Category: Deer Isle
Turtle Gallery opens 44th season in Deer Isle
Turtle Gallery in Deer Isle opened its 44th season May 28 with an opening show on view through July 5. The gallery’s first featured exhibition brings together Galen Davis, Marjorie Glick, Vaino Kola and Susan Webster, with works ranging from Davis’s vibrant, joyful landscapes and Glick’s luminous large-scale watercolor gardens and coastal scenes to Kola’s […]
Deer Isle Artists Association opens season with ‘New Beginnings’
The Deer Isle Artists Association opened its 2026 summer season with “New Beginnings,” a group show on view through June 14 at the DIAA Gallery in Deer Isle Village. A reception with the artists was held May 29. The exhibition features painting, drawing, metal, weaving, mixed media collage and ceramics by Cynthia Bourque Simonds, Ethan […]
North Carolina painter Tony Griffin in residence at DIAA Gallery in Deer Isle
The Deer Isle Artists Association gallery welcomes North Carolina-based painter Tony Griffin as artist-in-residence for April. Griffin’s work — deeply rooted in the tradition of the Renaissance masters — spans portraiture, figure painting and plein air landscape. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia and has exhibited throughout North Carolina […]
Nicoletta Siccone is the Artist-in-Residence at Deer Isle Artists Association in March
Nicoletta Siccone, artist and art educator, will serve as the March Artist-in-Residence at the Deer Isle Artists Association. Siccone is a multifaceted artist whose work spans painting, sculpture, jewelry and glass, and she regularly exhibits her zipper jewelry, gyotaku and sumi-e at the association’s gallery. During her residency, Siccone will explore color through the creation […]
Tracy Van Buskirk is the artist in residence at DIAA in February
Tracy Van Buskirk, a relief print artist, will be in residence at the Deer Isle Artists Association for the month of February, focusing on the art of collage. Van Buskirk has worked in linoleum block printmaking for a few years and is excited to switch gears and work in the world of cut and torn […]
Deer Isle Artists Association presents ‘Art for the Holidays’
As the festive winter season approaches, the Deer Isle Artists Association proudly announces its traditional “Art for the Holidays,” from Dec. 12 to 20. This popular annual show and sale is scheduled to coincide with gift shopping. Participating artists are Cynthia Bourque Simonds, Christopher Brumfield, Mary Eaton, Maureen Farr, Jill Finsen, Susan Finsen, Jeri Gillin, […]
‘Moon Rise’ group exhibition at DIAA Gallery
The Deer Isle Artists Association presents “Moon Rise” from Sept. 23 to Oct. 18, an exhibition celebrating the luminosity and inspiration of the season. A range of mediums will be on display, including painting, printmaking, woodworking, ceramics, jewelry and basketry. Featured in this show are Don Bardole, Sue Bolton, Cynthia Bourque Simonds, Christopher Brumfield, Ethan […]
‘Moon Rise’ group show is on view at the DIAA Gallery
The Deer Isle Artists Association presents “Moon Rise,” an exhibition of works celebrating the luminosity and inspiration of the season, from Sept. 23 to Oct. 18. A reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 26. A range of mediums will be on display, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, jewelry and basketry. Featured in […]
DIAA presents ‘Small Works’
The Deer Isle Artists Association proudly presents “Small Works,” an all-member show, from Aug. 26 to Sept. 20. This eagerly anticipated annual show has been extended this year by popular demand to a full month. An impressive group of 40 member artists will offer a variety of small works, in mediums including painting, drawing, printmaking, […]
Protest through painting at the Turtle Gallery in Deer Isle
Paul Trowbridge, a local artist, created a series of paintings as a form of protest against a proposed subdivision on the Salt Pond Blueberry Barrens. The spot is cherished by the Mikmaw people, often painted, and an important landscape of natural Maine flora and fauna. The developer planned to build nine mansions on 30-plus acres […]