James Linehan and Scott Baltz
May 23- June 22
Reception May 24
James Linehan graduated from Arizona State University in Tempe with a BFA in 1974. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he earned his MA in 1976 and his MFA in 1978. Art professor and former chairman of the UMaine Department of Art for seven and a half years, James has been with the University of Maine since 1983. From that time to the present, Linehan’s academic accomplishments include chairing committees that led to the renovation of Lord Hall and the addition of a BFA degree to the Art Department’s curriculum. Additionally,Jim participated in the planning, design, and fundraising for the Wyeth Center for Studio Art, that came to fruition in September of 2013.
Linehan’s work has been exhibited extensively in New York City and throughout the United States, as well as one solo show in Tokyo,Japan; two in Sapporo, Japan; Finland and Jordan. He has completed twenty public commissions, including fifteen for the Maine Arts Commission “Percent for the Arts.” James’s work is represented in thirty public and corporate collections including L.L. Bean, Bank of America, The Portland Museum of Art, Bates College, US Department of State Art Bank, Texaco, UNUM, Eaton Vance of Boston, MBNA and the Farnsworth Museum. He was featured at The Ogunquit Museum of American Art in May, 2017.
Linehan’s work has been exhibited extensively in New York City and throughout the United States, as well as one solo show in Tokyo,Japan; two in Sapporo, Japan; Finland and Jordan. He has completed twenty public commissions, including fifteen for the Maine Arts Commission “Percent for the Arts.” James’s work is represented in thirty public and corporate collections including L.L. Bean, Bank of America, The Portland Museum of Art, Bates College, US Department of State Art Bank, Texaco, UNUM, Eaton Vance of Boston, MBNA and the Farnsworth Museum. He was featured at The Ogunquit Museum of American Art in May, 2017.
Invited guest artist James Linehan exhibits painting from Schoodic Peninsula
at the Maine State House.
The show will be on display until May and is open to the public.
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"Before the Fall" oil on canvas oil on canvas 56" x 36" $6,800
"Up to the Quarry" oil on canvas 30" x 40" $6,300
"On the Nature of Daylight" oil on canvas 54" x 44" $9,000
"And in the End" oil on canvas 48 x 60 $11,000
"Birch Tangle" oil on canvas 40" x 30" $6,400
"Peace of Mind" oil on canvas 22" x 28" $3,200
"Into the Mystic" oil on canvas 40" x 30" $6,400
"Hymn to the Silence" oil on canvas 20" x 28" $3,200
"When Heart is Open" oil on canvas 30" x 60" $8,000
"Carrying the Torch" oil on canvas 40" x 30" $6,400
"Holy Ground" oil on canvas 20" x 28" $3,200