On display at the CVMC Art Gallery: 
July 25 – September 19, 2026

Exhibition Opening: August 6, 2026 from 4:30pm to 6pm

Artist Statement:

These paintings are portraits, though no figures appear.

Each one depicts an interior from a dwelling within a small community in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom; one that began in the late 1960s when a group of artists, dancers, writers and creatives, including my husband’s parents, left Connecticut to try building a different kind of life together. Over time, members have come and gone, children have grown up, moved away and come back, but the community has endured.

I am part of this place. These are rooms that I know, spaces that are shaped by the people who live and have lived in them, and by years of use, care, love, sadness, joy, and change.

Light, objects and architecture carry the presence of those who inhabit or have inhabited them. Rather than painting the people directly, I’m interested in how they are revealed through their spaces.

A few archival photos are included here for context, offering a glimpse into the community’s earlier years. The paintings themselves reflect the present; an ongoing, lived-in version of that history.

I hope that this project is a fitting tribute to the place and people that I have called home and family for so many years. 

Artist Bio:

Andrea Poe is a Northeast Kingdom based painter who works primarily in oils and acrylics. Poe’s work explores the human experience through intimate portraiture and a deep examination of the spaces individuals inhabit.

Poe studied at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Following a successful period focused on large-scale charcoal portraits, her practice has since shifted toward paint and smaller, more focused scales. This transition marks a profound personal evolution; after nearly thirty years of navigating external trends, Poe has claimed full permission to create solely from her own creative instincts.

Rooted in a foundation of realism, her ever-changing, evolving style uses color, shape, and texture to convey deep-seated emotions. For this exhibition, Poe presents a body of work that reflects this newfound artistic freedom, inviting viewers into highly personal, atmospheric worlds.

If you are interested in purchasing one of Andrea’s paintings, please contact her directly: 

802-323-4897 | andreapoeart@gmail.com | Instagram - @andrea.poe.art

How Can I Display My Artwork at the Art Gallery?

The process for submitting work for display at the Art Gallery is an easy one. 

Please send three images, a website and an artist’s statement/exhibition proposal to KArslambakova@uvmhealth.org. 

Proposals are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and we will be in touch if your work is selected for an exhibition.