Isaac Atkins is an artist living and working in Portland, Maine. He studied painting and drawing at Maine College of Art (BFA 2014) and has two original pieces permanently hanging in the Preble Street Teen Center’s Lighthouse Shelter located at 343 Cumberland Avenue in Portland, ME.
His recent paintings are constructed mixed media torsos and reflect the world of contemporary fashion.
Isaac Atkins
Portland ME 04101
[email protected]
Education
BFA, Fine Arts 2010-2014 Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Awards
2013 Nominated to apply to Yales Summer School of Art and Music, Norfolk, CT
2012 Honorable Mention in BFA show at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Second place awards in Merit show at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Viewers Choice in Nothing Major show at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
2010 Achievement in the Arts, Brunswick High School, Brunswick, ME
Logo Design Winner for Midcoast Regional Arts Program, Brunswick, ME
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Window Painting at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
2010 Underwater Mural at Union Street / Hawthorn School, Brunswick, ME
2008 Estilo’s Vintage Clothing at 10 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, ME
Group Exhibitions
2013 Cabot Cheese Annex’s October Art Walk, 163 Commercial St, Portland, ME
Pop-Up Shop at 85 Free Street, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Abbeth Russell’s Group show at The Meg Perry Center, Portland, ME
Space Galleries, Anything Goes show, Portland, ME
Merit Show at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
BFA Show at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
2012 Nothing Major Show at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Merit Show at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
2011 Alerted Couture Fashion Show: Re-Purpose at The Frontier Cafe, Brunswick, ME
2010 Ecology Center Mural at The Highlands, Topsham, ME
Brunswick’s Downtown Art Walk: High School Tent, Brunswick, ME
Professional Experience
2013 Studio Assistant: Maine College of Arts Summer MFA Intensive, Portland, ME
Applying for the Skowhegan Residency in Skowhegan, ME
Applying for Yales Summer School of Art and Music, Norfolk, CT
Studio Visit with David Humphrey, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
2012 Applying for the Albert K. Murray Grant
2011 Internship with Artist and Craftsman Supply, 540 Deering Ave, Portland, ME
2010 Internship with Edward Maeder at Quimby Colony,769 Congress St Portland, ME
2009 Volunteer at Spindle Works Art Center, 7 Lincoln Street, Brunswick, ME
Commissions
2013 Two paintings for The Teen Center Lighthouse Shelter,38 Preble Street, Portland, ME
2012 Double Portrait for Jimmy Payne and Anthony Tony LaBrie, Westbrook, ME
2010 Lobster Design for Laurie Leader, Brunswick, ME
T-shirt Designs for Aly Spaltro (Lady Lamb The Beekeeper), Brunswick, ME
Permanent Collections
2012 Chris Bicknell, The Preble Street Teen Center, 343 Cumberland Ave, Portland, ME
2010 Jeffrey Thompson, Union Street / Hawthorne School, Brunswick, ME
His recent paintings are constructed mixed media torsos and reflect the world of contemporary fashion.
Isaac Atkins
Portland ME 04101
[email protected]
Education
BFA, Fine Arts 2010-2014 Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Awards
2013 Nominated to apply to Yales Summer School of Art and Music, Norfolk, CT
2012 Honorable Mention in BFA show at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Second place awards in Merit show at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Viewers Choice in Nothing Major show at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
2010 Achievement in the Arts, Brunswick High School, Brunswick, ME
Logo Design Winner for Midcoast Regional Arts Program, Brunswick, ME
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Window Painting at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
2010 Underwater Mural at Union Street / Hawthorn School, Brunswick, ME
2008 Estilo’s Vintage Clothing at 10 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, ME
Group Exhibitions
2013 Cabot Cheese Annex’s October Art Walk, 163 Commercial St, Portland, ME
Pop-Up Shop at 85 Free Street, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Abbeth Russell’s Group show at The Meg Perry Center, Portland, ME
Space Galleries, Anything Goes show, Portland, ME
Merit Show at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
BFA Show at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
2012 Nothing Major Show at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Merit Show at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
2011 Alerted Couture Fashion Show: Re-Purpose at The Frontier Cafe, Brunswick, ME
2010 Ecology Center Mural at The Highlands, Topsham, ME
Brunswick’s Downtown Art Walk: High School Tent, Brunswick, ME
Professional Experience
2013 Studio Assistant: Maine College of Arts Summer MFA Intensive, Portland, ME
Applying for the Skowhegan Residency in Skowhegan, ME
Applying for Yales Summer School of Art and Music, Norfolk, CT
Studio Visit with David Humphrey, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
2012 Applying for the Albert K. Murray Grant
2011 Internship with Artist and Craftsman Supply, 540 Deering Ave, Portland, ME
2010 Internship with Edward Maeder at Quimby Colony,769 Congress St Portland, ME
2009 Volunteer at Spindle Works Art Center, 7 Lincoln Street, Brunswick, ME
Commissions
2013 Two paintings for The Teen Center Lighthouse Shelter,38 Preble Street, Portland, ME
2012 Double Portrait for Jimmy Payne and Anthony Tony LaBrie, Westbrook, ME
2010 Lobster Design for Laurie Leader, Brunswick, ME
T-shirt Designs for Aly Spaltro (Lady Lamb The Beekeeper), Brunswick, ME
Permanent Collections
2012 Chris Bicknell, The Preble Street Teen Center, 343 Cumberland Ave, Portland, ME
2010 Jeffrey Thompson, Union Street / Hawthorne School, Brunswick, ME