LEWISTON — Artists exhibiting at the L/A Arts Gallery will give a gallery talk from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, at the gallery, 221 Lisbon St. Ceramicist Jody Dube and painter Nathaniel Meyer, whose works are included in the exhibition, “New and Recent Works by the Art Teachers at Lewiston High School,” will speak about their artwork, their studio practices and their approach to teaching.

The talk is free and the public is encouraged to attend.

Dube is a Lewiston native with a bachelor of fine arts from the University of Southern Maine. He has been teaching ceramics at Lewiston High School since 2001 and he received the Maine Art Education Outstanding Service to the Profession award in 2017.

Dube’s work reflects the long-standing vessel tradition in ceramic art, with emphasis on sculpture and form over function and utility. The passage of time and the issues of decay and renewal are central to the imagery and conceptual content for his ongoing series of cups and vessels.

Dube is also involved in composing music on guitar and bass. In his teaching, he seeks to open students up to making art as a means of centering themselves and finding peace and focus in an increasingly chaotic world.

Meyer, based in Portland, holds a bachelor of fine arts in painting from Boston University and a master of fine arts in visual arts from Lesley University College of Art and Design. Recipient of the 2015 Monhegan Artists Residency, he has exhibited his work nationally and internationally.

In addition to painting, Meyer records and performs traditional string band music and teaches drawing and painting at Lewiston High School.

Information can be found at laarts.org/ or by calling 207-782-7228.

Nathaniel Meyer, “Ziggurat,” oil on canvas, 2016

Jody Dube, ceramic cup, 2017