GABRIEL CAPUANO INK

1964 Sentenced to two years in maximum security, Adult Correctional Institutions, Rhode Island Department of Corrections, for drug-related activities at age nineteen In the mid-'60s, prisons in Rhode Island (home of Rhode Island School of Design) offered classes in art and literature as well as the more traditional educational programs. When Capuano's talent became obvious, the assistant warden allowed him to spend time painting and reading in his single cell instead of transferring him to a dormitory setting as protocol required, thus beginning a semi-monastic existence dedicated to painting, reading, and self-education. Released from prison in 1966... released from prison in 1966, Capuano's work was regularly included in Tonoff's group exhibitions, where

Primary location: Providence United States