Art Gallery
The Art Gallery at the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center reflects the beauty of nature and the importance of conservation. All proceeds from the art gallery allow FOMCI to support the MCINWR.
Current featured artists
LOCAL Student Art Show!
Creating a World of Positivity: Envisioning Healthy Oceans & Creature Connections
Through a partnership with Leaps of Imagination, South School artists from grades 3,4, and 5 present animal portraits and collagraphs representing an original “tale” of two Maine animals.
Oceanside High School - Flora and Fauna: A Teenage Perspective
Oceanside High School students are showcasing their artwork, including drawings, paintings, and photographs. The exhibition features students from grades 9 through 12. The theme centers around the natural world, local people, and landscapes. Each student has created original pieces informed by their personal understanding of environmental topics, emphasizing concepts such as sense of place, native wildlife, and environmental awareness.
This exhibition runs April 11th through May 22, 2026
Past featured artists
Some of the past artists who have shown at the Maine Coastal Islands Gallery include:
Michael Boardman, No. Yarmouth, Maine— Wildlife Trust and Nature Journalist in Watercolors
Susan Beebe – Rockland, Maine, Paintings, Sculptures, and Prints
John Bisignano and Bettina Swirkal - Paintings and Mosaic Inlays
Sharon Boody-Dean, Lincolnville, Maine – Acrylics on birch bark
Anne Brown, Rockland, ME and Wellfleet, MA, Visual Storyteller
Heather Burgess, Winterport, Maine – Stained Glass Artist
Annie Tiberio Cameron, Montpelier, Vermont – Fine Arts Photography
Sara J. Cary, Downeast, Maine – Illustrations and 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 and landscapes
Ronald Frontin, So. Thomaston, Maine – Contemporary Maine painter
Karl Gerstenberger, Belfast, Maine – Photography
Janet Glatz, Durham, Maine– Watercolor and Acrylic
Rebecca Goodale, Maine - Book Artist and Printmaker
Jane Herbert, Damariscotta, Maine – Acrylics of seascapes and landscapes of coast
Maesie Halliday, Columbia Falls, Maine - Watercolor Ornithological Illustration
Cindy House, Rhode Island – Fine Arts Landscapes in pastels
Ed Kenney, Owl’s Head, Maine – Fine Arts Photography
Jean Kigel, Waldoboro, Maine – Asian Brush and 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 and Botanical Specimens
Jill Pelto, Portland, Maine – Climate Change Artist and Scientist
Lisa Mossel Vietze, Appleton, Maine – Macro Photography
Mariah Reading, Bangor, Maine – Eco-Artist and Impressionist Painter
Libbey Seigars, Whitefield Pottery, Whitefield, Maine – Pottery
Marnie Sinclair, Damariscotta, Maine – Sculptures, pastels
Carol Sloane, Rockland, Maine - Paintings
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 and Acrylics
Karen Talbot, Rockland, Maine – Scientific Illustrator and Fine Arts
Ret Talbot, Rockland, Maine – Photography
Lynn Travis, Lincolnville, Maine – Paintings and drawings of flowers & landscapes
Leon Vanella, Newcastle, Maine—Photography
Laura Waller, Rockland, Maine – Oils on Linen
John Wood, Rockland, Maine – Oils and Watercolors
Katharine Woodman-Maynard, Greenwood, Maine – Illustrations and Woodcut-style Paintings
Russell Wray – Hancock, Maine, Sculptor
Ray Yeager, Tom’s River, New Jersey – Photography
Sherrie York, Bristol, Maine – Printmaker
Group Shows - Various Media