This exhibit runs from October 3-25 at Bannister Gallery at Rhode Island College (600 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Providence, RI), with an opening reception on Thursday, October 3, from 4-7 p.m. The late Enrico Vittorio Pinardi, known to his friends, family and students as “Henry,” was a nationally acclaimed artist and professor of art who taught at RIC from 1967 to 1995. 

Enrico “Henry” Pinardi, an Italian-American artist and legendary RIC art professor, has left an impact on the lives of an extraordinary number of former students. Throughout his lifetime he has not only created recognizable and influential pieces of art, but also formed lifelong connections that have impacted the lives of many.