Sophie Foulkes’ By the Fall of the Waters… explores the interplay between select Rhode Island architectural structures, the waterways they extend across, and the evolving public narratives surrounding these landmarks. Integrating archival materials, this series of collages and screen prints invites the viewer to explore the interconnectivity of changing social perspectives and the reshaping of our natural landscape.

Sophie Foulkes is an illustrator and printmaker based in Providence, RI. Her narrative, playful, approach to printmaking, editorial illustration, murals, and design are paired with collages, observational drawings and historic photographs and maps, evoking a sense of familiarity and connection. Foulkes received a BFA in Illustration from RISD in 2023. Her work has appeared in projects for Amherst College, The Avenue Concept, Boston Common Magazine, The Gullet, WaterFire, and the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, among others.

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Support for this program was provided by the Providence Public Library’s Creative Fellowship. Production supported, in part, by Rebecca Noon (Providence Department of Art, Culture, and Tourism), Neal Walsh (AS220), and Ben Sisto (OPEN). Our signage sponsor is Wayfinder Collaborative; photography services donated by Therese Iacono Photography. Our media parter is the Providence Eye.