Esther Solondz is a visual artist who lives and works in Providence, Rhode Island. She received an MFA in Photography from Rhode Island School of Design in 1980, and did raduate work in film at New York University from 1985-86. She has been the recipient of several grants and awards, including three Rhode Island Arts Council fellowships (Photo 1981, Painting 1996, Sculpture 2002) and a New England Foundation for the Arts regional National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in Painting in 1992. Her work has been widely exhibited and reviewed over the last 20 years in one person and group shows at museums and galleries throughout the Northeast. She is currently a part time instructor at Rhode Island School of Design.