GORHAM, ME — Life Forms is a sculpture collective of twelve artists and an experiment in artistic community building. Through a series of exhibitions over four years (2023-2027), each in a different location and featuring a different subset of artists, the group aims to deepen relationships with each other, discover new connections through their creative work, and share in conversation with the public.

The University of Southern Maine Art Gallery in Gorham has the pleasure of hosting the third exhibition, Life Forms: Grow, featuring Jackie Brown, Leah Gauthier, Elaine K. Ng, and Ashley Page.

Running from January 16 – February 15, 2025, the works in this exhibition span a wide range of interpretations around the word “grow”, from the growth of biological life as well as that of knowledge across cultures, to shape-shifting materials that blur the real and the imagined; forging resiliency amidst massive change; and the vulnerability, grace, and complexities of the Black experience.

This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be available.

All are invited to join for the opening reception Life Forms: Grow on Thursday, January 23 at 6 p.m. at University of Southern Maine Art Gallery, 5 University Way, Gorham, Maine

We welcome the public to join us for an Artist Lecture Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at McGoldrick Center for Career and Student Success, 35 Bedford St. Portland, ME 04101

Learn more at usm.maine.edu/gallery