Thomas Connolly - Room for Silence
July 2-25, 2026
Opening reception Thursday, July 2, 5-7pm
Exhibition at our new location: 71 Cove St
Artist Statement:
I see a thread between the making of a painting and the experience of looking at a piece. While creating, I sometimes am able to find moments of ease. Day to day demands are put aside and the joy of using colors together emerges. Revisiting a painting can evoke this original pleasure. Am I recalling my memory of making the piece or is it pleasing on its own, separate from the original process? I do value both, and it is my hope that I can share with the viewer this shared visual experience.
- Thomas Connolly
Thomas Connolly is a realist painter known for his architectural paintings of Portland, New York City and beyond. His work conveys a strong sense of place and atmosphere through subtle use of color, adding a richness to the subjects he paints.
Connolly participated in the Maine College of Art Baie Ste. Marie residency program in New Edinburgh, Nova Scotia. He was juried in to the 2011 Portland Museum of Art Biennial Exhibition, and the 2010 and 2025 Center for Maine Contemporary Art Biennial Exhibitions. He is the recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and the Sheldon Bergh Award.
