Jennifer Gillooly Cahoon {Artist}

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Education

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• Rhode Island College. 1991-1996. BA in Studio Arts/BS in Art Education.

• University of Essex. Junior Year Abroad Program. UK. 1995.

• Pietrasanta Marble Carving Studio. IT. 1996.

• Rhode Island College. M.Ed. 2003.

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Professional Profile

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• Visual artist with experience with acrylic painting and mixed media.

• Owner/Operator of HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery in East Providence RI (2017 - Present)

• Former Chair of the East Providence Arts Council (2020 -2022)

• Former Public School Teacher. (1996-2016)

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Selected Solo/Collaborative Shows and Events

 

• 2024 November: Roger Williams Portrait Unveiling hosted by RI Sec. of State Amore. State House Library.

• 2024 April: "Art is Everywhere" Exhibition at Waterfire Arts Center Featuring Art Inc. Artists

• 2024 April: Providence, Rhode Island College. Art unveiling of Beyond the Diagnosis Portrait. "Bianca"

• 2024 January: Interviewed for RI PBS segment "All Hail the Queens" for Art Inc. S2 E2

• 2024 January, Providence: Commissioned to paint Roger Williams for the RI Secretary of State.

• 2023 September, Providence: Pop Up Show at The Stable. All Hail the Queens Art Auction benefiting the ACLU.

• 2023 February, NYC: Featured Artist Times Square Jumbotron as a Beyond the Diagnosis Artist. 

• 2022/23: Selected Artist for The Jimmy Fund / Dana Farber's Cow Parade New England. 

• Telephone - An International Artist Show. April 2020. Online Exhibition

• 2019 URI Providence. State of the Arts Show. Providence, RI

• 2019 Brooklyn Coffee and Tea House. Women's History Month Feature. Providence, RI.

• 2018 Dryden Gallery Providence. Providence, RI (Future: Solo)

• 2016 URI.20th Anniversary Gallery Night Show. Providence, RI

• 2016 Pop Up In Pawtucket. Pawtucket, RI

• 2016 URI State of the Arts Exhibition. Providence, RI.

• 2016 Silvershell Gallery at Hotel Providence, Providence, RI (Solo)

• 2016 The Hunt’s Mills Festival. Featured Live Painter.

• 2016 URI State of the Arts Exhibition. Providence, RI.

• 2015 The Looff Arts Festival. East Providence, RI

• 2015 University of Rhode Island. Providence, RI (Solo)

• 2015 Robert Hunt Gallery. New Bedford, MA (Solo)

• 2015 URI State of the Arts Exhibition. Providence, RI.

• 2015 Beyond the Diagnosis Exhibition, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

• 2015 Beyond the Diagnosis Exhibition, Brown University, Providence, RI

• 2015 Beyond the Diagnosis Exhibition, Broad Foundation, Cambridge MA

• 2015 Gallery X. Icons Show. New Bedford, MA

• 2014 7 Suns Printmaking Gallery. Figure in Art. Warren, RI

• 2014 Imago Gallery. Community Exhibit. Warren, RI

• 2014 URI State of the Arts Exhibition. Providence, RI.

• 2013 Solo Show. Pop Up Gallery at Lola’s Cantina in Providence RI (Solo)

• 2012 Juried Show. Alta Luna Gallery. Bristol RI

• 2012 Sparrow’s Nest Gallery. North Providence, RI (Solo)

 

 

Features and Recognitions

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• Roger Williams Unveiling at RI State House

• S2 E2 "All Hail the Queens" Art Inc segment. RI PBS. Air Date: Jan. 2024

• Featured in the Fall 2023 Providence ACLU Newsletter.

• As Drag Queens are Politicized, a RI Artist is Painting the People Behind the Makeup.

• Commissioned by the RI Secretary of State to Paint Roger Williams. Painting to be completed for 2024.

• Meet the Cows and Artists - Cow Parade for Dana-Farber. January 2023.

• Art of Darkness Gets Real Scary.  The Herald News. October 2022.

• Public Art Helping Spur Economic Growth in East Providence's Watchemoket Square. December 2021.

• Side of the Rhode: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not? - December 10, 2021

• Inside Art with Michael Rose - HeARTspot, a Certer for Local Art Has Emerged. GoLocalProv. December 2021

• Venture into the "Art of Darkness" at the HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery, The Herald News. October 2021

• Portraits Outside East Providence Home Send Message of Joy and Light. Providence Journal Bulletin. May 2020

• East Providence Artist Reveals Portraits of Pride. The East Providence Post. November 2019.

• Filling a Creative Void: East Providence’s Non-Traditional HeARTspot. ArtScope Magaine. March/April 2019.

• Meet Jennifer Gillooly Cahoon of HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery: East Providence. Boston Voyager. November 2018.

• The Heroine's Journey of Jennifer Gillooly Cahoon. April 2018.
• Jennifer Gillooly Cahoon Opens HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery. RISBDC. July 2017

• The Post., Cover and article. June 2016.

• EP Woman Opens HeARTspot Gallery. Front Page. Pawtucket Times. April 2017.

• Rhode Island Monthly. Highlighted Artist. November 2015.

• Providence Journal Bulletin. Highlighted Artist. November 2015.

• Motif Magazine. The Artist’s Economy. Interview and article. November 2015.

• Beyond the Diagnosis. Published Catalog. Featured Artist. October 2015.

• Heartfelt Paintings on Display at Hunt Gallery. July 2015

• Bad Influence: Notorious Women. Published Zine. Featured Artist. July 2014.

• Bad Influence: Day of the Dead. Published Zine. Interview and Feature Article. October 2013.

• Art AandA #80 Podcast. Broadcast Recorded Interview. February 2015.

• EPHS Teacher Extraordinare: Jennifer Cahoon. April 2013

 

 

Awards

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• Best Gallery in the East Bay, Rhode Island Monthly Best of Rhode Island 2023 (HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery)

• Best Gallery in Rhode Island Top 3, Reader's Choice Awards 2023 (HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery)

• Best Gallery in the East Bay, Rhode Island Monthly Best of Rhode Island 2022 (HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery)

• Best Gallery in Rhode Island, Reader's Choice Awards 2022 (HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery)

• Best Gallery in Rhode Island, Reader's Choice Awards 2021 (HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery)

• Best Gallery in the East Bay, Rhode Island Monthly Best of Rhode Island 2021 (HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery)

• Best Gallery in Rhode Island, Reader's Choice Awards 2021 (HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery)

• Remarkable Woman Award. City of East Providence. April 2020. 
• RISCA Individual Artist Grant. FY2020
• Secured Grant via the RI Foundation and City of East Providence for Pokanoet Tribe Mural.

• Best Gallery in the East Bay, Rhode Island Monthly Best of Rhode Island 2020 (HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery)

• Best Gallery in Rhode Island, Reader's Choice Awards 2020 (HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery)

• Outstanding Achievement Award, Frank H. Netter Medical School, Quinnipiac University. Winter 2020.

• RI Legislative Grant Recipient, Winter 2020

• RISCA Grant Recipient, Spring 2019.

• Best Gallery in the East Bay, Best of Rhode Island Award 2019 (HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery).

• Best Gallery in Rhode Island, ProJo Reader’s Choice Awards 2019 (HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery).

• Best Gallery in Rhode Island, ProJo Reader’s Choice Awards 2018 (HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery).

• East Providence High School Distinguished Faculty Award. 2015.

• Vote For Art: First Place Painting, Gallery Night Organization. Providence RI.

• Inducted into the Royal Society of British Sculptors, 1996.

 

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Speaking Events

 

• Rhode Island College: April 2024. Speaker at Beyond the Diagnosis Unveiling/Lecture/Guided Tour

• Portraits of a City: Presentation of Work Completed via RISCA Grant and a Legislative Grant. November 2021, City of East Providence.

• Studio 10 WJAR. Televised Segment. "Imagine a New Day" Arts Contest. Spoke in capacity of an East Providence Artist and business owner. May 2020.

• Frank H. Netter Medical School. Quinnipiac University. Rare Disease Day. February 2020.

• Artist Talk for Women's History Month. Brooklyn Coffee and Tea House. Providence. March, 2019

• The Rhode Show WPRI. Televised Segment. "The Looff Arts Festival." Spoke in capacity of Vice Chair of the East Providence Arts Council. August 2018. 

• Harvard University Medical School. Artist representative for the “Beyond the Diagnosis” exhibition. November 2015.

• Euonia Gallery. Artist representative for the “Beyond the Diagnosis” exhibition. September 2015.

 

Commissions:

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• Click Here to see select commissions. Work completed from 2014 to present.

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