AS220 MAIN GALLERY

@115 Empire St

Bedouin Dreamscapes | Eman Abdalla

As an abstract artist, I work primarily with acrylics, each piece beginning with meditation and self-reflection. I focus on a single emotion tied to a memory, diving deeper until it shapes the movement of the brush. With every stroke, I work to silence the voices of conformity and criticism, creating a chaotic balance where color and motion collide. These paintings are where ritual meets deconstruction—where fragments of memory and emotion transform into an inward world of reflection and resilience. Recurring images—the eye, neuron-like threads—emerge as quiet symbols of vision and thought, inviting viewers to travel through each piece and discover what resonates within their own story.

Mello Art | Steve Mello

I will create a beautiful painting at the client's specific requests such as; any specific color coordinations, any preferable mediums, and any particular theme,  still-life, floral, land or seascapes.  

PROJECT SPACE

@93 Mathewson St.

SCRAPPY | Linsey Wallace

Linsey Wallace is Providence-based multidisciplinary artist using sculpture, installation, performance and video to explore class disparity, connectivity and ecology. The artist’s use of personal storytelling and somatic gesture seeks to activate the liminal space between physicality, impression, collective memory and imagination.

Wallace earned an MFA in New Genres from San Francisco Art Institute and a BFA in Sculpture from Maine College of Art. Linsey has exhibited at The Lab in San Francisco, Berkley Art Museum, ICA Portland and The Tank in NYC. Linsey is a 2024/25 fellow of the Providence Commemoration Lab. She is co-founder of art production company Chroma Council and serves on the board of the Museum of African Culture in Portland, ME.

READING ROOM

@93 Mathewson St.

Peonies| Roger S Williams

This series of acrylic paintings and sculptures explores moments of softness and vulnerability.

ABORN GALLERY

@95 Empire St.

Idioms of Distress: Being Khmer Elsewhere

curated by Savonnara Sok

artists: Adrianna Touch, Alex Tum, Chummeng Soun, Dana Heng, Daniella Thach, Jamie Keth, Kannetha Brown, Leiyana Simone Pereira, Linda Sok, Marius Keo Marjolin, Mel Taing, Oussa Mira Bun,, Princess Moon, Samnang Riebe, Savonnara Alexander Sok, Vuthy Lay, Peter Veth

This exhibition will present artists of Khmer heritage and how their individual practices are informed by their relationship with being Khmer/Cambodian. Rather than being placed under the easy umbrella category of “Asian Diaspora,” this exhibition will specifically focus on the new generation of post-Khmer Rouge artists. The genocide-fueled diaspora has displaced, decontextualized, and demanded different levels of survival. The existence of a contemporary creative culture beyond the Killing Fields is a testament to the endurance and power of art in the context of a cultural evolution.

Not one story is exactly the same—each artist has navigated being a ‘fish out of water.’ We create while holding close the traditions and legacies our ancestors endured so much for, knowing their resilience is the reason we are here today. We follow our creative passions not only to honor them, but to push our culture forward and make our voices heard. Our intersectionalities shape who we are, and they are our strength. In light of current events along the borders of Thailand and Cambodia, this work becomes even more urgent. We cannot and will not be erased. Here’s to being Khmer elsewhere.

Resident Gallery

@131 Washington st.

Trick or Treat | LUMUKU

LUMUKU presents Trick or Treat, a new collection of illustrations created just in time for the arrival of autumn. Come celebrate the spirit of Halloween with this fun and slightly spooky bunch of characters!