, Catherine Radix Mansell,  Marius Marjolin, Chris Maynard, Linda Megathlin, Day Moore, Alexander Morris, Mercedes Nuñez, Linda Peduzzi, Keith Prue, Dorothy Raymond, Kendall Reiss, Ann Ribbens, Betsy Ritz, Linda Robinson, Ewa Romaszewicz, Laura Roux, Dana Schildkraut, Aparajita Sen, Susan Shaw, Heather Skinner, Sally Stamos, Erin Starr, Elinor Thompson, Sarah Verardo, Amy Webb, Joanne Weis, Cindy Wilson, Amy Wright, and Jingjing Yang.