Opening Reception October 4, 2025 | 3pm-5pm

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) is thrilled to announce that 29 artists have been selected to participate in its 2025 Biennial. The exhibition will be installed across all 5,500 square feet of the museum’s galleries and be on view from October 4, 2025 to January 12, 2026. CMCA’s Biennial is the longest-running statewide juried exhibition in Maine and highlights the latest developments in contemporary art by Maine-based and connected artists. The 29 artists were selected from an applicant pool of over 450 artists by distinguished jurors Keith Fox, Tom Keyes, and William Hathaway. A free opening reception will take place on Saturday, October 4 from 3 - 5 pm.

About the 2025 Jurors: Tom Keyes + Keith Fox | William Hathaway

Keith Fox retired in December 2024 after eleven years as CEO of Phaidon Press and Artspace. Previously, he served as President of BusinessWeek and McGraw-Hill Professional. Keith is the founding Chairman of the New York City AIDS Memorial. He holds a BA in History from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia University. Tom Keyes is a Principal and Portfolio Manager at Zweig-DiMenna, a New York City-based investment fund. Tom has been a member of the investment management team for over 20 years of his 30-year career on Wall Street. He is an avid collector of contemporary art and includes visual arts and animal welfare among his philanthropic interests. Tom holds a BSFS in International Political Science from Georgetown University and an MBA from the Graduate Business School at Columbia University.

William Hathaway is a Partner and Sales Director at Night Gallery in Los Angeles, where he has been instrumental in the gallery’s success for nearly a decade. Will’s previous experience includes roles at Gagosian Gallery, L.A. Louver, and Blum and Poe. A native of Mount Desert Island in Maine, Will maintains close ties to his home state and is committed to promoting Maine artists. This dedication led to Night Gallery’s partnership with DUNES Gallery in Portland. In August 2024, the two galleries presented “The Wrong Sea,” an exhibition at DUNES featuring historic and contemporary artists with ties to Maine, celebrating the state’s significant role in art history.