Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

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The Galileo Project: Works by Doug Bosch and Richard Whitten, Book Design by Nancy Bockbrader, Essays by Victoria Gao and Natasha Seaman

An abstract metal sculpture pile and an intricate and colorful illusionistic painting
(left) Doug Bosch, Inv. 2453.7: Seekers, 2025, brass, 12.25" x 15.5" x 5" (detail)
(right) Richard Whitten, Frontispiece I: Johannes Motter Astronomical Ring, 2025, oil on wood panel, 15.5" x 12.25"
  • November 6-December 5, 2025
  • "Art of the Instrument Maker," Lecture by Sara J. Schechner, Ph.D., the David P. Wheatland Curator Emerita of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University – Thursday, November 13, 4 PM, ALEX AND ANI Hall 138, followed by:
  • Reception - Thursday, November 13, 5-7 PM, in the gallery

In The Galileo Project, Nancy Bockbrader, Doug Bosch, and Richard Whitten have created a dialogue across media, time, and imagination—one that links contemporary art to centuries-old scientific inquiry. Drawing from the history and the visual language of the scientific instruments housed in the Museo Galileo, each artist interprets and reimagines these objects through the lens of their own practice. Bosch’s sculptures, tactile and purposefully imperfect, suggest objects suspended between function and fiction. Whitten’s intricate paintings create a catalogue of invented devices, each that inhabits a specific if unidentifiable place. Bockbrader’s hand-bound catalogue, with essays by curator Dr. Victoria Gao and Dr. Natasha Seaman, provides a satisfyingly unique companion for the exhibition. Together, their works blur the boundaries between art, science, and history.

Metallic wall-hanging sculpture with pinks and blues
Ed Andrews, 1 with Shadow, 2025, paint on layered aluminum

Ed Andrews: Stratified Structures

  • January 20-February 6, 2026
  • Opening Reception - Thursday, January 22, 4-6 PM
  • Artist Talk - Wednesday, January 28, 12:30-2:00 PM, ALEX AND ANI Hall 138

Curated by Rhode Island College Professor William Martin, the work in this exhibition, “Stratified Structures,” is a natural extension of the work Ed Andrews has been creating over the past eight years.  In this new series of metal wall sculptures, Andrews continues to hone his process and to make new sculptures using a wide variety of colors and compositions. This exhibition takes place in conjunction with the unveiling of Ed Andrews' new public artwork, Full Circle, commissioned by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts through the Allocation for Art for Public Facilities Act, that was newly installed on Craig-Lee Hall at Rhode Island College in November 2025.

Drawing with a cardboard box open and spewing smoke and ash
Elena Peteva, Of Smoke and Ash II, 2024, charcoal on paper, 30" x 34"

Elena Peteva: Material and Immaterial

  • February 19-March 20, 2026
  • Opening Reception - Thursday, February 19, 4-7 PM

Sarah Sense: Land, Lines, Blood, Memory

  • March 26-April 24, 2026
  • Opening Reception - TBD

2026 Graduating Art Students' Exhibition

  • May 7-22, 2026
  • Opening Reception - Thursday, May 7, 4-7 PM, in the gallery
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Bannister Gallery

Located in Rhode Island College’s Roberts Hall, the Bannister Gallery presents 7 to 8 exhibitions a year by local, regional and international artists.

Dr. Victoria Gao

Director

Bannister Gallery and Exhibitions