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Merle Mainelli Poulton

'Blue VS Yellow', 60" x 48", Oil on Canvas, 2005

 
     
 
Merle Mainelli Poulton
 
     
           
 

Education:
1996  (summer) American University, Washington D.C. MFA Summer Program, Academia Di Belle Arti Pietro Vannucci, Perugia, Italy                  
1984  Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York   Major: Painting, BFA with honors                                                   
1985  The Jewelry Institute, Providence, Rhode Island, CJM Diploma                                          
1982  Syracuse International School Abroad, London, England

Awards:
2001  Rhode Island State Council On The Arts, Painting Fellowship
1998  Rhode Island State Council On The Arts, Merit Award, 1998
1998  Rhode Island State Council On The Arts, Drawing Fellowship (finalist)                     

Residencies:
2000  Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont
1986 - 1988  Arts Centre at Dockyard, Somerset, Bermuda
1989  Independent work – Porthcurno, Cornwall, England

Publications:
2007  ‘A Reading Course in Homeric Greek II ’, Leslie Edward, (full color cover) Focus Press, R. Pullins Co.
2005  ‘A Reading Course in Homeric Greek’, Leslie Edward, (full color cover) Focus Press, R. Pullins Co.
2003  Drawings for Vergil's 'The Aeneid', Focus Press, R. Pullins Co. 

Group Affiliations:    
2005-Present  19 on Paper, Pawtucket Arts Collaborative
2007  Public Art Works

Gallery Representation:    
MPG Contemporary, Boston, MA (2000 - present)
Linda Durnell Gallery, Los Gatos, CA (2007-2008)

Selected Exhibitions:
2008  MPG Contemporary, 'A Final Retrospective (group exhibition), Boston, MA


2007  MPG Contemporary, (2 Person), Boston, MA
         Linda Durnell Gallery, Los Gatos, CA 
         Brenda Taylor Gallery, NY, (group), 'Red Dot Fair', NYC 
         Brenda Taylor Gallery, NY, (group), 'Red Dot Fair', Miami, FL
         Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, Art Unites Communities, (group), Pawtucket, RI
         Breslin Fine Art Gallery, 'Diversity in Paper', (group), East Greenwich, RI
         Gallery 297, (group), Bristol, RI

2006  International Expo Hogedrukgebied, ‘Impression 2006’ (group), Rotterdam, Holland                                                  
         South County Art Association, ‘Five Rhode Island Artists’, Kingston, RI                                                                             
         MPG Contemporary, (Solo) - Dick and Jane Series & Quantum Series, Boston, MA           
         Bristol Art Museum, '19 on Paper View', (group), Bristol, RI  
         
2005 University of Rhode Island, (Solo),'The Iliad - A Visual Translation', Kingston, RI         
         Guilford College, (Solo), ‘Homer’s Iliad- A Visual Translation’, Greensboro, NC                                                                                           
         Providence City Hall, ‘19 Turns19’ (group), Providence, RI 

2004 University of Southern Maine, ‘The Wellsprings of Memory’, Portland ME 
         Providence City Hall, ‘(Solo)The Iliad Series/Works on Paper’, Providence, RI

2003  MPG Contemporary, ‘Ilium’ -The Iliad – Another Translation', Boston, MA
          MPG Contemporary, (2 person), 'Movement & Stasis', Boston MA

2002  Lenore Gray Gallery, ‘Summer Group Exhibition’, Providence, RI  
          University of New England, ‘Four Maine Treasure Troves’, (group), Portland, ME

2001  Gallery Agniel, 'Substantive Scale: new large format work from NY & RI', (5 artists), Providence, RI    
          Hunt-Cavanagh Gallery, 'A Drawing Invitational', Providence College, (4 artists), Providence, RI
          Sarah Doyle Gallery Brown University, 'A Whole New Space', (group), Providence, RI
          MPG Contemporary, (2 person), 'Vehicle', Boston, MA
          Art Providence 2001, Convergence 2001 Sculpture Festival, (group), Providence, RI
          Lenore Gray Gallery, ‘Summer Group Exhibition’, Providence, RI
          Lenore Gray Gallery, (2 person), 'Re-Memory', Providence, RI        
          RISD Museum,   ‘Garden Art’, benefit exhibition, Providence, RI   
        
2000  Lenore Gray Gallery, ‘Summer Group Exhibition’, Providence, RI  
          MPG Contemporary, 'New Work', (2 person), New Work, Boston, MA
          Center City Contemporary Arts, (group), ‘Chain Reaction’, Providence, RI

1999  Atrium Gallery, ‘Critical Support’, (group), Providence, RI
          Lenore Gray Gallery, ‘Summer Group Exhibition’, Providence, RI
          RISD Museum of Art, ‘Reflections’99’, benefit exhibition, Providence, RI

1998  Krause Gallery, Solo exhibition with installation –‘Mimesis’, Providence, RI 
          Rhode Island State Council On The Arts, (Solo), Providence, RI
          Sarah Doyle Gallery, (Solo), Brown University, Providence, RI   
        
1996 Center City Contemporary Arts, (Solo), Providence, RI          
          Native Gallery, (Solo), Providence, RI    

1995   Foundry Gallery, (group), Providence, RI

1994 Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Permanent Installation, Providence, RI
         AS220, (group), Providence, RI

1992   Gallery One, (group), Providence, RI 

1988   Arts Centre at Dockyard, (2 person), ‘Ambient Contrasts’, BERMUDA 

1987  Arts Centre at Dockyard, (Solo), ‘New Work’, BERMUDA
          Arts Centre at Dockyard, ‘Contemporary Exhibition by Resident Artists’, BERMUDA
          Bermuda Society of Arts, Hamilton, ‘Awards Exhibition’, BERMUDA

1986   Arts Centre at Dockyard, (group), BERMUDA

1984 Pratt Institute, Main Gallery, ‘Juried Senior Art Show’, Brooklyn, NY
        Pratt Institute, Pratt Gallery, (2 person), Brooklyn, NY

Bibliography:
Art New England 'Five RI Artists' Spotlight Review Dec/January Issue 2007
South County Independent Arts & Living (headline page)/C1 Aug. 3, 2006
Art New England Spotlight Review June/July Issue 2006
South County Independent Review/C4 Feb. 23, 2006
Carolina Arts, Feature Article, January Issue 2005
Bryn Mawr Classical Review, by Betty Rose Nagle, Indiana University 2004
The Boston Globe Arts & Performance/ Page-E18, Dec. 12, 2003
The Boston Globe, Living Arts Section/ Page-F5, Oct. 20, 2001
Art New England RI Review, April/May 2001
Providence Journal Bulletin, Live Section/ Page 12, July 27, 2000
Arts Media, Edition Review Page 19, Feb/March 2000
Providence Journal Bulletin, Live Section ‘Chain Reaction’ March 2, 2000
The Brown Daily Herald, ‘Mirrors, Mirrors at RISD Museum’ April 28, 1999
Providence Journal Bulletin, Lifebeat Section/Art Wrap Up Dec. 4, 1998
The Providence Phoenix, Arts Section/ Page 24, Nov.27, 1998
Art New England, R.I. Review, Aug./Sept.1998
Quix Magazine, Rhode Island Quarterly, Winter1998
Providence Journal Bulletin, Lifebeat Section/ Art Wrap Up, Feb. 6, 1998
Providence Journal Bulletin, Lifebeat Section/ Art Wrap Up Jan. 30, 1998
Providence Journal Bulletin, Lifebeat Section/ Art Wrap Up May 10, 1996
Providence Journal Bulletin, Her Section, Dec. 7, 1995
The Royal Gazette, Page 15, Bermuda-May 20, 1988
The Sun Guide Extra, Cover, Bermuda-June 3, 1988
The Royal Gazette, Page 7, Bermuda-June 12, 1987
The Royal Gazette, Page 7, Bermuda-Dec. 10, 1987
Centre Pointe Quarterly, Bermuda Issue-Spring 1987
The Royal Gazette, Page 11, Bermuda-April 18, 1987


 
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