MSA Studio Artists
Visual Artists with Studios at MSA
Leslie Anderson
Website: www.leslieanderson.com
For Leslie Anderson, painting is an analogy for life: a balance of risk and control; knowing when to push farther; knowing when to stop. She started painting several years ago to relieve the stress of her high-tech career, never dreaming it would change her life. In 2002, Leslie and her husband, Dan, left their lives in high tech and bought a farm in Sedgwick, Maine, on the Blue Hill Peninsula. Leslie wanted to paint; Dan wanted to be a flower farmer. Nineteen years later, they are still happily doing both!
Since then Leslie has had numerous solo shows, and sent many, many paintings to new homes in corporate and private collections around the world. In summer, she paints the landscape of the Blue Hill Peninsula, interpreting special places in oils and watercolors. In winter, she construct still lifes (which she considers little indoor landscapes) out of whatever catches her eye at the market. Whether out-of-doors or in my studio, her concerns are the same: juxtaposing light and dark, invoking pattern and repetition, and layering sumptuous, harmonious color.
Inventing Trees
Instagrams:
Inventing Trees: @inventingtrees
Bridget: @bridget3001
Leonid: @b_umb_a
Vivianne: @v1ctorysaber
Timothy: @eichfeld
Inventing Trees is the performing and visual arts troupe pedaling stuff that used to live in the dreamworld as described currently by a bunch of (mostly) introverts that make up stories on the edge of the woods (or in a semi-underground basement studio) and sheepishly bring them out to play.
Maggie Muth
Instagram (Maggie): @maggiemuth
Instagram (stichHIVE): @stitchHIVE_portlandme
Maggie Muth has enjoyed being a studio artist at MSA since 2013. She is a community artist, stitcher, painter, and sometime puppeteer. Her community work includes #stitchHIVE – a free and open itinerant stitching space for all. She has conducted stitching workshops at the Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D), Maine Fiber Arts, Portland Public Schools, the American Visionary Art Museum, Mayo Street Arts, as well as overseas. Maggie has a BFA in Painting (with a minor in drawing) from MECA, and a two year certificate in Stitched Textiles from the Opus School of Textile Arts in the UK. In past careers, Maggie worked as an ASL interpreter and nuclear power consultant, but not at the same time!
Rose: Melissa Bankhead
instagram @rose_portlandme
instagram @rose_portlandme
Rose: Melissa Bankhead’s love for fashion, styling and
creating in one brand.
Melissa designs hand made clothing and accessories.
She also works in revamping secondhand pieces. With
the preference in using vintage textiles, notions, and
salvaged fabrics she makes a concerted effort to combat
the wasteful practices of fast fashion and give life to used
goods.
Charlie Hindall
Website: charliehindall.com
Instagram: @charlie_hindall @scrambledeggshop
Charlie Hindall (they/them) is a muralist, illustrator, and the owner of Scrambled Egg Shop. Charlie loves to create colorful, whimsical, and inclusive artwork to bring more positivity into the world, especially when it creates more space for trans, queer, and neurodivergent artists like themselves.
About Artist Studios at MSA
Mayo Street Arts is a fun place to work and exhibit! Our downstairs studio level features five workspaces.
The studios are each 10′ x 10′ and include wi-fi, heat, electricity, and access to sinks and a common area. Studio artists have 24/7 access to the building and enjoy complimentary admission to MSA performances.
The studios rent for $250/month plus a $250 refundable security deposit and are available for lease on a month-to-month basis.
No studios are currently available for rent.
Please click here to complete our application form if you would like to see a studio, be notified of vacancies, and be considered as a tenant.