Ok...  so you know that we have this show opening tomorrow at the UMVA Gallery in the Portland Media Center.... 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 With formidable, illustration skills, Julia Durgee paints the activity, buzz, and beauty of Maine. BUT, just right across the street, there's another First Friday opening of an exhibit of photography by Joanne Arnold, CE Morse and Dave Wade (UMVA member) at Trueline Gallery, (formerly the Salt Institute), 561 Congress St., Portland. Aug. 2nd, 5-7:30 PM.

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