David Little, a resident of Portland, Maine, has been painting the Maine landscape since 1983. He attended the Skowhegan School in 1981 and 1982, and was a recipient of the Carina House fellowship on Monhegan in 1998. Little is represented by Courthouse Gallery Fine Art in Ellsworth and by Thomas Moser Cabinetmakers in Freeport. His work has been included in exhibitions at the Blaine House, Bates College Museum of Art, and the Farnsworth Museum. Little’s experience in the art world is broad—he spent 10 years working at the Bayview Gallery in Portland, and he regularly teaches art, gives critiques, juries art shows, and curates.
David has said of being an artist in Maine, “ I am passionate about painting out-of-doors and exploring the remote areas of Maine. I’m inspired by nature, music, and Impressionism to create something new and authentic. My goal is to let go, to paint like the wind, and to interact with the Maine landscape on a deeper, less literal fashion. And if necessary, to fail with excitement.”
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EDUCATION:
MA, MFA University of Iowa 1975, 1976
(Studio painting major, graduate thesis and exhibition)
Skowhegan School summer program, ME 1981, 1982
BA Summa cum Laude, Southampton College 1974
FELLOWSHIPS:
Great Spruce Head Island Art Week, ME 2007
Carina House, Monhegan Island, ME 1998
(organizing a 5 week painting expedition, supplies, food)
RECENT TALKS:
FBSP- Readings on “all things Katahdin” 2009
River Arts, Damariscotta “painting, process, transition” 2009
Lumbermen’s Museum, Patten- Hartley letters with CH 2008
KL CAMPAIGN:
Involvement with a group of artists, and The Trust for Public Land’s
& Exhibition successful campaign to preserve Katahdin Lake 2007
Curated the exhibition “Taking Different Trails: The Artist’s Journey to
Katahdin Lake”, Olin Arts Center, Bates College 2007-2008
Research for Original research for a future publication on the artists of Mount
Publication: Katahdin in Maine 2007-
Work Assistant Manager, Bayview Gallery, Portland, ME 1988-98
Experience: Registrar, Terry Dintenfass Gallery, NY, NY 1984-86
Sales, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY 1981-84
Volunteer & Secretary, Friends of Evergreen (cemetery) Portland, ME 1991-
Non Profit Tree/Shrub Planting project in Evergreen Cemetery 2008
Public Orientation Sign/Kiosk project for Evergreen Cemetery 2008-
Activities & Private Studies, Teaching Experience, Critiques, Art Events,
Creativity Commissions, Publications, Videos and TV News segments,
Audio recordings, Reviews and Articles, Statements on Art, Auctions &
Art Festival Judge
SOLO
Gruss Center of Visual Arts, The Lawrenceville School, NJ
Exhibitions: May 2009 Alumni Reunion (40th) and Exhibition
Thos Moser Cabinetmakers, Freeport, ME 2002
Round Top Center for the Arts, Damariscotta, ME 1997
Bayview Gallery, Portland, ME 1996
JS Ames Fine Art, Belfast, ME 1994
Maine Coast Artists, Rockport, ME 1985
Island Artists: Fairfield Porter and the Great Spruce Head Island
Artists, Courthouse Gallery, Ellsworth ME 2009
Group Taking Different Trails: The Artist’s Journey to Katahdin Lake
Exhibitions: Bates College Museum of Art 2008
Katahdin: The Lake and Her Artists, Jameson Gallery 2008
Upcountry: A Spectacular Muse, Courthouse Gallery 2008
Side by Side, Door 463, Deering Center 2006
The Art of Monhegan Island, Elizabeth Moss Gallery 2005
Maine Seen, Center for Maine Contemporary Art 2003
The Portland Show, Greenhut Galleries 2002
The Art of the Garden, Blum Gallery, COA 2000
Looking at Katahdin: The Artist’s Inspiration, LCBates Museum 1999
Carina House: The First Decade, Farnsworth Museum 1999-2000
Notations of Color: Oil Sketching in Maine, Olin Arts Center, Bates 1998
Skowhegan at 50, Maine Coast Artists, MECA, The Blaine House 1997
Sunlight, Western Island, 2008, oil on canvas, 12 x 18
