Category: Portland

University of Southern Maine names Veronica A. Perez its artist-in-residence

University of Southern Maine recently announced its spring 2023 artist-in-residence, Veronica A. Perez. Perez’s work is between interdisciplinary sculpture and community practice, encouraging a reflection on identity for participants and viewers alike. Perez’s project with USM is titled “braiding circles.” It will be an immersive installation featuring hair, hands, and oral stories that ruminate on […]

‘Hidden Stories’ at the University of Southern Maine, 

“Hidden Stories” runs Jan. 19 to Feb. 18 at the University of Southern Maine, featuring work by artists Kate Cheney Chappell and Annie Lee-Zimerele that spans book arts and other primarily 2D mixed-media. An opening reception was held Jan. 26. The ephemeral nature of drawings, prints and printed books, objects critical to the dissemination of […]

‘Charlie Hewitt: Bright Screens and Electric Dreams’ featured at Moss Galleries in Portland in January

Moss Galleries and Maine artist Charlie Hewitt partnered with United Way and WEX (NYSE: WEX) for an exhibition of art in the digital age. “Charlie Hewitt: Bright Screens and Electric Dreams” was on view in January and featured 56 digital artworks in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), framed prints and neon sculptures. Coming off […]

Portland Art Gallery interviews Matthew Barter

By Susan Sherrill Axelrod Painter and sculptor Matthew Barter has spent his career paying homage to the downeast Maine fishing community where he grew up. With their iconic shapes, his bold, elemental paintings capture the stark beauty of the landscape and the rugged reality of making a living from the sea. They represent the coastal […]

David Estey at Cove Street Arts

View all the images in David Estey’s latest show and connect to a virtual tour of most pieces in the exhibit by going to www.covestreetarts.com/exhibitions-1/emergent-phenomena, or tour the show via video at youtu.be/22Rnd85FjMQ The show remains up through Jan. 7 at Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St., Portland. 

Maine Musuem of Photographic Arts “Morphing Medium Artist Talk”

  This Friday, December 2, 5-8pm Morphing Medium Artist Talk Gianluca Rizzo, Professor of Italian language and literature at Colby College will be reading from Obelisks, an artist book of poems and photographs he co created with artist and professor of photography, Gary Green.   Artist Deb Whitney will also be speaking about her installation, Looking at the […]

Bibby Gignilliat at Portland Art Gallery

Bibby Gignilliat has been creative since she picked up her first crayon. She started private art classes at 10 and put her art career on the hold at 11, after being criticized by her art teacher.  Turning her adult creative talents toward cooking, Gignilliat became a marketing manager for Williams-Sonoma and then decided to go […]

Holiday Art Studio Sale

A Cassidy Point Open Studio and Holiday Art Sale will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 4 at 121 Cassidy Point in Portland. Stop in for a glass of wine and holiday cheer. Photographer Jocelyn Lee will offer framed exhibition prints at all sizes and reduced prices. These are not editioned prints and […]

Maine artist Charlie Hewitt launches first digital collection of NFTs

Maine artist Charlie Hewitt has launched his first digital collection of NFTs (non-fungible tokens). Each NFT in this collection depicts a story told by a lifelong artist, filled with uniqueness, creativity, fun and speed. One-of-one bold, colorful, and humorous works were created with Sharpie markers, cut out, collaged, and digitized. The first phase of the […]

David Estey’s ‘Emergent Phenomena’ at Cove Street Arts 

David Estey is showing his work in “Emergent Phenomena” at Cove Street Arts through Dec. 31. An opening reception was held Oct. 27. An artist talk will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 8. In his own words, Estey says, “Over the past 70-plus years, I have worked in many different styles, from realism and […]