“Oceanic – The Art of Bob Eggleton” exhibition opens next week

By John Freeman on March 7, 2026 • ( 0 )

The HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery in East Providence, Rhode Island, USA, is hosting “Oceanic – The Art of Bob Eggleton”, an exhibition of the work of the award-winning artist, opening on Monday 9th March and running until 22nd April 2026.

Bob Eggleton is an American science fiction, fantasy and horror artist and a nine-time Hugo Award–winner for Best Pro Artist in science fiction and fantasy, first winning in 1994. (He won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book in 2001 for his art book Greetings from Earth).

The Gallery will be hosting a Gallery Reception for the exhibition on Thursday, 9th April from 6.00 to 8.00pm.

The exhibition will be available for viewing by appointment. Saturday Hours for the duration are 12 noon to 4.00pm. To set up an appointment email heartspotartcenter@gmail.com

*Jennifer Gillooly Cahoon, owner and operator of HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery, promoting Bob Eggleton’s exhibition*

Jennifer Gillooly Cahoon, owner and operator of HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery, opened HeARTspot in 2017 after serving as a public educator for nearly 20 years. She served as a special education teacher, an art teacher, and finally as an Art Department Chair.

A professional working artist, Jennifer is currently living the dream of working with and helping others through visual art.

• Oceanic – The Art of Bob Eggleton 11th March – 22nd April 2026, The HeARTspot Art Center and Gallery 1970 Pawtucket Avenue, East Providence, RI, United States, 02914 USA | Web: heartspotart.com (visit for opening times or check their Facebook page) | Viewing by appointment via email heartspotartcenter@gmail.com

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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.