Contact
John Riedel
193 Ives Street
Providence, RI 02906
401-272-9712
Education
1972 Rhode Island School of Design, BFA Painting
Selected Exhibitions
2016
1950-2000 Celebrating 50 Years of Art in Rhode Island, URI Feinstein
Providence Campus Gallery, Providence, RI
Bringing the Outside In, Dryden Gallery, Providence, RI
Still Life Lives, Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI
2015
RISD Alumni and Faculty Show, Gallery 53, Boothbay, ME
2013
Legacies in Paint: The Mentor Project, Newport Art Museum,
Newport, RI
2009
Paintings by John Riedel: Bank RI North Kingstown Gallery, N
Kingstown, RI
John Riedel Paintings: Hamilton House, Providence, RI
Providence Art Windows: Sponsored by the Providence Foundation 2008 Naturally Inspired : Sponsored by the Arts and Business Council at
Tiffany & Co, Providence, RI
Paintings by John Riedel, Bank RI Pitman Street and Turks Head
Galleries, Providence, RI
2007
Side by Side: 5 Traverse Street, Providence, RI
2006
The Art of Couples: Bannister Gallery, RIC, Providence, RI
2005
Two Painters: RISDworks, Providence, RI
2003
Paintings in Series: Warwick Art Museum, Warwick, RI solo show
John Riedel/Pastels: Providence City Hall, Providence, RI
Body of Work: A Survey of Contemporary Art in Rhode Island:
Gallery Agniel, Providence, RI
2002
New Artists Invitational: Maienza Wilson Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Two Person Show: Brooklyn Coffee and Tea House, Providence, RI 2001 Paintings: American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI (solo
show)
2000
Gallery Group Show: Diamond Fine Art, No. Providence, RI
Visions Toward Wellness: American Mathematical Society,
Providence, RI
1999
Holiday Show: Center City Artisans, Providence, RI
1998
Summer Exhibition: Subterra Gallery, Providence, RI
1997
John Riedel/Paintings: Warwick Art Museum, Warwick, RI
1996
Waiting Room Invitational: Waiting Room Gallery, Providence, RI 1994 Art City Invitational: 230 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI
1992
Elements, Setups, Departures: Two Person Show, Hydrangea House
Gallery, Newport, RI
Two Painters: Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Providence, RI
1991
Still Lifes: Gallery One, Providence, RI (solo Show)
1988
A New Season with Four Providence Artists: Virginia Lynch Gallery,
Tiverton, RI
A Still Life Exhibition: Virginia Lynch Gallery, Tiverton, RI
Jury Show 1988: Wheeler Gallery, Providence, RI
1986
Life Stills: Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI 1982
RISD Alumni Biennial Exhibition II: Woods-Gerry Gallery,
Providence, RI
1980
Collage Constructions: Providence City Hall, Providence, RI (solo
show)
1980
G-d Second Annual Invitational Show: School One Gallery,
Providence, RI
1979
Self-Portrait Show: School One Gallery, Providence, RI
Three Painters: Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
1978
Two Painters: Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
1977
Ten Painters at City Hall: Providence City Hall, Providence,
Impressions of Providence: School One Gallery, Providence, RI
Bibliography
2016
“Couples Work Makes for Beautiful Show”, Providence Journal,
Providence, RI
2006
“At Bannister Gallery Art of Couples Speak to Each other and
Onlookers”, Motif Magazine
2012
Cover of Gallery Night Providence Brochure
1999
“Mathematical Still Life” featured on cover of “Notices” published by
the American Mathematical Society, September issue: Vol 46
Number 8
1997
Providence Journal-Bulletin, February
1991
“Where the Real and the Abstract Converge”, Newport This Week 1988 “Grouped for Good Measure”, Newport This Week
1978
Providence Journal-Bulletin, October
Collections
1995
Commission “Mathematical Still Life”, oil on canvas, 72”x96”, American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI
RI Hospital, Providence, RI
Meditech, Fall River, MA
Represented in private and corporate collections in Europe, Boston, and Providence
Lectures
2016
Gallery Talk, Dryden Gallery sponsored by the RISD Alumni Association
2002
Guest Lecturer: RISD Museum “ Lunch Art Series”: ʻEarly Twentieth Century Paintersʼ
1987
Speaker: “Artists Speak” Lecture Series, Rhode Island School Design Museum: ʻA Retrospective of Paintings 1977-1987ʼ slide lecture