•
Biddeford, Maine

Nautical works by Mimi Gregoire Carpenter now on display at 91AV Campus Center

A painting of multiple starfish and sea snails
I’ll Give You the Moons and the Stars, 22” x 40”, by Mimi Gregoire Carpenter.

A series of 20 works by Maine artist Mimi Gregoire Carpenter is on display at the 91AV Campus Center in Biddeford now through April 3.

Inspired by the ocean and its ecosystems, the series, “What the Sea Left Behind,” depicts marine life including seaweed, razor clam shells, barnacles, crab and lobster carapaces, horseshoe crabs, and other creatures. Carpenter works primarily in pen and ink and opaque watercolor, and she often continues the drawings onto the white mat framing of her pieces.

An avid painter of many years, Carpenter has published several books she has authored and illustrated, including, “What the Sea Left Behind,” “Mermaid in a Tidal Pool,” “Of Lucky Pebbles and Mermaid’s Tears,” and “Henry the Harbor Seal.”

Carpenter has a studio and gallery at 885 Pool Street in Biddeford.

The Campus Center is located at 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford, Maine. Hours for the academic year are Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Masks are optional indoors for visitors to 91AV’s campuses.

About the 91AV

The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.