Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 Walker Contemporary, “Horizon,” Boston, Ma.
2008 Eo Art Lab, “Liquid Space,” Chester, Ct.
2007 June Fitzpatrick Gallery “Graphite,” Portland, Me.
2004 Barrington Center for the Arts at Gordon College, “ Felt,” Wenham, Ma.
2002/04 Aucocisco Gallery, “To Sing the World,” Portland, Me.
2001 Dana Hall School, Wellesley, Ma.
1989-97 Judith Leighton Gallery, Blue Hill, Me.
1994 O’Farrell Gallery, Brunswick, Me.
1993 South Gallery @ T.W.Wood Art Gallery: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition,” Montpelier, Vt.

Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 Chapel Art Center. “Mirare.” St. Anselm College, Manchester, N.H.
2009 University of Maine Museum of Art. “Abstract New England: Six Perspectives.” Bangor, Me.
2009 Institute of Contemporary Art. “Archeology Above Ground.” Maine College of Art, Portland
2008 Walker Contemporary. Inaugural Exhibition. Boston, Ma.
2008 George Marshall Store Gallery. “Road Trip,” York, Me.
2008 Courthouse Gallery, “Betwixt and Between: Color, Line and Texture,” Ellsworth, Me
2007 eo art lab: “Speaking in Tongues,” Chester, Ct.
2007 DeCordova Museum: “Big Bang! Abstract Painting for the 21st Century,” Lincoln, Ma.
2007 Portland Museum of Art: “2007 Portland Museum of Art Biennial,” Portland, Me.
2007 Portland Museum of Art: “Graphite,” Portland, Me.
2006 Center For Maine Contemporary Art: “Biennial Juried Exhibition,” Rockport, Me.
2006 Cooler Gallery, White River Junction, Vt.
2005 George Marshall Store Gallery: “Accord VI,” York, Me.
2005 Center for Maine Contemporary Art: “Water,” Rockport, Me.
2004 Sharon Art Center: “A Natural Response: Artists from the Boston Drawing Project @ Bernard
Toale Gallery,” Peterborough, N.H.
2003 George Marshall Store Gallery: “Accord IV,” York, Me.
2003 Contemporary Artist’s Center: “Drawing,” North Adams, Ma.
2003 Center for Maine Contemporary Art: “Abstract Landscape,” Rockport, Me.
2003-2007 New Art Center: “Icons and Altars,” Newton, Ma.
2002 Art Gallery at University of New England: “9/11: Prelude to an Apocalypse,” Portland, Me.
2001 Bemidji Community Art Center: “Beyond Our Vision,” Bemidji, Minn.
2001 The Chewonki Foundation: “A Sense of Place,” Wiscasset, Me. (sculpture)
2000 O’Farrell Gallery: “Winter,” Brunswick, Me.
2000 Art Gallery at University of New England: “Unbridled Eclecticism: Works from the Collection of
Woody Dana,” University of New England, Portland, Me.
1999 Montserrat College of Art Gallery: “Inner Landscapes,” Beverly, Ma.
1998 Hillwood Art Museum: “Celebrating Diversity,” Brookville, N.Y.
1998 Maine Audubon Center: “Sanctuary,” Falmouth, Me. (sculpture)
1996 Between The Muse Gallery, Rockport, Me.
1995 Hunter Art Museum: “1995 Artstravaganza,” Chattanooga, Tenn.
1995 Boston University Art Gallery: “B.U. Visual Arts Alumni Drawing Exhibition,” Boston, Ma.
1992 Gallery House: “Invitational to Benefit the Maine Women’s Lobby,” Nobleboro, Me.
1991 York Historical Society: “Beyond the Mantle,” York Harbor, Me.
1991 Maine House, Nagoya, Japan
1990 Barn Gallery: “Color ‘90,” Ogunquit, Me.
1990 Boston University Sherman Union Gallery: “New Work for the Nineties,” Boston, Ma.

Collections
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
Neiman Marcus
L.L. Bean
Marriott Hotels
AstraZeneca
numerous private collections

Grants/Awards/Residencies
2009 Artist Residency, Chateau de La Napoule, Mandelieu-La Napoule, France (October)
2009 Artist-in-Residence, Monte Azul, Costa Rica.
2008 Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, Co. Residency in Printmaking
2007 Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, Co. Winter Residency in Printmaking
2004 Good Ideas Grant, Maine Arts Commission.
2002 Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, N.M. Residency, Maine College of Art faculty
development grant.
1999 Vermont Studio Center, Johnston, Vt. Residency, fellowship award.
1995 Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams, Ma. Residency, commendation award.

Teaching
1995-present Maine College of Art, Portland, Me. Associate Professor of Drawing.
1994 University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H. Lecturer in Drawing.
1992-93 Maine College of Art (formerly the Portland School of Art), Portland, Me. Instructor
1984-91 Portland School of Art, Portland, Me. Instructor of Drawing and Painting in
1978-80 Continuing Studies

Education
1993 Vermont College, Montpelier, Vt. Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art.
1977 Boston University School for the Arts, Boston, Ma. Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting.

Publications
2007 “Portland Museum of Art Biennial,” O’Leary, Daniel E. Portland Museum of Art,
Portland, Me.
2007 “Big Bang,” Capasso, Nickolas. DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park.
Lincoln, Ma.

Bibliography
Edgar Allen Beem. “Biennial: Photography is the new painting.” The Forecaster. April 12,
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Matthew Nash. “2007 Biennial @ the Portland Museum of Art.” Big RED and Shiny. April 23,
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Arthur Whitman. “Big Bang! Abstract Painting for the 21st Century @ the DeCordova.” Big
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Greg Cook. “Ah, Painting! At the DeCordova, abstraction is new again.” The Phoenix. Jan 24,
2007.
Ken Johnson. “Seeing a Pattern: From cosmology to geology, science inspires abstract art at
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Haines Sprunt Tate. “Leighton Gallery honors the imagination’s whim.” Maine Times. June,
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Philip Isaacson. “Payson’s narratives of the landscape burst through geometrics.” Maine
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Podcast/Blogs
Portland Museum of Art 2007 Biennial pod cast.
www.portlandmuseum.org/Content/2004.html
Katie Gray. “Polyptyphs and Polymorphism on First Friday.” Scholar of the Dark Armchair.
June 2. 2007. gratiek.blogspot.com
earada.typepad.com March 11, 2007
slowpainters.wordpress.com January 1, 2007
dailypoetic.typepad.com February, 2007