UNE Art Gallery in Portland presents “The Lives of the Jewelers,” opening July 1

Please join us for an opening reception for "The Lives of the Jewelers", on Friday, July 1, from 4 to 7 pm at the UNE Art Gallery in Portland

THE LIVES OF THE JEWELERS 

Curated by Maria Wolff & Hilary Irons

University of New England Art Gallery, Portland, Maine 

JULY 1 – OCTOBER 9, 2022 

From the forms of the region’s plants and animals to global social and cultural histories, inspirations abound for Maine Jewelers, who use metals and other precious materials to embody their creative responses to their physical and cognitive environments. In “The Lives of the Jewelers,” Maine metal artists display their work, in the form of both jewelry and extended applications of their chosen materials, alongside imagery and text describing the sources that inspire them. Like Vasari’s 1550 text The Lives of the Artists, which illuminated the practices of Renaissance visionaries, this exhibition will provide a window into the motivations and intellectual preoccupations of individual contemporary Maine jewelers, who bring their visions of beauty so directly into daily life. 

 Featuring: Ebenezer Akakpo, Aminata Conteh, Shelby Goldsmith, Michael Good, Tim McCreight, Naomi Grace McNeill, J. E. Paterak, Kyle Patnaude, Christine Peters, Sharon Portelance, and Maria Wolff 

image: : Kousa Dogwood Tree in Flower (photo: Christine Peters); Christine Peters, 18k Gold and Oxidized Sterling Emerald Bauble Ring

UNE Art Gallery Portland: 716 Stevens Ave, Portland ME 04103 

Gallery Hours: Thursday-Saturday 12-5 p.m. or by appointment

Please contact Hilary Irons for more information: hirons@une.edu