The Art Gallery at the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center reflects the beauty of nature and the importance of conservation.
Come see our artists for the current exhibition during regular hours at the Visitor Center.
All proceeds from the art gallery support the Friends of Maine Coastal Islands NWR.
The gallery is open during regular business hours, Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except holidays. We also are open on Saturdays (June through October), 11 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with the help of Friends’ staff and volunteers.
Come see a wide diversity of art media celebrating the beauty of nature.
Featured Artists
Some of the past artists who have shown at the Maine Coastal Islands Gallery include:
- Michael Boardman, No. Yarmouth, Maine— Watercolor wildlife
- Susan Beebe – Rockland, Maine, “Intimate Wilderness: Birds & Their Habitats” Paintings and Prints
- Gordon Bok, Camden, Maine – Wood Carvings
- Sharon Boody-Dean, Lincolnville, Maine – Acrylics on birch bark
- Pam Cabanas, Friendship, Maine – Fine Art
- Annie Tiberio Cameron, Montpelier, Vermont – Fine Arts Photography
- Jordan Chalfant, Bar Harbor, Maine, Paintings inspired by nature
- Sandi Cirillo, Searsport, Maine – Fiber Arts
- Lori Davis, Ellsworth, Maine – Photography
- John Dury, Vinalhaven, Maine – Photography of wildlife around Penobscot Bay
- Karl Gerstenberger, Belfast, Maine – Photography
- Janet Glatz, Durham, Maine– Watercolor & Acrylic
- Jane Herbert, Damariscotta, Maine – Acrylics of seascapes & landscapes of coast
- Ed Kenney, Owl’s Head, Maine – Fine Arts Photography
- Jean Kigel, Waldoboro, Maine – Asian Brush & Watercolor
- Meryl Henderson Learnihan, Catskill, New York – Fine Arts & Illustrations
- Roxanne Miller, Bath, Maine – Fine Art – Botanical Specimens
- Jill Pelto, Portland, Maine – Climate Change Artist & Scientist
- Lisa Mossel Vietze, Appleton, Maine – Macro Photography
- Kirk Rogers, Portland, Maine – Photography
- Libbey Seigars, Whitefield Pottery, Whitefield, Maine – Pottery
- Sue Shane, Falmouth, Maine – Naturalist bird artist
- Brandon Simpson, Camden, Maine – Vintage Polaroid film
- Carl Solberg, Waldoboro, Maine – Wood Sculptures
- Laurie Sproul, Canton, Maine – Floral Wood Sculpture & Design
- Gwen Sylvester, Rockland, Maine – Watercolors & Acrylics
- Karen Talbot, Rockland, Maine – Scientific Illustrator & Fine Arts
- Ret Talbot, Rockland, Maine – Photography
- Lynn Travis, Lincolnville, Maine – Paintings & drawings of flowers & landscapes
- Leon Vanella, Newcastle, Maine—Photography
- Laura Waller, Rockland, Maine – Water-based oils
- John Wood, Rockland, Maine – Oils & Watercolors
- Katharine Woodman-Maynard, Greenwood, Maine – Woodcut-style Paintings
- Russell Wray – Hancock, Maine, Sculptor
- Ray Yeager, Tom’s River, New Jersey – Photography
- Sherrie York, Bristol, Maine – Printmaker
- Women Painters of Midcoast Maine Friends