Avenue Concept Completes 3 New Murals in Providence
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
The Avenue Concept recently completed three new murals in Providence.
A large-scale mural by nationally-renowned artist and RISD alumnus Jess X. Snow was installed in the Providence’s West End, and two new works were created on both sides of the historic Providence National Bank façade by New England-based artists AGONZA and M.deangelo.
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Jess X. Snow, a former Providence resident, returned to the city to paint a mural on the exterior of Providence Community Acupuncture, located at 1055 Westminster Street.
The new mural, “The Revolution Starts in the Earth, with the Self,” is a collaboration with Gavriel Cutipa-Zorn, a doctoral candidate in American studies at Yale and a 2012 graduate of Brown University.
The mural features the silhouetted profiles of Providence-based Latinx organizer Vanessa Flores-Maldonado and New Orleans-based Palestinian organizer Amira.
“This mural is an invitation for Providence community members to think about their role in transnational solidarity. It is also a love letter to the city and the fertile soil where the seeds of our work were first planted,” said Snow and Cutipa-Zorn.
The other two murals, “Somnium” by M.deangelo and “Dear Urban Females...” by AGONZA, are part of The Avenue Concept’s revolving mural project at the Providence National Bank façade.
The program was launched four years ago in partnership with Paolino Properties.
M.deangelo is a Connecticut-based fine artist, illustrator and graffiti artist who has contributed work to juried shows at The New Haven Paint and Clay Club and Pequot Gallery.
AGONZA (nee Angela Gonzalez) is a Providence native who spent her teenage years in the Dominican Republic before graduating from the University of Rhode Island in 2015. She has displayed work at shows in New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, and won 2017 and 2018 People’s Choice Awards at the Salem Mural Slam.
Mural Program
The Avenue Concept’s citywide mural program has both showcased local talent and brought internationally-renowned artists to Providence since 2015.
The works have drawn local acclaim and coverage from national and international art media. Some – including one from Polish street artist BEZT and another by Baltimore-based muralist Gaia, both located downtown – have become beloved local landmarks.
A work by Austrian street artist NYCHOS on the Jones Moving & Storage building in Providence’s West End was recently featured in the 2019 coffee table book Mural Masters: A New Generation.
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