Artists in Conversation

We welcome artists and designers at any stage of their career to come together in-person with fellow artists for informal discussions about work on view in the galleries. Join co-facilitators Fernando Mondragón and Sam Nehila in exploring variables in participation, material influence, and working patterns that emerge through collaborative creation as seen in work on view.

Free. Registration for this in-person program is requested.

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Fernando Mondragón, born in Monterrey, Mexico, is a Providence, RI based artist and entrepreneur. He began practicing as a painter and writer after he moved to Rhode Island, and he works primarily with pastel oil, ink and charcoal. He has worked as a researcher in various domains, investigating how humans explore and examine the environment around them. He earned a PhD in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.

Sam Nehila wears many hats in the art world of Providence, RI. He is a tour guide for Gallery Night Providence, a museum educator for K-12 student visits at the RISD Museum, and working on his personal practice of printing stone lithographs in his Providence studio. He received a BA in Art History and a minor in Printmaking from Rhode Island College, and a MA in the History of Art and Architecture from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is a co-organizer of PVDPrintmakers (@pvdprintmakers), an online and in-person community group working to support and connect printmakers across Rhode Island.