Jane Dahmen has explored subject matter drawn from coastal and inland scenes of New
England since 1968. Her work consists of contemporary landscapes and still lifes that are recognizable even as they extend the boundaries of perception.
Her recent series, large-scale landscapes (averaging six by seven feet), create an environment,
engulfing the viewer and bringing the outside in. Still-lifes, taken from scenes in her home,
also continue to be a recurring subject in her paintings.
Her work has been recognized in numerous solo and group shows, including the Portland Art Museum, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, and the Maine Audubon Society, and has been reviewed in local and regional publications. Her paintings have been collected by individuals and private collectors, including a past President of the United States, and corporations such as the Federal Reserve Bank and AT&T. UNICEF used one of her images as a card, and three of her paintings were distributed world wide as posters by Graphique de France. She lives and paints in Newcastle, Maine.
EDUCATION
1985 School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts.
1963 BA: Art History. Colby College, Waterville, Maine.
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER SELECTED HONORS
2006 Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Juried Biennial Show
2006 Eighth Annual Maine Artists at Maine Audubon Art Auction, Signature Artist
2002 Show in Bosnia- Herzegovina Embassy, "Maine Rest"
1989 Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge MA, "Art at CAA"
1988 Concord Art Association, Concord MA, "Emerson Umbrella Artists"
1988 Portland Museum of Art, Portland ME, "Images of Maine"
1985 Finalist, Massachusetts Area Artist Foundation
1985 UNICEF published Silkscreen painting "Daffodils"
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Powers Gallery, Acton MA
2005 Powers Gallery, Acton MA
2003 Powers Gallery, Acton MA
2002 Firehouse Gallery, Damariscotta ME
2001 Powers Gallery, Acton MA
2000 Powers Gallery, Acton MA
1997 Powers Gallery, Acton MA
1996 McGowan Gallery, Concord NH
1995 Powers Gallery, Acton MA
1993 Greenhut Gallery, Portland, ME
1992 Powers Gallery, Acton MA
1991 Powers Gallery, Acton MA
1990 McGowan Gallery, Concord NH
1989 Greenhut Gallery, Portland, ME
1988 Powers Gallery, Acton MA
1987 McGowan Gallery, Concord, NH
1986 Greenhut Gallery, Portland, ME
1986 Middlesex School Gallery, Concord MA
1985 Fotene Gallery, Boston MA
1985 Greenhut Gallery, Portland ME
1984 Fotene Gallery, Boston MA
1984 Art Gallery and Co, Concord, MA
1984 UNICEF, Boston MA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 Firehouse Gallery, Damariscotta, ME
2006 Powers Gallery, Acton, MA, "New Work"
2006 Firehouse Gallery, Damariscotta ME
2005 Firehouse Gallery, Damariscotta ME, "Life/Still Life"
2004 Firehouse Gallery, Damariscotta ME, "Group Show"
2003 MPG Gallery, Boston MA, "Paintings by Jane Dahmen and Amy Kaufman"
2000 Greenhut Gallery, Portland, ME, "Group Show"
1997 Firehouse Gallery, Damariscotta, ME, "New Works"
1995 Gallery House Nobleboro ME, "New Work"
1994 Greenhut Gallery, Portland ME, "Alison Goodwin and Jane Dahmen"
1992 Federal Reserve Bank, Boston MA, "Boston Art"
1989 Symphony Hall, Boston MA, "Art at Symphony"
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
A T & T Boston, MA
George H. W. Bush Kennebunkport, ME
PRTM Waltham, MA
Anna Belknap & Eric Seigel Los Angeles, CA
Kathryn Chapman Boulder, CO
John H. Clymer, Esq. Boston, MA
Peggy & Al Owens Albuquerque, NM
Michael Dingman Exeter, NH
Mr. & Ms. Henry Goodyear South Bristol, ME
Dorri Gordon Sedona, AZ
Marianne Hogan Belmont, MA
Mr & Ms. Jamagin New York, NY
Michael Kieman Staten Island, NY
Catherine Lund Blue Hill, ME
Ginny & Pete Nicholas Boston, MA
Herbert & Selma Odom Toronto, ONT
State Street Bank & Trust Boston, MA
George Swasey Greenwich, CT
Readers Digest Collection New York, NY
Christine & John Reilly New York, NY
Drs. Barbara and Bill Boger Concord, MA
Sandra Bromfield Cambridge, MA
Judith and Robert Rosbe Marion, MA
PUBLICATIONS
2002 "Maine Rest," catalogue for Art in Embassies Program Exhibition, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Virginia Shore, Curator. Published in Washington, DC.
1996 "Happy Frolics, Paintings by Jane Dahmen," Concord Monitor, Christine Hamm, Oct. 31.
"Dahmen's Works Offer History of Techniques," Boston Sunday Globe, Gail Kelley, Oct. 27.
1995 "Lighthearted Exhibit at Gallery House," Lincoln County News, Betty Ensign, July 20.
1995 "Primitive Style Marks Whimsical Paintings of Tuscany, Mexico," Boston Sunday Globe, Mark Sullivan, June 18.
"Traveling by Canvas with Jane Dahmen," Concord Journal, Nina Nichols, June 15.
"Delicate Environment Inspires Artist," Concord Journal, Ellen Denison, May 11.
1991 "Concord Artist Goes International," Charlotte Floyd, Minuteman Chronicle, Dec. 7.
"Dahmen's Paintings are a Feast for the Senses," Miles Unger, Boston Globe, May 19.
1988 "Images of Maine" by Robert Masterton. Catalogue published of exhibition at Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine, April 15.
1984 "Concord Artist Created UNICEF Card with a Flair," Peter Holland, Concord Journal, June 7.
