Networks of Modernism, 1898–1968
In celebration of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art’s 70th anniversary, the museum is pleased to bring viewers into new ways of seeing the permanent collection in Networks of Modernism. Drawing primarily…
The Sea, Just Like Your Eyes, Became a Refuge: Joe Wardwell Mural Commission
The Sea, Just Like Your Eyes, Became a Refuge reflects on the powerful, yet fragile, point where sea and land meet. For this site-specific, exterior mural—the first for OMAA, and…
Shifting Sands: Beaches, Bathers, and Modern Maine Art
Shifting Sands, guest curated by Donna Cassidy, Professor Emerita at the University of Southern Maine, explores the unique place the beach holds in modern art. The sun-drenched shore was a…
Meg Webster: Site-Specific Work
Meg Webster (b. 1944) has long been guided by an environmentalist impulse to celebrate and preserve the natural world. For her exhibition, the artist will critically engage with Ogunquit Museum…
Ever Baldwin: Down the Line
Ever Baldwin’s (b. 1978) paintings probe the porous barriers that separate and frame experience. Working intuitively and with a material immediacy, he sets his thick, matte abstract paintings—made by mixing…
Spontaneous Generation: The Work of Liam Lee
Blurring the boundaries between the organic and inorganic, Spontaneous Generation refers to an alchemical belief that living organisms could suddenly emerge from non-living materials. Liam Lee’s (b. 1993) work draws inspiration from…
The Architect of a Museum
Seventy years ago, Henry Strater, in partnership with a group of artists and community members, opened the Museum of Art of Ogunquit (now the Ogunquit Museum of American Art). Reflecting…
John Walker: From Low Tide to High Tide
When John Walker first visited Maine, he couldn’t paint landscape. “It was too pretty, too scenic—I couldn’t do anything with it.” Known for emotionally charged work that draws upon personal…
Jim Morin: Drawing and Painting
This season, OMAA is pleased to present the multi-faceted work of Jim Morin (b. 1953, Washington, DC). Best known as the distinguished editorial cartoonist for The Miami Herald for over 40 years, Morin…
Sue Miller: Personal Voyage
Sue Miller’s painting is inspired by many things. Pulling from interests that range from mythology and art history to a love of poetry and music, she creates works that are…
