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Maine Arts Journal: The UMVA Quarterly • Fall, 2022
This issue delves into the process, whims, and intimacies shared through conversations and questions posed by friends, other artists, and writers. Join us in welcoming the new year with art, poetry, and updates on the Maine arts community. Harold Garde in Conversation with Janice L. Moore.
Maine Arts Journal, Sketchbook Issue • Winter, 2019
My sketchbook...is immediate, requiring no preparation and taking up very little room. It’s the place for figuring out what needs adjustment for works in progress before I commit with paint. It is my catchall for sudden impressions and visual thoughts; an immediate place for pursuing ideas wherever I am. It’s also the place for catching words and quotes that have meaning and influence for me.
Drawing involves a piece of paper, a pencil, a tortillion and an eraser. I make marks. Light and shadow only. Nothing is precious. Everything can be repaired and redone with one swipe. Fully-formed concepts are not necessary. Ideas that stray from current projects and series are fine. I explore anything that moves me without full investment. I indulge obsessions and techniques. I pursue why objects and places that have meaning for me.
The ritual is unconstrained. Draw. Smudge. Erase. Turn the page. Start again.
Abandoned Saw Mill, Bingham
Graphite on Strathmore Paper, 14” x 11”
Beer Plant, Portland
Oil on Canvas, 24" x 36"
Portland Press Herald • May 6, 2018
“Industrial Maine: Our Other Landscape” is fittingly installed in the Atrium Gallery, a lobby teeming with people at University of Southern Maine’s campus in Lewiston. Curated by painter Janice L. Moore, the show includes 70 works about the state’s industrial landscape. Well, there were 70 works, but that number has dwindled by three; we’ll come back to that. “Industrial Maine” is led by paintings of industrial scenes such as factories and storage tanks, joined by photographs, monotypes, collages, assemblages and sculptures. The show is generally strong with a few blazing bright spots and surprises. It is a bit mixed, but it has the feel of being just a round or two of edits away from a solid standard of excellence.
The Maine Arts Journal: The UMVA Quarterly • Fall, 2017
UMVA Members Jo Ann Bianchi, Janice L. Moore, Stephanie Berry and Shelah Horvitz on Regionalism "Regionalism for a painter has an established meaning: it’s painting what an artist lives with, in, and around. I’ve lived and painted in Maine most of my life. My work is specific to my experience here. I’m interested in what’s real and particular about us; namely in the landscapes of our Maine work that speak directly of who we are and how we got here."
Bean Factory, Portland
Oil on canvas, 24" x 48" 2015
Maine Today • September 18, 2017
As a painter, Janice Moore appreciates the old mill buildings around Maine because of the heroic nature of their edifice: They’re big and beautiful and imposing in an impressive, take-your-breath-away manner. As a Mainer, she’s interested in the mills because of the stories they tell about the state’s culture and history and the people who worked in them. Her latest exhibition, “Structures & Patterns: The Remnants of Our Work” at Museum L-A in Lewiston, brings together her aesthetic appreciation of the mills and her interest in the human stories they tell. On view through Oct. 28, “Structures & Patterns” includes oil paintings of Maine mills by Moore, photographs by Mark Marchesi and artifacts from the mills that are part of the Museum L-A collection. Collectively, the paintings, photos and artifacts help people understand the role of the mills in Maine history and how active they remain as renewed and repurposed structures, oftentimes with an industrial mission.
Sun Journal • July 7, 2017
"Artist Janice L. Moore and Kevin Callahan of Kimball Street Studios hang pieces of art at Museum L-A for the exhibit, Structures & Patterns: The Remnants of Our Work, in Lewiston on Friday. The show will feature oil paintings of Maine's industrial landscapes by Moore, large format photographs by Mark Marchesi and historical photographs of local mills. "I have been obsessed with industrial artwork as subject matter for many years because we stopped noticing them," said Moore, curator of the show. Paintings and photographs of Lewiston's textile mills, the paper mill in Rumford, the B&M Baked Bean plant in Portland and other industrial landscapes will be featured during the exhibit. "I am thrilled to be able to participate," Moore said. The opening reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. July 15. The exhibit runs through Oct. 28."
Bates Mill Lower Canal
Oil on Canvas, 24" x 36" 2017
Museum L-A • July 2017
LEWISTON, ME- Structures and Patterns: The Remnants of Our Work is an exhibition conceived and curated by Janice L. Moore which includes her oil paintings and work from photographer Mark Marchesi. She incorporated artifacts and historical photographs that she chose from Museum L-A’s collection.
Union of Maine Visual Artists, Members Summer Show • July 2017
The Portland Chapter of the Union of Maine Visual Artists is pleased to announce the UMVA Members’ Summer Show at the UMVA Gallery. The exhibit opens July 7th (5-8 p.m.) during Portland’s First Friday ArtWalk and runs through July 27th. The Gallery is located at CTN (Community Television Network), 516 Congress Street, Portland.
We Have Everything Now (Gerber Daisies and Bells of Ireland in a snowstorm
Oil on Canvas, 36" x 30"
Maine State House • January 2017
“We Have Everything Now (Gerber Daisies and Bells of Ireland in a snowstorm”, Oil on Canvas Office of Honorable Sara Gideon, Speaker of the House, Augusta, ME
Brigham & Women’s Hospital • Boston, MA • January 2017
Farm near Reillanne, Oil on Canvas, 20" x 24", 2013 at the Partners Multiple Sclerosis Center, located at the BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, BOSTON, MA
Farm near Reillanne
Oil on Canvas, 20" x 24"
Freeport Library • October 3 - November 2, 2016
Solo exhibition on view 'Up the Road/On the Water: Extended Views of Freeport' 10 Library Dr, Freeport, ME
Engine • February 13 , 2016
Hill Mill is part of the Rumpus Show, which runs from February 13 through March 18, 2016, at Engine Hours: Tuesday-Friday 1m-6pm & Saturday 11am-4pm 128 Main Street, Biddeford, Maine (207) 370-9130
Paymaster's Office, Hill Mill, Lewiston
Oil on canvas, 20" x 16", 2015
Bean Factory, Portland
Oil on canvas, 24" x 48" 2015
Space Gallery • December 2, 2015
Moore's painting, Bean Factory will be on view at Free For All 5 from December 2, 2015 to January 13, 2016 at Space Gallery 538 Congress Street, Portland, Maine.
WEX Inc. Exhibition • September 17, 2015
Janice L. Moore will be exhibiting three paintings in WEX's Inaugural Exhibition, as part of their Arts and Innovation program. Their healthcare & wellness focused exhibition opens October 1, 2015, at Wex's corporate headquarters in South Portland, ME.
Porter's Boat Launch
Oil on Canvas, 20" x 30"
Boca Beacon • March 28, 2014
Read the article by Jack Short under past press releases.
Forecaster • December 2, 2013
Maine Medical Center, paintings for sale by Freeport artist Janice L. Moore, portion of proceeds to benefit The Arts at Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland.
Maine Medical Center • July 2010
Moore says of the pieces included in the exhibit,"They are portals. No matter what is going on in your world, you can go to this place and you are all right here." This is how art has helped in the artist’s own life, and why she creates her work. "I remember being a patient right here at Maine Med as a little girl,” Moore says. “At the time, I had no escape route, which I was desperately searching for, only dull green walls. Making art for me is a way to take control in a world I don't often have control of. I make a place where everything is okay. There is light and order and balance. It’s an amazing opportunity for my work to be here at Maine Medical Center. It completes the circle for me in a very positive way, which I am just thrilled about."
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