Denise M. Riggs

Southampton, Massachusetts

denisemriggs.com

esinedmorr@gmail.com


Solo Exhibitions

Photographs by Denise M. Riggs, North Gallery, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Florence, MA 2021

Photographs by Denise M. Riggs, Payson Gallery, Easthampton, MA 2020

A Portrait of the Key West Cemetery, Cider House Media, Easthampton, MA 2016

Reflections, Photographs by Denise M. Riggs, Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA 2012

Reflections, Nashawannuck Gallery, Easthampton, MA 2010

Reflections, Easthampton City Arts Chamber Gallery, Easthampton, MA 2008


Juried Exhibitions

Putting the Pieces Back Together, A National Juried Exhibit of Collage and Constructions

The Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, R.I. 2021

Cell Phone Art Exhibit, Jag Gallery, Key West, FL 2020 

Juror: Letty Nowak

The Print Swap, BBA Circle Gallery, Berlin, Germany 2020

Intangible, #Local Gallery, Easthampton, MA 2019

Juror: Elizabeth Applequist

Space, An International Juried Exhibition, Fountain Street Gallery, Boston, MA 2018

Juror: Samuel Rowlett

Surface & Depth, The Golden Thread Gallery, West Hartford, CT 2014

Juror: Kate Wilson & Tricia Haggerty Wenz

Vital Connections, The Elusie Gallery, Easthampton, MA 2011, Image chosen for commemorative calendar

Juror: Jean Pierre Pasche

New England Photography Biennial, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA 2011

Juror: George Slade


Group Exhibitions

Wear Orange, ECA Online Arts Exhibit, Easthampton, MA 2021

Post Pause, ECA Online Art Exhibit, Easthampton, MA 2020

Vision 20/20, Greenfield Cooperative Bank, Florence, MA 2020

Joy, #Local Gallery, Easthampton, MA 2019

Abstractions, The Elusie Gallery, Easthampton, MA 2018

Annual Small Works Show, Easthampton City Arts Gallery, Easthampton, MA 2010 - 2018

8X8 Invitational, MAP Space, Easthampton, MA 2018

Art in the Orchard Photo Contest, Image chosen for commemorative calendar 2013

Mind Motion, A Three Women Exhibit, The Cultural Center at Eagle Hill School, Hardwick, MA 2011

Red, Easthampton City Arts Gallery, Easthampton, MA 2009

Monson Arts Council Regional Exhibit, Monson House of Art, Monson, MA 2007

Eastmont Art Fund Invitational, Elusie Gallery, Easthampton, MA 2007

A Two Women Exhibit, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 1996

Celebrating the Art of Women from Worcester and the World, Fletcher Priest Gallery, Worcester, MA 1995

Fitchburg 60th Regional Arts Exhibition, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA 1995

Arts Worcester Biennial, Worcester, MA 1992 - 1995

One Thousand and Under, Fletcher Priest Gallery, Worcester, MA 1994

Arts for Aids Sake, Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Park, Worcester, MA 1993

A Three Women Exhibit, Arts Worcester Gallery, Worcester, MA 1992

Through the Lens and the Lathe, Sterling Mill Works Gallery, Sterling, MA 1992

Grove’s Anatomy, Grove Street Gallery, Worcester, MA 1992

Art for Aids Sake, Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Park, Worcester, MA 1992

Architectural Images II, Worcester Center for the Crafts, Worcester, MA 1992


Collections

Bay State Health, Springfield, MA

Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA

Private collections


Education

Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography cum laude, received the college’s Special Achievement Award in Photography for work in gum bi-chromate printing.

The Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, Art history classes, studio classes in drawing, painting, printmaking, collage and sculpture.

Internship - Curator of Photography, Mr. Steven Jarecki – Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA

Workshops and Classes - ongoing -Classical Oil Painting, Collage, Mosaics, Printmaking, Photo Book Making, Photography, Pottery & Ceramics


Related Experience

DMRPhotography – hand crafted greeting cards marketed through fine craft retailers, 1999 –Present

Easthampton City Arts, founding member and Chair of Coordinating Committee, 2004 – 2019

Art in the Orchard, National Juried Sculpture Exhibit, Easthampton, MA – Juror 2017

Monson Arts Council Regional Exhibit, Monson, MA – Juror 2011

Easthampton Cultural Council, Board Member, 2002 – 2008


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