Artists As People — Stories — Bob Keyes: Storyteller & Writer

Haunted by ‘imposter,’ bedridden artist feels helpless, but keeps fighting

With her mind seemingly taken hostage, the Lyman woman seeks some diagnosis that, like her art, would create a sense of order from the chaos.

Artists As People, Maine ArtistsBob KeyesMarch 28, 2018Artists As People Series, Amy Stacey Curtis

Half Time Maine Painter Bo Bartlett Lends His Name to a New Art Center in Georgia

Growing up in Columbus, Georgia, Bo Bartlett did what was expected of him every Sunday. He listened intently to the preacher, prayed hard and committed those weekly lessons in morality and righteousness to the deep recesses of his dutiful mind. He was a good son, and his Sunday routine at the Baptist church was pure joy.

Artists As People, Arts & Culture, About A PlaceBob KeyesJanuary 21, 2018Bo Barlett, Andrew Wyeth, Dowling Walsh, Columbus State University, Rockland, Matinicus Island

A Stitch in Time: The ‘Broken Treaties Quilts’ of Gina Adams

‘I started thinking about creating a body of work that could be a signifier, to really speak about the issues I wanted to address in my art work’

Artists As PeopleBob KeyesSeptember 17, 2017Gina Adams, Broken Treaties Quilt, Native American, quilts, Maine College of Art

Maine artist makes what may be the world’s largest watercolor

Barbara Prey's studies of her painting, which was commissioned by MASS MoCA, are on display in Port Clyde

Artists As PeopleBob KeyesAugust 20, 2017Barbara Prey, Mass MOCA, Port Clyde, Watercolor, St. George Peninsula

In the centennial of his birth, Andrew Wyeth gets a closer look

A series of new exhibitions at the Farnsworth in Rockland attempt to reshape the Wyeth narrative and create 'a new sense of balance.'

Artists As People, Maine Artists, Arts & CultureBob KeyesApril 9, 2017Maine Artists, Maine Painter, Painting, Andrew Wyeth

David Moses Bridges: An Artist and Activist Walks On

‘David was an inspiration to many, especially young male Wabanaki artists’

Social Justice, Artist Obituaries, Artists As People, Indigenous IssuesBob KeyesJanuary 21, 2017David Moses Bridges, Passamaquoddy, Indian Country Today, birch bark canoe, Wabanaki, Theresa Secord, Indigenous issues

John Marin: An artist, his shack and the sea

The painter’s introduction to Maine began on a small island in Casco Bay.

Distinctly Maine, Artists As People, Arts & CultureBob KeyesJanuary 2, 2017John Marin, Carrying Place Head, Phippsburg ME, Modernism, Alfred Stieglitz, Casco Bay Island, Summers in Maine, Majesty of Maine

Amy Stacey Curtis’ exhibit at Bates Mill requires visitors to engage in ‘Memory’

The exhibition in Lewiston, her final solo biennial, is a display of performance art, in more ways than one.

Artists As People, Arts & CultureBob KeyesSeptember 18, 2016Amy Stacey Curtis, Bates Mill, Contemporary Art, Bo Bartlett

An insider’s view of Jamie Wyeth’s Maine

A career-spanning exhibit of his paintings – including work taken off the walls of his home – is on view at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.

Distinctly Maine, Artists As People, Arts & CultureBob KeyesJuly 3, 2016Jamie Wyeth, Tenants Harbor, Ogunquit Museum of American Art, Andrew Wyeth

Winslow Homer: Making waves in the art world

The Portland Museum of Art has gathered 38 of Homer's works – all made at his studio on Prouts Neck – for a once-in-a-lifetime show.

Artists As PeopleBob KeyesSeptember 15, 2015Winslow Homer, Portland Museum of Art

What Winslow Homer saw in Maine

The artist's profound impact on American art flourished during his time in Maine. Now, access to his newly restored Prouts Neck studio helps us see why.

Artists As People, About A PlaceBob KeyesSeptember 15, 2015Winslow Homer Studio, Portland Museum of Art, Prouts Neck, Scarborough

Schoodic sculptures rise from the dust

The seven artists of the international symposium are building a better cultural landscape for Maine, and after closing ceremonies Sept. 10, the artworks will be placed in host communities.

Artists As People, About A Place, Arts & CultureBob KeyesAugust 31, 2014Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. Jesse Salisbury, Prospect Harbor, Down East, Sculpture

Amy Stacey Curtis

“20 Hour Drawing,” from the “27 Hours” series. Photos courtesy of Bates College Museum of Art

Artists As People, Maine ArtistsBob KeyesDecember 3, 2013Artists As People Series, Artist Intros

Battling ALS, Maine artist learning to paint anew

Jon Imber remains determined to express his creativity on canvas, producing a remarkable new body of work that is, like him, defined by its defiance, energy and grace.