FEATURE ARTISTS
Each month, we feature different artists in our gallery. Our exhibition facility features gallery space, workshop and learning opportunities, and other events for members and the community.
Feature Artists exhibit in the Gallery for a term of one month, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Artist and Gallery Coordinator.
The Collaborative LAB & GALLERY • 508 Main St. Warren RI • SAT. & SUN 12pm-6pm
CURRENT FEATURE
2026
2025
My work examines the idea of recycling and reusing. I use aluminum beverage cans, repurposing the material to make my images. I worked for over 35 years in corporate design, and I like the idea that I am not only recycling the aluminum can itself, but also that I can reuse the graphic design work that went into the making of the cans. I like taking them from their intended purpose, as packaging for soda or beer, and giving them a new meaning.
Originally from Elkhart Indiana, I have lived in New England since 1986, working as an athletic footwear designer until retiring and moving to Warren last year.
Website: mfdonnell.com
Instagram: instagram.com/mfdonnell_art
Facebook: facebook.com/mfdonnell
Andrew Desforges lives and works as a Visual Designer in Warren, RI. He holds an MFA in Design, Printmaking, and Book Arts from the University of Iowa. His painting work draws from the many unique creatures and shorelines of the Ocean State.
www.wanderforge.com
@wander_forge
Originally from Elkhart Indiana, I have lived in New England since 1986, working as an athletic footwear designer until retiring and moving to Warren last year.
Website: mfdonnell.com
Instagram: instagram.com/mfdonnell_art
Mixed-media illustrator with a BFA in Illustration ‘22 and MAT in Art Education ‘24. They take inspiration from folk art, outsider art, and horror. They use mixed media to inform their artworks; two pieces may have the same subject but look completely different because of the materials used. They incorporate media exploration, spontaneity, and human error into their works. This process is what brings them back to making art again and again.
A lifelong dabbler at visual art, I started taking it seriously around 2018. Since then, I’ve been in solo and group exhibits at the Collaborative, AS220, and the Hive RI, and done commission work including pet portraits, posters, album covers, and a journal cover design for the Caliber Artist Series (available for purchase at CVS).
My pictures usually start with a problem or question I’m trying to address (e.g., how big is a bobcat’s nose?), and then veer sideways. I’m heavily influenced by fairy tale and cartoon illustrators, especially Ivan Bilibin and Winsor McCay.
When not drawing I do music stuff: Solo recordings are available via Bandcamp and 75orLess Records, and I play fiddle, accordion, and tin whistle with sea shanty band Sharks Come Cruisin (we’ll be at Imago Gallery in Warren on September 28!).
2024
Wow, it’s been over two years since I first joined The Collaborative and I am psyched to be having my third feature show as an Artist Collaborator!
2023
2022
2016-2021
Percy Harrison, aka Mr. Swabs Is a freelance artist and muralist based out of Fall River, MA.
