Art Gallery
Gorham Campus

Worldviews and Molas

Sept. 9 –Nov. 9
USM Art Gallery, Gorham

Worldviews and Molas Postcard
Worldviews: Maya Ceramics from the Palmer Collection

The forty-five ceramic, jade, and stone artifacts in this exhibit, produced by Mayan scribes and artisans during the classic period, contain a wealth of information about Mayan ideology including religion, beliefs, and cosmic concerns. On loan from the William P. Palmer III Collection, Hudson Museum, The University of Maine.

Molas: the Jane Gruver Collection

Molas are reverse appliquéd fabric panels made to adorn women's blouses by the indigenous Kuna Indians. These elaborate textiles, probably derived from body painting of the pre-Conquest era, feature design motifs ranging from local flora, fauna, and sea-life to everyday scenes. On loan from Hudson Museum, The University of Maine.

Cultures, Collections, and Creating Memories: Responses to the Worldviews and Molas Exhibits

Panel on Saturday, Oct. 25, 1 pm - 2:30 pm
Bailey Hall, Room 10, Gorham

  • Kukuli Velardi, Peruvian ceramic sculptor, visiting artist
  • David Carey, USM associate professor, history
  • Nathan Hamilton, USM associate professor, geography and anthropology
  • Patricia Erikson, USM visiting assistant professor, american & new england studies

Moderated by Carolyn Eyler, director of exhibitions and programs, USM Art Galleries

Followed by a reception at the Art Gallery: 2:30-5 pm

Sponsored by the USM Art Department, History Department, Geography-Anthropology Department, and the Hudson Museum, The University of Maine

USM Juried Student Exhibition

USM Art Gallery
November 18-Dec. 7

Area Gallery
Woodbury Campus Center, Portland

Repeat: Jeremy Edwards, Visiting Artist

Area Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, Portland
Sept. 2 - Oct. 7
Reception: Area Gallery, Oct. 2, 5-7 pm

A series of wall lights composed of bare bulbs in forked tree branches with light shades in various materials reveal this English designer's take on everyday solutions for everyday life.

DIY

Area Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, Portland
October 10-24

DIY

The art student exhibit theme of DIY, or Do it Yourself, refers to a subculture explicitly critiquing modern consumer culture and encouraging us take technologies into our own hands to solve needs. Organized by Art Student Union.

Last Light

Jocelyn Lee, Visiting Artist
Oct.31-Dec. 19
Area Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, Portland
Artist talk: Friday, Nov. 14, 1 pm, Burnham Lounge, Robie Andrews Hall, Gorham

Jocelyn Lee, Untitled "Gayle in morning light, remission", 2007

Jocelyn Lee, Untitled
"Gayle in morning light, remission", 2007

Last Light, a poignant photographic collage about the recent death of Lee's mother, includes images of people in her home environment, the blooming and dying of her garden, and the wider landscape Lee traveled through to get to her.

Lecture Series
in the Visual Arts

All talks are held on Fridays at 1 pm, Burnham Lounge, Robie Andrews Hall, Gorham

Jeremy Edwards

Oct. 3

Light shade created by Jeremy Edwards Light shade created by Jeremy Edwards

Jeremy Edwards was born in Liverpool, England and studied 3 Dimensional Design at Brighton University, Sussex. He has worked as an independent designer in Montpellier, Milan, Stockholm & London and now lives permanently in Paris. He teaches at l'Ecole Camondo, Paris & l'ESAB, Brest.

Kukuli Velarde

Oct. 24

Ceramic figure created by Kukuli Velarde

Kukuli Velarde, Najallota Insolente
PLUNDER ME, BABY series, 2007

Velarde was born and raised in Lima, Peru and emigrated to the United States as an adult. She has become best known for her astonishing ceramic figures, reminiscent of pre-Columbian terracotta figurines, that mines the iconography of her heritage from a feminist perspective and questions assumptions of cultural identity.

Jocelyn Lee

Nov. 14

Jocelyn Lee received her BA in philosophy and visual arts from Yale University, and her MFA in photography from Hunter College. She has exhibited nationally, most recently in an exhibition entitled "Feature Photography" at The National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, 2008 and The Pace MacGill Gallery in NY, 2007 (Solo).

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