Painter William Irvine to Speak at UMaine Nov. 12

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

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October 28, 2014 Arts

The University of Maine Department of Art will host a talk by painter William Irvine about his life and art at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12 in Lord Hall, Room 100.

Irvine will be introduced by Carl Little, the author of the recently published book, “William Irvine: A Painter’s Journey.”

Irvine’s talk will include a look at his life and career, starting with his first introduction to modern art in Troon, a small village on the Scottish coast, and ending with his current work as a painter living in Down East Maine.

Irvine graduated from the Glasgow School of Art and served in the Scottish army before moving to London where he worked as part of a vibrant and emerging avant-garde scene. His move to Maine in 1968 focused his painting on the new landscapes around him — a world of sea and sky, harbors, islands and boats. Irvine’s work brought together his sense of abstract representation and more natural forms that emerged from the landscape.

Since his move to Maine, Irvine has become widely known for his provocative seascapes, as well as his more figurative paintings and still life work.

This past summer, Maine author Little published the book about Irvine to provide readers with a sense of Irvine’s early abstract work as well as the figurative and suggestive landscapes that have come from his time in Maine, Scotland, England and France.

The lecture is part of the Department of Art’s annual lecture series and is sponsored by the Elizabeth Graves Art Fund. The event is free and open to the public. Lord Hall is wheelchair accessible.

For more information or to request a disability accommodation, call Laurie Hicks at 207.581.3247.