An artist for over 40, Lesia Sochor began her Threads series in 2007 when she was inspired by wooden spools of thread connecting her to her female ancestors. This work evolved into her Bodice and Mannequin series as well as the other work included in our “Sartorial Self” exhibition.
Read MoreBorn in Maine, Celeste Roberge received her art education at the Maine College of Art, the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. She is Professor Emerita, after twenty-two years as Head of Sculpture, at the School of Art + Art History, College of the Arts, University of Florida. She maintains a studio in South Portland, Maine.
Read MoreAn ardent environmentalist and lover of living creatures, Gin Stone uses hand-dyed reclaimed longline fishing gear to create “humane taxidermy.” By bringing the recovery and recycling of use North Atlantic fishing gear to the creation of her sculptures of unusual creatures and otherworldly chimera, she hopes to put a spotlight on the collaboration of science, sustainable fishery practices, and creativity.
Read MoreBorn in China but now having lived half her life in the U.S., Ni Rong’s work explores “the dichotomy of two worlds, East and West, Old and New. Where home is, and what home means.”
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