Mj Blanchette

MJ Blanchette is a painter living and working in Kittery Point, Maine. An organic gardener, dog lover, and avid naturalist, she has a keen appreciation for wildlife, natural habitat, and open spaces. Her work reflects the ever-changing character of the coastal enclave from which she draws inspiration daily. Predominantly informed by the observation of nature, her aim is to find that elusive space that lurks between the figurative and the abstract.

BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, 1986

Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) Biennial,
Rockland, Maine, November 2016 - February 2017

MJ Blanchette + Rose Umerlik
Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH, Fall 2015

ʻAina A Me Kai' (Land and Sea)
Nahcotta Portsmouth, NH Summer 2005

MJ Blanchette: Paintings
Mira Gallery Hoboken, NJ September 2003

25 New Paintings
Nahcotta Portsmouth, NH Fall 2003

New Small Works
Anderson-Soule Gallery Concord, NH Spring 2003

New Paintings
Nahcotta Portsmouth, NH Fall 2002

MJ Blanchette: Landscapes
Nahcotta Portsmouth, NH Fall 2001
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Selected Group Exhibitions
Alumni Show, Lyceum Gallery at the Derryfield School, Manchester, NH, Winter 2015

RISD Grads, Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH, Winter 2008

Agamenticus to the Sea, DʼAlessandro Fine Art York, Maine Summer 2006

Good Things in Small Packages, Brickwalk Fine Art West Hartford, Connecticut Winter 2006

Diminutive Destinations, Ogunquit Museum of American Art Ogunquit, Maine, Summer 2005

City Streets and Country Roads, Coolidge Center for the Arts Portsmouth, NH September 2004

Summer Group Show ll: Landscapes, Nahcotta Portsmouth, NH Summer 2004

Work on Paper Show, Nahcotta Portsmouth, NH February 2004

Small Works Holiday Exhibition, Ande...