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December!


postcard design by Kris Johnsen
October!

Home Work
opening Oct. 2

I'm participating in 2 exhibitions this summer:
The Business of Art at University of New England Art Gallery in Portland
June 17 – September 2, 2009

and a group show at the ArtSpace at the Tunbridge Public Library in Vermont
June 19-August 15th, 2009


In April, we hosted a successful evening of open studios for the Contemporaries, a group of youngish art supporters started by the Portland Museum of Art. You can see some pictures and read about the event on Avery Kamila's blog, In a Snap.

Check out this lovely posting by fellow MECA alum Jackie Dubois:
http://thepinehavencollective.blogspot.com/2009/03/sage-lewis-methodical-stitchin-queen.html
The Pine Haven Collective blogs about all the happenings there are to do, see, and love in Portland.

THE ARTIST STUDIO Opens Doors for First Friday Art Walk!
 
Friday December 5th
536 Congress Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Doors open at 5pm. Free.
 
Over 30 local artists open their studio doors to share recent works. Don't miss amazing art, live music and refreshments.
 

Artists:  Stephen Benenson, Tim Burns, Hilary Irons, Eric Hou, Sage Lewis, Elizabeth Chapman, Jennifer Christian, Kevin Moquin, Carol Morrisette, Carroll Berg, Michael Hickey, Patrick O'Rorke, Lucinda Bliss, Greg Day, Catherine Lo, John Knight, Tina Purves, Kate Cleaves, Roz Gross, Tim Keeshen, Shoshannah White, John McVeigh, Richard Keen, Greta Bank, Joe Begnaud, Tim Clorius, Michelle Souliere, Kimmy Convery, Martha Miller, Kelly McConnell, Sean Newton, Lisa Pixley

Whitney Art Works Presents, December, a vivacious collection of artwork by Whitney Art Works artists. The exhibition will be on view from December 3rd – 20th, 2008. An opening reception will be held on December 5th from 5-8pm during the First Friday Art Walk. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 12-6 or by appointment.

The gallery will be draped with a dazzling array of works in various media and scales. The show will be a whimsical medley of witty, provocative, and dynamic works that would make an unforgettable and unique holiday gift. Please join us for this festive occasion.

December will feature works by:
Alex Sax, Allison Cooke Brown, Rebecca FitzPatrick, Eirene Efstathiou, Jim Mahoney, Judith Allen, Jeff Badger, Henry Wolyniec, Lucinda Bliss, Lydia Badger, Melinda Barnes, Patrick O’Rorke, Richard Hutchins, Sage Lewis, Sam Van Aken, Shoshannah White, Aaron T Stephan, and Yeshe Parks.
www.whitneyartworks.com for more information

 
 
Image: 
These three pieces will be included in Small Wonders on view at the Maryland Federation of Art's Circle Gallery in Annapolis from December 2-27th.


I participated in the 34th Annual MECA Art Auction held Saturday, November 8, 2008 from 5:30 to 9:30p.m, with previews in the ICA 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the week before (November 3-7) and until 8 p.m. on First Friday Artwalk on the 7th.


View the Auction Catalog (I'm in the Mixed Media category)



Image: 
Circle Map with Blackwork, 2007
ink and thread on paper
5 x 5 1/2 inches


Pentagon with Blackwork, 2007
ink and thread on paper
5 x 5 1/2


These two works were featured in the 2008 Biennial Juried Exhibition at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art which was on view August 9th through October 4th, 2008.

There is a catalogue published for this exhibition.

Image: 
  These works were part of the Black Frame Sale, a benefit for the Bayside Neighborhood Association that took place September 12th and 13th. 
 
This piece was included in the juried exhibition Works of Art on Paper at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies, New Jersey. The show was on view June 21--July 14, 2008
Ink and Blackwork Doily, 2006 ink and thread on paper 6 x 8 inches
Read about the Intelligent Design exhibition at Whitney Art Works in 2007

Read the review of this show in the Portland Phoenix