The Art Gallery on the Westbrook College Campus of the University of New England in Portland, Maine, mounts six exhibitions annually, ranging from contemporary fine art photography, international themes to works by women and Maine artists, in a variety of mediums.
Alice Spencer, an artist whose show "Fabricating Time: Paintings and Collected Textiles" was displayed at UNE's Art Gallery, discussed the exhibition on Nov. 19, 2008.
Americans Who Tell the Truth is an exhibition created by Maine artist, Robert Shetterly, of 50 oil portraits of people such as Martin Luther King Jr., Noam Chomsky, Margaret Chase Smith, Mark Twain, Chief Joseph and Samantha Smith with accompanying biographical material. Shetterly has written of his subjects that they "allowed me to draw strength from this community of truth tellers, finding in them the courage, honesty, tolerance, generosity, wisdom and compassion that have made our country strong." These historical and present-day Americans have dared to speak out about important subjects such as democracy, war and peace, the environment, the rights of women, racial injustice, media and out countrys role in the world. This exhibition offers us an opportunity, using an artistic lens, to study history, debate timely issues and the importance of patriots in our midst.
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