Bob Dilworth - 23 Who Made a Difference in RI in 2023

Bob Dilworth - 23 Who Made a Difference in RI in 2023

He is one of Rhode Island’s preeminent artists and is now in that groove of only getting better.

“Providence artist Bob Dilworth is renowned for making artworks that are ambitiously scaled and intricately crafted. Active in Rhode Island for more than thirty years, Dilworth is rightly one of the state’s most decorated artists and someone whose career is a testament to his nearly compulsive passion for making. Surfaces throughout his home and studio are covered in the materials used to create his richly layered mixed media artworks,” wrote GoLocal’s art contributor Michael Rose.

“Dilworth originally came to Rhode Island in the early 1970s to study at RISD. After departing for graduate school at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he was not sure he would return, but an opportunity to teach at Brown brought him back,” added Rose.

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He then became a Professor of Art at the University of Rhode Island, where he taught for many years.

Now Emeritus, Dilworth has the time to dedicate his full energies to his own art. The recipient of numerous awards and residencies, Dilworth’s work is in prominent collections like those of the National Gallery of Art for the Corcoran Collection, the RISD Museum, and the Chicago Public Library.  

He continues to be prolific — this year's exhibits at the Newport Art Museum was just one of the highlights.