DEAN A. MCCRILLIS
Dean McCrillis is an artist and painter based in South Portland, Maine. His work is guided by his experiences and connections with people and wild places. He was born raised in Western Maine. Through family and friends, he was introduced to the intensity of the state’s dense wilderness. His most recent body of work is a reflection of these experiences developed through experimental process and memory.
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Education
BFA- University of Southern Maine, Studio Art, concentration in painting 2015
Selected Exhibitions and Galleries
2022 Wintry Mix- Cove St. Arts, Portland, Maine
2021 Maine, The Painted State- Greenhut Galleries, Portland, Maine
2020 Art 2020- The Harlow Gallery, Hallowell, Maine
2020 Portland Show Biennial- Greenhut Galleries, Portland, Maine
2019 Rumpus- Engine Gallery, Biddeford, Maine
2018 Eat More Art Exhibition- Pinecone and Chickadee, Portland, Maine
2017 Elements Art Gallery, Bethel, Maine
2016 Taste of Tidewater 10x10 exhibition- Tidewater gardens, Falmouth, Maine
2015 Mirror, Mirror- Hive Artspace, York, Pennsylvania
2015 Taste of Tidewater 10X10 Exhibition- Tidewater gardens, Falmouth, Maine
2015 USM Student Juried Art Show- University of Southern Maine, Gorham Gallery
2014 Harvest Gold Gallery, Lovell Maine (Group Exhibition)
2014 USM Presidents Show- University of Southern Maine, Portland Presidents office (Featured Artist)
2014 USM Student Juried Art Show- University of Southern Maine, Gorham Gallery
2013 Taking the Bugs Out-Isaac Dyer Gallery, Gorham, ME (Group Exhibition)
2013 USM Student Juried Art Show- University of Southern Maine, Gorham Gallery
Honors, Awards & Scholarships
2015 Art Discipline Award: Painting, University of Southern Maine
2015 1st place, Professional level, Maine Sportsman Show Art Exhibit
2015 2nd Place, University of Southern Maine Student Juried Show
2014 Art Discipline Award: Painting, University of Southern Maine
2014 Art Discipline Award: Sculpture, University of Southern Maine