Selected Previous Exhibitions
AIR Holiday & Anniversary Show
November 29 - December 30
AiR is please to present it’s 19th exhibition and 2nd Annual Holiday Show. featuring art by a selection of local Artists ranging from paintings, collages, textiles, sculpture, and photography.
Art Show - Michael Fanelli and Annie Wildey
Nov 1-23, 2024
AiR is please to present it’s 18th exhibition featuring new work by AiR owners Michael Fanelli and Annie Wildey.
Explore new photographs by Michael Fanelli and recent paintings by Annie Wildey along with a special collection of hand-painted ornanemts just in time for the holidays!.
Stories Told - By Sarah Short
Fragments of paper and prose
AiR is please to present its 17th exhibition which opens on Friday October 4th during Westerly’s First Friday Arts Crawl. This month’s exhibition spotlights Rhode Island Artist Sarah Short. The exhibition features Sarah’s signature collages and accompanying stories. View online catalog here.
Summer Crush I, II & III•
A salon show of artists we have a crush on!
August and September
We are excited to present our 15th and 16th exhibition at AIR Studio Gallery and we are thrilled to have been awarded Editors Pick for the Best of Rhode Island Contemporary Art. "Summer Crush" opens on Friday, August 2nd during Westerly’s First Friday Arts Crawl. Curated by owners and artists Annie Wildey and Michael Fanelli the show brings together nineteen contemporary artists with a special spotlight on New York artist Debbie Taylor-Kerman. The shows celebrates the richness of creative expression and artistic versatility. Read the Press Release
or view images of the exhibition installation
Piece of Work - June and July
New Paintings & Works on Paper by Theresa Girard
with sculptures by Richard Abarno
AiR is please to present its 14th exhibition which opens on Friday June 7th during Westerly’s First Friday Arts Crawl. In this month’s exhibition “Peace of Work” showcases new paintings and works on paper by Theresa Girard. The exhibition is accompanied with sculptures by Richard Abarno.
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Peace of Work
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Theresa Girard
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Richard Abarno
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Theresa Girard
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Richard Abarno
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Theresa Girard
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Richard Abarno
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Theresa Girard
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Richard Abarno
In the Company of Women
Laura Gaffke • Kathy Johnson • Diana Sartor• Annie Wildey
AiR is please to present its 12th exhibition which opens on Friday May 3rd during Westerly’s First Friday Arts Crawl.
This month’s exhibition celebrates friendship and community, showcasing the work of four women artists with diverse creative practices. When four creative women decided to meet regularly to support and nurture one another’s creativity, they had no idea they would still be meeting 13 years later.
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Laura Gaffke
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Kathy Johnson
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Diana Sartor
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Annie Wildey
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Laura Gaffke
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Diana Sartor
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Laura Gaffke
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Kathy Johnson
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Kathy Johnson
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Diana Sartor
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Annie Wildey
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Annie Wildey
Rivers & Tides • March 1– April 28, 2024
Michael Fanelli & Annie Wildey
“Rivers & Tides” the 11th exhibition which opens on Friday April 5th during Westerly’s First Friday Arts Crawl. In this month’s exhibition “Rivers, Tides & Vessels” owners and artists Michael Fanelli and Annie WIldey showcase their paintings and photographs alongside a selection of timeless functional vessels by Ahmee Ceramics. The exhibition will continue to evolve over the course of the month, as each artist makes new work expanding on the theme. Annie will continue to paint on-site at AiR transforming one of the rooms into a painting studio.
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Rivers Tides and Vessels Exhibition
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Frenetic Dissolution - Michael Fanelli
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Rocks n Roll- Annie Wildey
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Ahmee Ceranic Vase
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Amorphous Omen - Michael Fanelli
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Rocks n Surf - Annie Wildey
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Ahmee Ceranic Vase
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Blue Byway - Michael Fanelli
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Roller - Annie Wildey
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Ahmee Ceranic Vase
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Patriotic Tempo - Michael Fanelli
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Sunshine After The Storm - Annie Wildey
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Ahmee Ceranic Vase
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Swirling Cosmos - Michael Fanelli
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Morning Shades of Grey I - Annie Wildey
Myths & Realities • February 2–25, 2024
Sumo Bunni & Elizabeth Lind
A collaboration between guest curator and January artist in resident Shari Weschler (Sumo Bunni), and Elizabeth Lind.
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Elizabeth Lind
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Elizabeth Lind
Three in One • January 2nd–31st, 2024
Salon Exhibition
Our first show of 2024 brings together Figurative, Coastal, and Abstract works by artists that have exhibited at AIR this past year.
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Sarah Z. Short
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Michael Fanelli
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Annie Wildey
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Margit Burmeister
AIR Holiday Show • November 3–December 31, 2023
Salon Exhibition
We enter the holiday season with a group show that welcomes two new artists to AiR. Theresa Girard and Sarah Short are exhibiting alongside regulars, Margit Burmeister, Diana Sartor, Tracy Stilwell, Shari Weschler, Annie Wildey and Michael Fanelli. The show is curated to reveal connections or contrasts that excite the eye.
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Mellow with Yellow - Sarah Z. Short
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Sarah Z. Short
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Quiet Corner - Sarah Z. Short
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Just Breathe - Theresa Girard
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Breathless - Theresa Girard
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Caswell - Margit Burmeister
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Untitled - Margit Burmeister
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Measure Twice - Margit Burmeister
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Michael Fanelli
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Wavelength - Michael Fanelli
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It's OK - Tracy Stilwell
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You're Awfully Warm - Jack Ramsdell
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Turning of the Tide - Annie WIldey
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Exuberance - Diana Sartor
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Joy is Here - Diana Sartor
Closely Observed • October 6–30, 2023
Two photographers • Jack Ramsdell / Michael Fanelli
‘Closely Observed’ is a concept that attempts to explain how our inward perceptions are often influenced by outward circumstances that can be seen. Artists, and especially photographers, rely on a subject, something we can see, or imagine we see. It may be something grand, but more often it is a simple awareness of the world we inhabit. In this exhibit we get to see what was experienced, remembered, rendered, and shared by a small group of artists.
As we transition into Fall, AiR uses each of their three rooms to present unique perspectives from a small group of artists with two solo photography exhibitions and a group exhibition of painting and objects.
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You're Awfully Warm - Jack Ramsdell
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Boxer - Jack Ramsdell
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Shed - Jack Ramsdell
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Sabrina - Jack Ramsdell
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Conversation – Jack Ramsdell
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Tender Moment – Michael Fanelli
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Ying Yang – Michael Fanelli
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Weekapaug Beach – Michael Fanelli
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Gull – Michael Fanelli
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Sunstars on LI Sound – Michael Fanelli
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Window on Red – Michael Fanelli
Summer Crush I, II & III • July / August / September, 2023
Salon Exhibition
10 artists we are crushing on - "Summer Crush III" curated by owners and artists Annie Wildey and Michael Fanelli bringing together ten contemporary artists. This showcase highlights the richness of creative expression and artistic versatility, often blurring the lines between disciplines of painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, textile, and photography.
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Newsflash - Tracy Stilwell
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Sexting - Carol Scavoto
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The Playful Pussy - Carol Scavotto
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SW Dinge
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Exuberance - Diana Sartor
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Carol Scavoto
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Blabbering Typewriter = Dan Welden
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Years Ahead - Margit Burmeister
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Illuminated Topography
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Gladoli - Sandi Daniel
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Backpack Rabbit - Sumo Bunni
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Shelley Kirkwood
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Morning Shades of Grey III - Annie Wildey
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Terrain - Margit Burmeister
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Infatuation - Diana Sartor
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Me and My Shadow - Sumo Bunni
Spring into Summer II • June, 2023
Our 5th exhibition featuring guest artists Dan Welden, and Shari Weschler.
Also on view are new coastal photographs by Michael Fanelli and paintings by Annie Wildey.
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Dan Welden
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Dan Welden
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Tiny Dancer - Sumo Bunni
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Sumo Bunni
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Weekapaug Grasses - Michael Fanelli
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Michael Fanelli
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Annie Wildey
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Annie Wildey
Spring into Summer I • May, 2023
Showcasing Dan Welden & Sumo Bunni
We are excited for our 4th exhibition showcasing new paintings by Dan Welden, artist, educator, and author, with a continuation of Shari Weschler work from the Show Spring Back. Both Dan and Shari's work was created during the pandemic and themes of resilience, transformation, nature and emotion are explored through narrative and abstract painting
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Dan Welden
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Dan Welden
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Sumo Bunni
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Sumo Bunni
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Annie Wildey
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Michael Fanelli
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Annie Wildey
Spring Back • April, 2023
Showcasing Sumo Bunni
The 3rd exhibition at AIR Studio Gallery in Westerly RI, spotlights the work of guest artist Shari Weschler (Sumo Bunni). Shari shares new work from her ongoing ‘Bunni’ series. Cynical and humorous story tellers of human circumstances and a complex psyche.
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Good Morning - Sumo Bunni
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Back Up- Sumo Bunni
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Sumo Bunni Installation
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Hallucinating - Sumo Bunni
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Me and Her - Sumo Bunni
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Stripped - Sumo Bunni
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Backpack Rabbit - Sumo Bunni
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Howl at Me Sumo Bunni
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String Bunni Blue - Sumo Bunni
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Michael Fanelli
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String Bunnie Green. - Sumo Bunnie
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Michael Fanelli
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Turning of the Tide - Annie WIldey
Rearview - Objects may appear closer • February / March, 2023
Annie Wildey / Michael Fanelli
Air's 2nd exhibition features Michael Fanelli's polariods from 1988–91. A series of introspective and experimental photographs using double exposures and developer smears to create mystery and depth. Others explore abstraction by manipulating the polaroid emulsion - effectively making painted photographs.
Annie also looks back to when she lived in New York offering us an experience of the city through monotypes and monochromatic paintings. The series explores the human experience amongst New York City's industrial landscape.
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Urban Sublime - Annie Wildey
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Urban Sublime 125th Street - Annie Wildey
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Underpass 125th street - Annie Wildey
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Triboro Bridge - Annie Wildey
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Industrial Sublime - Annie Wildey
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Tribeca in the Moonlight - Annie Wildey
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Queens - Annie Wildey
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Scafforl - Annie Wildey
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Urban Sublime I - Annie Wildey
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Rearview Gallery Installation
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Emulsion smear – Michael Fanelli
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Shark Show – Michael Fanelli
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3 Balls – Michael Fanelli
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Nuclear Face – Michael Fanelli
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Tiger Milk – Michael Fanelli
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Cadillac – Michael Fanelli
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Emulsion Smear SP 2 – Michael Fanelli
Inagural Exhibition • December / January, 2023
Open AiR in Westerly - How many artists does it take to hammer in a nail? In this instance two!
Annie Wildey and Michael Fanelli are bringing something fresh to the arts community in Westerly with their new studio gallery – AiR at 19-B Railroad Avenue. A painter, and a photographer, they are making this special spot, that has sat waiting for several years, their new creative home.
The first exhibition at air was showcases Annie and Michael’s work and was curated by Shari Wescher, artist and former curator and gallery owner of Coast Contemporary Gallery in Newport, RI.
