The Creative Heartbeat of Portland WINTER / SPRING 2020
Feature MECA: THE CREATIVE HEARTBEAT OF PORTLAND Cover: Vivian Beer ‘00, Rustle Diptych II, stainless steel, automotive paint, and granite, 42” x 144” x 24” each (cropped) Featured in A Guide to MECA in Portland: public art
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LEADERSHIP TEAM Laura Freid, President Beth Elicker, Executive Vice President Ian Anderson, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College Lauren Glennon, Interim Director for Institutional Advancement & Strategic Planning
EDITOR Leah Igo Brooks, Director of Marketing and Communications
DESIGN Brittany Martin, Lead Graphic Designer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Brian Wilk ’95 , Chair Kathryn Yates, Vice Chair Dan Bailin Daniel N. Crewe Thomas Dwyer Edward Friedman ’08 Meredith Koerner P ’16 Margaret Morfit Dan Poteet Susan A. Rogers Jenny Scheu Susan Schraft Ari B. Solotoff, Esq. Deborah Spring Reed Dr. Abigail Wark, Ph.D Paula Zeitlin
EMERITUS TRUSTEES Joan L. Amory Jane G. Briggs Betsy Evans Hunt, Hon. DFA ’13 Candace Pilk Karu, Hon. DFA ’13
MAINE COLLEGE OF ART 522 Congress St Portland, ME 04101 1-800-639-4808 meca.edu info@meca.edu
Table of CONTENTS
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Spotlight IN HER KITCHEN: CULINARY TALENTS OF IMMIGRANT WOMEN
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MECA: THE CREATIVE HEARTBEAT OF PORTLAND
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A Guide to MECA IN PORTLAND
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In Her Kitchen: CULINARY TALENTS OF IMMIGRANT WOMEN
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Partnership MECA AND INDIGO ARTS ALLIANCE
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MECA Forges Key Partnership WITH INDIGO ARTS ALLIANCE
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A Story Involving Student Designers, an IMMIGRANT WORKFORCE, AND UPCYCLED MATERIALS
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Alumni News
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Alumni Class Notes
25 Annual Report of Giving
(L - R) 1. Holiday Sale Visitors - Photo by Kyle Dubay ‘18 2. Eugénie Kipoy - Photo by Liz Burdick ‘22 3. Marcia and Daniel Minter - Photo by Greta Rybus 4. Keelin Maloney ‘21 - Photo by Betsy Scheintaub
Letter From the PRESIDENT An internationally recognized destination for art and culture seekers, Portland, Maine, is filled with historical buildings, distinct neighborhoods, independent businesses, and local restaurants. Walking through the streets of Portland, I see Maine College of Art’s influence on nearly every corner. Artwork by MECA students, alumni, faculty, and community members is on display in public venues and in museums and galleries across the city. Logos and signage designed by MECA graduates adorn many well-known restaurants and businesses. Galleries, craft stores, and boutiques owned by MECA alumni are abundant. Creative minds from MECA form the backbone of many local arts and design organizations, while MECA interns are hard at work throughout the city putting their innovative problem-solving skills to use outside of the classroom. In this issue of our magazine, we provide you with a first-hand look at how artists have shaped one local community. The story doesn’t end there, however. This is just one small example of the pervasive power of artists to create, transform, and improve the quality of life—not just in Portland, but all over the globe. MECA’s momentum continues to build on our storied legacy. For more than 135 years, MECA has been a cultural icon, committed to empowering a new generation of creatives with incomparable, individualized foundations for successful careers in the arts. Today, the vitality of our mission is clearly exemplified by our expanding facilities and resources, highly engaged and prolific student body, a growing network of successful alumni, an impressive caliber of faculty, visiting artists, and guest lecturers, and a supportive team of staff.
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Photo by Nicole Wolf, Courtesy of Old Port Magazine, State 23 Media, LLC
Maine College of Art THE CREATIVE HEARTBEAT OF PORTLAND
At Maine College of Art, we believe that artists have the power to change communities for the better. Nearly 50% of MECA alumni stay in Maine, contributing to the economy and adding to the creative workforce. From galleries to restaurants and everything in between, MECA community members have shaped the arts and culture that make Portland the vibrant city and destination it is today. Over the past 20 years, Maine College of Art has grown into a nationally recognized and respected college of art and design while remaining true to its core commitment to educate highly accomplished artists and designers who excel in their chosen field with integrity, professionalism, and community leadership. In the mid-1990s, the vision to renovate the landmark Porteous department store to create new studios, a new library, and new facilities for
the College was catalytic in the revitalization of Portland, and today MECA remains one of the earliest and strongest anchors of the Portland Arts District. Portland is a unique and diverse collective of community, culture, outdoor recreation, and culinary delights as well as a creative urban center that combines small-town charm with a big-city arts reputation. Maine College of Art continues to play a pivotal role in its very bright future. A Guide to Maine College of Art in Portland, beautifully illustrated by Samantha Myrdek ’19, serves to demonstrate the powerful impact that MECA community artists have had on Maine’s largest city. MECA truly is the creative heartbeat of Portland, and its reverberations are felt throughout the city, the state, New England, and far beyond, to all corners of the world.
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Maine College of Art THE CREATIVE HEARTBEAT OF PORTLAND At Maine College of Art our mission is to provide students and alumni with opportunities to become working artists. Located in the hub of the Portland Arts District, Maine College of Art strives to give all of our artists the opportunity to be seen.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: 1. Holiday Sale Visitors 2. Shelley Goldsmith ‘17 3. Brendan Shea ‘18 4. Eric Drzewianowski ‘04 5. Oliver ‘19 6. Ceramics Department 7. Fashion Show pieces by Justin Desper ‘17 / Models Left to right: Haven Douglas ‘19, Charlotte Atkinson (attended) ‘18, Elle Spurr (non-MECA affiliated) 7. Joseph Lendway ‘15 and Emily Green of The Woodworker’s Wife 8. Sophie Cangelosi ‘16 painting a mural for Bayside Bowl
A Guide to
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Rustle Diptych II Selective Landscapes Mural Portland Brick SWARM Mother’s Garden Red Circle Mural Anthrophilanthropie Mural Untitled-Armillary Michael Lift Luminous Arbor
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Art Underfoot Cross Insurance Arena Mural
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Able Baker Contemporary Casco Bay Artisans Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine Creative Portland Art Gallery Cove Street Arts The Dorothea And Leo Rabkin Foundation
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Fore River Gallery Grant Wahlquist Gallery Greenhut Galleries Maine Craft Portland Maine Potters Market MECA and Institute of Contemporary Art Lewis Gallery - PPL Maine Jewish Museum New System Exhibitions Portland Art Gallery Portland Museum of Art The Press Hotel Gallery RN Cohen Studio - Gallery Speedwell Projects UMVA Gallery at Portland Media Center Zero Station
shops 36 Art Mart 37 ABRAXAS 38 Artist & Craftsman Supply 39 Casco Bay Frames & Gallery 40 Coast City Comics 41 Everchanging Seasons (Off Map) 42 Folia 43 The Green Hand Bookshop 44 Harmon’s Floral Co. 45 Home Remedies (Off Map) 46 Jill McGowan 47 Joseph’s 48 Kurier 49 The Merchant Company 50 Pinecone + Chickadee 51 PrintCraft (Off Map) 52 Rough and Tumble
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The Bakery Photo Collective The Bakery Studios Bayside Bowl Factory 3 (Off Map) Indigo Arts Alliance Little Chair Printing Mayo Street Arts The Peregrine Press Pickwick Independent Press Portland Pottery Portland Stage The Public Works Running with Scissors SPACE Gallery Studio 24b, LLC TEMPOart
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Allagash Brewing Co. Austin Street Brewery Black Cow Burgers & Fries Blyth & Burrows Central Provisions Chaval (Off Map) Duckfat Eventide Oyster Co. Forage Market Evo Kitchen + Bar Gelato Fiasco Goodfire Brewing Co. Gorgeous Gelato Hannaford The Honey Paw Hot Suppa
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Hugo’s Mami Portland Nosh Kitchen Bar Oxbow Brewing Rising Tide Brewing Company Rose Foods, Rosemont Market and Bakery Sagamore Hill Lounge Slab Sicilian Street Food Tandem Cafe + Roastery Tandem Coffee + Bakery, Urban Farm Fermentory Vena’s Fizz House Union Restaurant Woodford Food & Beverage
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Q: How have MECA’s presence and connection to Portland helped you—both as a professional and as an artist? A Guide to Maine College of Art in Portland does a wonderful job of illustrating how deeply immersed MECA is in the community. There is such a strong network of MECA alumni, faculty, students, and supporters. I am a longtime Portland resident, and knew that I wanted to remain in and grow my career within this community. The added support of MECA, particularly that of Jessica Tomlinson (Director of Artists at Work), really allowed me to strengthen existing and cultivate new community relationships, as well as build the career path that has brought me to where I am today. Q: Why do you think it’s important to show work by MECA alumni, faculty and staff? There are really incredible artists coming out of MECA’s programs, and we at Able Baker want to be the ones to show them first! We also feel that it is really important that we show a wide range of national and international artists alongside Maine artists, to expand the dialogue and context of the work being made locally.
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MECA alumni and faculty have been regularly included in our shows since the very beginning of the gallery. It is important to Able Baker to have a strong back and forth relationship with MECA. We are also working on ways to further engage both the MECA community and the larger Portland arts community as a whole through artists talks, lectures, and group critiques. It is important to us that we are not only gallery, but that we are also a gathering space and a resource to the community.
INTERVIEW WITH
Tessa Greene O’Brien MFA ’16, Gallery Director ablebakercontemporary.com
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PICKWICK INDEPENDENT PRESS 536 Congress Street INTERVIEW WITH
Pilar Nadal MFA ‘13, Director pickwickindependentpress.com
Q: Can you talk a little bit about the history of both Pickwick and the Pickwick Fellowship, and what this relationship means to the MECA alumni and students involved? There have always been a large number of MECA alumni, faculty, and staff members connected to Pickwick, and we began to think of ways in which it could be beneficial for students as well. The Fellowship was born out of that process, and it provides a graduating senior a one-year studio membership, which is a really exciting opportunity. I think it’s important for students to have a space so that they don’t have to stop their work after thesis, and can quickly join a strong print community with all of the tools that they need to continue their practice. The other nice part about the Fellowship is that there is also a production element to it. Once they begin working in the studio, the fellow has to complete a production project for MECA, which can range from graduation invitations to notebook covers to thank-
you cards. This project allows them to put their printmaking skills to use and also learn about professional production methods. Q: How have MECA’s presence and connection to Portland helped you—both as a professional and as an artist? I joined Pickwick when I came to MECA to do my MFA, and was immediately excited by the community. The location of the studio, as well as the number of people working in the space, tied us to the larger Portland community. Q: What does collaborating on MECA’s evolving brand mean for you as both faculty and an alumni of the college? It’s exciting to think about MECA as a place that is embracing its unique location, size, and talent. One of the great strengths of the MECA community is that it’s small compared to many other schools, so we get to know each other. We can make things happen walking down the street or stopping and talking to each other in the hallway.
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How have MECA’s presence and connection to Portland helped you—both as a professional and as an artist? Growing up in Maine, I originally thought that going away to college meant leaving the state. But I knew I wanted to focus on graphic design and decided on MECA. From the first year, I was blown away by how serious the Graphic Design Program is. I immediately knew I was getting a true education in the essential principles of design and that I didn’t need to go to Rhode Island or Boston to get such a rigorous curriculum; based in the classics with the freedom to tackle your own work. Because of the program at MECA, I started taking the profession more seriously. I formed a great connection to my adjunct thesis professor, David Puelle, who became a mentor of mine. Following graduation, a stint in Seattle, and a few years of freelancing for Portland agencies, I began working for David and his small design firm. It was there that I got a sense of what it would be like to run my own firm, and I eventually branched out on my own to start Might & Main along with my business partner in 2010. I often think about how much different it would be if I had gone to New York City, and how hard it would have been
MIGHT & MAIN 408 Fore Street INTERVIEW WITH
Sean Wilkinson ’01, Principal / Creative Director might-main.com
to get in front of all the best design firms in the city. Portland cares a lot about design, and the fact that a company like The VIA Agency exists validates the landscape and the ability to successfully run a design firm here. Why do you think it’s important to employ other alumni as well as MECA student interns? I stay very connected to MECA and like to attend design critiques, which have turned out to be an invaluable source of employees for us. In fact, we just went out to lunch for our Senior Art Director’s birthday, whom I originally met when she was a student at MECA and I saw her work at a design critique. She freelanced for us after graduation, we quickly hired her on full-time, and she’s been with the firm for eight years now! Knowing from experience how hard these MECA students have worked, and how well the faculty and curriculum teach the students about design foundations, we confidently hire alumni knowing that they’re prepared to work, with a great work ethic, and a portfolio that often surpasses recent graduates from any other school.
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART AT MECA
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Upcoming Exhibitions
MEGAN AND MURRAY MCMILLAN
2020 MFA THESIS EXHIBITION
ON VIEW: MARCH 18 - APRIL 24, 2020 OPENING RECEPTION: THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2020, 5-7PM
ON VIEW: MAY 8 - JUNE 6, 2020 OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2020, 5-8PM
Megan and Murray McMillan make large-scale projects that result in short videos, installations and photographic series. Constructing complex architectural sets that become stages for video and photography, the McMillans create works that offer a window into seemingly impossible situations.
The exhibition presents work by graduating artists and represents a synthesis of each student’s experience in MECA’s MFA Program in Studio Art - featuring work in a variety of media, surveying a range of conceptual themes and creative approaches that characterize the global cultural landscape and contemporary art practice.
Megan and Murray McMillan, In What Distant Sky, 2013 (video still)
Above: Emily Johnson (EJ), Letterforms, 2019 (image: courtesy artist)
In Her Kitchen: CULINARY TALENTS OF IMMIGRANT WOMEN Each year the Public Engagement section of the Second Year Lab, a required studio course in the Foundation Program at Maine College of Art, partners with a local nonprofit organization on a public engagement project designed to benefit the community. This year, students worked with seven female chefs from local organization In Her Presence to collaborate on a project titled “In Her Kitchen” to create engaging recipe videos that combine the talents of both the students and chefs involved. Students learn how to create videos while simultaneously being exposed to new cultures, while the immigrant women from In Her Presence are given a platform to educate others on their cultures as well as voice their goals.
EUGENIE Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cooking is more than just food to Eugenie –it’s a passion, a passion she loves to share with the many people she’s met while in Maine and while lending a hand by volunteering at a soup kitchen in Portland.
“It’s a life-changing experience, being able to meet with these women I would not be able to meet with normally and experiencing their culture through cooking.” – BRIDGET FONER ‘22
The project culminated with a public film screening of the recipe videos entitled In Her Kitchen: Culinary Talents of Immigrant Women in MECA’s Osher Hall, followed by a community dinner featuring the recipes from the In Her Presence chefs. Sodexo’s Cafe at MECA Director of Dining Services Pam Ryder, Executive Chef Nick Maglia, numerous cafe staff and volunteers from other Sodexo accounts partnered with Second Year Lab Professor Amelia Garretson-Persans to prepare a community meal showcasing the unique recipes created by the In Her Presence chefs. Following the film screening, the Cafe team served this meal to MECA students, faculty, staff, and more than 100 community members. The event raised $1,000 and the funds go directly to In Her Presence.
LYDIE Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lydie, a Maine resident of five and a half years, is an accomplished chef, sharing her love of cooking with many different groups of people throughout the Portland area.
“It has been such a pleasure to facilitate this collaborative project. The care MECA students have put into the production of these recipe videos really helps to raise the visibility of these talented chefs living right here in Portland. The project really allows for disparate communities to become more aware of one another and increases the ability of these women to find their footing and improve their careers in their new home,” said Amelia Garretson-Persans, the MECA faculty member behind the “In Her Kitchen” project. Claudette Ndayininahaze, co-founder of In Her Presence, said, “We are thrilled to be able to share the talents of some of the remarkable women from In Her Presence. We hope this series will help them raise their visibility in the community and achieve their personal ambitions.” When asked for advice to share, chef Eugénie Kipoy (Democratic Republic of the Congo) said, “You need to learn from others and you need to also share the skills you have so others can take it.”
NALAH Iraq
A second-time participant in the “In Her Kitchen” series, Nalah is passionate about sharing the tradition of cooking with others. She lives here in Maine with her family and is currently taking Adult Ed classes in hopes of getting her GED.
10 Cooking Photos: Liz Burdick ‘22 / Presentation Photos: Kyle Dubay ‘18
Daniel Minter, Hon DFA ‘19, Navigation of Souls, acrylic on wood panel,12” x 24”, 2012 (cropped)
MECA Forges Key Partnership WITH INDIGO ARTS ALLIANCE Maine College of Art and Indigo Arts Alliance (IAA), Portland’s new platform for professional and emerging artists of color, have formed an exciting partnership. Indigo Arts Alliance is an arts incubator founded and created to amplify the creative voices, vision, and practice of artists of African descent. An integral aspect of the IAA vision is to provide Maine-based artists of color access to a broader range of practicing Black artists and artists of color from around the world. IAA was founded by artist and MECA Assistant Professor of Illustration Daniel Minter, and his wife Marcia who both received honorary degrees from MECA in 2019. The collaboration allows MECA to provide paid internships for students of color; employ IAA mentors as visiting faculty in the Master of Fine Arts Program during the summer semester; and fund a post for a diversity coordinator who will identify consultants with expertise in higher education diversity and inclusion training, with a focus on faculty and curriculum. The partnership is funded in part by a three-year Challenge Grant of $75,000 from The Crewe Foundation; the principal aim of The Crewe Foundation is to increase access to and visibility of the arts, while racial equity and social justice will be key components of MECA’s latest Strategic Plan (20202025), which makes for a fitting collaboration. 11
“As committed advocates for racial equity and social justice, we are looking forward to engaging with MECA as it seeks to create an environment that inspires and affirms all artists,” said co-founder of IAA, Marcia Minter.
“This partnership supports our belief that the creative community encompasses a full spectrum of makers. It is critical that the cultural significance and artistic productions of people of color are valued and nurtured.” – MARCIA MINTER, HON. DFA ‘19 Co-Founder, Indigo Arts Alliance
MECA President Laura Freid agrees, noting that “Promoting a culture of racial equity and social justice is one of the five core goals that are being addressed during MECA’s strategic planning process. We are looking forward to working with Indigo Arts Alliance to help us achieve our highest aspirations.”
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A Story Involving Student Designers, AN IMMIGRANT WORKFORCE, AND UPCYCLED MATERIALS
The Textile & Fashion Design department at Maine College of Art recently collaborated with Catholic Charities of Maine on an exciting project involving student designers, an immigrant workforce, and upcycled materials. Led by Adjunct Assistant Professor Betsy Scheintaub, Junior Majors from the Textile & Fashion Design department were asked to design a prototype of a bag using uniform shirts of various sizes donated by UniFirst. Students were instructed to use only the materials provided while taking into consideration the efficiency of cutting and stitching as well as best use of fabric. The final product will be presented with pattern pieces and cutting and stitching instructions, and then constructed and sewn by a workforce of immigrant women in partnership with Catholic Charities. The bags will then be sold, and the profits used to benefit all those involved. We spoke with Tae Chong, Manager of Social Enterprise and Workforce Development for Catholic Charities, about his work with MECA’s Textile & Fashion Design department, and what it’s like to work with Betsy Scheintaub. “I think Betsy is a jewel, a treasure, a gem and that’s not hyperbole. When creating a designer bag business, to have access to a textile professor who has her own bag business, you truly couldn’t ask for a better leader,” Chong said.
“We help low-income immigrant women become productive stitchers while helping talented MECA students create a unique niche product using upcycled materials that effectively then prevent those materials from going into a landfill while making a profit for everyone involved.”
“We’re able to pay our stitchers a livable wage while helping nonprofits become less dependent on grants all the while compensating our designers fairly.” – TAE CHONG, Manager of Social Enterprise and Workforce Development for Catholic Charities
Chong went on to say that “Betsy gets the small and the big picture. We know that we can’t be consumers and not affect climate change. The fashion industry is one of the biggest polluters, contributing up to 8% of all carbon emissions. For us to be an innovator and work with the apparel industry to come up with new products using upcycled materials bodes well for Maine’s heritage and reputation.” 14
Photos by: Betsy Scheintaub / Students Pictured (Leff to Right): Erica Osorio ‘21, Keelin Maloney ‘21
Alumni News Artists at Work Awards The Belvedere Fund for Professional Development in the field of crafts at MECA was established in 2008 and supports the professional and studio practices of BFA alumni who graduated in the last 10 years. The 2019 awardees were Addison de Lisle ’11 to purchase a bandsaw to upgrade his metalsmithing studio; Matthias Rand ’12 to purchase a new workbench for their studio; Peter Dore ’17 to purchase 3D rendering software to create prototypes and proposals for his design and fabrication studio; and Bryan Hansen ’18 to purchase a bandsaw and a belt grinder to upgrade his metalsmithing studio.
Ebenezer Akakpo ‘01, Jordan Carey ‘19, and Asata Radcliffe, Adjunct Instructor in Academic Studies, worked as mentees with visiting artist mentors at Indigo Arts Alliance. This ongoing mentorship provides opportunities for MECA alumni, faculty, and staff of color to learn from professional artists of color working in the fields of visual and performing arts. Indigo Arts Alliance is an arts incubator and residency program in Portland, Maine, committed to the artistic development of citizens of color that was founded by Assistant Professor in Illustration Daniel Minter, Hon. DFA ‘19, and Marcia Minter, Hon. DFA ‘19. (Below) Ebenezer Akakpo ‘01, with artist mentor, Eneida Sanches
(Above) Bryan Hansen ‘18, Untitled, oak, walnut, brass, leather, 3” x 1’, 2018
MECA Residencies Asherah Cinnamon ’08, Savanna Pettengill ’14, Lauren Tosswill ’14, and Kelsey Haley ’15 were selected for the 2019 Alumni Residency at MECA, which provided studio space and access to facilities in the Porteous Building; opportunities to connect with MFA visiting artists, faculty and students; and a public Open Studio day. (Below) Asherah Cinnamon ‘08, Forgiveness: Selichot, beechwood, synthetic fiber strips, paint, gold leaf, 22” x 24”x 6”, 2016
(Above) Aeron Metzger ‘19, Not Being Able To Breathe, 2018
Aeron Metzger ’19 was named the 2019 MECA Fellow at Pickwick Independent Press, receiving a one-year keyholder membership, which provides opportunities to develop both their fine art and freelance/client-based portfolios and broaden their artistic network. Pickwick Independent Press is a fine art printing facility founded by Lisa Pixley ’07 and owned and operated by Pilar Nidal MFA ’13. 15
of creating time and space to support the work of MECA alumni, faculty, and staff. The 2019 Pace House alumni and faculty residents were Christopher Patch ’98; Nicole Duennebier ’05; Shawn Brewer ’12; Lucas Ouellette ’18; Adjunct Instructor of Animation & Game Art Reggie Burrows Hodges; Assistant Professor of Academic Studies and Art History Mitchell Rasor; and Assistant Professor of Academic Studies, MFA, and Writing Seth Rogoff. With support from the Stephen and Palmina Pace Foundation, mid-career artists Christopher Patch ’98, Nicole Duennebier ’05, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Mitchell Rasor, and Seth Rogoff were also awarded stipends to recognize their accomplishments and encourage their professional development.
MECA was one of several art schools invited to select an artist to attend the summer ‘19 Monson Artist’s Residency in Maine and selected Sandra Lapage MFA ‘13. Sandra Lapage MFA ‘13, Cerimonial mantle Assemblage, dyed fabric, zip ties, 235 x 115 x 8cm, 2017
(Above) Marcy Chevali MFA ‘08, Untitled, glass, 15.5” x 26” x 7”, 2019
The family of Barbara Rita Jenny MFA ’02 established the Maine College of Art Baie Ste Marie Artist & Family Residency in 2008. The 2019 residents were Dylan Hausthor ’15, Lucas Ouellette ’18, and Marcy Chevali MFA ’08.
Other News Jarrett Mellenbruch MFA ’14 received a major $100,000 award from Creative Capital for the production of a new project, The Redwood Preserve, a land art and social enterprise project to restore the ancient Californian redwood forest obliterated by logging in the 19th and 20th centuries. The nature preserve will revive biodiversity in the region, while its trees combat climate change by pulling large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. (Below): Jarrett Mellenbruch MFA ’14, The Redwood Preserve project
(Above) Nicole Duennebier ‘05, Still Life with Nasturtium and Brush Fire, acrylic on panel, 36” x 44”, 2018
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MECA’s 2020 Faculty Triennial ...to unravel the bind was hosted by the ICA at MECA. The show was juried by Boston-based art historian and independent curator Ellen Y. Tani and included Adjunct Instructor of Ceramics Adrian King ’12; Adjunct Asst Professor of Painting and Foundation Michel Droge MFA ’10; Adjunct Instructor of Woodworking & Furniture Design John P. Gardiner ’07, MFA ’14; Adjunct Assoc. Professor of Ceramics Marian Baker; Adjunct Instructor of First-Year Seminar Alex Lukas; Professor of Foundation and Painting Honour Mack; Asst Professor of Textile & Fashion Design Alysha Kupferer; Adjunct Assoc. Adjunct Instructor of Foundation Stephen Benenson; Visiting Asst Professor of MFA and Photography Kate Greene; Adjunct Asst Professor of Foundation, Painting, and Printmaking Annika Earley MFA ’16; Assoc. Professor of Art Education Kelly McConnell; Asst Professor of Art Education Rachel Eleni Somerville; and Professor of Foundation and Sculpture Ling-Wen Tsai. The Portland Terrain Biennial, comprised of site-specific art made for front yards, balconies, windows, and porches, which included a window installation at SPACE Gallery in Portland, ME, was coorganized by Meg Hahn ‘17 and Brendan Ripken Shea ‘18 and featured alums Mali Mrozinski ‘04, Maggie Muth ‘11, Justin Desper ‘17, Baxter Koziol ‘17, Isabelle Maschal O’Donnell ‘17, Frances Barker ‘18, Liam Singh ‘18, Oliver ‘19, and Veronica Perez MFA ‘16.
titled Space Heater, which included work by Anne Buckwalter MFA ‘12, as well as a flat file display including work by Meg Hahn ’17 and Bronwyn Sale MFA ‘16. John Fireman MFA ‘14 curated the The Missing Half-Second, featuring work by Martha Miller ’06, Taylor Benoit ‘14, Dylan Hausthor ’15, Meg Hahn ’17, Baxter Koziol ’17, Brendan Shea ’18, Annika Earley MFA ‘16, and Hannah Adams MFA ’19. (Bottom Left) The Missing Half-Second at Able Baker Contemporary, curated by John Fireman MFA ‘14, featuring work by Martha Miller ’06, Taylor Benoit ‘14, Dylan Hausthor ’15, Meg Hahn ’17, Baxter Koziol ’17, Brendan Shea ’18, Annika Earley MFA ‘16, and Hannah Adams MFA ’19
Talley-O Design (Patrick M. Sperry ’00, Liza Kelley Sperry ’07, Mackenzie Mangosing London ’18, and Kirk Simpson ’18) exhibited work at the 2019 Maine Association of Nonprofits Opt In conference, presented in partnership with the Quimby Family Foundation. Shannon Rankin ’97, Justin Richel ‘02, Oliver ’19, Anoushe Shojae-Chaghorvand ’19, Zoe Fox ’21, and Associate Professor of MFA and Sculpture Joshua Reiman were included in the Center for Maine Contemporary Art exhibition “Simulacrush in” Rockland, ME, as part of [ON]now, a new series of online exhibitions presenting the work of Maine artists through a digital venue.
The 2019 Portland Fine Craft Show was organized by the Maine Crafts Association and featured a number of MECA alumni, including Richard Abbott ‘78, Douglas Frati ‘83, Suzanne Anderson ‘86, Ebenezer Akakpo ‘01, Cat Bates ‘09, Danielle Gerber ‘12, and Natalie Reed ‘13, as well as additional alumni from the Metals Collective and Pickwick Independent Press. The Metals Collective had a show, Collectivi-Tea, at the Center for Maine Craft Gallery in Gardiner, ME, as well as their fifth annual Cabinet of Curiosities show at Jewel Box in Portland, ME. The shows featured work by Tegan T. Curry ‘03, Maria Wolff (attended) ‘03, Naomi Grace McNeill ‘08, Cat Bates ‘09, Shelby Goldsmith ‘14, Mary Forst ‘16, and Catherine Quattrociocchi ‘17.
(Above) Erin Moreau Hutton ‘98 of Erin Hutton Projects organized The Experimentation Station, a pop-up artist gallery space at Thompson’s Point in Portland, ME.
Erin Moreau Hutton ‘98, of Erin Hutton Projects, organized The Experimentation Station, a pop-up artist gallery space at Thompson’s Point in Portland, ME. Participating artists included Matt Chamberlain ‘07, Oliver ’19, Hannah Bevens MAT ‘18, and Adjunct Instructor of Animation & Game Art Reggie Burrows Hodges. Christopher Patch ’98, Meg Hahn ’17, Baxter Koziol ’17, Isabelle Maschal O’Donnell ’17, Tessa Greene O’Brien MFA ’16, and Director of Exhibitions at the ICA at MECA Julie Poitras Santos participated in the 2019 Wild Light Art Exhibition in Stoneham, ME, organized by the Hewnoaks Artist Colony and the Greater Lovell Land Trust. Exhibits at Able Baker Contemporary in Portland, ME, featured a number of alumni. Annika Earley MFA ‘16 curated an exhibition 17
Patricia Brace ‘06, Savanna Pettengill ‘14, Hannah Boone ‘16, Meg Hahn ‘17, Isabelle Maschal O’Donnell ‘17, Brendan Ripken Shea ‘18, Niki Duggan ’19, Oliver ’19,
Jessica Townes George MFA ‘09, and Veronica A Perez MFA ‘16 exhibited work in The Magenta Suite’s inaugural show, A Salon at Sugar Mountain in Exeter, NH. Baxter Koziol ’17, Arnela Mahmutovic ’17, Kevin Mosca ’18, and Julie Kuceris Gray MFA ’12 had work in Tin Ceilings and other Specifics at the same venue. Jenna Crowder ’09, co-founder and managing editor of the online arts journal The Chart; Dylon Hausthor ’15; Meg Hahn ’17 of the curatorial collective Border Patrol; and MECA Assistant Professor of MFA and Academics Studies Sophie Hamacher were recipients of 2019 Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Project Grants. Baxter Koziol ’17; Anoushé Shojae-Chagorvand ’19; Benjamin Spalding MFA ’17; Philip Brou, associate professor of Drawing and Painting, and program chair of Foundation; and Reggie Burrows Hodges, adjunct Instructor in Animation & Game Art, exhibited work in The House of the Soul at the UNE Gallery in Portland, ME.
Michel Droge MFA ‘10 (as a collaborator with Sarah Loftus); Asata Radcliffe, adjunct instructor of Academic Studies, in collaboration with Jordan Carey ‘19 and Reggie Burrows Hodges, adjunct instructor of Animation & Game Art; and Marissa Sophia Schneiderman Salt ‘18, a member of Bare Portland Company, were recipients of 2020 Kindling Fund Grants, administered by SPACE Gallery in Portland, ME.
ALUMNI OPPORTUNITIES MECA recognizes our alumni as an essential part of our community. Please visit meca.edu/alumni to learn more about our alumni benefits, residencies, grants, and other opportunities. To share a news story of your own, email Alumni Relations & Events Coordinator Isabelle Maschal O’Donnell ’17 at alums@meca.edu.
In Memoriam Margaret Libby Standley ’52 passed away on February 15, 2019, at the age of 87 in East Hampton, Connecticut. “Peg,” as she was known, was predeceased by her husband Peter G. Standley in 2011. Born in Portland, Maine, she graduated from South Portland High School, studied at the Portland School of Art (now MECA) for three years and spent a fourth year at the University of Maine where she received her teaching degree in 1953. Peg was an art teacher, an active leader in East Hampton Girl Scouts, and worked with the Connecticut Girl Scout Historical Committee, supporting the creation of a Girl Scout Museum in North Haven, CT. She was also an extremely gifted creator of dollhouse and dollhouse miniatures and loved creating replica homes and vintage stores and settings. She loved spending days and days fabricating custom miniature furniture recreations from scratch. Peg was a long-time supporter of the College and established the Margaret Libby Standley ’52 Endowed Scholarship at MECA in 2014, which continues to support deserving Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) students in the Greater Portland area who intend to teach K–12 art or enter the MAT program. She is survived by her sons Peter L. Standley of Woburn, MA, and Paul G. Standley of Versailles, KY, her daughter Pamela G. Standley of Magnolia, TX, sisterin-law Virginia Standley Rutter of Portland, ME, and three grandchildren. Former MECA President Don Tuski and Peg Standley in 2015. Jeanne T. Odom ’86, known to most as “Frankie,” passed away at age 77 on September 29, 2019, at Piper Shores in Scarborough, Maine. Frankie was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 28, 1941 and married Ben Odom in 1963, shortly after which they moved to Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Frankie began studying art at Miami University in Oxford,
Ohio, where she earned her BS in Art Education. She studied art at the University of Southern Maine and earned a BFA in Painting from the Maine College of Art. In summer, Frankie worked in her studio on Monhegan Island and in the winter months at The Bakery Studios and Peregrine Press in Portland. Her work was exhibited in many galleries along the coast of Maine and included in the Maine Governor’s collection at The Blaine House in Augusta. Frankie was a longtime volunteer at the Center for Grieving Children in Portland, using her practice as an artist as a way to help children express their grief process through the fine and expressive arts. In 2007, she co-authored the book A Family’s Journey, a handbook for living with illness and finding hope. She is survived by Ben Odom, her husband of 56 years; her children and their spouses, Sydney (Steve) Clifton and Doug (Amy) Odom; and her granddaughters Megan Clifton and Charlotte Odom. Letty Berkovich ’91 was born on November 29, 1958, and died on July 6, 2019, at the age of 60 after a long struggle with metastatic breast cancer. Letty spent most of her life in Cumberland, Maine, and was happiest with her human family and her animal family, which included generations of people, dogs, cats, horses, goats, and chickens. There was always time for the furry and feathered creatures and time for the pleasure she took in grooming the lawns and tending the gardens. Letty attended school in Cumberland and then went on to the fine arts program at Boston University. She earned her BFA in Graphic Design from the Portland School of Art (now MECA) and received a teaching degree at the University of Southern Maine. She taught art at North Yarmouth Academy for several years before embarking on a nearly 40-year career as a bookseller at Book Review in Falmouth. She is survived by her mother, her sisters, her friends, and all the people her kindness and humor touched.
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Alumni CLASS NOTES
Elizabeth Prior ’82 has gained recognition for a silver State of Maine necklace she designed, which has not only become one of Maine Governor Janet Mills’ favorite accessories but was also dubbed a “lucky talisman” during Mills’ campaign. (Below) MECA President Laura Freid with Maine Governor Janet Mills, who is wearing a necklace by Elizabeth Prior ’82.
1970s Rebecca Goodale ’73 and Alison Hildreth ’76 were included in Darkness and the Light at the ICA at MECA. Don Voisine ’73 had work available as part of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s annual Art You Love benefit auction in Rockland, ME. Pat Plourde ’76, Caren-Marie Michel ’78, and former MECA Associate Professor Meg Brown Payson had work included in the new Warren Memorial Sculpture Garden in Westbrook, ME, for which Caren-Marie was the project manager. (Below) The ribbon cutting at the new Warren Memorial Sculpture Garden.
Felice Boucher ’84 had work featured in Center of Quie at the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA. She received an Honorable Mention for her photograph Mind’s Eye in The Portrait exhibit at The Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction, VT. She had photographs included in the show She, juried by Joyce Tenneson, for which she received the Juror’s Award, at A Smith Gallery in Johnson City, TX; and received an award and a number of honorable mentions from the 12th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers conducted by The Photography Gala Awards.
1990s William Rand ’78 released his first monograph William Baker Rand: Four Decades. The book includes essays penned by his close friend, the late critic Rene Ricard, and Suzette McAvoy, director and curator of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art. It was noted in Elle Magazine, and is carried by Printed Matter, Inc. (Below) William Rand ‘78 released his first monograph, William Baker Rand: Four Decades.
Phil Stevens ’91 had a show titled New Work at the University of New England Campus Center in Biddeford, ME. Carrie Zeisse ’92 was named as the first President and Chief Executive Officer of The West Central Florida Mental Wellness Coalition, Inc. Margaret Lawrence ’93 had a solo exhibition of recent works at Greenhut Galleries in Portland, ME. Anne Ireland ’94 had a solo show of her recent paintings at Elizabeth Moss Galleries in Portland, ME. Isak Applin ’98 published a new letterpress chapbook entitled With Teeth in My Pocket, a collection of 10 poems by Isak’s father, Stephen Applin, featuring an engraved frontispiece by Isak. His imprint, Titan and Weald, had a table at the Manhattan Fine Press Book Fair. Jess Beyler ’99 will display her work 100 Famous Views of the Universe, chosen out of 20 proposals, for the upcoming three years at the M2 on Neil building in Champaign, IL.
1980s Guy “Chip” Williams ’80 painted a portrait of MECA President Emeritus Roger Gilmore that is currently on display in MECA’s Joanne Waxman Library. An unveiling reception paid tribute to President Emeritus Gilmore’s legacy and vision. Rachel Michaud ’81 had an exhibit at The University of New England’s Campus Center in Biddeford, ME. 19
2000s David Brener ’00 was the featured artist for the Harrisburg, PA, streetwear company Murage Apparel’s Fall/Winter 2018 Collection. Liz Prescott ’00 participated in the 41st annual Coolidge Corner Arts Festival. Hope Rovelto ’01 of Little Chair Printing moved her shop to a new location on Congress Street in Portland, ME, now offering
screen printing workshops, classes, and happy hour print events. Hope also received a 2019 Kindling Fund grant, administered by SPACE Gallery in Portland, ME, as did riel Sturchio ’12 and Professor of Printmaking and MFA Adriane Herman. Lin White ’01 had mixed media pieces Entropy and Overcome selected for the Eye of the Beholder exhibition at Circle Gallery in Annapolis, MD. Gabriel Adams ’02 co-organized and had work in the art show and auction Dreams That Money Can Buy at Avalanche Art Space, a new contemporary art space in Great Barrington, MA, that he founded. He also curated the THE PICNIC PAVILION, a rogue, experimental exhibition and event series, which sought to re-contextualize artistic practice and art tourism in the heart of Venice during the 58th International Art Exhibition May You Live In Interesting Times, known as La Biennale di Venezia. Hannah Barnes ’02 was hired by the University of Southern Maine Art Department in Portland, ME, as a full-time faculty member for painting and drawing. Dave Banks ’03 had a write-up about his career working in the snowboard industry as a graphic designer/illustrator on the Evo website as part of their Scratching the Surface Artists Series.
(Above) Lisa Pixley ’07 of PrintCraft was commissioned to illustrate the Blaine House in Augusta, ME, for Maine Governor Janet Mills’ 2019 holiday card.
Lisa Pixley ’07 of PrintCraft was commissioned to illustrate the Blaine House in Augusta, ME, for Maine Governor Janet Mills’ 2019 holiday card. Lisa also had a show titled “First Contact” at The Press Hotel in Portland, ME, curated by Erin Moreau Hutton ’98.
Carrie Brezzo ’04 of Able Jane, Olivia Dwyer ’18 of Olivia Halo Designs, and Allysun West ’18 of AllySun participated in Maine Craft Association’s runway event STITCH: Maine Designers on the Runway in Portland, ME. Sage Lewis ’04 exhibited her video Unraveling Mars in “Through the Looking Glass,” an exhibition focused on how technology has influenced how we view the universe at Ugly Duck in London. Her work was also included in “Lobby,” a yearlong exhibition series held at the Planned Parenthood East surgical center in Columbus, OH, organized by Middle Child. Mali Mrozinski ’04 and Jordan Gehman ’06 of Doublet Design had an exhibition, “Tools for Living”, at Caleb Johnson Studio in Portland, ME, exploring the language of furniture and garments. Patricia Brace ’06 performed BRACE 2020, a yearlong project that followed her performance piece of running for President of the United States. During this time, Patricia exhibited and performed at BUOY Gallery in Kittery, ME, The Magenta Suite in Exeter, NH, Pop-Up 265 in Augusta, ME, and during Portland Dance Month in Portland, ME. (Below) Patricia Brace ’06 performed BRACE 2020, a yearlong project that followed her performance piece of running for President of the United States.
(Above) Maisie Broome ‘08 of MYFAWNWY in the studio. Photo by Heidi Lee.
Maisie Broome ’08 of MYFAWNWY recently released an exclusive collection of marbled mirrors and linen pillows for Urban Outfitters. Maisie also designed a pair of slip-on shoes for Vans’ Custom Culture project, which supports education and empowers high school students through art and design. Asherah Cinnamon ’08 hosted a small group of artists for a five-day artist residency at her studio and home in Limington, ME, on land originally hunted and utilized by the Ossippee and Wabenaki Peoples to explore issues related making art about war and genocide. Jefferson Coniaris ’08 published a children’s coloring and activity book with Maine State Senator Justin Chenette titled The Great Whoopie Pie Debate: How Your Idea Becomes a Maine Law. Martha Piscuskas ’08 was appointed as the director of arts education at The Maine Arts Commission. Steven Brooks ’09 exhibited work at Bear Bones Brewery in Bridgton, ME. Jenna Crowder ’09 received a $5,000 2020 Project Grant from the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation to commission longform writing about Maine-based artists as a special issue in tandem with the five-year anniversary of The Chart, an online publication she co-founded. She also received a full fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center for a writing residency. 20
2010s Edwige Charlot ’10 was named Director of Community Learning for the Alliance of Artists Communities, and had a solo exhibition titled Letters to the Sun: Land of Water at the Maine Jewish Museum in Portland, ME.
riel Sturchio ‘12 and Bianca Sturchio are continuing work on their Chasing Light project with the help of a 2019 Kindling Fund grant. (Below) riel Sturchio ‘12, Chasing Light (ongoing series), 2017
Edwige Charlot ‘10, was named Director of Community Learning for the Alliance of Artists Communities, and had a solo exhibition titled “Letters to the Sun: Land of Water at the Maine” Jewish Museum in Portland, ME. Photo by Justin Levesque.
Adam Chau ‘10 was accepted into the International Academy of Ceramics. (Below) Adam Chau ‘10, Computer Generated Selfies, 10” x 8” x 0.25” (each), porcelain, cobalt, glaze, slab constructed using laser-cut templates, CNC decorated with cobalt and handmade brush, 2018
Reesa Wood ‘12 of Swamp Witch Apothecary and her partner, Matt, recently opened a record/ book/movie store/apothecary called ABRAXAS in Portland, ME. Sam Thompson ’13 was invited to join a small group of Americans participating in the International Ceramics Expo in Liling, China. Rachel Gloria Adams ’15 and her husband, Ryan Adams, had a show at Curation 250 titled Terrible Twos. This body of work is inspired and fueled by the arrival of their newborn daughter during the height of their two-year-old daughter’s unrelenting quest for absolute power.
Danya Landis ‘11 co-founded Machina Arts, an organic farmto-table restaurant, craft cocktail bar, live music venue, and art gallery that aims to energize the creative economy and build community in Keene, NH. Nikki Rayburn ’11 was promoted to Assistant Director of Exhibitions at Maine College of Art. Nathan Willever ‘11 was selected as The Sybille Zeldin Fellow and resident at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia. His Zeldin Fellowship Solo exhibition was titled From The Source. Anne Buckwalter ’12 had work featured in Issue #140 of New American Paintings and was also the recipient of a grant from the Idea Fund, a re-granting program funded by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and administered by DiverseWorks, Aurora Picture Show, and Project Row Houses. (Below) Anne Buckwalter ‘12, Evergreens, Gouache on panel, 24” x 24,” 2019 (Cropped)
(Above) Dylan Hausthor ‘15, Dead Men, Look At Me, from Sleep Creek by Paul Guilmoth (Tyler Guilmette) ‘15 and Dylan Hausthor ‘15, 2018
Dylan Hausthor ‘15 and Tyler Guilmette ’15 (Paul Guilmoth) were featured in an i-D article on 7 emerging photographers to watch and were the winners of the online magazine burn’s 2019 Fujifilm Young Talent Award for their photo essay Sleep Creek. This honor recognizes photographers 25 and under, granting them $10,000 from Fujifilm to continue the work. Their book Sleep Creek was published by Void. Their work was also featured with work by Tabitha Barnard ’16 in Red Hook Labs’ Labs New Artists III, which featured work by 25 emerging, international photographers, unrepresented by a gallery or an agency, selected from open call by a jury of industry leaders. 21
Tabitha Barnard ’16 was selected as a winner of online magazine burn’s 2018 Fujifilm Young Talent Award for her photo essay Cult of Womanhood. This honor recognizes photographers 25 and under, granting them $10,000 from Fujifilm to continue their work. (Below) Tabitha Barnard ’16, Tendernesses, archival inkjet print, 16” x 20”, 2018
Emily Hepler ’19 had artwork featured in the September 2019’s issue of Maine Magazine. Meghan McDunnah ’19 participated in the Kennedy Center’s VSA Young Emerging Artists with Disabilities program in Washington, DC.
Alyssa Freitas ‘16 exhibited work in Phantom Vibrations at Satellite Space in Portland, ME.
(Below) Meghan McDunnah ‘19 with pieces from their series of self portraits titled (A)Typical, which visualizes their day-to-day experiences with various chronic mental health problems.
Meg Hahn ‘17 curated an exhibition titled Flavor Profile at Border Patrol, which featured work by Catherine Quattrociocchi ‘17. Isabelle Maschal O’Donnell ’17 had a solo show titled Garden Clippings at BUOY Gallery in Kittery, ME. Lewis Rossignol ‘17 created the artwork for the alternate vinyl cover for Tyler, The Creator’s IGOR album. Brendan Ripken Shea ’18 exhibited work in Mirror Eye, a pop- up exhibition at Ortega y Gasset Projects in Brooklyn that benefited New York City’s nonprofit Art Start in their mission to identify and nurture young people through art. He also did a window installation for SPACE Gallery in Portland, ME, titled 3 <3 <3.
MFA Simon van der Ven MFA ‘01 has work featured in Form Follows Function at Page Gallery in Camden, ME. Barbara Rita Jenny MFA ‘02 had a solo exhibit titled DURA MATER at the Portsmouth Music and Art Center in Portsmouth, NH. Liz Sweibel MFA ‘03 had work in the exhibition Unlikely Materials and the Language of Art at Krasdale Galleries in Hunts Point and white Plains, NY. Her thread-and-vellum drawings are also being offered by Kathryn Markel Fine Arts. Peter J. Buotte MFA ‘05, exhibited Invisible Wounds, digitallyrendered sculptures and photographs of U.S. combat veterans experiencing traumatic brain injury and/or post-traumatic stress at the Texas State Capitol in Austin.
(Above) Jordan Carey ’19 with his installation for Art in Exodus, Photo by Kyle Dubay
Jordan Carey ‘19 was featured in the fashion show HOT OFF THE PRESS at the Gustafson Center at SNHU as the closing event for the 13th annual Black New England Conference in Manchester, NH. Jordan, Liz Rhaney MFA ‘20, and Shannon Infantes ’21, also exhibited work in the third annual Art in Exodus exhibition, a mentoring and exhibition project at MECA through which immigrant artists and Mainers from underrepresented populations share their art and culture. Jude Collopy ’19 and Hideto Nakao ’19 interned with Chris Lewis at the Maine Stone Symposium hosted by Sculpture Boothbay. (Top Right) Sculpture alumni Hideto Nakao ’19 at the Maine Stone Symposium hosted by Sculpture Boothbay.
Catherine D’Ignazio MFA ‘05 was appointed as Assistant Professor of Urban Science and Planning in MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Her book Data Feminism, in which she outlines what a feminist approach to data science looks like, is being published by The MIT Press and she is starting the Data + Feminism Lab focused on using data and computational methods to work towards gender and racial equity. Kate Holcomb Hale MFA ‘07 had an exhibition Is the fluid draining? as part of Brush Coat Cover, the 2019 Wheaton Biennial at Wheaton College. She had artwork selected by Jennifer Farrell, Associate Curator Drawings and Prints at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, to be included in PAPER 2019 at Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan, CT. Her installations were featured in Be/Come, a two-person exhibition at Assemblage FPAC Gallery in Boston, MA. 22
Bennett Morris MFA ‘07 had a show curated by Erin Moreau Hutton ‘98 titled Machine Vision at The Press Hotel in Portland, ME.
Annika Earley MFA ‘16 had an exhibit, FolkLand, curated by Andy Rosen, Lewis Gallery at the Portland Public Library, Portland, ME. Benjamin Spalding MFA ‘17 had work in the exhibit Arena at SPACE Gallery, as well as an exhibition, Breathe I: The Remix, at The Magenta Suite in Exeter, NH. (Below) Benjamin Spalding MFA ‘17, Winged Victory. Nails, resin, mesh, plaster, bungee cord, sporting equipment. Dimension varied (roughly 3 x 3 x 7 ft). 2019
(Above) Michel Droge MFA ‘10, When Cupid Went Crazy, 72 x 108 oil on canvas 2019
Michel Droge MFA ‘10 had solo exhibits at the Maine State House in Augusta, ME, as part of the Maine Arts Commission’s Art in the Capitol program, as well as at Salon Gallery in Boston, MA; Maine Audubon Society, Falmouth, ME; and University of Maine in Machias. Michel also exhibited work in shows at Speedwell Gallery, Portland, ME; Bates College Art Museum, Lewiston, ME; River Arts Gallery, Damariscotta, ME; Maine Farmland Trust Gallery, Belfast, ME; Greenhut Galleries, Portland, ME; and Cove Street Arts, Portland, ME. Alexandra Silverthorne MFA ’10 published the book yes is the only living thing, a series of 76 images looking at moments of celebration, wonder, and stillness in her own life. The book features Alexandra’s photos and a collection of texts by Julie Poitras Santos, Director of Exhibitions at the ICA at MECA. Alexandra exhibited work from the series at the Artist at Work Gallery at MECA and also held an artists talk. (Below) Image from Alexandra Silverthorne MFA ’10’s book yes is the only living thing.
Tessa Greene O’Brien MFA ‘16, Mildred Bachrach MFA ‘19, and CS faculty member j.e. paterak participated in the Maine Farmland Trust summer residency program at the Joseph A. Fiore Art Center at Rolling Acres Farm Artist Residency Program. Tessa also had a solo exhibition, Clear Blue Morning, at Elizabeth Moss Galleries and exhibited work in Part of the Summer Never Dies at Grant Wahlquist Gallery, both in Portland, ME. (Below) Mildred Bachrach MFA ‘19, Dealing with the Trauma of Indigenous Heritage, Installation: fabric, obliterated photos, antique chair, historical copies of family history from the National Archives, etc., 6’Hx5’Wx10’L
Sandra Lapage MFA ‘13 had a pop-up exhibition, Warp and Weft, a tale of headless creatures, at Ground Floor Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. Eric Nichols MFA ‘13 had an exhibit Portraits in Masculinity at the Worcester Center for Crafts’ Krikorian Gallery in MA. Annika Earley MFA ‘16 and Benjamin Spalding MFA ‘17 exhibited work at Steel House Projects in Rockland, ME. They were also both residents at the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation. 23
Hannah Adams MFA ‘19 curated the show Noonside at Little Giant in Portland, ME, featuring work by Meg Hahn ’17.
Christina (Gigi) Shuffield MFA ‘19 is the new Makerspace Manager at Factory 3 in Portland, ME. Anna Marie Valenti MFA ’20 was a recipient of the 2020 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Graduate Student Fellowship.
MAT Adrian Baker MAT ’17 started work as a teacher with with Oxford Hills School District in South Paris, ME. Luke Hadley MAT ’17 worked in Quito, Ecuador, as a teacher’s assistant and art teacher as part of a volunteer program called International Volunteer HQ Ecuador. During his time with the program, Luke was also able to visit his birthplace, Cuenca. (Below) Luke Hadley MAT ’17 with plans for a school mural in Quito, Ecuador.
Sam Greenspan Salt ‘06 unveiled his project Bellwether, a podcast of speculative journalism featuring true stories of the world as it is through the lens of what it might become. Josie Holtzman Salt ’08 and Isaac Kestenbaum Salt ’08 produced a new podcast project, Midnight Son. Ligaiya Romero Salt ’12 had the film Not Your Model Minority! Asian Activists In The South chosen as one of six CAAM Documentaries for Social Change awardees by the Center for Asian American Media. This feature-length documentary film, is an intimate conversation with queer, rad, Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) activists, organizing against white supremacy, state violence, and the cis-hetero patriarchy in the South. Smith Galtney Salt ’13 had a solo photographic exhibition, My Principal Ghost, at the University of Southern Maine’s AREA Gallery in Portland, ME. Nora Saks Salt ‘13 produced Richest Hill, a podcast for Montana Public Radio that was named one of The New Yorker magazine’s best podcasts of 2019. Lindsey Kilbride Salt ‘15 created the new podcast Odd Ball about the 1974 mystery of the “Betz sphere,” a strange metal sphere that appeared in the woods near a family home. Phoebe Parker Salt ‘17 was the inaugural Salt Fellow at The Nature Conservancy in Maine.
Coreysha Stone MAT ‘18 had an exhibit at Rising Tide Co-op in Damariscotta, ME, inspired by the American Chestnut tree. The exhibition, titled Bringing Back the Giants of the Forest, aimed to raise awareness and support for the restoration efforts of the The American Chestnut Foundation. Artwork created by Coreysha was also recently featured in the spring edition of The Journal of the American Chestnut Foundation.
SALT Rebecca M. Pritchard Salt ‘95 published a book titled Jeremiah Hacker: Journalist, Anarchist, Abolitionist, about a radical 19th-century journalist from Portland, ME. The book is available in local bookstores. Andres Gonzalez Salt ’01 had a photobook, American Origami, named as one of Time magazine’s 30 Best Photo Books of 2019. The book was also shortlisted for the 2019 Paris Photo -Aperture Photo Book Awards, and received the 2019 Light Work Photo Book Award. (Below) Andres Gonzalez Salt ’01.
(Above) Caroline Goddard Salt ‘18, Windfall Birch Collage, 2019.
Caroline Goddard Salt ‘18 exhibited wind-fallen birch collage in If a Tree Falls at World’s Fair Gallery in Providence, RI. Leta Hallowell Salt ’18 had a story, Last In, First Out, about Alex Bukasa, an asylum-seeker in Maine, featured on PRI Public Radio International’s The World. Halle Johns Salt ’19 debuted her film Shoulder Season at the Camden International Film Festival in ME. Tim Greenway Salt ‘03 had a solo exhibition at The Art Gallery at Ketchum Library in the Maine UNE Biddeford Campus, titled Mackworth Island Transformed - Rocks Reimagined.
Erin Slomski-Pritz Salt ’19 co-created a story for NPR’s All Things Considered about Dwayne Tomah’s work with historic wax cylinder recordings of Native American Passamaquoddy songs and stories. 24
Annual Report OF GIVING Maine College of Art is proud to present our Annual Report of Giving to acknowledge and thank our donors for gifts made between July 1, 2018, and July 30, 2019, which totaled:
$1,810,959
We are deeply grateful to every donor who supports our mission to educate artists for life. Every gift has an immediate impact on our students. Make your own transformative gift by June 30, 2020, and add your name to our growing list of donors! meca.edu/donate THE PORTEOUS SOCIETY
MECA’s Porteous Society recognizes supporters who make gifts of $2,000 or more each year to any purpose at the College. Gifts at this level demonstrate that donors share MECA’s commitment to providing students with the tools they need to take risks, think critically, and work creatively to become the next generation of artists and thinkers. Members of the Porteous Society are invited to special MECA events.
$100,000 AND ABOVE
$10,000 – $19,999
+ James Horne and Cathy Jeanette
+ The Crewe Foundation
+ Anonymous
+ Dr. Edward M. Friedman ’08 and Carol Joyce Friedman
+ Joan and Dan Amory through a grant from the Jebediah Foundation
+ Betsy and Christopher M. Hunt, Hon. DFA ‘13
+ Roger Gilmore, Hon. DFA ’02 and Betty Gilmore
+ The Betterment Fund
+ The Lunder Foundation
+ Colby College
+ Roxanne Quimby Foundation, Inc.
+ Daniel N. Crewe
+ Windgate Charitable Foundation
+ Diversified Communications
$20,000 – $99,999
+ Jane G. Briggs
+ Evergreen Foundation
+ Anonymous
+ Horace A. Hildreth, Jr. • and Alison D. Hildreth ’76, Hon. DFA ’17
+ Camalotte Foundation
+ Flavia Manske •
+ The Gene R. Cohen Charitable Foundation
+ Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm P. Rogers
+ The Davis Family Foundation + E. Kent Gordon + National Endowment for the Arts + Stephen and Palmina Pace Foundation + Deborah Spring Reed + Hoyt Walbridge and Stephanie Sewall + Kathryn A. Yates
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+ Margaret L. Standley ’52 •
$5,000 – $9,999
+ The Roy A. Hunt Foundation + Thomas K. Husted + Mark and Meredith Koerner P ’16 + Ms. Suzanne C. Kohlberg + Margaret Morfit + Jeremy Moser, Laura Kittle and the Moser Family Foundation + Anne and Vincent Oliviero, as well as through the Arthur W. Purdue Foundation + Jenny Scheu and John Ryan + TD Bank, N.A. + Fred and Bibi Thompson and through the Maine Heritage Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
+ Matthew and Lesli Friel P ’21 + Cate S. Gilbane + J. Drew Hodges and Peter Kukielski
+ Dietlind Vander Schaaf and Kelly Palomera
+ The Holt Family Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
+ Brian Wilk ’95
+ Katharine J. Watson + Susan and Thomas Wilk P ’95
Maine College of Art FY19 GIVING TO MECA | TOTAL: $1,810,959
$322,236
17.80%
Endowment Gifts $434,427
23.98%
Annual Fund $154,030
8.50%
President’s Fund $71,598
COLLECT: Art Sale
3.96%
2.3
8% 43.38%
$43,051
$785,617
Restricted Gifts
MECAmorphosis Spring Event
$2,000 – $4,999 + Anonymous + Anderson Family Foundation + Donald B. Best ’81
Kenneth M. Cole III + The William Sloane Jelin Charitable Foundation + Margaret Lawrence ‘93
+ Mrs. Alice Spencer, Hon. DFA ’18 and Mr. Richard A. Spencer through a Component Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
+ Daniel Minter, Hon. DFA ‘19
+ The Phineas W. Sprague Memorial Foundation + Phil Stevens ’91 + Bill and Jacky Thornton + Trane + Unum Matching Gifts Program + The VIA Agency
+ Northland Enterprises, LLC
+ Nancy R. Wade P ’20
+ Dan and Nancy Poteet
+ Ashley Wernher-Collins ’16
+ The Rines/Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation + Donna Roggenthien and Ronald Leeking
+ Brad and Ann Willauer
+ Paula and Jamie Zeitlin
+ Janet Hyland and Ann Hinkle
+ Salesforce.org + Mary L. Schendel and Philip H. Gleason + Susan Schraft, M.D. and Richard S. Berne + Mr. David E. Shaw, Hon. DFA ’16 + Judy M. Sisson
+ Anne M. Ireland ’94 and
+ Ari and Natalie Solotoff
+ Jim and Julia Brady Charitable Fund + Steve Campbell + Judi and Paul Clancy + Coffee by Design + The Harry E. Cummings Fund of the Maine Community Foundation + Deborah H. Dluhy + Tom Dwyer + Dr. Laura Freid and Dr. David Gottesman + Diane G. Garthwaite + Cyrus Hagge + Judy Hamlin ’82 and Gordon Hamlin + Harvard Pilgrim Health Care + Hasbro Children’s Fund, Inc. + Matthew and Catherine Hyde
+ The Maine Arts Commission + June M. McCormack + Karen L. McDonald + Neil and Suzanne McGinn + Roy Milligan
+ Wipfli / Macpage + Wright-Ryan Construction, Inc. + Caron Zand and Donald L. Head + Bill and Patty Zimmerman through a Component Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
• Deceased
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$1,000 – $1,999
+ Ann C. Slocum P ’81
+ Harriet Hubbard ’09
+ Anonymous
+ Cynthia Thompson
+ Elinor and Wheaton Hudson
+ Elizabeth Anderson and Mark Keil
+ USI Insurance Services, LLC
+ June LaCombe Sculpture
+ The Edward S. and Cornelia Greaves Bates Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
+ Michael E. Vermette ’80
+ Barbara and James Laidlaw
+ Neil W. and Elise R. Wallace
+ Rebecca Lambert
+ Jane Wellehan
+ Arnela Mahmutovic ’17
+ Jessica Beer ’15
+ Maine Recycling Corp.
+ Rachel, Linda, Noah and Andrew Brenner
$500 – $999
+ Christine Byrne
+ Anonymous (4)
+ Julie Crane ’86
+ Angela Adams Designs LLC
+ John Denham + Richard Dennen and Susan Gassett
+ Ian C. Anderson and Kari E. Radasch ’97
+ Roderick L. Dew ’80, MFA ’00
+ Hannah M. Barnes ’02
+ William R. Dill, Hon. DFA ’14 and Jean Dill
+ Michael and Nancy Beebe
+ Jenny Dougherty ’05
+ Gregory W. Boulos
+ Betsy and Tom Elliman and through a gift from the Elliman Charitable Fund
+ Mike Boyson and Nancy Grant
+ Helen and David Fitz + Kathleen Galligan + Jim Garland and Carol Andreae + The Hanover Insurance Group
+ Christine Beneman
+ Edward and Jo Bradley + Meghan Brady + Juliette Gates Britton ’95 + Allison Brown ’01 and Blakeslee Brown
+ Anthony Mancini, Inc. + Leo Manske and Michael Johnson + Anne and Ed Massey + Alan McIlhenny and Elizabeth Ackerson + Naomi McNeill ’08 + Mr.and Mrs. Richard P. Mellon + Munira and Ali Naqui + Grace Nelson ’82 + Vanessa Nesvig + Thomas A. Newton + Diane S. Nichols + Northern Benefits + Mrs. Gillet T. Page + Kerrin Parkinson
+ J. B. Brown & Sons
+ Patricia A. Peard
+ Lawrence and Laura Cohen
+ Sharon Portelance ’82
+ Barbara Rita Jenny MFA ’02 through the Robert J. Jenny Memorial Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
+ Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Coleman, Jr.
+ Nikki Farrand Rayburn ‘11
+ Margaret and Dick Curran
+ Lewis J. Rossignol ’17
+ Mr. and Mrs. Eliot R. Cutler
+ Jensen Baird Gardner and Henry
+ Bronwyn Sale MFA ’16
+ Charles de Sieyes and Carol Ward
+ Will Sears
+ London Dupere ’08
+ Gail Spaien
+ Elizabeth Elicker + Timothy B. Ellis
+ Pamela G. Standley and William E. Elwell
+ Daniele Flint ’18
+ Emilie Stark-Menneg
+ Deb and Dan Fuller
+ Bill and Peg Tetreault P ’18
+ Maria Gallace and Tim Soley
+ John Tewhey
+ Olwen and Peter Gardiner P ’07
+ Carolyn H. Thomas
+ Marian Godfrey Gardner through the Adas Journey Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
+ Charles David Thomas ’68, Hon. DFA ’16
+ Lisa Gent + Matthew Goetting
+ Dr. Jeffrey Viglielmo and Dr. Maureen Viglielmo P ’20
+ Alisha Gould MFA ’10
+ Monte and Anne Wallace
+ Siobhan Haggett ’19
+ William Wegman
+ Suzi Osher
+ Lindsay Hancock
+ Sam and Teresa Pierce through the Pierce Family Advised Fund of The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
+ Douglas G. Hartley
+ Henry Wolyniec • and Jessica Tomlinson
+ Eric Hopkins + Mark Jamra
+ David Lakari + Jocelyn Lee + C. Waite Maclin + Jude Maloney + David Marsden and Honour Mack + J.S. McCarthy Printers + Kathleen and Warren McKeon P ’02 + Eileen Monahan + The Stephanie Hope Mull Memorial Scholarship of the Maine Community Foundation + Kenneth and Mary P. Nelson + Dr. Jeremy J. Nobel + Northeast Delta Dental + Tessa G. O’Brien MFA ’16
+ Porta & Company + The Press Hotel LLC + Celeste Roberge ’79 + Peter Sheldon, Hon. DFA ’82 and Ann Sheldon 27
+ Constance Hayes ’80, Hon. DFA ’03 and George Terrien + Ineke Heinhuis-Schair through the Ineke H. Schair Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
+ Sarah B. Rheault
+ Nathaniel P. Thompson
+ Matthew Yu and Kimberly Vockel
$250 – $499 + Anonymous
+ Reggie Hodges
+ Janice B. Adler
+ Charles and Ann Holland
+ Angelrox
+ Bertland Design, Inc. / Zane
+ Diane and Steve Neal
+ Matthew Blackwell ’77
+ Jeffrey M. Noel ’85
+ Frances Barker ’18
+ Paul Bonneau
+ Judith O’Donnell
+ Cat E. Bates ’09
+ Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Buck, Jr.
+ Daniel E. O’Leary and Kathy J. Bouchard ’81
+ John S. Beliveau
+ Jim and Amy Osborn
+ Andrew Bove
+ Claudia and Harold Pachios
+ Eric Brosseau
+ j.e. paterak
+ Jane Burke ’77
+ Dianne Chicoine + Elinor Clark + Seth Clayter and Nicole Cherbuliez + Scott A. Cohen + Steven and Debra Cohen + Carolyn L. Collins + Couleur Collection, LLC + Diane Dahlke + Philip Sedgwick Deely & Hilary Somers Deely + Thomas and Zehra DeFord + Elijah River Dion ’19 + Nicholas K. Downing + Elizabeth Ehrenfeld + Charles Elfe + Patricia E. Fortunato + Charles S. Foss + Peggy Greenhut Golden + Amalia Guettinger ’12 + Katherine and Ralph Harding
+ Robert Patterson and Elizabeth Quinlan + Christina F. Petra + Nancy Dustin Phillips + Phoebe M. Porteous + Elizabeth Prior ’82 + Catherine Quattrociocchi ’17 + Emily Rogstad ’13 + Jane Woodworth Rotondi ‘85 + Paul and Jula Sampson P ’11 + Tobey Scott and Amy Woodhouse + Brendan Shea ’18 + Scott Simons Architects + Cary Slocum ’81 + St. George Episcopal Chapel + Annie and Andy Stickney
+ Debra and Greg Hastings
+ Swans Island Company
+ Ayumi Horie and Chloe Horie ’15, MAT ’16
+ Teresa Thompson + Susan Tureen ’96
+ Jennifer and Richard Hubbell
+ Louise Tuski
+ Lissa A. Hunter
+ John and Cheslye Ventimiglia
+ Alice W. Ingraham
+ Karen Watson
+ Mr. G.M. Johnson
+ Rob and Robin Whitten
+ Mark Johnson and Lucy Breslin
+ Louisa Wickard
+ Pandora and David LaCasse
+ Sally Wigon
+ Alison Leavitt
+ Guy G. Williams ’80
+ The Second Abraham S. and Fannie B. Levey Foundation
+ Yarmouth Audiology + Anne B. Zill
+ Liberty Mutual Group + Little Ghost, LLC + Karen Lium + Ernest Lorda + Maine Crafts Association + Abigail A. Manny + Brian Manske + Jill McGowan, Inc. + Tracey Mckenzie + Theresa McNally and Michael Thompson P ’14 + Larinda Meade + Senator and Mrs. George J. Mitchell + Blaine D. Moores + Katie Murphy ’91 and Peter Lindsay
$100 – $249 + Anonymous (5) + Frank Adams P ’20 + Melvin D. Adams III + Jonathan and Nancy Aldrich + Diana and Tom Allen + Patricia Arbour Alles ’69 and Gerald Alles
+ Sally and Ronald Bancroft
+ Chris Berry
+ Jennifer Bush + Olivia Cabot-Sawyer + Sierra Cameron + Denise Carey P ’19 + Michael Carr ’95 and Sarah Carr + Frances P. Caswell + Jim Cavanagh P ’83 + Asherah Cinnamon ’08 + Andrew and Judith Coburn + Ian Colwell ’20 + Lesley Corbett ’13 + Madeleine Corson, Hon. DFA ’19 + John Costello ’19 + Meredith Cough ’89 + Kerry R. Courtice + James and Suzanne Crowder + Catherine Cummins P ’05 + Sarah Daignault + The Honorable Howard H. Dana, Jr., Hon. DFA ’85 and Susan B. Dana + Shiva Darbandi + Lea N. DeForest ’07 + Terrence DeWan & Associates + Peter F. Donnelly + David C. Driskell, Hon. DFA ’96 + Rebecca Earle + Janet M. Eastman + Joel Eckhaus and Donna Droughten + Deborah and Stuart Eisenberg + Kirsten Elfe ’19 + William Elinoff + Annette and Rob Elowitch + Linda and Sam Emerson + Margaret A. Fast + Joshua Ferry ’94 + Stephen and Joan Fitzhugh P ’05
+ William S. Anchors
+ Craig and Dolly Foster
+ Amanda Anderson
+ Michael Fraser
+ Eric and Cynthia Anderson
+ Emmett Freeman ’17
+ Leslie Anderson and Dan Nygaard + James Baker and Laura Dixon
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+ Julie Freund ‘81 and Daniel Freund
+ Caren-Marie Michel ’78
+ Sarah J. Sawtelle ’19
+ Brenda and Mark Gadzik P ’19
+ Elizabeth Moberg
+ Dana Sawyer
+ Kate Gardiner ’20
+ Kent and Ann Mohnkern
+ Deborah and David Schall
+ Daniel Gardner
+ Jennifer Moore
+ Stephen and Lisa Schiffman
+ Sheila Geant
+ Jenny Moore ’01 and Kenn Guimond
+ Judith W. Schneider MFA ’14
+ Morgan Stanley Community Affairs
+ Zoe Schuttler ’19
+ Nancy Glover + Shelby Goldsmith ’14 + Barbara M. Goodbody + Alice C. Gorman + Sally and Donald Gould P ’09 + Rose Greely + Daniel J. Guettinger P ’12 + Patricia Hagge
+ Judith and Lucien Morin + Charles Stewart Mott Foundation + Cal Murphy ’19 + Michelle Nappi
+ David Schuttler P ’19 + Marilyn Rose Scott + Jim and Lynn Shaffer + Peter and Barbara Shaw + Julia Sheridan and Chris Devlin + Amy Shinn + Jack Silverio
+ Heather Stewart Harvey
+ Leonard Nelson and Merle Nelson, Hon. DFA ’04
+ Adriane K. Herman
+ Shirah Neumann MFA ’12
+ Hugh and Janet Sisson
+ Willard Hertz + Jamie Hogan
+ Robert Nielsen ’46 and Susan Nielsen
+ John Smedley and Carole Parker P ’18
+ Franklin and Julia Holz
+ Ben and Anne Niles
+ Dr. and Mrs. Barry H. Smith
+ Raina Hornaday
+ B. Nixon ’83, P ’00
+ Paul and Vivian Smith P ’20
+ Ms. Helaine C. Hornby
+ Tom and Carolyn Noering
+ Matt Hutton and Erin Hutton ’98
+ Victoria Nolan and Clark Crolius
+ Rebecca Waxman Sneed and Doug Sneed
+ JLDesign Marketing
+ Carolyn Sue Nutty
+ John Kaminski
+ Isabelle Maschal O’Donnell ’17
+ Tim Kane and Beth George
+ Ted and Sally Oldham
+ Denise Karabinus ’99
+ Oliver ’19
+ Candace Pilk Karu, Hon. DFA ’13
+ One4All Charitable Fund
+ Richard Lemieux
+ Harold Osher
+ Dale and Rich Lewis
+ Peter and Helen Pachios
+ Michael E. Lewis, M.D., and Mrs. Janie Lewis (posthumously) P ’16
+ William and Paula Page
+ Eli Lilly and Company Matching Gifts Program
+ H. Martyn Payson
+ Sarah Lindquist
+ Abe and Jean Peck
+ Mr. and Mrs. James E. Lineberger
+ Raffaella D. Peters
+ Mary Anne Lloyd ’83 and Russell French ’83
+ Russ and Lisa Pierce
+ The LMNOP Parliament Fund + Marie Locke + George M. Manyan + Janet Conlon Manyan + Rose Marasco + George Mason + Tracy Mastro ’91 + Darrell and Patricia Mayeux + Robin McCarthy ’87 and Ted McCarthy + Tim and Jay McCreight + Susan and Frank McGinty P ’08 + Stephen and Cheryl McGuff + Samuel R. Mechanic P ’13 + Ariana Melzer 29
+ Patricia Parker + Meg Brown Payson
+ Peter S. Plumb + Robert and Rebecca Politzer + Lois P. Poster P ’97 + Elizabeth K. Prescott ’00 + Philip Printz and Edward Harwood + Sandra Quinn ’87 and Eddie Quinn + Andrea Raynor ’92 + Susanne R. Reder + Kent and Pamela Redford
+ Kent Simmons
+ Kenneth Spirer and Joan Leitzer + Seth and Laura Sprague + Mr. and Mrs. Gregory St. Angelo, Jr. + Anne Stanley + Donna Stark + Patrick Stavens ’16 + Mr. Scott R. Stevenson and Dr. Constance J. Stevenson P ’03 + Matt Sullivan and Christine Wirth + Melissa and Liam Sullivan + Maureen C.H. Sze, M.D. + Bhanudas Tananaka and Alice Geraldina + Sarah Tanguay P ’19 + Carolyn O. Thornton + David and Marjorie Tourangeau + Kyle R. Upton + Peter Upton + Patricia VanTuyl + Christine J. Vincent + Annie Wadleigh + Jennifer Weber + Donna Wermenchuk
+ Hannah Rosengren ’13
+ Ian McKibbin White and Florence Hildreth White
+ Frank and Susan Ruch
+ Kay White
+ Farrell Ruppert ’00
+ Margaret and Skip Wilkis
+ Karen and Jonathan Russo P ’19
+ Sarah C. Wilson ’07
+ Jeff and Susie Saffer
+ Women’s Fellowship First Congregational Church of Gray
+ Thomas and Rita Saliba
+ Mark P. Woodbury
+ Rebecca and Joel Gratwick
+ Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Zilkha
+ Diane L.E. Green-Minor
+ Robert Philbrook
+ Amy and Martin Grohman
+ Lorraine Polak
+ Mark D. Grover
+ Sarah and Jonathan Prescott P ’18
+ Stephen and Judith Halpert
+ Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Prinn III
+ Margo Halverson
+ Gaetano and Phebe Quattrucci
+ Rebecca Handy P ’21
+ Kay and David Ray
+ James R. Hansen, Jr.
+ Natalie Reed ’13
+ Harris Foundation Matching Gifts
+ Audrey Robidoux ’19
+ Barbara Harrison
+ Cicely Russell
+ Mr. Fredrick Hawkins
+ Whit Kilpatrick Russell ’09
+ Andrew Herrschaft ’88 and Terri Petnov
+ Elizabeth Rutter-Hill and Glenn Hill
+ Brenda Hill P ’91
+ Elisabeth Scheintaub
+ Andrea, Terry, and Elizabeth Hook ’13
+ Teri Schlosser
UP TO $99 + Anonymous (3) + Aglaia and Mumtaz Ahmed + AmazonSmile Foundation + Clay Atkinson + Kyle and Stephen Atwell + Marian Baker + Melvin and Lorraine Barlow + Tabitha L. Barnard ’16 + Bob and Bev BaRoss + Mary R. Barron P ’93 + Sarah J. Bartlett + Sue Berg MFA ’01 + Suhail and Leila Bisharat
+ Dr. Denise Horton
+ Zacary Perkins ’11
+ Arline Saturdayborn ’91
+ Bridget Scholnick + Susan Scott P ’19
+ Victoria Bonebakker
+ James Isaacson and Kristen Isaacson-Lape
+ Valerie J. Botter P ’16
+ Virginia Serena Joyce ’15
+ Bruce Brown + Nik Bsullak ’99
+ Stuart Kestenbaum and Susan Webster
+ Burns E. Cameron
+ Baxter Koziol ’17
+ Mr. and Mrs. John Sluder
+ Joan Campbell
+ Garry and Sheila Lagasse
+ David Small and Betty Bricker-Small
+ Jordan Carey ’19
+ Craig Lapine
+ Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Smith
+ Rachel Chaya Caron ’99
+ Lorraine Lazzari
+ Julie Smith
+ Claude Caswell
+ Denise Linet
+ Polly Smith
+ James Chute
+ Karen Lukas
+ Daniel B. Sobel and Kira Wigoda
+ Donna J. Coffin ’63
+ Laura Lyons
+ Roger Sprague
+ Jenna Crowder ’09
+ Cynthia Mackay ’84
+ Dawn L. Stanley ’62
+ Julie M. Hahn Cunningham ’00
+ Estelle S. Maillet ’59
+ Molly K. Steinmetz ’14
+ Thomas Cushman
+ Charlotte Maloney
+ Nina Sylvia ’89
+ Jill Dalton ’99
+ Mr. Russell Mamone P ’04
+ Kiana Thayer ’20
+ JoAnne Daly P ’97
+ George E. Mandell P ’16
+ Harold and Tina Torman
+ David and Roberta deGrandis P ’05
+ Joyce Mastro P ’91
+ James E. Turack
+ Susan E. deGrandpre
+ Kelly McConnell
+ Kelsey Vance ’06
+ Gail Dodge
+ Sarah S. Meacham
+ Mary Linnea Vaughan MFA ’00
+ Bernie and Ed Douglas
+ Marjorie Melikian ’63
+ Judith Waldron P ’04
+ Kathryn J. Eliscu
+ Sally C. Miller
+ William Webster
+ David CT Elwell
+ Jerry C. Millhon P ’95
+ Abigail Weiner ’20
+ Chris Esten ’83
+ Diane Noble
+ Michael C. Welch ’68
+ Tim Finin and Marcia Ames P ’13
+ Mr. and Mrs. William M. Nugent
+ Audrey M. White P ’94
+ Ariana Fischer
+ Daniel Nuzzi and Dana McEnroe
+ Robert and Catherine Williams
+ Barbara Ritchie Fixaris ’58
+ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Olsen
+ Louise Woodbury
+ Marilyn G. Fraktman
+ Ann Packard
+ Jasmine A. Zateeny ’00
+ Carri Frechette
+ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Packard P ’14
+ Robin Zuckerman P ’20
+ Girl Scouts of Connecticut
+ Barbara and Charles Pappas P ’80
+ Phyllis and Bernard Givertz
+ Grace F. Payne
+ Pauline Gobeil ’81
+ Abby Peck
+ Ellen M. Goggin
+ Emily Percival ’06
+ Michael J. Sherwood P ’13 + Deborah S. Shinn + Karen Siatras ’91 + John and Janice Siegle
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MECA’s GIVING PROGRAM Every gift is important to us and we strive to keep accurate records. We apologize if we inadvertently omitted or misspelled any names. Please let us know so we may correct our error. Contact us at 775-5098 or advancement@meca.edu with any corrections or questions about the AROG, Annual Fund gifts, restricted gifts, planned gifts, charitable bequests, or other information. Make a gift easily and securely at meca.edu/donate. 1882 SOCIETY Maine College of Art’s 1882 Society gratefully recognizes individuals who have made arrangements for the College in their estate plans. + Lisabeth F. Barrett ’88
+ Constance Hayes ’80, Hon. DFA ’03 and George Terrien
+ Grace Nelson ’82
+ Jane Briggs + Douglas R. Coleman, Jr.
+ Alison D. Hildreth ’76
+ Laurence ● and Judy Sisson
+ Allerton Cushman
+ Albert C. Hubbard
+ Joan Fowler Smith, Hon. DFA ’01
+ Roderick Dew ’80, MFA ’00
+ Candace Pilk Karu, Hon. DFA ’13
+ Katy Stenhouse ’91
+ Robert Diamante ’93
+ Mark and Meredith Koerner P ’16
+ Susan H. Webster
+ Jo Orise Dodge
+ Lorraine Lazzari
+ Caron C. Zand
+ Roger Gilmore, Hon. DFA ’02
+ Marta Morse
+ Deborah Spring Reed
COMMEMORATIVE GIFTS It is especially meaningful for Maine College of Art to be the recipient of gifts to commemorate or honor a family member, classmate, faculty member, or friend of the College. In Memory of James Dustin P ’81
+ Charles S. Foss
+ Ann Packard
+ Anonymous
+ Jim Garland and Carol Andreae
+ William and Paula Page
+ Nancy Dustin Phillips
+ Alice C. Gorman
In Memory of William Dustin P ’81
+ Douglas G. Hartley
+ Robert Patterson and Elizabeth Quinlan
+ Nancy Dustin Phillips
+ Debra and Greg Hastings
+ Robert Philbrook
+ Mr. Fredrick Hawkins
+ Lorraine Polak
+ J. Drew Hodges and Peter Kukielski
+ Philip Printz and Edward Harwood
+ Franklin and Julia Holz
+ Susanne R. Reder
+ Thomas K. Husted
+ Kent and Pamela Redford
+ Matthew and Catherine Hyde
+ Sarah B. Rheault
+ Mr. G.M. Johnson
+ Cicely Russell
+ Ms. Suzanne C. Kohlberg
+ Dana Sawyer
+ Pandora and David LaCasse
+ Marilyn Rose Scott
In Memory of Morris and Sylvia Greenburg + Barbara Harrison In Memory of Christine Maclin + Anonymous + William S. Anchors + Elizabeth Anderson and Mark Keil + Eric and Cynthia Anderson + Clay Atkinson + Sarah J. Bartlett + Chris Berry + Camalotte Foundation + Lawrence and Laura Cohen + Steven and Debra Cohen + Kerry R. Courtice + James and Suzanne Crowder + Thomas and Zehra DeFord + Susan E. deGrandpre + John Denham + Janet M. Eastman
+ Barbara and James Laidlaw + Craig Lapine + Marie Locke + Ernest Lorda + C. Waite Maclin + Charlotte Maloney + Abigail A. Manny + Anne and Ed Massey + Darrell and Patricia Mayeux + Sally C. Miller + Elizabeth Moberg + Eileen Monahan
+ William Elinoff
+ Robert Nielsen ’46 and Susan Nielsen
+ Kathryn J. Eliscu
+ Tom and Carolyn Noering
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+ Hugh and Janet Sisson + St. George Episcopal Chapel + Matt Sullivan and Christine Wirth + Maureen C.H. Sze, M.D. + Bhanudas Tananaka and Alice Geraldina + Teresa Thompson + Carolyn O. Thornton + John and Cheslye Ventimiglia + Robert and Catherine Williams + Women’s Fellowship First Congregational Church of Gray + Mark P. Woodbury + Yarmouth Audiology + Matthew Yu and Kimberly Vockel
+ Lois P. Poster P ’97
In Appreciation of MECA’s Sculpture Department
In Memory of Patti Sandberg ’02
+ Jack Silverio
+ Kathleen and Warren McKeon P ’02 + Sarah C. Wilson ’07
+ Valerie J. Botter P ’16
In Memory of Matthieu Poster ’97
In Memory of Margaret Libby Standley ’52 + Melvin and Lorraine Barlow
In Honor of Elana Sternick ’16 In Honor of Isabel M. Tetreault ’18 + Bill and Peg Tetreault P ’18 In Honor of Brian Wilk ’95
David CT Elwell Girl Scouts of Connecticut James R. Hansen, Jr. Garry and Sheila Lagasse Stephen and Cheryl McGuff Robert and Rebecca Politzer Elizabeth Rutter-Hill and Glenn Hill Teri Schlosser Bridget Scholnick Pamela G. Standley and William E. Elwell + Harold and Tina Torman
+ Susan and Thomas Wilk P ’95
In Memory of Dr. Philip Thompson, Jr., Hon. DFA ’91 + Philip Sedgwick Deely and Hilary Somers Deely
+ + + + + + + + + +
+ Ellen M. Goggin
TRIBUTE GIFTS In Honor of the Marriage of Heidi Bement and Larry Edelman + Anonymous In Honor of Dr. Edward M. Friedman ‘08 + Richard Lemieux In Honor of MECA President Emeritus Roger Gilmore + + + + + + + + + +
Anonymous Jonathan and Nancy Aldrich Madeleine Corson, Hon. DFA ’19 Peggy Greenhut Golden Tim Kane and Beth George Jim and Lynn Shaffer Seth and Laura Sprague Phil Stevens ’91 John Tewhey Louise Woodbury
In Honor of Ruth Hershkowitz Horton + Dr. Denise Horton In Honor of the Work of Scott and Nancy Nash and Jamie Hogan and Martin Braun + Bill and Patty Zimmerman through a Component Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
IN PERPETUITY
To the Winslow Homer Scholarship + Brad and Ann Willauer To the Al Lazzari Jr. Endowed Scholarship + Lorraine Lazzari To the Flavia Manske Continuing Studies Endowed Scholarship + Brian Manske + Flavia Manske • ● + Leo Manske and Michael Johnson + Louise Tuski
The following gifts made between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019 to Maine College of Art’s endowment benefit the College in perpetuity and provide annual income for scholarships and designated operating support.
To the Mildred A. and Harold P. Nelson Endowed Scholarship
To the Belvedere Endowed Fund for Professional Development
+ Victoria Nolan and Clark Crolius + Jim and Amy Osborn
+ Windgate Charitable Foundation
To the Deborah Spring Reed Endowed Scholarship at MECA
To the Margaret Coleman Brown Endowed Memorial Scholarship + Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Coleman, Jr. The Crewe Endowed Scholarship in Art and Music
+ Barbara Harrison + Kenneth and Mary P. Nelson To the Diane Nolan Endowed Scholarship
+ Deborah Spring Reed To the Laurence and Judy Sisson Endowed Travel and Scholarship Fund + Mrs. Judy Sisson
The Crewe Foundation Endowed Professor in Art and Music
To the Margaret Libby Standley ’52 Endowed Scholarship
+ The Crewe Foundation
+ + + + + + + + + + +
To the James Dustin ’81 Endowed Scholarship + + + +
Anonymous Deb and Dan Fuller Roy Milligan Nancy Dustin Phillips
To the Beatrice Gilmore Endowed Scholarship + + + + + + + + + +
Anonymous Jonathan and Nancy Aldrich Madeleine Corson, Hon. DFA ’19 Roger Gilmore, Hon. DFA ’02 and Betty Gilmore Tim Kane and Beth George Jim and Lynn Shaffer Seth and Laura Sprague Phil Stevens ’91 John Tewhey Louise Woodbury
Melvin and Lorraine Barlow David Elwell Girl Scouts of Connecticut James R. Hansen, Jr. Garry and Sheila Lagasse Stephen and Cheryl McGuff Robert and Rebecca Politzer Elizabeth Rutter-Hill and Glenn Hill Teri Schlosser Bridget Scholnick Pamela G. Standley and William E. Elwell
+ Harold and Tina Torman
NEW ENDOWMENTS The following gift made between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2019, established new endowment at Maine College of Art. The Madelyn B. Cohen Visiting Artists Endowment Fund
To the Hildreth Family Endowed BFA Scholarship Fund
+ The Gene R. Cohen Charitable Foundation
+ Horace A. Hildreth, Jr. • and Alison D. Hildreth ’76, Hon. DFA ’17
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