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Alumni News (April '26)
Every season, we welcome ~50 artists to Hewnoaks to live simply and shape their days around what their practice needs most. Somewhere between the long studio days, bonfires by the lake, walks through the woods, and late-night conversations, something settles in – the land, the loons, the people, the quiet, the rare feeling of being fully present in your work. Artists who have spent time at Hewnoaks tend to remember it vividly, and they tend to stay connected.
Hewnoaks alumni are out in the world doing remarkable things: showing in galleries, publishing books, earning grants, teaching, collaborating, taking creative risks – in small towns and big cities, on stages and on the page.
This monthly update is a chance to celebrate the work, milestones, and creative lives of artists who have spent time here. And equally as important, it’s a reminder that while a residency may only last a week or two, the connection to Hewnoaks is forever!
April ’26 Updates:
Hale Linnet ‘25 was selected as a fiber apprentice through the Maine Craft Association apprentice program. They will be making quilts for trans youth for the next six months, and some of the work will be showcased at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in October.
Michel Droge ‘21 won a Fulbright Fellowship for their proposed project, Light, Salt and Stone, an interdisciplinary art and science project that will explore the coastal and oceanic landscapes of Greece and Iceland.
Maya Tihtiyas Attean ‘23 has a solo exhibition, Does the Land Remember? opening May 1st at Notch8 Gallery in Portland, is creating an installation at the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor to open in May, and will be an artist-in-residence with our partner Indigo Arts Alliance later this spring.
Samara Cole Doyon ‘23 signed with Tilbury House to publish Crooked Little Cabin: a picture book, to be illustrated by Riley Samels, and inspired by time spent at Hewnoaks. Crooked Little Cabin is an ode to the magic of summer camp and the enduring power of rest, play, and connection through exploration of the natural world.
Tessa Greene O’Brien ‘17 has a debut solo exhibition in New York, Poems From Here, co-presented by Alexandre Gallery (April 23 – June 12) and Candice Madey Gallery (April 23 – May 23).
Michelle Menting ‘17 and Jefferson Navicky ‘25 will be reading their work at the Whitefield Library on Friday, April 24th, at 5 PM in celebration of National Poetry Month. The event is free and open to the public.
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