Top Drawer Art at the Brass

Alan's drawings of otherworldly mutants are classic sci-fi.  Once sporting tentacles and menacing appendages, his creatures have since evolved into densely detailed, "mottled" orbs floating in empty space.

Selected Exhibitions

2012

Top Drawer Group Exhibition; AS220, Providence, RI.

Earth From Above: Work by Alan Aiello and David Robidoux; Top Drawer Art at the Brass, Warren, RI.

Top Drawer Exhibit; Newport Public Library, Newport, RI.

2011

Outside The Lines: New Classics from Top Drawer Art at the Brass; Providence Art Club, Providence, RI.

8th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2010

7th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

Anthony Pontarelli is a classic figurative artist who channels both his experience and his dreams into lush and layered paintings that defy categorization.  People and animals float through landscapes, bending and changing into symbols or objects, in a unique, timeless harmony.

Selected Exhibitions

2012

Top Drawer Group Exhibition; AS220, Providence, RI.

9th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2011

Secrets Of Top Drawer; La Grua Center, Stonington, CT.

Outside The Lines: New Classics from Top Drawer Art at the Brass; Providence Art Club, Providence, RI.

Rhythm & Rebellion; Roots Cafe, Providence, RI.

Top Drawer Exhibit; Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI.

Inner Visions: The Art of Top Drawer; Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, RI.

8th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2010

Solo Exhibition Work by Anthony Pontarelli; Top Drawer Art at the Brass, Warren, RI.

Work by Anthony Pontarelli; Julian's Restaurant, Providence, RI.

Featured Artist; PeaceLove Studios, Pawtucket, RI.

Third Vision: Portraits by Nathan Fitch and Work by the Artists of Top Drawer; Providence CityArts for Youth!, Providence, RI.

7th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2009

Double Vision: Portraits by Nathan Fitch and Work by the Artists of Top Drawer; AS220 Main Gallery, Providence, RI.

Beyond Will Power: The Top Drawer Group Exhibition; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

6th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

Solo Exhibition Drawing Times: The Art of Anthony Pontarelli; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

2008

Rare and Beauiful: The Top Drawer Group Exhibition; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

Brian Lamora is one of Top Drawer's most meticulous artists.  His method is drawing complex geometric designs that he delicately colors with paint or marker.  Each small segment is added to, divided and layered, creating mandala-like structures of pulsing color that take literally years to complete.  Brian's work is in the Permanent Collection at Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, in Chicago.       

Selected Exhibitions

2012

Top Drawer Group Exhibition; AS220, Providence, RI.

2011

Secrets Of Top Drawer; La Grua Center, Stonington, CT.

Outside The Lines: New Classics from Top Drawer Art at the Brass; Providence Art Club, Providence, RI.

Top Drawer Exhibit; Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI.

Inner Visions: The Art of Top Drawer; Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, RI.

8th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

Architecture Of Hope: The Treasures Of Intuit; Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Chicago, IL.

2010

Brian & Katrina; Top Drawer Art at the Brass, Warren, RI.

7th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2009

Beyond Will Power: The Top Drawer Group Exhibition; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

6th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2008

Rare and Beauiful: The Top Drawer Group Exhibition; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

Two Friends: The Art of Brian Lamora and Katrina Cathcart; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

5th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2007

Lucky 21: The Top Drawer Group Exhibition; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

Solo Exhibition Brian's Art World; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

2006

The Top Drawer Group Exhibition; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

2005

Grand Opening Exhibit; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

Brian's paintings are expressionistic landscapes full of trees, houses, clouds, and seagulls.  His interest in Bob Ross and his instructional painting program hs lent to an improvisational style of creating lush landscapes from the mind, without the need of painting outdoors.  His signature works are happy juxtapositions of common elements to all who live in New England, and always contain his loose, scrappy style. 

Selected Exhibitions

2013                            

Grand Opening; East Bay Community Action Program Health Center, Newport, RI.

2012                            

Bridges Artists Collaborative Exhibit- Second Place; Town Hall Gallery, Jamestown, RI.

Outside: Landscapes by Johnny McKenna and Brian Novasad; Top Drawer Art at the Brass, Warren, RI.

VSA Arts Exhibit featuring Top Drawer Art Center; Congressman David Cicilline’s Office, Pawtucket, RI.

Ninth Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2011                            

Secrets of Top Drawer; La Grua Center, Stonington, CT.

Outside The Lines: New Classics from Top Drawer Art Center; Providence Art Club, Providence, RI.

The Top Drawer Art Center Exhibit; Women and Infants' Hospital, Providence, RI.

Inner Visions: The Art of Top Drawer; Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, RI.

Eighth Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2010                            

Seventh Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2009                            

Beyond Will Power: The 5th Annual Top Drawer Group Show; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

Sixth Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2008                            

Rare And Beautiful; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

Fifth Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2007                           

Solo Exhibition Happy Trees; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.          

Fourth Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show;  Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

Formerly bright and expressive paintings shown in the 2007 Top Drawer exhibit Rainbows, David's artworks have since transformed into wonderful monochromatic ink drawings.  In these newer works David has retained his sense of linear expressiveness, resulting in a uniform style of drawing resembling geological cross-sections. 

Selected Exhibitions

2012

2012 Art Ability Exhibit Merit Award; Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Malvern, PA.

Top Drawer Group Exhibition; AS220, Providence, RI.

Earth From Above: Alan Aiello and David Robidoux; Top Drawer Art at the Brass, Warren, RI.

Top Drawer Exhibit; Newport Public Library, Newport, RI.

9th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2011

Secrets of Top Drawer; La Grua Center, Stonington, CT.

Outside The Lines: New Classics from Top Drawer Art at the Brass; Providence Art Club, Providence, RI.

Inner Visions: The Work of Top Drawer Art Center; Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, RI.

2009

Double Vision: Portraits by Nathan Fitch and Work by the Artists of Top Drawer; AS220 Main Gallery, Providence, RI.

Beyond Will Power: The Top Drawer Group Exhibition; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

6th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2008

Rare and Beautiful: The Top Drawer Group Exhibition; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

5th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2007

Lucky 21: The Top Drawer Group Exhibition; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

Solo Exhibition The Rainbow; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

4th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2006

The Top Drawer Group Exhibition; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

2005

Grand Opening Exhibit; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

David Toste is one of Top Drawer's newest talents: an artist whose broad range of work goes from mathematical drawings of Star Trek spaceships to moody coastal landscapes and back.  His drawings, done with a heavy dose of ruler, share an almost futuristic and otherworldly sensibility, and make him a great new addition to the roster.  His work will be featured in the Art Ability 2012 Exhibit at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Philadelphia. 

Selected Exhibitions

2012

Toni Vollaro and David Toste; Top Drawer Art at the Brass, Warren, RI.

2012 Art Ability Exhibit; Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Malvern, PA.

Top Drawer Group Exhibition; AS220, Providence, RI.

VSA Arts RI Exhibition; Congressman David Cicilline's Office, Pawtucket, RI.

Top Drawer Exhibit; Newport Public Library, Newport, RI.

9th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2011

Secrets of Top Drawer; La Grua Center, Stonington, CT.

Outside The Lines: New Classics from Top Drawer Art at the Brass; Providence Art Club, Providence, RI.

Doug is one of Top Drawer's most passionate artists.  His work is driven by the fantasy world of dragons and warriors, Power Rangers and Pokemon.  His objects include coins, games, shields, and dragon's eggs, all constructed through his own ingenuity with stores of recycled materials.  Every object Doug creates has power and magic.  His work has been exhibited at Providence's Dirt Palace, and featured regularly in AS220's outdoor block party Foo Fest.

Selected Exhibitions

2012

Top Drawer Group Exhibition; AS220, Providence, RI.

Foo Fest; Providence, RI.

Doug Nichols: Fantastic Creations; Top Drawer Art at the Brass, Warren, RI.

2011

Outside The Lines: New Classics from Top Drawer Art at the Brass; Providence Art Club, Providence, RI.

Storefront Window Display; Dirt Palace, Providence, RI.

Inner Visions; Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, RI.

8th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2010

Foo Fest; Providence, RI.

Third Vision; Providence CityArts for Youth, Providence, RI.

7th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

Beyond Will Power: The 5th Annual Top Drawer Group Exhibition; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

2008

2007

Lucky Twenty-One; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

2006

Dragon: Work by Doug Nichols; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

Emmet Estrada, Top Drawer's most prolific artist, draws the human figure in a joyful flurry of repetitive gestures.  Originally from China, France, or Mexico, his figures now seem to resemble shamans whose ornate costumed bodies are represented by storms of expressive marks.  A mysterious yet purposeful artist whose work is never done, Emmet serves as shining example of excellence and hard work to those around him.  His work has been featured in Providence Art Windows and the 2010 International VSA Festival at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., and he was recently given the Wynn Newhouse Award, a major national award for artists with disabilities.         

Selected Exhibitions

2012

Top Drawer Group Exhibition; AS220, Providence, RI.

Emmet Estrada: Drawing; Top Drawer Art at the Brass, Warren, RI.

Top Drawer Art at the Brass Exhibit; Newport Public Library, Newport, RI.

2011

Secrets of Top Drawer; La Grua Center, Stonington, CT.

Outside The Lines: New Classics from Top Drawer Art at the Brass; Providence Art Club, Providence, RI.

Rhythm & Rebellion; Roots Cafe, Providence, RI.

Top Drawer Group Exhibition; Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI.

Inner Visions; Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, RI.

8th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2010

2010 International VSA Festival's Revealing Culture Exhibit; Smithsonian Institution International Gallery at the Ripley Center, Washington, D.C.

Third Vision; Providence CityArts for Youth, Providence, RI.

2009

Double Vision; AS220, Providence, RI.

Beyond Will Power: The 5th Annual Top Drawer Group Exhibition; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

2008

My Show: An Installation of Figure Paintings by Emmet Estrada; Providence Art Windows, Providence, RI.

My Show: An Installation of Figure Paintings by Emmet Estrada; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

2007

The Circus: Work by Emmet Estrada; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

Ian Deslaurier is a fresh new talent whose works, done in his official "Maze" style, are clean and detailed line drawings that resemble labyrinths.  In addition to creating and exhibiting drawings, Ian creates highly popular gifts for Top Drawer's retail store, including affordable linocut prints and printed, handmade notepads. 

Selected Exhibitions

2012

Top Drawer Exhibit; Newport Public Library, Newport, RI.

Precision: Nick Taylor and Ian Deslaurier; Top Drawer Art at the Brass, Warren, RI.

9th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2011

Secrets of Top Drawer; La Grua Center, Stonington, CT.

Johnny is a master of the simple composition, and in his short time at Top Drawer has quickly embarked on a series of landscapes containing bright and crisp blocks of color.  Done quickly and from the mind, they are like snapshots from a peaceful cartoon world.

Selected Exhibitions

2012

Top Drawer Group Exhibition; AS220, Providence, RI.

Outside: Landscapes by Johnny McKenna and Brian Novasad; Top Drawer Art at the Brass, Warren, RI.

9th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2011

Outside The Lines: New Classics from Top Drawer Art at the Brass; Providence Art Club, Providence, RI.

Katrina is an artist whose drawing style has developed from cartoons featuring her friends, into an explosive torrent of colors and pop culture swirled into giant canvases announcing themselves like lit marquees.         

Selected Exhibitions

2012

Top Drawer Group Exhibition; AS220, Providence, RI.

2012 Art Ability Exhibit; Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Malvern, PA.

VSA Arts RI Exhibition; Congressman David Cicilline's Office, Pawtucket, RI.

2011

Secrets of Top Drawer; La Grua Center, Stonington, CT.

Outside The Lines: New Classics from Top Drawer Art at the Brass; Providence Art Club, Providence, RI.

Rhythm & Rebellion; Roots Cafe, Providence, RI.

Inner Visions; Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, RI.

2010

Brian & Katrina; Top Drawer Art at the Brass, Warren, RI.

Third Vision; Providence CityArts for Youth, Providence, RI.

2009

Double Vision; AS220, Providence, RI.

Beyond Will Power: The 5th Annual Top Drawer Group Show; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

2008

Two Friends: Art by Katrina Cathcart and Brian Lamora; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

2007

Green Light Exhibit; Smithsonian Institution's Ripley Center, Washington, D.C.

Katrina Cathcart Display; Providence Art Windows, Providence, RI.

2006

Colors In Motion; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

Kyle's drawings are natural and organic, always showing a signature gesture and amazing use of color.  Layers of marks build through repetition until what's left are abstract compositions that are always different yet as unique as a fingerprint.  His work has been featured in the annual Art Ability exhibit at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Philadelphia.

Selected Exhibitions

2012

Top Drawer Group Exhibition; AS220, Providence, RI.

VSA Arts RI Exhibition; Congressman David Cicilline's Office, Pawtucket, RI.

Top Drawer Exhibit; Newport Public Library, Newport, RI.

9th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2011

2011 Art Ability Exhibit; Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Malvern, PA.

Outside The Lines: New Classics from Top Drawer Art at the Brass; Providence Art Club, Providence, RI.

Top Drawer Group Exhibition; Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI.

Inner Visions; Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, RI.

2010

New Work by Kyle Komiega; Top Drawer Art at the Brass, Warren, RI.

2009

Double Vision; AS220, Providence, RI.

Beyond Will Power: The 5th Annual Top Drawer Group Show; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

2007

Lucky Twenty-One; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

2006

Rock N' Roll Heaven; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

Livy Young makes drawings of one subject alone: her cats.  But although her work is based on her cats, her drawings resemble psychedelic campfires that burn with neon colors.  Each work is a unique blend of expressive lines that radiate playful energy.   

Selected Exhibitions

2012

Top Drawer Group Exhibition; AS220, Providence, RI.

Abstract Excursions: Wendy LeBeau and Livy Young; Top Drawer Art at the Brass, Warren, RI.

Top Drawer Exhibit; Newport Public Library, Newport, RI.

9th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2011

Outside The Lines: New Classics from Top Drawer Art at the Brass; Providence Art Club, Providence, RI.

Top Drawer Group Exhibition; Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI.

2010

7th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2009

Beyond Will Power: The 5th Annual Top Drawer Group Show; Top Drawer Art Center, East Providence, RI.

Nick is a technical illustrator and student of the worlds of Manga and Transformers, and his work adapts this popular style while including his own handmade touch and focus on recycled materials.  In his short time at Top Drawer, his drawings of robots have evolved into three-dimensional reliefs.  His work has been included several times in the annual Art Ability Exhibit at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Philadelphia.

Selected Exhibitions

2012

Top Drawer Group Exhibition; AS220, Providence, RI.

2012 Art Ability Exhibit; Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Malvern, PA.

Precision: Nick Taylor and Ian Deslaurier; Top Drawer Art at the Brass, Warren, RI.

9th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

2011

Secrets of Top Drawer; La Grua Center, Stonington, CT.

Outside The Lines: New Classics from Top Drawer Art at the Brass; Providence Art Club, Providence, RI.

Top Drawer Group Exhibition; Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI.

Inner Visions; Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, RI.

Nick Taylor; Top Drawer Art at the Brass, Warren, RI.

Nick Taylor Exhibit; Barrington Public Library, Barrington, RI.

8th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

Nick Taylor Exhibit; Attleboro Public Library, Attleboro, MA.

2010

2010 Art Ability Exhibit Merit Award; Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Malvern, PA.

Nick Taylor Exhibit; Pawtucket Public Library, Pawtucket, RI.

Third Vision; Providence CityArts for Youth, Providence, RI.

7th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show; Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI.

Steven is a classic topical cartoonist.  His drawings and watercolors are comments on anything from tabloid fodder to household items, always sketched in his loose, clever style.

Theresa's depictions of suburban landscapes, colorful glass bottles, and still lifes have been a friendly staple at Top Drawer since the beginning.  A multimedia artist who creates paintings, drawings, artist books, and sculptures, she is also responsible for the classic exhibit Pants Shop at Top Drawer in 2006, in which she drew hundreds of pictures of pants and strung them along the gallery wall on clotheslines.

Toni's drawings are pure cartoon fun.  Reflecting pop ideas and symbols, from shooting stars to Mickey Mouse, Toni fills her three-ring binders with solidly-colored images that are playful and confident.

Wendy LeBeau is a cartoonist and painter who reflects the world as she sees it.  Her latest work is purely abstract excursions in color, as she builds repetitive textures on canvas, first with brush but more recently discarding the paintbrush altogether in works inspired by Jackson Pollock.  Her work has been featured at the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., and in the annual Art Ability exhibit at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Philadelphia.