ON VIEW
April 22 – 29
+ May 12 – 20
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Friday, April 21, 5 – 7 pm
+ Thursday, May 11, 5 – 7 pm
April 22 – 29
+ May 12 – 20
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Friday, April 21, 5 – 7 pm
+ Thursday, May 11, 5 – 7 pm
@allisonoverpeck.art
www.allisonoverpeck.com
Allison Overpeck (born 1997 in Waco, Texas) is a multidisciplinary installation artist whose work explores themes of spirituality, mystery, and materiality. After graduating from Baylor University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with a concentration in painting, she established a studio practice in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Boone, North Carolina. In 2021, she relocated to Portland, Maine, to study at the Maine College of Art & Design. Some of her pastimes outside of the studio include scavenging the beaches for sea glass, reading about medieval nuns, and rewatching television shows she’s already seen.
Sacraments of Self: A Search for the Sacred: Incorporating research from poetry, music, philosophy, theology, and history, this thesis investigates the significance of making as a spiritual practice. The three critical themes discussed are as follows: finding contentment in the everyday, expression of devotion, and making as an act of contemplation. The exploration of these three key concepts has led to the development of a studio practice rooted in the pursuit of mystery and recognition of inherent spiritual ignorance.
www.allisonoverpeck.com
Allison Overpeck
Allison Overpeck (born 1997 in Waco, Texas) is a multidisciplinary installation artist whose work explores themes of spirituality, mystery, and materiality. After graduating from Baylor University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with a concentration in painting, she established a studio practice in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Boone, North Carolina. In 2021, she relocated to Portland, Maine, to study at the Maine College of Art & Design. Some of her pastimes outside of the studio include scavenging the beaches for sea glass, reading about medieval nuns, and rewatching television shows she’s already seen.
Sacraments of Self: A Search for the Sacred: Incorporating research from poetry, music, philosophy, theology, and history, this thesis investigates the significance of making as a spiritual practice. The three critical themes discussed are as follows: finding contentment in the everyday, expression of devotion, and making as an act of contemplation. The exploration of these three key concepts has led to the development of a studio practice rooted in the pursuit of mystery and recognition of inherent spiritual ignorance.
The MFA Thesis Exhibitions for the Class of 2023 are interdisciplinary shows that incorporate a range of making practices unified by the overwhelming concerns these students have for their environment, their communities, their families, and their own well-being. With an emphasis on the personal, and at times the anecdotal, these 21 artists make a variety of contributions in the form of ceramics, garments, furniture, installations, paintings, photographs, poems, prints, sculptures, and videos. The nature of their work and research demonstrates the caliber and cultural relevance of our program.
2023 MFA artists (April 22 – 29)
Corinne Colpitts, Deanna Jacome, Marlena Faxon, Jordann McKenna, Allison Overpeck, Maya Parry, Phoebe Snyder, Richard Takita, Michael Tilbury, Ryan Wight
2023 MFA artists (May 12 – 20)
McKenna Bishop, Maeve Doolan, Grace Hager, Mattie Hinkley, Rebecca Laws, James Meyer, Ted Moore, Steffany Ojeda, Connor Pirruccello-McClellan, Deborah Santoro, Anthony Surratt
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Corinne Colpitts, Deanna Jacome, Marlena Faxon, Jordann McKenna, Allison Overpeck, Maya Parry, Phoebe Snyder, Richard Takita, Michael Tilbury, Ryan Wight
2023 MFA artists (May 12 – 20)
McKenna Bishop, Maeve Doolan, Grace Hager, Mattie Hinkley, Rebecca Laws, James Meyer, Ted Moore, Steffany Ojeda, Connor Pirruccello-McClellan, Deborah Santoro, Anthony Surratt
Institute of Contemporary Art
at Maine College of Art & Design
522 Congress St.Portland, ME 04101
Gallery Hours:
Wed–Sun, 11:00am–5:00pm,
Thursday, 11:00am–7:00pm