Drawn Threads
While contemporary culture has continued to use thread for utilitarian and decorative purposes, artists have explored its use and representation as a conceptual and expressive means for decades. These six artists rely on thread as both inspiration and drawing tool, creating works that span sculpture, installation, photography, painting and more. Participating artists include J Carpenter, Marjorie Forté, Leslie Schomp, Jodi Stevens, Antoinette Winters and Melissa Zexter. Beard Gallery, Watson Fine Arts

Taleen Batalian: Graft

Trained in fashion design and painting, Providence-based artist Taleen Batalian creates a site-specific installation that explores the boundaries between garment and sculpture, between form and function and between the beautiful and the grotesque.
Weil Gallery, Watson Fine Arts

September 5–October 21, 2017
Beard and Weil Galleries, Watson Fine Arts