Two New Exhibits Open at Addison Gallery

On Saturday, January 28, the Addison Gallery of American Art at opened the doors to two brand new exhibitions, one on John Marin, a well known watercolorist, and an exhibition featuring nine contemporary painters all focusing on the state of Maine.

The Addison and the Portland Museum of Art came together to organize “John Marin: Modernism at Midcentry,” an exhibition that will remain open through April 1^st. Marin is known as one of America’s top watercolorists and oil painters. Marin lived until 1953 when he died at the age of 83.

“Land, Sea, and Sky: Contemporary Art in Maine,” an exhibition that will run through March 18, also opened on Saturday. The exhibition focuses on nine contemporary landscape painters: Dozier Bell, Alan Bray, Michael Lewis, Vivien Russe, Robert Solotaire, Katherine Bradford, Terry Hilt, Dennis Pinette, and Susan Shatter. Maine’s beautiful coastline and other varying landscapes are featured.

Earlier in the month, an exhibition opened that features four contemporary American painters: Alexi Worth, Billy Sullivan, Keltie Ferris, and Jackie Saccoccio. The work featured ranges in date from the 1930s through the 1960s and it is titled “”. This exhibition will run through April 8^th.

Also on-view now is “The Civil War: Unfolding Dialogues”. This exhibition, which has been open since mid-October, features both contemporary and historical paintings. It also includes photographs, prints, and videos from Addison’s collection. It will be on display until April 15^th.

Click here to check out the Addison Gallery of American Art’s website which features a lot more information about the gallery and its exhibits. 

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