University art professor’s work included in “Painters who Teach” exhibit
An
Art Professor from the University of Maine at Presque Isle had his work exhibited
alongside that of professors from Harvard, Brandeis, and Indiana universities
this year during an art exhibition in Portland.
Professor Anderson Giles was one of a select group of
artists/educators invited to participate in the "Painters who Teach" exhibit at
the well-known Greenhut Galleries in downtown Portland. The exhibition featured artists who
teach at various universities and colleges across the United States
who also have had notable careers in painting. The exhibition opened on Jan. 31
and continued through March 1.
Giles
showed a painting titled Marker for the
Primordial Crossing, which is part of a recent series of works concerning
his explorations in the South Pacific.
The
concept for the show was to create a special exhibition that called attention
to the crucial roles played by artists in preparing the next generation of
artists in Maine
and elsewhere. One of the criteria of the show was that the artists reside in Maine for at least part
of the year. The exhibit was curated by Bruce Brown, Curator Emeritus of Maine
Center for Contemporary Arts, and Peggy Greenhut Golden, Greenhut Galleries
Director.
Artists from the following institutions
participated in the exhibition: Bates College, Boston University, Bowdoin
College, Brandeis University, Brooklyn College, Colby College, Edinborough
College, Hampshire College, Harvard University, Indiana University, Lyme
Academy College of Fine Arts, Maine College of Art, Massachusetts College of
Art, Roundtop Center for the Arts, School of Visual Arts, University of
Pennsylvania, University of Maryland, and the Universities of Maine at
Farmington, Orono and Presque Isle and the University of Southern Maine.
