University of New England

Local artist Martha Miller's 'Portraits from my Father's Chair' on display at UNE Campus Center
 
BIDDEFORD, Maine  - The University of New England  is currently hosting an exhibition, “Portraits from My Father’s Chair”  by Maine artist, Martha Miller.

'Patricia' by Martha Miller

'John' by Martha Miller

Miller’s large pastel portraits are on display in the Campus Center of University of New England’s Biddeford campus January 24 to March 1, 2008, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., daily. The exhibition is free, and open to the public.
 
When people posed for her portrait series they sat in her late father's chair. She states, " A portrait captures a person in a moment in time, and then the moment is gone forever." Miller went on to say, "In making a portrait, I attempt to reveal something of the psychological and emotional depth of the individual. I use bits of the surrounding room to set a stage, and the resulting work is influenced by many layers of stimuli including such factors as mood, conversation, images on the studio wall, music, and images from memory and dreams. I use all these scattered and changing sources much like a novelist to pull together a story on the page." 
 
A graduate of Maine College of Art, Miller has a studio in the Congress Street building above Space Gallery.
 
For more information, contact Diane Noble at (207) 284-6394.

(Press release issued Jan. 23, 2008)