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Curriculum
Vitae:
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EDUCATION |
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1963 |
State
University College, New Paltz, NY, B.S. in Art Education |
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1964 |
Michigan State
University, East Lansing, Michigan, M.A. in Fine Arts (painting) |
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1975 |
State
University College, New Paltz, NY, M.F.A. in painting |
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ACADEMIC
APPOINTMENTS |
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1966-1969 |
Instructor,
Art Dept., University of Maine |
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1969-1972 |
Assistant
Professor, Art Dept., University of Maine |
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1972-1977 |
Associate
Professor, Art Dept., University of Maine |
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1975-1981 |
Chairperson,
Art Dept., University of Maine |
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1977- |
Professor, Art
Dept. University of Maine |
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1981-1983 |
Acting
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Maine |
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1987-1993 |
Chairperson,
Art Dept., University of Maine |
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COLLECTIONS
(Partial listing) |
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MUSEUMS/UNIVERSITIES |
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San Diego
State University, Campanile Foundation |
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Art Bank
Program, U.S. Dept. of State, Washington, DC |
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University of
Missouri St. Louis (permanent collection), St. Louis, MO |
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University of
Southern Maine Art Gallery (permanent collection), Gorham, ME |
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Fogg Art
Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge MA |
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Colby College
Museum of Art, Waterville, ME |
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Colby College,
Miller Library, Waterville, ME, 6 paintings |
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University of
Maine, Museum of Art, Orono, ME |
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Albertina
Museum, Vienna Austria |
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Portland
Museum of Art, Portland, ME |
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University of
Maine, Augusta, ME |
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CORPORATIONS |
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Sheppard and
Enoch Pratt Foundation, Inc. (Sheppard Pratt Hospital), Baltimore,
MD |
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Standish,
Ayer,and Wood, Boston, MA |
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London Fog
Corp., Eldersburg, MD |
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Merck and Co.,
New Jersey |
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Central Maine
Power Corp., Augusta, ME |
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Maine Cataract
and Eye Inc., Westbrook ME |
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People's
Heritage Bank, Portland, ME, 2 paintings |
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Columbia
Pictures Entertainment Corp., New York City |
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General Foods
Corp., White Plains, NY |
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Union Mutual
Life Insurance Co., Portland, ME |
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Wellington
Management Company ( formerly..Wellington/Thorndike,Doran,Paine and
Lewis, Inc.), Boston, MA |
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EXHIBITIONS
(partial listing) |
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ONE PERSON
SHOWS |
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Aucocisco
Gallery, Portland Maine; “Jumping Towards the Light;” Oct. 1-Nov.
30, 2008 |
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Uptown
Gallery, New York, NY; “Shadows and Light;” Nov. 9- 28, 2006 |
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Aucocisco
Gallery, Portland, Maine; “Deep Roots;” May 31- June 24, 2006 |
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University of
Maine Art Department Gallery, Orono, ME; “Recent Paintings” February
10 – March 16, 2006 |
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Aucocisco
Gallery, Portland, Maine, “Flowers,” April 29-May 29,2004 |
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Uptown
Gallery, New York, NY, “Mystery of the Changing Seasons,” May 2003 |
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Gallery 357
Main, Rockland, Maine; July 2001 |
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Husson College
Art Gallery, Bangor, Maine; November-December 2000 |
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Uptown
Gallery, New York, NY, "Spirit of the Seasons:Maine Landscapes", May
2000 |
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Colby Museum
of Art, Waterville ME; "Spirit of Winter"; Jan.23-Feb. 27,2000 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Baltimore MD, "Recent Maine Landscapes", Oct1-Nov28, 1998 |
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Uptown
Gallery, New York, NY, "Entrance Into Mystery: The Maine Landscape",
Oct. 1997 |
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Gallery
210,University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, "Place By the
River", Sept.5- Oct. 5, 1996 |
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Uptown
Gallery, New York, NY, "Celebration of Light: The Maine
Landscape",May 1995 |
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University of
Maine Museum of Art, "Magic is Alive", Jan-Feb '95 |
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New England
Foundation For The Arts, Cambridge,MA, April 1994 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Jan. 6- Feb. 26, 1994 |
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Uptown
Gallery, New York, NY, "Rainbows and Lightning", May 1993 |
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Congress
Square Gallery, Portland, ME, "Mysteries: Orono, Maine", May 1992 |
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Winfisky
Gallery, Salem State College, Salem, MA, "Paintings: 1980-1990",
September, 1991 |
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Uptown
Gallery, New York, NY, "Maine Inspirations", May 1991 |
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Congress
Square Gallery, Portland, ME, "New Work", April 1990 |
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University of
Maine Museum of Art, Orono, ME, January 1990 (reviewed in Art in
America) |
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Uptown
Gallery, New York, NY, "Maine Landscapes and Seascapes", Oct 1988 |
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Congress
Square Gallery, Portland, Maine, "New Work", Oct 1987 |
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Van Buren/Brazelton/Cutting
Gallery, Cambridge, MA, "Paintings"; April 1986 |
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GROUP SHOWS
(partial listing) |
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Portsmouth
Museum of Fine Art, Portsmouth, NH; “Sacred and Profane” Jan 21-
April 24, 2010 |
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Peter Buckland
Gallery, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada; “Across the Border” Sept.
14 – Oct. 3, 2009 |
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Hulls Gallery
One Whitney, New Haven, CT; “Visiting Artists” Sept.10 – Oct. 17,
2009 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Owing Mills, Maryland; “Atmospheric;” Oct.- Dec. 2008 |
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“Creative
Alliance Benefit Exhibition,” Baltimore, Maryland; April 18 & 19,
2008 |
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Aucocisco
Gallery, Portland Maine; “Gallery Artists”; March 6 – 29, 2008 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Owing Mills, MD; “The Good Earth”; Dec. 5 – March 1, 2008 |
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Gordon Center
for the Performing Arts Gallery, Owing Mills, MD; “Five Artists”;
Sept. 24 – Dec. 17, 2007 |
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CMCA,
Rockport, ME; “Art Makes a Difference:30th Annual Art Exhibition and
Auction”; July 27 – August 4, 2007 |
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Uptown
Gallery, New York City; “Gallery Selections”; July- August 2007 |
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Aucocisco
Gallery, Portland Maine; “Summer Exhibition”; May 22- August 31,
2007 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Owing Mills, MD; “Land/Sea/ Air: Recent Atmospheric
Vistas”; May 2 – August 31, 2007 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Owing Mills, MD; “As Far as the Eye Can See;” June 7-Sept.
2, 2006 |
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Center for
Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, Maine; “29th Annual Art Exhibition
and Auction;” July/August 2006 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Owing Mills, MD; “Views on Landscape;” June 1- Sept.
24,2005 |
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Art in the
Embassies Program, U.S. Dept. of State, Washington, DC, 4 paintings
sent to American Embassy, Sanaa, Yemen for four years (2005-2009) |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Owing Mills, MD; “Bravura Brushwork,” Dec. 1, 2004 – Feb.
26, 2005 |
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Harvard Club
of Boston (organized by Vose Gallery), Boston, MA; “What’s Past Is
Prologue,” Sept. 14 – Nov. 9, 2004 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Owing Mills, MD; “16th Annual Summer Group Exhibition;”
June 2-August 28, 2004 |
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Vose Gallery,
Boston, MA; “Realism Now: Traditions and Departures- Mentors and
Protégés:” May 15 – July 17, 2004 (catalog) |
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Lewiston-Auburn College, Lewiston, ME; “ L/A Arts 15th Annual All
Maine Invitational;” March 18-May 1, 2004 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Owing Mills, MD; ”Regarding Nature” Dec.2-Feb.28,2004 |
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Center for
Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, Maine; “Maine Seen” Oct. 25- Dec.
20, 2003 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Owing Mills, MD; “Land Escapes: 15th Annual Summer
Exhibition” July 2- Sept. 27, 2003 |
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Aucocisco
Gallery, Portland, ME, “Landscapes of the Soul,” Two-person show
with Vincent Hartgen, November 2002 |
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Gallery 357
Main, Rockland, ME ; Group Show; May-June 2002 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Baltimore, MD; “Water’s Edge” May 2-June 29,2002 |
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Aucocisco
Gallery, Portland, Maine; Group exhibition; July 2001 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Baltimore, MD; "The Outdoors" February 1- March 31, 2001 |
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Portland
Museum of Art, Portland, ME; “New Acquisitions 2001” Jan.-March 2002 |
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Vose Gallery,
Boston, MA; "Small Gems"; December 2000 |
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Northern
Ireland Heritage Center, Bangor, Northern Ireland; "Bangor to
Bangor" July-Sept. 2000 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Baltimore, MD; "New Millenium" July 6- Sept. 30, 2000 |
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Maine Coast
Artists Gallery, Rockport, ME; "MCA Exhibition and Auction" July
25-August 6,2000 |
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Clark House
Gallery, Bangor, ME; "The Maine Landscape:12 Painters", May 2000 |
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Lewiston-Auburn College, Lewiston, ME; "L/A Arts Exhibition and
Auction" March 24-May 5, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
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Uptown
Gallery, NYC; "Gallery Artists"; March 2000 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Baltimore, MD; "The Play of Light on Flowing Water"; March
2- April 29, 2000 |
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Baltimore
Choral Arts Society,Baltimore, MD; "Art '99 Benefit Exhibition";
Nov.'99 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Baltimore, MD; "Artist's Travels"; Nov.4-Dec30, 1999 |
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Colby College
Museum of Art, Waterville, ME, "Contemporary Prints"; July-Aug 1999 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Baltimore, MD, "A Place in the Sun", group exhibition, June
3-August 28, 1999 |
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Maine Coast
Artists Gallery, Rockport, ME, "MCA Exhibition and Auction", July
20-August 1, 1999 |
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Lewiston-Auburn College, Lewiston, ME, "L/A Arts Exhibition and
Auction, March 25-May 7, 1999 |
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Maine Coast
Artists Gallery, Rockport, ME, "The Quiet Landscape", 4 person show,
March 4-April 3, 1999 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Baltimore, MD, "The Forest", 5 person show, Feb.4-March 27,
1999 |
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Clark House
Gallery, Bangor, ME, "Maine Landscapes: Two Views",two-person show,
December 1998 |
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Portland
Museum of Art, Portland, ME, Biennial 1998, 2 paintings, Jurors:
Will Barnet, Rachel Rosenfield-Lafo, Bridget Moore, Nov. 5- Jan. 3,
1999 |
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Gallery 357
Main, Rockland, Maine, "Radiant Passage",two-person show, July '98 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Baltimore, MD, "Painterly Bravura", July-August '98 |
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Steven Scott
Gallery, Baltimore, MD, "Vistas", March 6-April 26, 1997 |
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Portland
Museum of Art, Portland, ME, "Recent Acquisitions Exhibition", Jan.
- Feb. 1997 |
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Starr Gallery,
Newton, MA, "Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem; Contemporary Visions",
Sept. 8-Nov. 3, 1996 |
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Smithsonian
Institute's Museum of American Art web site, Washington, D.C., and
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) internet sites, NEA Permanent
Archive of work of fellowship recipients, 10 paintings reproduced
from New England Foundation for the Arts/National Endowment for the
Arts fellowship, beginning Fall 1996 |
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J.S. Ames Fine
Art, Belfast, ME, "New Paintings", two person show, August 1995 |
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Barn Gallery,
Ogunquit, ME, "Oceans of Oceans", July-August 1994 |
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Regency
Gallery, San Diego, CA, April-May 1994 |
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UMF Art
Gallery, University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington, ME, "Ideas
of Nature", October, 1993 |
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Fogg Art
Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, "Collecting For Harvard;
Work Acquired Through The Generosity of Melvin R. Seiden", July 3-
August 15, 1993 |
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Levinson/Kane
Gallery, Boston, MA, three person show, "Contemporary Classicism",
November-December 1992 |
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University
Gallery, State University of New York, New Paltz, NY., "Alumni Art
'92", September 1992 |
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Maine Coast
Artists Gallery, Rockport, ME, "On The Edge:40 Years of Maine
Painting", August-September 1992(guest curator; Theodore Wolff, Art
Critic, NYC) |
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Levinson/Kane
Gallery, Boston, MA, "The Dog Show", July-August 1992 |
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Baxter
Gallery, Portland School of Art, Portland, ME, "To Support, To
Acknowledge, To Promote", September 1991 |
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American
Center, Sapporo, Japan, three person show, "True North", June-July
1991 (traveled to American Center, Nagoya, Japan, Dec '91 - Jan '92) |
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Mills Gallery,
Boston Center For The Arts, Boston, MA, "National Endowment For the
Arts/ New England Foundation For the Arts Fellowship Recipients",
February 1991 |
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Fogg Art
Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, "Mainly Maine", July 1989 |
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Portland
Museum of Art, Portland, ME, "New Acquisitions", July-August 1988 |
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Fogg Art
Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, "Tribute To Konrad
Oberhuber", May - June 1987 |
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Payson
Gallery, Westbrook College, Portland, ME, "Art Works: Corporate and
Business Collections in Maine", Jan - March 1987 |
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DeCordova
Museum, Lincoln, MA, "Saints and Sinners: Contemporary Responses To
Religion", Nov 1986 - Jan 1987 |
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COMMISSIONS |
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Doubleday
Publishing Co.; painting used as cover for the book The Mountain of
Silence by Kyriacos Markides; September 2001 |
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Colby College,
Waterville, Maine; Miller Library; six landscape paintings
commissioned for entrance way- lounge (Library Street/north end);
August'97 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
(partial listing) |
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Maine Home and
Design magazine, "Extraordinary Artists Who Capture the Magnetism of
Maine", includes profile of Michael Lewis and image of painting,
page 71, April 2009 |
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Maine Boats,
Homes, and Harbors magazine, “The Art of Interior Maine” by Carl
Little; profile and image of painting; pg 48-55; Winter 2009 issue |
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Portland
Sunday Telegram, “In the Arts” by Philip Isaacson; review and image
of painting; pg C3; Nov. 16, 2008 |
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Maine Home and
Design magazine, “Transcending Nature (Michael H. Lewis, Alan Bray,
Dennis Pinette)” by Suzette McAvoy; profile and image of painting;
Pg 69-70; October 2008 |
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Maine Sunday
Telegram, Portland, ME; “Michael Lewis sees the Light” by Bob Keyes;
pages E2/E3; Sunday, June 11, 2006 |
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Bangor Daily
News, “Michael Lewis Exhibit opens at UM Carnegie Gallery” (the
Weekly Section) page 5; February 16, 2006 |
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Bangor Daily
News, “Michael Lewis’ latest landscapes plumb deeper regions of
emotion, equilibrium” by Kristen Andresen; page C1; February 7, 2006 |
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Maine Sunday
Telegram, “Art Review” by Philip Isaacson; page 3E; May 9, 2004 |
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Sunday
Portland Press Herald, “What’s New at the PMA” page 1E, Jan. 6, 2002 |
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Bangor Daily
News, "Artist Explores Winter in Orono in Colby Show" by Alicia
Anstead; pages C1,C2; January 27, 2000 |
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Bangor Daily
News, "Art Seen: Landscape Exhibit a Study in Contrast", by Jenna
Russell, page C1, December 10, 1998 |
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Down East
Magazine, painting "Clearing" reproduced, page T11, September 1998 |
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Bangor Daily
News, "Capturing the dramas of the air, Lewis works capture majesty
of nature", by Jenna Russell, January 13, 1998, pages C1 & C2 |
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Waterville
Sentinel, "Six landscape paintings installed at Colby", December 14,
1997, page E7 |
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Maine Sunday
Telegram, "A Community Gift: L/A Arts is Where the Auction Is", by
Philip Isaacson, March 30, 1997 |
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Downeast
Magazine, "Betting on Bangor", (photo and profile), pg.57, January
1996 |
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Bangor Daily
News; "Maine Professor Continues Artistic Evolution" by Alicia
Anstead; February 9, 1995, pgs. C1&C4 |
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Boston Globe,
"Galleries," by Nancy Stapen (review of "Contemporary Classicism"
exhibition), December 3, 1992, pg. 73 |
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Poughkeepsie
Journal, "Alumni Art Graces the SUNY Gallery," by Florence Schetzel,
Sunday, August 30, 1992 |
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Yoga Journal,
Painting "Ascension" reproduced, July/August 1992, pg.144 |
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Maine Sunday
Telegram, Portland, ME, "A Painter Colors His World and Ours, and
Makes It Soft"," by Philip Issacson, Sunday, May 10, 1992, pg. 6E |
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Art in
America, "Michael H. Lewis at the University of Maine Museum of
Art," (review) by Carl Little, September 1990, pg. 203 |
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Art New
England, "Metamorphosis, Four Artists Reflect Maine's New
Aesthetic," by Carl Little, July-August 1990 |
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Bangor Daily
News, "An Art Afire," by Alicia Anstead, February 1, 1990 |
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Artspeak, NYC,
"The Unearthly Landscapes of Michael H. Lewis," by Martin Parsons,
October 1, 1988 |
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The Cyprus
Weekly, Nicosia, Cyprus, "Eros and Psyche", June 5-11 1987, Pg. 25 |
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Art New
England, "Saints and Sinners, DeCordova Museum," by Alicia Faxon,
March 1987 |
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GRANTS |
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New England
Foundation for the Arts (in conjunction with the National Endowment
for the Arts), drawing fellowship, $5000, 1990-1991 |
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