2022 UMVA Gallery Exhibitions

Here is our schedule for 2022, enjoy the shows!

UMVA 2022 Portland Gallery Exhibitions

January

Two Solo Shows:
Sandblast, Distressed Wooden Assemblage
Andre Benoit
and
It is Not So Simple
Milly Bachrach

February

Two Solo Shows:
Matrilineal
Becky Jane Rosen
and
Nest
Dani Robbins, Poorva Singh, Zachary Taibi

March

Reflections

Brooke Lambert

April

Unmonetized

Ruthanne Harrison

May

Experiments in Watercolor: Diversity and Luminosity
Greg Mason Burns, Rabee Kiwan, Liz Prescott, Arthur Nichols, John Silverio, Alan Crichton, Ed Nedeau

June

UMVA Open Members Show

July

Being Human

Rabee Kiwan, Greg Burns, Arthur Nichols, Jen Joachin, John Ripton

August

Sea Changes

Joanne Tarlin

September

PRESSTO

Kris Onus, Jo Ann Bianchi, Monotype Guild of New England

October

Two Solo Shows:

A Wicked Tiny History of Playing & Tarot Cards
Amy Bellezza
and
Portland Works
Tom Bloom

November

UMVA Open Members Show

December

UMVA Holiday Sale

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Maine’s Coastal Islands Engage Midcoast UMVA Artists

The Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA) - Midcoast Chapter, in partnership with the Friends of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Rockland, presents “REFUGE”, a dynamic exhibition of artwork inspired by the unique beauty found in and around Maine’s coastal islands . The exhibit opens with an artists’ reception on September 27th from 5 to 7 pm at the gallery at the Visitor’s Center, 9 Water St., Rockland, ME. The gallery is open during the Visitor Center’s open hours from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. The exhibit continues to Dec 13, 2024. "Pemiquid Parkbellhouse" by Bernadette de Cesare Contemporary realist painter Jane Dahmen juried this exhibit which features both representational and abstract works. Dahmen, whose landscapes explore the coastal regions of midcoast Maine, has shown in solo and group shows both within the U.S. and abroad. She is represented by The Portland Art Gallery. Viewers c...

More Photos from the August Gala

Hi... did not have the bandwidth to hunt down and ID all the folks... so if you want to tag yourself, I guess you could do so in the comments... But here are the photos that I shot during the event... I do know who was behind that mask Anthony Anderson from the #MaineGallery+StudioGuide UMVA Board Member Janice L. Moore Ave Melnick with Board Member Joanne Tarlin and other person Janice L. Moore with Anthony Anderson Daniel Sipe with a friend and ARRT!! Director Natasha Mayers A Saucy skirted pirate and UMVA president David Estey Bookhead Sweettooth - minus board member Al Crichton (he was sick) UMVA President David Estey and Treasurer Richard Kane (who also runs the Maine Masters project) Board member Barbara Sullivan in gray top Board member Emily Sabino The hat this fellow wears references a UMVA Broccoli Protest which Carlo Pittore helped lead in Kennebunkport, in front of the Bush mansion there. UMVA Vice President Joanne Tarlin Now, here are the...

Sheltered in Place - a Pandemic Art Show

The Covid pandemic reshapes our lives. It continues to strip down our existence, separating us from loved ones and exposing weaknesses in our system of governance and our political leadership. It demonstrates the devastating impact of the nation's grave social injustices. Systemic racism and socioeconomic disparity put oppressed peoples at greater risk for Covid-19. Then, on May 25, as many of us bunkered inside our homes, we witnessed the cold-blooded murder of George Floyd. This videotaped tragedy and the eruption of Black Lives Matter protests across the nation revealed the depth and breadth of racism in America. It is a contagion every bit as present and virulent as the coronavirus. In the face of both existential challenges – pandemic and racism – we can only recover through radical social change. The images and words of UMVA artists in this online exhibition surface from the isolation and compression of life in the pandemic. The works express personal and universa...

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