Paintings by Anita F. Poulin of Auburn, founder of the Greenwood Studio Group art collective, and her daughter Shalimar A. Poulin of Augusta, will be featured alongside work by Pamela Hetherly of Mount Vernon.

Anita Poulin is a self-taught painter and photographer who works in acrylic, pastel, water color, pen and ink, and charcoal. She believes her talents arise from her Franco-American and Native-American heritage. “My ancestors were extraordinary people who expressed themselves through the fine crafting techniques they developed from years of hard living. The items they engineered where not only clever and functional, they were beautiful to look at,” she said.

Shalimar Poulin earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the University of Hartford, Hartford School of Art, in West Hartford, Conn., and a master’s degree in art education at Temple University Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. She has taught art in academic settings for over 15 years. The Maine Arts Education Association named her Art Educator of the Year for 2009-2010. Her work has been shown in venues in Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Maine.

Hetherly has recently devoted her painting endeavors to oils, and even more recently put aside her brushes to work with a palette knife for the purpose of creating large, simple forms and bold gestures, though she expects to take up the brushes again. “I grew up in Texas where I studied medicine, and moved to New England to practice almost 30 years ago. I changed careers while in Maine, becoming an engineer specializing in the design of bridges. I now devote my working time to painting,” Hetherly said.

The artwork may be purchased through the WHA Gift Shop, located adjacent to the Main Lobby at CMMC. A percentage of sale proceeds benefit CMMC.

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