Category: Portland
Michael Kolster exhibits at MMPA
In Michael Kolster’s “Take Me to the River” at the The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, the artist explores four post-industrial rivers that flow into the Atlantic Ocean — the Androscoggin (Maine/New Hampshire), Schuylkill (Pennsylvania), James (Virginia) and Savannah (Georgia/South Carolina) — as they emerge from two centuries of use and neglect. With vastly improved […]
Group show at Portland Art Gallery
Sarah Ingraham, Page Eastburn O’Rourke, Jodi Edwards and Nancy Simonds will show work at Portland Art Gallery throughout March, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. March 2. Portland Art Gallery is at 154 Middle St., Portland. Call 207-956-7105, or go to portlandartgallery.com for more information.
Portland Art Gallery interviews Helen Lewis
Maine. My husband, Brad, and I have been coming to Maine for over 35 years. We make the trip to Maine from our home in Ohio as frequently as we can; at least twice each year. I love the ocean, the rocky coastline, the history and the architecture. The serenity I hope to convey in […]
Portland Art Gallery interviews Whitney Heavey
By Susan Sherrill Axelrod In Whitney Heavey’s oil painting, “Believe,” three sailboats head toward the horizon against a sky washed with the pastel hues of late afternoon. The sun creates sparkles on the water in the foreground and illuminates one of the boats, which is clearly sailing downwind, flying a billowing spinnaker in front of […]
‘Let Me Paint A Thank-You On My Palm’ online exhibit at Speedwell Contemporary
Speedwell Contemporary presents an online exhibition, “Let Me Paint A Thank-You On My Palm,” on view through Feb. 28. Selected from the gallery’s semi-annual open call, the 10 artists featured in the exhibition contemplate the many-faceted definitions of renewal. Each holds a sense of fluidity and self reflection. The ceramic works of Cee & She […]
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.
