Circle of the Sun Opening
March 7, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Portland Campus Art Gallery
Circle of the Sun investigates the work of three alumni of the Arctic Circle Residency, all of whom have ties to Maine and visual vocabularies related to photography. Artists Justin Levesque, Katie McElearney, and Shoshannah White create work that poses questions about our ongoing relationships with the land, emphasizing the critical point of Arctic ecosystems’ […]
Opening the Door to Discovery
January 17, 2025
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Portland Campus Art Gallery
Featuring Jackie Brown, Meg Brown Payson, Peter Caradonna, & Carter Shappy Artists Jackie Brown, Meg Brown Payson, and Carter Shappy will be joined by UNE Histology and Imaging Core Manager Peter Caradonna to discuss the power of embracing the unknown as part of the creative process. From the perspective of both artistic studio practice and […]
Spark of Life opening reception
November 13, 2024
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Portland Campus Art Gallery
November 13, 2024-February 16, 2025 Opening reception Wednesday, November 13, 5-7 p.m. The UNE Art Galleries and UNE’s Histology and Imaging Core present Spark of Life: Abstraction, Microscopy, and Discovery. The work on view centers around the photography of the University’s imaging lab, in conversation with contemporary artwork. Emphasizing the materiality of abstraction, the artwork in this exhibit […]
The Numbers Game
June 7, 2024
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Portland Campus Art Gallery
June 7-October 13, 2024 Opening reception Friday, June 7, 5-8 p.m. Mathematics is the foundational, abstract system we use to find order in the world and in theory, by examining the workings of numbers. For artists, processes such as measuring, counting, segmenting, and responding to symmetry are methods that grant numbers a primary place in the […]
February 16-May 19, 2024 Opening reception Friday, February 16, 5 – 8 p.m. Join us to celebrate the new acquisitions in our collection. The display showcases new photographic works procured by Stephen K. Halpert, curator of photography at UNE, in his signature narrative curatorial style, focusing on his longstanding interest in work that documents diverse […]
An Evening with Irises
January 18, 2024
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Portland Campus Art Gallery
Join artist-florist John Sundling and UNE Education and Outreach Archivist Cathleen Miller for a fun, casual talk about art, taking van Gogh’s “Irises” as a starting place for uplifting conversation about the nature of beauty. Followed by a closing reception for “Seeking Light”, up through January 21.
Opening Reception for Seeking Light
October 27, 2023
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Portland Campus Art Gallery
October 27, 2023-January 21, 2024 Opening reception Friday, October 27, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. This two-part exhibition, taking place at both the Portland and Biddeford UNE Art Galleries, will highlight the role of plants in the environment and in the creative imagination. Plants are a primary source of subject matter for many visual artists, […]
“Camera Lucida” Gallery Walk with Rose Marasco
September 28, 2023
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Portland Campus Art Gallery
Renowned photographer Rose Marasco will lead a gallery walk at the UNE Art Gallery in Portland to talk about the artwork in her solo exhibition “Camera Lucida”, featuring pieces from the Maine Women Writers Collection, the Stephen K Halpert Collection of Photography at UNE, and the personal collection of the artist. Join us to learn more […]
Opening for Rose Marasco: Camera Lucida
June 23, 2023
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Portland Campus Art Gallery
June 23-October 8, 2023 Opening reception: Friday, June 23, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Book event: Thursday, September 7, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Rose Marasco, a major voice in the world of contemporary photography, is celebrated in the solo exhibition “Rose Marasco: Camera Lucida” opening Friday, June 23 at the University of New England Art Gallery in […]
Tenacious: Opening Reception
February 10, 2023
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Portland Campus Art Gallery
Curated by Tilly Laskey February 10 – June 11, 2023 Opening Reception: Friday, February 10, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Featuring work by James Graham, Karen Jelenfy, James Bradley Marshall, and Ian Trask, “Tenacious” focuses on non-objective abstraction as a generative visual language. The artwork is contextualized through process, with themes of aging, chronic illness, mental […]
