ARTIST STATEMENT
The wordlessness and immediacy of painting are what draw me to the studio and the local landscape; the desire to translate feeling, observations, and experience into paint is what keeps me there.
I work from life, memory, imagination, photos. My interest is not in recreating but in revealing what sparked my initial excitement about a particular place or moment. I trust that the rigor and play of adding, subtracting, and often starting over will lead to a piece that has a life of its own—often small, simplified landscapes or abstractions that explore quiet meditations on light, shape, color.
I am in constant conversation with the work. From the first mark, I wonder what is the painting saying to me? And from there it is an ongoing process of discovery and exploration. And no matter the final result, it is the engagement, the process—the conversation--that matters to me most.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
New Hampshire Art Association, Juried Member
RESIDENCIES
Arthub International Artist Residency, Kingman, AZ, March 2019
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024
Gallery-B
Art for Right Now: Small Works Show, 2024, Castine, ME
George Marshall Store Gallery
Parts and Wholes, curated by Toby Gordon, August -September, 2024, York, ME
George Marshall Store Gallery
Docklevel Spotlight, May-September, 2024, York, ME
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
Paper Trail, July 2024, Portsmouth, NH
2023
Gallery-B
Art for Right Now: Small Works Show, 2023, Castine, ME
NH Art Association
Biennial One Exhibit, September 2023, Portsmouth, NH
Barn Gallery Regional Juried Exhibition
July 2023, Ogunquit, ME
George Marshall Store Gallery
Dockside Exhibition, June-November, 2023, York, ME
Clover and Bee Online Magazine
Featured interview and paintings, Issue 5, May 2023
Book Cover Painting
Regie Routman’s The Heart-Centered Teacher (Routledge, 2023)
2022
2022 Yarmouth Art Festival
October-November 2022, Yarmouth, ME
George Marshall Store Gallery
“Compendium” — October 1-November 13, 2022, York, ME
Ogunquit Playhouse Theater
"Beautiful" – October 20-November 30, 2022, Ogunquit, ME
2021
George Marshall Store Gallery
“Who What Where”—November 2021-January 2022, York, ME
York Public Library
“Edge of the Land, Edge of the Water” (three-person exhibit) — September-October, 2021, York, ME
Maine Jewish Museum
"Sense of Place: Landscapes Near & Far" (solo) – July-August, 2021, Portland, ME
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
"Omer T. Lassonde Open Juried Exhibition" – April-May, 2021, Portsmouth, NH
2020
George Marshall Store Gallery
"Hurrah" – October-November, 2020, York, ME
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
“21st Annual Joan Dunfey Memorial Exhibition” – November, 2020, Portsmouth, NH
Portsmouth Historical Society
"Jubilee Fundraiser" – September, 2020, Portsmouth, NH
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
"Omer T. Lassonde Open Juried Exhibition" – April-May, 2021, Portsmouth, NH
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
"Omer T. Lassonde Open Juried Exhibition" – Honorable Mention; April, 2020, Portsmouth, NH
2019
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Juried
“20th Annual Joan Dunfey Memorial Exhibition” – November, 2019, Portsmouth, NH
George Marshall Store Gallery
“From the Kitchen Table” solo online exhibit – July 2019, York, ME
The Barn Gallery
“Regional Artists: An Open, Juried Exhibition” – June-July, 2019, Ogunquit, ME
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
“Omer T. Lassonde Open Juried Exhibition” – March-April , 2019, Portsmouth, NH
2018
George Marshall Store Gallery
“Curator’s Choice: Invited New England Artists” – November-December, 2018, York, ME
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
“19th Annual Joan L. Dunfey Exhibition” – November 2018, Portsmouth, NH
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
"Omer T. Lassonde Open Juried Exhibition" – April 4-30, 2018, Portsmouth, NH
Ocean House Gallery Holiday Show
December 2-January 6, 2018 – Cape Elizabeth, ME
2017
George Marshall Store Gallery
"Curator's Choice: Invited New England Artists" – November-December, 2017, York, ME
100 Market Street, Juried
"Dark and Light" – September-November, 2017, Portsmouth, NH
100 Market Street
Juried, "Honorable Mention" – June-August 2017, Portsmouth, NH
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
"3 Artists, Untitled" – May 1-31, 2017, Portsmouth, NH
2016
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Juried
"17th Annual Joan L. Dunfey Exhibition" – November 2016, Portsmouth, NH
Discovery Center
"What Artists Look Like" – November-December 2016, Portsmouth, NH
Carnegie Gallery
Rochester Public Library – October-November 2016, Rochester, NH
100 Market Street
July-August 2016 – Portsmouth, NH
Portland Art Gallery
April 2016 exhibit – Portland, ME
Portland Art Gallery
February 2016 exhibit – Portland, ME
2015
Portland Art Gallery
Rams Island Farm – September 2015, Cape Elizabeth, ME
The Capitol, Washington, D.C.
"Experience New Hampshire" – by invitation, June 2015
The Fells
"Nature's Palette" – Juried, June 2015, Newbury, NH
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
"Omer Lassonde" Open Juried Exhibition – April 2015, Portsmouth, NH
2014
Drift Gallery, Juried
“Resonance” – April-September, 2014, Portsmouth, NH
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Juried
"15th Annual Joan Dunfey Memorial Exhibition" – November 2014, Portsmouth, NH
Beach Pea
June-July, 2014 – Kittery, ME
100 Market Street, Juried
April-June, 2014 – Portsmouth, NH
2013
Drift Gallery, Juried
“Gifted” – December 2013, Portsmouth, NH
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Juried
“14th Annual Joan Dunfey Memorial Exhibition” – November 2013, Portsmouth, NH
Ceres Street Bakery
July 2013 – Portsmouth, NH
Drift Gallery, Juried
“Wish You Were Here” – June 2013, Portsmouth, NH
NH Institute of Art
“Best of the Best” – Juried, April 2013, Manchester, NH
2012
Kittery Art Association
“Holiday Art Show” – December 2012, Kittery, ME
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
“Holiday Exhibition” – December 2012, Portsmouth, NH
Art on the Hill
Open Studios – November 2012, Kittery, ME
100 Market Street
Juried, Street – June-July, 2012, Portsmouth, NH
2011
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
“Small Works” – Portsmouth, NH, 2011
Cornerstone Gallery
En Plein Air, Juried – June 2011, Newmarket, NH
Good Juju
2011-2012 – Newmarket, NH
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
“New Member Exhibition” – March 2011, Portsmouth, NH
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
“New Hampshire Now and Then” – January 2011, Portsmouth, NH
2010
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
“Holiday Fine Art” – December 2010, Portsmouth, NH
Kittery Art Association
En Plein Air – September 2010, Kittery, ME
100 Market Street
Juried – August 2010, Portsmouth, NH
100 Market Street
Juried – February 2010, Portsmouth, NH
2009
Kittery Art Association, Five-Woman Show
“Be Here Now” – October 2009, Kittery, ME
100 Market Street
Juried – August 2009, Portsmouth, NH
Lee Library
August 2009 – Lee, NH
Seacoast Science Center
“Petit Art in the Park” – July 2009, Portsmouth, NH
Solo exhibit
“Close to Home: Landscapes and Still Lifes” – Ben Franklin Gallery, May 2009, Rochester, NH
Discover Portsmouth Center
Families First Exhibit – April 2009, Portsmouth, NH
2008
Kittery Art Association
“Essence of the Season” – October 2008, Kittery, ME
Kittery Art Association
En Plein Air – September 2008, Kittery, ME
2007
Mill Pond Center
“Durham, By the River” – August 2007, Durham, NH
100 Market Street
Juried – May 2007, Portsmouth, NH