University of New England

Paintings, etchings and drawings by artist Don Lent and photographs by Jane Cole will be on display at the University of New England's Biddeford campus through Aug. 30th, 2005.

Don Lent
Lent's works are on display in the Stella Maris Gallery.

"I love to draw, to make lines that both describe what I'm seeing and express what I'm feeling," Lent said. "The bridge images came out of the coincidence of a dream and an actual claustrophobic experience driving across the steel truss bridge between Maine and New Hampshire. The animal drawings resulted from the chance discovery of a yard full of Alpine goats."

Since his graduation from Yale University with an MFA in 1963, Don Lent has had 14 solo exhibitions throughout the country, including the Esther Bear Gallery in Santa Barbara, California, Maine Coast Artists in Rockland Maine, and S.U.N.Y Gallery in Binghampton, New York.

He has taught at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Bowdoin College, the Boston Architecture Center and at Bates College where he was Dana Professor of Art and chairman of the Art Department. Lent is currently working in his studio in Salmon Falls Mill, Rollinsford, New Hampshire.

The Stella Maris Gallery is open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.


Jane Cole
A collection of photographs by artist Jane Cole will be on display in the Campus Center Gallery. The exhibit is titled "Waterview: Harbor to the Sea."

Cole studied art and photography at the Maryland Institute College of Art prior to studying mechanical engineering drafting. While she pursued a career in engineering and drafting, she continued her work in photography.

Cole's photographs have been shown with "Maine Women in the Arts" for 11 years. She has had numerous shows in the Kennebunkport/Kennebunk area and won awards and ribbons in these shows. She lives in Portland.

The Campus Center Gallery is open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.

For more information on either exhibition, contact the curator Gina Adams, at 363-9894.

(Press release issued July 21, 2005)