UMaine Museum of Art Director George Kinghorn Serves as Juror for National Publication
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BANGOR — George Kinghorn, Director of the University of Maine Museum of Art, was invited to serve as juror of the 81st edition of the national publication “New American Paintings” that will be released at major booksellers such as Borders and Barnes and Noble later this week. “New American Paintings” is a juried art exhibition in print that surveys the finest contemporary painters working in a wide range of styles from abstract to representational. Kinghorn reviewed over 800 artist submissions and selected the 40 painters to be featured in the publication.
“This was a most rewarding project which allowed me to view an enormous amount of exceptional art. It was a daunting task to select only 40 artists for the publication,” Kinghorn says.
Previous jurors for the publication were selected from many of the nation’s finest museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn; among other prominent institutions.
Kinghorn is the first director and curator from a Maine museum to be invited to serve as juror of the publication.