Art and Education have always been an integral part of Marlene’s life. She chose classes in pottery, metal work, jewelry and art history while growing up in Connecticut. During Marlene’s […]

Who is this artist? This artist was born near Kiev in what is now Ukraine, in 1899. They moved to Rockland, Maine in 1905 with their family. In high school, they were […]

Eddie was born in Canada and grew up on the border between Maine and Canada in the town of Madawaska. He is Native American and part of the Wabanaki Confederation. Eddie and […]

Who is this artist? This artist was born in Okayama, Japan and emigrated to the United States in 1906 at the age of 16 to escape military service. They began […]

On Monday, August 22nd, the Farnsworth hosted a beginner’s plein-air landscape painting class on the museum campus. Led by artist Barbara Thomas, students first enjoyed sketching in the Hadlock Gallery […]

Mimi was born in Connecticut and raised her own family there. She spent nearly 40 years working in education. Mimi was a language arts teacher for 29 years and an […]

Who is this artist? The artist’s family moved from New Jersey to Brooklyn in 1929 where the artist’s father accepted a post as a Rabbi.  Attending Yeshiva school during the […]

If you’ve stopped by the Farnsworth recently, you may have noticed one of our new exhibitions, I Hold the Cracked Mirror Up to Man, featuring the monumental prints of Leonard […]

Kathy grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut and later raised her own family there. She has always loved and appreciated a wide range of artists- from van Gogh to Andrew Wyeth- […]

Who is this artist? This painter was born in Brooklyn in 1927 and their family moved to St. Albans, a diverse community in Queens, NY in 1928. Both of their […]