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 at the Visitor Center.
All proceeds from the art gallery support the Friends of Maine Coastal Islands NWR.
Come see a wide diversity of art media celebrating the beauty of nature at Maine Coastal Islands NWR Visitor Center in Rockland, Maine.
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
- Sharon Boody-Dean, Lincolnville, Maine – Acrylics on birch bark
- Anne Brown, Rockland, ME and Wellfleet, MA, Visual Storyteller
- Heather Burgess, Winterport, Maine – Stained glass
- Annie Tiberio Cameron, Montpelier, Vermont – Fine Arts Photography
- Sara J. Cary, Downeast, Maine – Illustrations & Photography
- Jordan Chalfant, Bar Harbor, Maine, Paintings inspired by nature
- Sandi Cirillo, Searsport, Maine – Fiber Arts
- Lori Davis, Ellsworth, Maine – Photography
- Lorraine DeMichelle, Camden Maine – Watercolors en plein air
- John Dury, Vinalhaven, Maine – Photography of wildlife around Penobscot Bay
- Bonnie Farmer, Rockland, Maine – Abstract watercolor, seascapes & landscapes
- Ronald Frontin, So. Thomaston, Maine – Contemporary Maine painter
- Karl Gerstenberger, Belfast, Maine – Photography
- Janet Glatz, Durham, Maine– Watercolor & Acrylic
- Jane Herbert, Damariscotta, Maine – Acrylics of seascapes & landscapes of coast
- Cindy House, Rhode Island – Fine Arts Landscapes in pastels
- 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
- Sally Loughridge, South Bristol, Maine – Fine Art
- Jon Luoma, Gardiner, Maine – Chinese Ink Painting
- Roxanne Miller, Bath, Maine – Fine Art – Botanical Specimens
- Pastel Society of Maine
- Jill Pelto, Portland, Maine – Climate Change Artist & Scientist
- Lisa Mossel Vietze, Appleton, Maine – Macro Photography
- Mariah Reading, Bangor, Maine – Eco-Artist
- Libbey Seigars, Whitefield Pottery, Whitefield, Maine – Pottery
- Marnie Sinclair, Damariscotta, Maine – Sculptures, pastels
- Timothy James Standring, Denver, Colorado, Watercolor and Oil
- 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
- Union of Maine Visual Artists
- 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