FOLDING BIRDS FOR PEACE
WORKSHOP: Sept 25th 2024, 3-5pm
You are invited to participate in a special event conducted by Mona Shiber whose work is currently on display at Mathias Fine Art. Shiber has been deeply affected by the events in the Middle East and has teamed up with JunPong Lin to make a creative statement for peace in the face of the devastating destruction which is taken place. The PeaceBird Project seeks to create a representation for every life lost in the current conflict or as the artist says “every life flown too soon.”
The work shop will teach you to fold doves and cranes using special papers. Please send us an e-mail to reserve your space for the workshop, space is limited. $25/person, 2/$40. The fee includes materials. We look forward to seeing you there.
info@mathiasfineart.com
exhibition dates: through September 29
gallery hours: Wed-Sun 12-5
Mathias Fine Art is currently showing RELIEF – an exploration. Max Bartsch, Brenda Bettinson, Kimberly, Michael Culver, Bonnie Ewald, Brigitte Keller, Kate Marohn, Antoinette Prien Schultze, Mona Shiber and Ivan Valtchev, the featured artists are dedicated professionals who are no strangers to creative exploration. A gallery talk is scheduled for 7/17 at 3:30-4:15pm and a reception will take place on 8/22 at 4:30-6:30pm. Please join us.
exhibition dates: through September 29
gallery hours: Wed-Sun 12-5
Mathias Fine Art is pleased to present RELIEF – an exploration. Works by ten artists from New England and New York have been brought together to form an exciting display of different approaches to employing relief elements in sculpture, painting, ceramics and mixed media works on paper.
Shown on the right: Antoinette Prien Schultze “Dressed Torso” 20.5 x 10 x 10”, granite, glass, steel. The artist comments thus on her work: “My Dressed Torso is a sensually feminine expression of a female dressed in her finery. The clothes one wears can change ones outlook.”
August 10, 3:00 – 4:00pm
SPARRING IN THE DARK; THE ART AND LIFE OF MAINE PAINTER HENRY STRATER
Michael Culver will present a book talk about his new artist biography with the title SPARRING IN THE DARK; THE ART AND LIFE OF MAINE PAINTER HENRY STRATER. Culver is an engaging speaker, who knew Strater well; he has a doctorate in art history and humanities from the University of Louisville and is a Fulbright-Hays grantee. His writings on art and literature have been published in the U.S. and in England.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
July 20 3:00 – 4:15am
The current exhibition Culver at al is a celebration of Michael Culver’s dynamic paintings and his latest achievement: the publication of the fascinating new book Sparring in the Dark – The Art and Life of Maine Painter Henry Strater. The talk by Cordula Mathias is in form of a walk-through where Culver’s work is compared to the other ten artists and where we consider different media and approaches. Questions and comments are welcome. The event is free and open to the public.
JULY through OCT 15, 2023
Hours: Wed-Sun 12-5pm & by appointment
Mathias Fine Art is presenting a changing display of paintings, works on paper & mixed media & sculptures by Clinton Adams, Chris Alexander, Martha Holland Bartsch, Max Bartsch, Brenda Bettinson, Michael Culver, Michael Eisemann, Paul Feyling, Patt Franklin, John Lorence, Lesia Sochor.
Michael Culver is the featured artist of the show. Michael Culver has garnered praise for his use of color and the dynamic application of paint. He works on different surfaces in small and large formats. He is also an exhibiting photographer who has received recognition for that part of his oeuvre. Two of his photographs are included in Iconic New Hampshire now on view at Plymouth State University, NH until Sept 30. A number of his photographs are also available at Mathias Fine Art. Culver’s paintings are interspersed here with works, which range from mid 20th century to the 2020s.
The photo shows Culver‘s dynamic painting Wet Fall in center, surrounded by two Eisemann serigraphs and a 3-D painting by Bettinson & a bronze by Holland Bartsch.
Musical Presentation of the Bandura, the national instrument of the Ukraine by Andrea Goodman
August 20 4-5 pm
Andrea Goodman will give a presentation featuring the bandura, the national instrument of Ukraine. You are invited to join us at Mathias Fine Art for this special occasion. Be prepared to hear Goodman’s unique voice accompanied by the strings of the bandura in a rendition of folk tunes as well as original music by this unique musical talent. You will also learn about the instrument and how our presenter first came into contact with it, fell in love with it, learned to play it and has incorporated it into her musical practice.
The event is free, but we will pass the hat for Ukraine. Raffle ticket for an original watercolor will be available as part of our fundraising for humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees.
More info about Andrea Goodman on: www.rubythroatedspirit.com
gallery talk by Cordula Mathias: Aug 12 3:30 – 4:00 pm
Gallerist Cordula Mathias will present a short gallery talk about the current exhibition BLUE & YELLOW: persist.
The talk will cover the reason for the show, the background of included artists and their approach to the theme, and will touch on some of the hallmarks of the represented artists. Shown on the left is Forget-Me-Nots by Kate Marohn a work created earlier this year. The medium is acrylic, ink & oil stick on paper. The work is 16 × 20” and surrounded by a wooden frame.
Questions and comments are welcome. The event is free and open to the public. The space is air-conditioned. Join us.
The original watercolor painting shown here is available through sheer luck. All you have to do is buy a raffle ticket from Mathias Fine Art and be entered in the drawing of the winning ticket at the end of the exhibition Blue and Yellow: persist. The price is $15 for one or $35 for three tickets. All moneys raised through ticket sales will be divided between two humanitarian organizations which are involved in helping Ukrainian refugees: Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (www.unwla.org) and Women for Women International (www.womenforwomen.org).
July 27 10:30 – 11:15am
The exhibition Blue and Yellow: persist is intended as a gesture of solidarity with Ukraine, its artists and culture. Cordula Mathias will focus her talk on the different responses the invited artists bring to the idea behind the show.
exhibition dates: July 20 – October 2
gallery hours: Wed-Sun 12-5
reception: July 30, 3:00 – 5:00pm
gallery talk by Cordula Mathias:
July 27 10:30 – 11:15am & Aug 12 3:30 – 4:00 pm
musical presentation of the Bandura, the national instrument of the Ukraine by Andrea Goodman:
August 20 4-5 pm
Included artists: Max Bartsch, Brenda Bettinson, Kimberly Callas, Michael Culver, Paul Feyling, Patt Franklin, Brigitte Keller, John Lorence, Kate Marohn, Antoinette Prien Schultze and Lesia Sochor. This topical exhibition includes vibrant collages, paintings, works on paper, mixed media pieces and sculptures.
Lesia Sochor‘s powerful new canvas “Freedom” is the first painting in a planned series of babushkas.
Given the context of the invasion of Ukraine this is a logical follow up to her previous series dealing with thread, cloth and sewing.
Vita Brevis, Ars Longa
Mathias Fine Art and its artists mourn Brenda Bettinson, an exceptional painter, a dedicated teacher, a designer, a musician, a writer and poet, a traveller who has enriched our lives immensely. Brenda Bettinson has left an amazing oeuvre, which we hope to explore and share with the wider world in due course.
Twenty impressive drawings by virtuoso artist Brenda Bettinson are now on display at Mathias Fine Art. The range of subject matter takes the viewer from the natural to the mechanical. There are subtly colored forms and monochrome compositions. Botanical images of much greater than usual size are juxtaposed with expressive creative depictions of machinery or machine parts. Gorgeous, innovative and elegant!
Gallery hours: through October 20, 2019 Wed – Sun noon to 5pm and by appointment.
Reception: 10/5/19 2:30-4:30pm
Gallery Talk: On 10/10 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm
gallerist Cordula Mathias will speak about ‘SUBTLE’ the current exhibition at Mathias Fine Art. ‘SUBTLE’ is a selection of drawings by Brenda Bettinson. To say that Brenda is an expert would be an understatement. Her credits include an impressive teaching career, both inside and outside academia. She has a solid exhibition record and has contributed to the arts as juror, commentator and life-long practitioner.
image info: © Brenda Bettinson “Found Object”, 1999, pencil & colored pencil, 19½ x 24″ (49,53 x 60,96 cm); photo credit: Melville McLean
A reception to celebrate the essence and beauty of TREES will be held on Saturday August 3rd from 2:30 to 4:30pm. Join us for this special afternoon. Let us surprise and delight you with paintings, sculpture, photographs, and silkscreens by Lesia Sochor, John Lorence, Brigitte Keller, Patt Franklin, Paul Feyling, Michael Culver, Kimberly Callas, Brenda Bettinson, Max Bartsch, Martha Bartsch and Chris Alexander.
Refreshments will be served.
‘Forever honored be the Tree’: Emily Dickinson’s Tree Poems presented by renowned Dickinson scholar Dr. Ellen Louise Hart. You are also invited to share your favorite tree poem! The event is scheduled for 2 – 3:30pm.
John Lorence’s painting “Hillside Trees” is the featured image here.
Trees in the Gallery and in the Forest Tree identification Walk in conjunction with Boothbay Region Land Trust at School House Preserve on 7/22/2019 at 9 – 11:30 am. Walk is followed by private viewing of tree-related art at Mathias Fine Art. Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to everyone with registration required. To register or for more information contact BRLT Environmental Educator Tracey Hall at thall@bbrlt.org or 633-4818.
Cordula Mathias will present a gallery talk about TREES an exhibition dwelling on the essence of trees as perceived by an exceptionally talented group of artists: Chris Alexander, Martha Bartsch, Max Bartsch, Brenda Bettinson, Kimberly Callas, Michael Culver, Paul Feyling, Patt Franklin, Brigitte Keller, John Lorence and Lesia Sochor. A Q&A will conclude the free event.
For more information call 207-633-7404.
TREES
Forest Bathing is the first of two nature walks scheduled during the group show TREES, where Mathias Fine Art is collaborating with the Boothbay Region Land Trust. This enjoyable and informative outing will be led by BRLT Environmental Educator Tracey Hall. Please register for this free event as space in limited: contact Tracey Hall at thall@bbrlt.org or call Mathias Fine Art at 633-7404.
TREES in their essence and beauty are presented in works by Chris Alexander, Martha Bartsch, Max Bartsch, Brenda Bettinson, Kimberly Callas, Michael Culver, Paul Feyling, Patt Franklin, Brigitte Keller, John Lorence, Lesia Sochor.
Log Pile Lesia Sochor’s convincing canvas is shown here.
Mathias Fine Art will be hosting a group show with the theme of Trees/wood(s) in the summer of 2019. Sculpture, painting, works on paper, mixed media. Must be able to drop off and pick up. If you would like to be considered for inclusion, please contact the gallery with one or two relevant jpegs by 4/15.
info@mathiasfineart.comand put “TREES/WOOD(s)” in the subject line.
- You are invited to meet the artist BRENDA BETTINSON at her LEST WE FORGET exhibition at Mathias Fine Art on Saturday, August 18th from 4:30 – 6:00pm.
- Apart from being a phenomenal painter, Brenda’s credentials include inductee, World Lifetime Achievement, Marquis Who’s Who, Prof. Emeritus, Pace University, recipient of grants and awards for her service in higher education. Prof. Bettinson studied at St. Martin’s and the Central School for Art & Design and the University of London, she was inscribed Élève Titulaire de l’ École Pratique des Hautes Études, Sorbonne, University of Paris, France and was awarded the Diploma in Design, Ministry of Education, London, England.
- image info: Brenda Bettinson with her painting Scapa Flow, ©Mathias Fine Art, 2018
‘LEST WE FORGET’ the new solo exhibition will be on view 8/15 -11/11/18. Bettinson’s 21 new paintings commemorate the centennial of the WW1 battles in Belgium and Northern France. They come as a sequel to her series “The Earth Remembers” and are part of a decade long preoccupation with the impact of total war upon the landscape and its populations.
Brenda Bettinson has exhibited extensively in Europe and the US. She has had one–person showings of her work in prestigious galleries and museums such as, in Maine, the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. Her work hangs in numerous public and private collections.
Image info: ©2018, B.Bettinson, Passchendaele, acrylic on board
https://www.boothbayregister.com/article/new-exhibit-commemorates-armistice/106156
You are invited to help us celebrate “BIRDS” at a poetry reading given by Dr. Ellen Hart at Mathias Fine Art. Dr. Hart, a noted Emily Dickinson expert will read from Dickinson’s oeuvre and also sample other poets who have been moved to create avian subject matter. Join us, and maybe bring your own favorite bird poem to share. July 27 at 2pm. For more information please call 207-633-7404.
Boothbay Region Land Trust has partnered with Mathias Fine Art to offer a bird walk and private viewing of bird art on Tuesday, July 10 from 7-10 a.m. Join the Boothbay Region Land Trust at Oak Point Farm, 60 Samoset Rd, Boothbay Harbor.
The day will begin with the song of birds at Boothbay Region Land Trust’s new Oak Point Farm.After the walk, we will drive five miles north along the scenic Sheepscot River to Mathias Fine Art Gallery. Upon our arrival we will be greeted with coffee, breakfast pastries, and a private viewing of the show, featuring bird inspired art.
This event is free and open to all. Registration is required. Bring binoculars if you have them, or borrow a pair of BRLT’s.To register or for more information, contact BRLT Environmental Educator Tracey Hall at thall@bbrlt.org or 633-4818.
For more information see: https://www.boothbayregister.com/article/birds-field-and-gallery/103823
Featured image: Genetta McLean: Oriole, oil on panel, 3 x10″; photo credit: Melville McLean, 2018
Art to celebrate the Year of the Bird
JUNE 30, 2018: 3 to 5pm
Join us in the celebration of the new exhibition of original art by ten exceptional contemporary artists: Holland Bartsch, Max Bartsch, Brenda Bettinson, Laura Boyd, Kimberly Callas, Michael Culver, Brigitte Keller, Kate Mahon, Genetta McLean and Raoul Spiegel.
Featured image by Brigitte Keller Flying Over the Ocean, mixed media, 2018
For more information please call 207-633-7404.
http://www.boothbayregister.com/article/mathias-fine-art-feature-birds/103521
Mathias Fine Art is proud to present:
BIRDS
Art to celebrate the Year of the Bird
JUNE 27 through AUGUST 5, 2018
Included in the exhibition are Holland Bartsch, Max Bartsch, Brenda Bettinson, Laura Boyd, Kimberly Callas, Michael Culver, Paul Feyling, Brigitte Keller, Kate Mahon, Genetta McLean and Raoul Spiegel
For more information please call 207-633-7404.
We are happy to note that Brenda Bettinson’s just completed series of paintings on the Ravensbrueck concentration camp is the subject of a column by Joe Gelarden: http://www.boothbayregister.com/article/brenda-bettinson-presents/102774
At the moment, the artist is continuing to work on paintings about WW1 for her upcoming show at MFA in mid-August.
Brenda Bettinson’s Archetypes, a new solo exhibition will be on view thru Oct 15.
It is a privilege to be able to present this topical work. The theme of these mixed media pieces is timely and compelling, their execution is astounding. Visitors tell us Bettinson’s images are “strong,” “convincing,” ”amazing.” See this show and add your voice.
A gallery talk by Cordula Mathias is scheduled in connection with Genetta McLean’s solo exhibition Abundance (Xenia). The talk will explore McLean’s approach to her subject matter. Questions from the audience are welcome.
The event is free and suitable for visitors in any age bracket.
photo credit: Melville McLean (partial view)
Meet and Greet
This event provides you with a chance to meet the artist Genetta McLean who has given us new series of panels which are aglow with the richness of the timeless rituals which surround the sharing of food. These delightful wood panels are collected widely. McLean’s imagery would be a worthy addition to any home. Join us for this celebration of form and color. Visit the exhibition to see the featured painting in its entirety.
http://www.boothbayregister.com/article/mathias-fine-art-presents-genetta-mclean/90278
photo credit: Melville McLean (partial view)
Brigitte Keller’s work is included in an exhibition in Paderborn, Germany. The works are from the collection of the city of Paderborn. Both were completed in 1997. Shown here: UNTITLED 14 x 11″ (35.56 x 27.94 cm) water color / mixed media; photo© Brigitte Keller, 2017.
Also included in this museum exhibition is Keller’s WHITE FLOWER a 26 x 20″ (66.04 x 50.8cm) serigraph. The exhibition is called:
DER KÜNSTLER ALS KURATOR [The Artist as Curator]
Werke der Städtischen Kunstsammlung Paderborn im Dialog mit Werken der Paderborner Künstlerinnen Renate Ortner und Christine Steuernagel
12. Mai – 13. August 2017
Don’t miss the mini-show of Keller’s work currently on view in the Entrance Gallery at Mathias Fine Art.
Peter Felsenthal is the invited speaker on July 20th at 2pm. He will talk about his award-winning book “New Growth” which celebrates organic farming in Maine. Peter will be happy to sign and personalize copies at this event which coincides with Genetta Mclean’s exhibition of new still lifes.
photo© Peter Felsenthal, 2017
Abundance by Genetta McLean will be showing here at Mathias Fine Art from June 30 to September 3rd.
Description of Collection:
Genetta McLean’s latest offering is a suite of oil-on-panel works on the ancient theme of xenia – supplying guests with the fruitful abundance of culinary provisions. The ensemble, created using materials and methods of renaissance still life painters, may be read at various levels. Some may see the exuberant enjoyment of plenty captured in the elegant forms of the golden plums and blue duck eggs. Others may recognize the timelessness reflected in the vegetable dyed linen cloth, which could have been woven from flax last month, or four thousand years ago; the ancient Egyptian relief sculpture of the ram, hand thrown stoneware. The earth has given us food, fiber and utensils for millennia.
How shall we respect this generosity?
[Photo Credit: Melville McLean]
September 2-October 12 at the Aviation Museum in Londonderry, NH
Congratulations are due to Mike Culver. His splendid color photograph “Win, Place and Show, Saratoga” has been selected to be shown at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire’s Juried Exhibit, Born to Fly.
Mike Culver’s works are available for purchase at Mathias Fine Art. Culver is a painter and photographer, whose work is represented in numerous private and public collections, including the Rhode Island School of Design Museum; the Owensboro Museum of Art; and the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. His photos have been shown many times in juried exhibits, including the Annual Texas National at Austin University, the National Exhibit at the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts and the Maryland Federation of Art’s American Landscape National Exhibition. Mike Culver currently serves as Governor Wentworth Arts Council member in New Hampshire, and in his capacity of museum professional he is frequently asked to be a juror himself.
The Earth Remembers gallery talk occurs on September 1st from 2pm-3. Cordula Mathias, owner-director of MFA Gallery will present on Brenda Bettinson‘s latest series. The talk will range from the genesis of the exhibition to its context in Bettinson’s overall oeuvre. The artist’s technique, presentation and creative passion will also be explored.
An extensive artist statement and other background material is available at the gallery. Questions, connections, & feelings from the audience are most welcome and encouraged. For more information please contact the gallery at (207)633-7404.
Brenda Bettinson’s Earth Remembers series was the point of departure for the talk given by Dr. Hart on August 17. The audience was happy to respond with questions and supplements. We were delighted to hear two war poems read by their author Maine writer Michael Uhl.
August 17th, 2016 2 – pm
Poetry Reading and Talk
Dr Ellen Louise Hart to speak at Mathias Fine Art
Mathias Fine Art is honored to host a poetry reading and talk entitled The War Poets by Dr Ellen Louise Hart on Wednesday August 17 from 2 – 3pm. Dr Hart has for more than 35 years taught writing and American Literature in universities on the West Coast. She has followed Bettinson’s work since the late eighties.
Dr Hart’s presentation was triggered by her reaction to the new series of paintings by Brenda Bettinson which is currently on view at Mathias Fine Art: The Earth Remembers. The paintings are a meditation on the death and destruction wrought on the battlefields of northern France and Belgium during the First World War. When she saw them, Dr Hart immediately recalled the writings of American and British poets and novelists who took that war for their theme: poetry such as those by Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon and Robert Graves, and the unforgettable prose descriptions of William Faulkner. For more information contact the gallery at 207-633-7404 and read more at the link:
http://www.boothbayregister.com/article/war-poets-readings-and-discussion-dr-ellen-hart/74000
We are happy to announce that Daniel Kany’s article Destination Midcoast and Downeast Maine mentions Mathias Fine Art in the print edition of the July/August issue of Art New England on p. 57. Several of our artists are referenced by name and characterized as sophisticated. Thank you, Daniel, for spreading the word.
Brenda Bettinson’s solo show “The Earth Remembers” will be on view through September 11, 2016.
Brenda Bettinson’s most recent work at Mathias Fine Art in Trevett, ME is about the battlefields of WWI.
This body of 21 paintings represents a new series, which was begun and completed in the 2nd half of 2015. These works are characterized by layers: layers of color, layers of meaning, layers of compositions within compositions, and layers of memory and distance.
Some of the paintings are grouped within one frame reminiscent of polyptych works. Others are individually framed.
Bettinson’s sophisticated approach to her theme lets the viewer discover much and imagine more in the layered surfaces of her masterly compositions. For additional information see the article in The Wiscasset Newspaper
http://www.wiscassetnewspaper.com/article/bettinsons-earth-remembers-mathias-fine-art/72352
A reading of poems related to the show is scheduled for August 17, 2016 at 2pm. The hour-long program will be presented by Dr. Ellen Louise Hart.
Brenda Bettinson’s solo show called “The Earth Remembers”
June 30th – September 11, 2016
The new exhibition is taking shape. Framed and ready to go up.
COOL COLORS
The seductive deep blue of the sea, the tempting green of fresh apples and timeless grey-green lichen-covered rocks, share wall space with abstract works pulsing with yellows and glowing with turquois. Michael Culver’s Blue Storm is shown in this post. This talented group of artists also include Chris Alexander, Holland Bartsch, Brenda Bettinson, Paul Feyling, Marek Halter, John Lorence, Genetta McLean and Phyllis Rees. Photography, painting, lithography and silkscreen printing impress with their expert level of execution. Several small bronzes which are finished with a green patina add their weight to this celebration of the coolest part of the color spectrum.http://www.boothbayregister.com/article/cool-colors-are/70921
We are currently installing Cool Colors, a new exhibition including sculpture, paintings, prints and photographs. Works by professional artists from Maine, New England and Europe are included. Stay tuned for more information.
OPPORTUNITIES for MUSICIANS, POETS, WRITERS, SCHOLARS
We are interested to hear from creative people in the arts who would like to introduce their work to our gallery audience. We are planning a number of events, which will coincide with exhibitions at Mathias Fine Art. These “INTRODUCTIONS” may include readings, solo performances, demonstrations of particular techniques, etc. For more information please contact the gallery at info@mathiasfineart or call (207) 633-7404.
BRENDA BETTINSON PROFILE
Congratulations to Brenda Bettinson on her new series and of course on all her other achievements! Read more about it at this link to Lisa Kristoff’s profile of this powerful painter: http://www.boothbayregister.com/article/seeking-transcendent-through-her-palette/66433
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
During March 2016 we will schedule appaointments for portfolio reviews with individual artists who would like to be considered for inclusion in upcoming exhibitions at Mathias Fine Art. For more information please call the gallery at (207) 633-7404.
School House Pond Preserve Adoption by MFA
As part of our community involvement we have adopted a beautiful land trust property which is within walking distance of the gallery. We quote from the announcement by Boothbay Region Land Trust: “We are so excited to announce our newest preserve adopter, Mathias Fine Art! With the adoption of Schoolhouse Pond Preserve, Mathias Fine Art has not only made a financial contribution to BRLT, but will assist in the stewardship of the preserve.”
GALLERY TALK
Cordula Mathias will offer a gallery talk with special focus on the current exhibition “Maine Paintings and Photographs.” 7/16/2015, 10:30 – 11:15am; refreshments will be served. The gallery space is air-conditioned. For more information on this free event please contact the gallery at info@mathiasfineart or call (207) 633-7404.
GROUP EXHIBITION
“Maine Paintings and Photographs” includes works by Brenda Bettinson, Mike Culver, Paul Feyling, Patt Franklin, Brigitte Keller. The exhibition runs from July to September 12, 2015. Gallery hours are Wed – Sun noon to five pm. For more information please contact the gallery at info@mathiasfineart or call (207) 633-7404.
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
During March 2015 we will schedule portfolio reviews with individual artists who would like to be considered for inclusion in upcoming exhibitions at Mathias Fine Art. For more information please call the gallery at (207) 633-7404.
SPONSORED by MATHIAS FINE ART
Mathias Fine Art will sponsor this year’s Distinguished Lecture at the Center of Maine Contemporary Art. The speaker will be Jed Perl who is the award-winning art critic at The New Republic and author of numerous essays which have appeared in The New Criterion, The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic and Harper’s among others. He is the author of several books, most recently Magicians and Charlatans. He is currently a visiting professor at The New School of Social Research.
The event takes place at the Rockport Opera House on August 25 at 5pm. For tickets call: 207-236-2875. For more information click on www.cmcanow.org
MAKING HeadLines
4 to 7 pm Reception
Join us and celebrate the heady mix of art works included in MAKING HeadLines. The work shown here depicts Maine’s first woman senator Margret Chase Smith and is part of Robert Shetterly’s ongoing series of paintings called American Who Tell the Truth www.americanswhotellthetruth.org
Other artists represented in this head-turning exhibition are Kimberly Callas, Peter Fogg, Patt Franklin, Brigitte Keller & John Lorence. For more information please call 207-633-7404.
MAKING HeadLines
Gallery hours: Wed – Sun noon to 5pm and by appointment
MAKING HeadLines is a most unusual exhibition: 12 artists, some with international reputations and others of lesser fame have contributed paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture, all of which have the human head as their subject. A wide variety of stylistic approaches and materials adds interest to this stimulating and expressive presentation.
Among the artists included in this showing are Wanda Norstrom, Robert Shetterly, Robert J. Cariola, Kimberly Callas and Brenda Bettinson who is seen here with a partial view of her painting Sons of Priam.
June 6th through July 13, 2013
Gallery hours: Wed – Sun noon to 5pm and by appointment
Genetta McLean makes her debut at Mathias Fine Art with a group of meticulously executed small oil paintings. As may be seen from her panel Wren shown here, she brings a new look to still-life painting. Her eye-level views, glowing color and egg-shell surfaces are irresistible.
Other artists adding a different look to this show are Patt Franklin, Brigitte Keller, Brenda Bettinson, Michael Culver, Paul Feyling, and John Lorence.
August 4th through September 30th, 2012
Gallery hours: Wed – Sun noon to 5pm and by appointment
Mood and Manner, a zippy exhibition showcases a fine selection of works by Chris Alexander, Brenda Bettinson, Mike Culver, Paul Feyling, Brigitte Keller and John Lorence. Consisting of drawings, paintings, photographs and small sculpture, the title unifies this multimedia display and is the key to the show.
The image shown here is the first in a new series by Brenda Bettinson entitled Conflict. The series consists of small mixed media works on paper. The artist continues her exploration of war with these powerful new images.
NetWorks
Gallery hours: Wed – Sun noon to 5pm and by appointment
NetWorks, the title of this exhibition, is a playful reference to the gallery’s new web-presence as well as the connectivity between the gallery, its patrons and artists. This show offers you an opportunity to browse in cyberspace or if you will, real space chez nous. Works by Chris Alexander, Martha Holland Bartsch, Brenda Bettinson, Mike Culver, Paul Feyling, Patt Franklin, Brigitte Keller and John Lorence will be on view.
SPONSORED by MATHIAS FINE ART
We are pleased to announce that Mathias Fine Art is sponsoring the Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s 60th Anniversary Lecture which will be given by Jerry Saltz. The speaker has been senior art critic at New York Magazine since 2006, and has served as visiting art critic at a number of distinguished institutions, such as Columbia University and Yale University.
The event will take place at the Rockport Opera House on August 12th at 5pm. For tickets call: 207-237-2875.
