Riverzedge Arts

Our Public Art Studio offers a diverse range of visual art services, including murals, installations, sculptures, custom awards, DIY games, and unique woodworking pieces. We excel in creative problem-solving through art, delivering high-quality products for both public and private environments. Whether it's for an office, residence, or public space, our multidisciplinary team specializes in ambitious, well-crafted solutions. Count on our artists and woodworkers to breathe life into your space or event with their innovative designs and craftsmanship.

Our comprehensive Graphic Design studio offers a diverse range of visual design solutions, encompassing branding, logo creation, business card design, stationery, posters, invitations, postcards, and more! Proficient in the full Adobe Creative Suite—Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign—as well as Wordpress for web design, our team of skilled graphic designers ensures top-notch, creative, and visually stunning outcomes. With a dynamic group of young visionaries and artists, we consistently deliver cutting-edge, professional, and aesthetically pleasing designs tailored to our clients' needs.

Our comprehensive Media Studio offers a diverse range of photography and video solutions, encompassing headshots, product photography, event coverage, and expert video production and editing services. The Media Arts Studio delivers top-tier, both in-house and on-location, photography and videography solutions tailored to individual client requirements. From capturing your annual fundraiser to crafting impeccable professional headshots, our team is equipped with the expertise and cutting-edge gear to ensure exceptional results with every project.

Kristen’s path to Riverzedge Arts has been a winding one with a perfect destination. Trained as a theatre practitioner and an academic, Kristen has been by turns a director and playwright, a published poet, and a college professor. She holds degrees in Theatre, English, and American Studies from Rhode Island College, the University of Toronto, and the University of Maryland, College Park. Coming of age in the do-it-yourself punk rock scenes of Providence and northern Rhode Island, Kristen believes strongly in the power of creativity to draw out and amplify the unique strengths of people, landscapes, and cultures to produce powerful and healthy communities. In her free time, she is an avid reader, gardener, and amateur furniture-builder, and is never happier than when she is trailing behind her dog on a hike in the woods.

Brad is an artist whose work has been in numerous exhibitions in New York, New England, and Europe. His work explores personal and universal histories through material abstraction and painting, and he is constantly exploring the means to perpetuate these ideas in new directions. He was the Artistic and Program Director of Riverzedge Arts from 2005-2015. In that role, he developed innovative arts programs, consulted on the re-design plans of the city’s downtown area, collaborated on education reform initiatives, and oversaw ambitious public art projects. After spending over 4 years co-owning a specialty carpentry and sawmilling company, he felt the need and passion to return to working in the arts, social, and educational sectors and returned to Riverzedge Arts in February 2020. As this work continues, his interest in the intersection of art and social change increases as it becomes more important that art does something.

Kim moved to Rhode Island from Baltimore in 2001 and has made New England her home ever since. She received her BFA from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Partnership with Tufts University, with a concentration in Photography and Printmaking. Kim has had an extensive career as a photographer and screen printer in both commercial and fine arts. She has worked with Boston photographers for over 15 years, editing and printing work for both fine art print and publication. Her current art practice primarily involves screen-printed goods on paper and textiles, with irreverent humor or a touch of flora and fauna. She has taught adults and teens in both mediums through one-on-one direction and class environments. She has a passion for the arts, teaching, community action, and social justice. She loves kitsch, true crime, all things comedy, and nerding out about wine.

Kailey Coppens is an American-born artist raised in Northern California. Her work has been featured and sold throughout Massachusetts. At the age of 11, her family moved to Texas, where she lived for three years before moving to Worcester, MA. After graduating high school, she attended Lesley University for one year, initially intending to study psychology, but after one art class concluded that fine arts and media were her passion. She then transferred and completed a Dual BFA at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Studying both Painting and Studio for Interrelated Media, she graduated with the Marcia Lloyd Auction Award. While living in Boston, she worked at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, a small Boston-based film studio, and completed an internship at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Since relocating to Rhode Island, Kailey has worked as a Teaching Artist, Youth Programmer, and Practicing Artist.

Sam is a graphic designer with a focus on print and digital design. He was introduced to graphic design through the world of music at an early age—designing album covers and merchandise for the various bands he’s been in over the years. Sam received a BA in Journalism from the University of Connecticut, but upon graduation found that his true passion was graphic design. Sam approaches art as a means of communication and seeks to design through empathy and understanding. In his free time, Sam enjoys playing music (guitar and bass), as well as outdoor activities such as hiking and kayaking.

Maysen is fairly new to the arts scene but has always admired everything it represents, and he hopes to add to that with his own unique ideas. He gained his appreciation for art from his father, who had amazing skills when it came to mural painting and drawing—his favorite piece being an entire bedroom of different Lion King scenes. A Rhode Islander through and through, Maysen spent childhood summers at Iggy’s eating clam “chowdah” and winters still drinking iced coffee and sledding down the biggest hills he could find—not at the same time, of course. After graduating high school, he attended URI to pursue a degree in computer engineering. Quickly realizing that wasn’t the route he wanted to take, he left and took time to figure out what he really wanted to do. He strongly believes that mental health should be a priority for everyone, and he plans to eventually start an organization dedicated to providing a safe space and resources to youth and adults struggling mentally or emotionall