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Transformative Visions for May 2023

 The Union of Maine Visual Artists is pleased to host the upcoming exhibition: Transformative Visions at its Portland Chapter Gallery in the Portland Media Center, 516 Congress Street, Portland Maine, May 5 - 29, 2023.  Gallery hours Fridays 5-8 PM, Sat. 1-4 PM, and Sunday 2-5 PM.  The exhibition is free to the public and the Portland Media Center facility and gallery is ADA accessible. Artworks in the exhibitions are generally for sale through the artist(s) and a portion of each sale benefits the UMVA.


Roland Salazar, Chris Morse and Dave Wade are all agents of a visual alchemy.  The three come from different directions but share a common goal to transform so-called realities into something altogether new, and to arrive at a landscape that does not exist elsewhere. Their show Transformative Visions is an adventure where the viewer is invited to explore their own imagination.

Widely exhibited artist Roland Salazar has been painting most of his life, applying layers of paint and decades of brushwork and refined techniques to depict the landscapes of his mind. 

“My Energy Art series was made as the COVID 19 Pandemic swept across the United States", Salazar said. "They are a depiction of energy using color and form, that pulsate with a mysterious force and resonate with feeling”.

Spaceship Earth by Roland Salazar


Fine art photographer Christopher Morse is about as close as you can get to an alchemist today, diving into the dents of the auto junkyard and turning base metals into precious art. Using deep focus techniques, Morse takes tiny fragments of found objects and blows them up, revealing such a singular beauty that their source is no longer relevant.

Farrago by Christopher Morse


Photographer David Wade likes to explore the visual jumping off points where new realities suddenly emerge, where the imagination is allowed to run free.  He uses picture taking as an escape from the everyday and as a form of meditation and self-liberation. Sharing his photos, Wade seeks to inspire and communicate a fresh sense of wonder.

Time Warp by Dave Wade

The Union of Maine Visual Artists is a non-profit organization that promotes and advocates for the visual arts, artists, and all arts supporters.


For further information about UMVA and Membership visit www.umvaonline.org

For further information on the artists visit:

Roland Salazar: http://www.salazargallery.com/

Christopher E. Morse link: https://www.cemorsephoto.com/

Dave Wade link: https://davewadephotos.com/

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