Portland, Maine

During the show, “Did you mean:Fore River Gallery” we will bid farewell to Anna Russo in her final exhibition as a member of Fore River Gallery. In her final show, Anna has produced large oil paintings of 1970’s iconic funk and soul movie stars, such as Foxy Brown. Along with her showing paintings, Anna will also show her talents as a metalsmith and jewelry designer.

“Anna is an extremely talented artist and she will be missed at Fore River Gallery. Liz and I will continue on running the gallery and we wish Anna the best of luck,” states co-owner Mike Marks.

As for what holds the future for Anna? “Right now, I am very excited to show this body of work that has been a work in process for a long time. Fore River Gallery was an amazing journey for me and allowed me to grow tremendously as an artist. After the show ends, I am going to take some time to focus on my line of jewelry.”

For the March through April exhibition, Mike has combined his airbrushed and oil paintings onto the same canvas for the first time. With a new balance of materials and processes he is excited where this new endeavor has brought him and where it can take him.

Elizabeth Marks has created bas-relief ceramic tiles focused on detailed snapshots of objects found in nature. It is reminiscent of her large scale ceramic mural she created last year in Miami. “I am very happy that the last show Anna will be a part of is one that she can leave showing her own work along side ours,” states Elizabeth.

“Did you mean:Fore River Gallery” will open on Thursday March 4 at 5PM. It closes on May 2, 2010.

For more info contact Mike Marks
(207)791-2723