ON VIEW
April 22 – 29
+ May 12 – 20

EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Friday, April 21, 5 – 7 pm
+ Thursday, May 11, 5 – 7 pm


Maya Parry


Maya Parry was born in Omaha, Nebraska, a big city surrounded by cornfields and grids made up of paved and dirt roads alike. Living in “the middle” provided an outlet for her appreciation of the overlooked and sometimes forgotten. To this day, she loves the Great Plains and believes that it has some of the most unexpectedly beautiful scenery the United States has to offer. At Maine College of Art & Design she strengthened her artistic voice and began to more deeply understand the importance of her roots as well as her desires for the future.

A Vulnerable Mome: Maya Parry is a video artist who uses the lens as her diary. Wrapped up in meme and social media culture alike, Parry uses the word “mome” to describe the scenes in which she documents. A mome is a glimpse of a moment in life, as is her work, utilizing lo-fi, grainy images and video. Inspired by YouTube, she aims to challenge the ideas of saturation and perfection that we are so accustomed to seeing online. Parry also thinks about social media and its influence (often, as she believes, negative) on our outlooks of our own lives. Used to comparing herself to others through a screen, her work aims to show everyone “you are not alone”, focusing on genuine connection and shared experience with the emotions, thoughts, and events that we often try so hard to keep hidden. She belongs in the first generation to exist with social media and the last to experience life without it. She is interested in breaking down what we have grown accustomed to, and inspiring others to live in their Vulnerable Momes.



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.











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