Pat Steir: Drawing Out of Line Presented by  RISD / RISD Museum Appearing at  RISD Museum Pat Steir (American, b. 1938) has been a major figure in American art since the 1970s and she has created some of the most ambitious and challenging drawings of the late 20th century. Organized by Jan Howard, Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs with independent curator, Susan Harris, Pat Steir: Drawing Out of Line will present 40 years of Steir’s work in a survey that focuses on the artist’s exploration of the vocabulary of drawing. The exhibition will be introduced with a recreation of her wall drawing Self-Portrait: An Installation first created for the New Museum in New York, 1987. In the 4,000 square-foot gallery of the Museum, drawings on paper, dramatically varied in scale, will be presented and set in relationship to her paintings and prints. Untitled, (Long Wave Drawing), 1985, 5 x 15’, (Collection of the Museum of Modern Art) is a primary example of how Steir challenged the notion of drawing, in scale and ambition. Support has been provided by The National Endowment for the Arts, Cheim & Read, New York, Paula and Leonard Granoff, and an anonymous donor. The Providence Tourism Council is supporting a free community day featuring "The Big Draw." read more >