A Maine native, Tessa Greene O’Brien is an artist and curator based in South Portland. She received a BS degree in fine art from Skidmore College and an MFA from the Maine College of Art and Design.
Read MoreBrian Smith is a Portland-based artist who works in sculpture, painting, and drawing. He is inspired by queer ecological theory and what it offers in the context of climate change.
Read MoreJay Stern received a BFA in painting from the University of Cincinnati and an MFA in arts leadership from Seattle University. This year Stern will exhibit two solo presentations in Portland, Maine, and Los Angeles and show new work in a group exhibition at UTA Artist Space in Atlanta.
Read MoreAnna Valenti was born in Lake George, New York, and trained in ceramics. Her artistic practice brings together fiber clay, hemp, and lime and builds upon weaving structures and gathering spaces to explore connectivity.
Read MoreHolden Willard is a painter based in Portland. He graduated from Montserrat College of Art in May 2021 with a BFA in painting, but his interests encompass multiple mediums, including printmaking, performance, collage, and woodworking.
Read More“The exhibition is a dazzling showcase of his ability to take unconventional materials…and create objects of delicate, rhythmic delight.”
Read MoreThe baskets of Jeremy Frey from the Passamaquoddy tribe in Maine have caught the attention of the art world.
Read MoreThis month presents the opening of Jeremy Frey: Woven, the first-ever major retrospective of a Wabanaki artist in a fine art museum in the United States.
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Read MoreThe museum has a collection of 19,000 objects and counting, and only a fraction are on display at any given time. We look at how these pieces get to the museum and where they go when they're not on display.
Read MoreEach year, thousands of people come to the museum to experience breathtaking floral designs—all inspired by artworks in the PMA collection, btw—and take part in a wide array of special, springtime programming. Be sure to visit Wednesday, March 20 through Sunday, March 24, and don’t miss some of these highlights!
Read MoreYAM is an annual exhibition showcasing the incredible talent in Maine’s art education programs.
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Read MoreLike many museums, municipal, and cultural organizations, we continue to be adversely impacted by the instability of the COVID-19 pandemic. The museum is therefore reducing its staff size by thirteen positions. These positions include salaried managers and employees, as well as hourly employees. Frontline support staff, including Gallery Ambassadors and Security Associates, are not impacted by these reductions.
Read MorePMA Films Specialist Chris Gray shares his list of personal favorites from the last year in cinema.
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Read MorePortland Museum of Art’s ‘+ collection’ expands narrative about curation and exhibition process.
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