{"id":14741,"date":"2024-06-25T11:19:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=14741"},"modified":"2024-06-25T11:19:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:19:11","slug":"gail-spaien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/gail-spaien\/","title":{"rendered":"Gail Spaien"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_39\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14741-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/GailSpaien.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/GailSpaien.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/GailSpaien.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14743 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_Studio-Portrait.jpg?resize=288%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_Studio-Portrait.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_Studio-Portrait.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_Studio-Portrait.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_Studio-Portrait.jpg?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_Studio-Portrait.jpg?resize=1638%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_Studio-Portrait.jpg?resize=696%2C870&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_Studio-Portrait.jpg?resize=1068%2C1335&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_Studio-Portrait.jpg?w=1872&amp;ssl=1 1872w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_Studio-Portrait.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nancymargolisgallery.com\/gail-spaien-new-paintings\">Gail Spaien<\/a> lives in South Portland, Maine. She earned her B.F.A. from the University of Southern Maine and her M.F.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute. Spaien has received numerous fellowships including the Ucross Foundation; Varda Artist Residency Program; Millay Colony for the Arts; the Djerassi Foundation Resident Artists Program; and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.<\/p>\n<p>Over four decades, Spaien\u2019s work has been exhibited nationwide and abroad, including Taymour Grahne Projects (London); Vardan Gallery (Los Angeles, CA); the DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum (Lincoln, MA); Provincetown Art Association and Museum (Provincetown, MA); Crocker Art Museum (Sacramento, CA); the Portland Museum of Art (Portland, ME); Ogunquit Museum of American Art (Ogunquit, ME); and Colby College Museum of Art (Waterville, Maine). After thirty years as faculty at the Maine College of Art and Design she is now full-time in the studio.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14744\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14744\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14744 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TurquoiseWindow.jpeg?resize=696%2C742&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TurquoiseWindow.jpeg?resize=960%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TurquoiseWindow.jpeg?resize=281%2C300&amp;ssl=1 281w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TurquoiseWindow.jpeg?resize=768%2C819&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TurquoiseWindow.jpeg?resize=1440%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TurquoiseWindow.jpeg?resize=696%2C742&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TurquoiseWindow.jpeg?resize=1068%2C1139&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TurquoiseWindow.jpeg?w=1688&amp;ssl=1 1688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turquoise Window, 2024, acrylic on linen, 48 x 45 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14745\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14745 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_PearlwithBootsandPheasants.jpeg?resize=696%2C657&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_PearlwithBootsandPheasants.jpeg?resize=1024%2C967&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_PearlwithBootsandPheasants.jpeg?resize=300%2C283&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_PearlwithBootsandPheasants.jpeg?resize=768%2C725&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_PearlwithBootsandPheasants.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1451&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_PearlwithBootsandPheasants.jpeg?resize=696%2C657&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_PearlwithBootsandPheasants.jpeg?resize=1068%2C1009&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_PearlwithBootsandPheasants.jpeg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_PearlwithBootsandPheasants.jpeg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pearl with Boots and Pheasants, 2024, acrylic on linen, 34 x 36 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14746\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14746\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14746 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TheSeasonCalledLocking.jpeg?resize=696%2C696&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TheSeasonCalledLocking.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TheSeasonCalledLocking.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TheSeasonCalledLocking.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TheSeasonCalledLocking.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TheSeasonCalledLocking.jpeg?resize=696%2C696&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TheSeasonCalledLocking.jpeg?resize=1068%2C1068&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TheSeasonCalledLocking.jpeg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spaien_TheSeasonCalledLocking.jpeg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Season Called Locking, 2024, acrylic on linen, 48 x 48 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/GailSpaien.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listGail Spaien lives in South Portland, Maine. She earned her B.F.A. from the University of Southern Maine and her M.F.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute. 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