Abstract Photograpy A nine-artist exhibit presented by the Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA)  featuring: J im Kelly, Ann Tracy, John Ripton, Dave Wade, Mark Barnette, CE Morse, Lesley MacVane, Greg Mason Burns, and  Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest . Curated by Greg Mason Burns. For this exhibit, abstract photography is defined as digitally or otherwise manipulated such that the subject is obscured enough to not be considered realist or documentary photography, for example. Photography outside the “realist” or “object” world, so to speak. To learn more about the UMVA and to join, please visit out website at TheUMVA.org . If you would like to purchase a piece from this exhibit, please contact the artist first. Alternatively, you can email Greg Mason Burns at gmburns@gregmasonburns.com and he will inform the artist of your interest. Mark Barnette Website Instagram Photography is my preferred method for skirting despair. Beauty without sentimentality is a primary goal of all my work.

There's a great show on now at the UMVA Gallery at the Portland Media Center.... But some UMVA members are also showing in other places...  Like Ann Tracy over at the Wellness Connection through the end of this month. and then... in August, Julia Durgee will be showing at our gallery at the Portland Media Center “From Illustrations to Paintcations,” featuring NYC-based comic drawings and Maine-based oil paintings. Show Details: ·        August Weekends 2019.   Show Opening: Friday, 8/2, 5 – 8pm ·        @ Portland Media Center - Gallery - 516 Congress Street - Portland, ME ·        “Do-gooder” celebrations: live portrait paintings of good Mainers in gallery window   Artist Bio: With formidable, illustration skills, Julia Durgee paints the activity, buzz, and beauty of Maine. She grew up drawing and painting cartoons, fashion designs, murals, and portraits in Albany, New York. This early work led to her apparel design degree from Cornell Uni