Ouroboros

Ouroboros, oil on canvas. 10’ 6” x 4’ 5”, 2021.

Annie Bailey is a visual artist from Midcoast Maine. Her work explores subjects that range from everyday interactions to the deep emotional connections we feel with unique and inspiring spaces and individuals. It is often influenced by the maritime culture she grew up in, concepts of playfulness, authenticity, and a sense of place. Described as “hovering between abstraction and impressionistic realism,” her work celebrates the range of one’s creative potential, from control to chaos. As a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (BFA, 2010) and a student of Ronald Frontin, The Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, The Rome Art Program and Maine Media Workshops she has developed a wide range of expression and craftsmanship in the areas of design, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography and animation. Her work has been exhibited at National Geographic, The Society of Illustrators, The Farnsworth Art Museum, The Maine Maritime Museum, Speedwell Gallery, BandH Photo, The Steel House, Center for Maine Contemporary Art gift shop, Bunnell Street Art Center in Homer Alaska, Rockland Shorts International Film Festival, Pecha-Kucha Midcoast Maine, The Caldbeck Gallery, Joseph Fiore Art Center, The Steel House Gallery, The Charles Danforth Gallery, The North Haven Gallery, River Arts Gallery, Bunnell Street Art Center, The Maine Lighthouse Museum and The Strand Theater. She has taught art classes and workshops for the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, The Farnsworth Art Museum, The Steel House, Watershed High School, and ArtsInAction RSU13.

She co-founded the NoRo Art Gallery with Peter Davis in 2016 and was exhibit coordinator and gallery manager 2016-2018.