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"Louise Bourne's paintings offer a visceral response to the physical world. They are deeply emotive, felt responses to the artist's immediate surroundings. Light, atmosphere, elements of the landscape, corners of sunny porches, the interior of the studio- wherever she turns her keen eye and probing brush, we are rewarded with paintings that reflect her deep intelligence and curiosity about the world. Like the paintings of Fairfield Porter, Bourne's paintings make us care about the most humble and yet most universal of subjects, our everyday lives." Suzette McAvoy, Curator, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland.
Bio
I hold a BFA from Portland School of Art (now Maine College of Art), and an MFA from the University of Michigan. My work is in collections throughout this country and in the UK. I teach at the college and elementary school levels, as well as privately.
2010
New York Institute of Technology
Pleased to Meet You, George Marshall Store Gallery, York
Solo Show, Elizabeth Moss Galleries, October, Falmouth
Artist in Residence, Heliker LaHotan Foundation
Tarrantine Gallery, Castine
Blue Hill Wine Shop, Blue Hill
Bourne Studio Gallery for studio visits
2009
Artist in Residence Exhibit, Owen Art Gallery, Gould Academy, Bethel
Shades of Italy, Broome Street Gallery, New York
Elizabeth Moss Galleries, Falmouth
Fairfield Porter and The Art of Great Spruce Head Island, Courthouse Gallery, Ellsworth
Maine Artists and the Figure, Courthouse Gallery, Ellsworth
Night and Day, Curated by Jennifer Mitchell Nevin, Blue Hill Library
2008
Moss Gallery, Northeast Harbor
Courthouse Gallery, Ellsworth
Waterline, Curated by Jennifer Mitchell Nevin, Blue Hill Library
Galeyrie Fine Art, Falmouth, Maine
Artist in Residence, Fall Semester, Gould Academy, Bethel, Maine
2007
The Kitchen Show, Smith Killian Fine Art, Charleston, South Carolina
Invitational Show, Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia
Galeyrie Fine Art, Falmouth, Maine
Moss Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine
Strong Elements, Flanagan Fine Art, Portland, Maine
Contours, Invitational, Elan Fine Art, Rockport, Maine
2006
The Maine Show, Smith Killian Fine Art, Charleston
Paintings of Maine, a New Collection, by Carl Little, Down East Books
Courthouse Gallery, show curated by Carl Little, Ellsworth
Figurative Show, Galeyrie Fine Art, Falmouth
Group shows, Leighton Gallery, Blue Hill and gWatson Gallery, Stonington
Four Winds Gallery, Bristol, RI
Collectors
Public and Private Collections throughout the United States and London
One Person Shows
2005 Husson College Gallery, Bangor, Maine
1985-2003 The Leighton Gallery, Blue Hill, Maine
2003 Owen Art Gallery, Gould Academy, Bethel, Maine
2003 Elan Fine Art, Rockland, Maine
1999 Clark House Gallery, Bangor, Maine
1999 NTWH Gallery, Belfast, Maine
Education
1992 MFA, University of Michigan School of Art, Ann Arbor
1988 BFA, Portland School of Art (now Maine College of Art)
Selected Group Shows
1985-2007 Leighton Gallery, Blue Hill, Maine
2003-2007 gWatson Gallery, Stonington, Maine
2005-2007 Galeyrie, Falmouth, Maine
2005 Blaine House, Governor’s Residence, Augusta, Maine
2005 “Surviving Winter in Maine” juried by Bruce Brown
Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, Maine
2003-2005 Elan Fine Art, Rockland, Maine
1989-2005 McGrath Dunham Gallery, Castine, Maine
1999-2000 Davidson and Daughters, Portland, Maine
1997 Wendell Gilley Museum, Southwest harbor, Maine
1996 Aitken Bicentennial Exhibition, St. John, New Brunswick
1995 “Makers 95” juried show, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME
1994 The Frick Gallery, Belfast, ME
1993 Annual Invitational Exhibition, Slusser Gallery, University of Michigan
Awards, Honors
2005 Good Idea Grant, Maine Arts Commission, Augusta, Maine
2004 Colby College Board of Trustees, Gift Purchase, Waterville, Maine
2004 Full Scholarship, Artists on Great Spruce Head Island Residency
2001 Presenter,16th Annual Women’s Studies Conference, Colby College
1994 Maine Community Foundation Grant for Annunciation Collaboration
1990-1992 Fellowship, University of Michigan School of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1992 Grant for Study in Italy, Rackham School of Graduate Studies
1991 Scholar, Center for the Education of Woman, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1991 Redstone Award, University of Michigan School of Art
Teaching
1999 - 2010 Adjunct Faculty, Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, Maine
2003 - 2010 Visiting Artist, Gould Academy, Bethel, Maine
1988 - 2010 Private Workshops in painting and drawing
1997 - 2010 Painting and Art, The Bay School, Blue Hill, Maine
1992 - 1999 Adjunct Faculty, University of Maine, Augusta
1990 - 1993 Instructor and Visiting Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
