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Drawings 2008-2009

  • Polar Cafe
    More small graphite drawings. These were exhibited at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art and at Whitney Art Works during 2008/09.

Catalogue

  • cover
    An accordion book in progress detailing items presented by the collective occupying the former extract plant.

Drawings 2006

  • untitled
    Small graphite drawings exhibited at Whitney Art Works in Portland, ME

Portraits

  • Heinz
    From a 2004 group drawing show at Whitney Art Works. Portraits of people, containers, and other things.

  • ©2007 Melinda Barnes.

April 04, 2009

Considerable Thinking

Woman in Bar
Woman in Bar, 2008, graphite on paper, 3 1/2"x5"

This is one of the drawings I have currently on exhibit as part of the Considerable Thinking show at Whitney Art Works, which runs through April 25th.

March 08, 2009

Studio Walls

Studiowalls 2
This is a detail of my contribution to the Studio Walls exhibit at SPACE Gallery in Portland. Nine artists have recreated a portion of their studio spaces in the gallery, and the exhibit will be up through March 28. Here are some photos from the opening reception.

March 02, 2009

radio interview

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If you want to hear me talk about my exhibit at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, click here.  I did an interview for a program called 'Voices' on the community station WERU.

January 05, 2009

CMCA exhibit

Plastic Polar Bear
Plastic Polar Bear, 2008, pencil on paper, 5"x 3 1/2"

This is one of the drawings from my new show at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, which opens Saturday, January 10th with a reception from 2-4pm.  It will run through March 14th.

October 11, 2008

Tina fontina

Tina fontina
A bit of cheese rind I saved.  Nice lettering/typeface.

June 07, 2008

Hanging stars


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These are little imagined decorations inspired by the pattern on my favorite coffee mug.

April 30, 2008

T-shirt

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This is the t-shirt design I recently did for Small Victory Studios, and the shirts are now available in a limited edition of 50!  Visit their site to see more photos and order.

February 27, 2008

News

I was recently awarded the Juror's Prize for the 2008 Biennial Juried Exhibition at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, which means a solo exhibit in 2009.  The Biennial Exhibition will run Aug.9-Oct.4, 2008.

November 24, 2007

TINY drawings

Salt_shaker_cozy_9  Small_model_of_viburnum_inst_7

Unidentified_man_on_roof_with_coo_3

top left: salt shaker cozy, top right: small-scale model of Viburnum Institute, bottom: unidentified man on roof w/cookie.  All images are pencil on paper, 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" or 3 1/2" x 4 1/2".
These drawings are currently in the TINY show at Whitney Art Works, on view through Dec. 22.  They are part of the Whitehall Collective series.  You can read more about the exhibit in this article.

October 23, 2007

sifter

Sifter

A drawing for the month.