Curriculum Vitae
b. 1994, Bar Harbor, Maine
Education:
2016 Bowdoin College, Bachelor of Art
Residencies:
2021 Alone, Together, Virtual Residency, Cel du Nord, Catalonia, SP
2019 Village Canoe Floating Residency, Belfast, ME.
Awards:
2023 Jean Nagy Award for Excellence in Acrylic or Oil Painting, Under the Oaks Art Show, Vero Beach, FL, US.
2018 Second Place in Oils and Acrylics, Fall Foliage Art Show, Waynesboro, VA, US.
2018 Third Place, Art by the Sea, Vero Beach Art Club, FL, US.
2018 Second Place, Annual Invitational show, Artist Guild Gallery, Vero Beach, FL, US.
Solo Exhibitions:
2022 Intimacy, Cabell-Arehart Gallery, Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Waynesboro, VA, US.
2020 Neighbors Helping Neighbors, site specific installation, Bar Harbor YWCA, Bar Harbor,ME.
2020 Antique, Mead Antique Oriental Rugs, Charlottesville, VA, US.
2019 Rehearsal, The Charlottesville Ballet, Charlottesville, VA, US.
2019 Contextual, Milli Coffee Roasters, Charlottesville, VA, US.
2019 Jump, Fisherville Main Library, Fisherville, VA, US.
2018 Whisper, Jesup Memorial Library, Bar Harbor, ME, US.
2018 Bright, The Hive, Charlottesville, VA, US.
2018 Close, Reason Beer, Charlottesville, VA, US.
2018 Before the Ballet, The Charlottesville Ballet, VA, US.
2016 Grounded, Blue Gallery, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, US.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2023 Museum Art School Faculty Exhibit, Patten Gallery, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL, US.
2022 Witness, Dual show with Katherine Errecart, Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH, US.
2020 Milestones and Stepping Stones, Waterfall Arts, Belfast, ME, US.
2020 Art And the Written Word, C5 Studios, Bishop, CA, US.
2020 40Under40, Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Waynesboro, VA, US.
2020 Close to Home, High Tor, Charlottesville, VA, US.
2020 Game On! The Art of Sports National Juried Exhibition, Drury University, Springfeild, MO.
2019 Village Canoe Exhibition, Belfast, ME, US.
2019 Teeny Tiny Trifecta 2, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, US.
2019 Mezcal and Art Pairing, The Bebedero, Charlottesville, VA, US.
2019 40Under40, Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Waynesboro, VA, US.
2019 Face to Face: Portraits of our Vibrant City, The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, Charlottesville VA, US.
2019 Under the Oaks, Vero Beach Art Club, Vero Beach, FL, US.
2019 Annual Contemporary Exhibit: Women’s Work, Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Waynesboro, VA, US.
2017 animal/human, Animal/Human Art Collective, NC, US.
2016 Beyond the Pines: Gila National Forest, BOC Gallery, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME.
2015 You’ve Got A Face, I’ve Got A Face, Burren College of Art, IRL
Publications:
Speight, Paige. Illustrator. “Words of Encouragement” by Wayne Olson. 2022.
Speight, Paige. Illustrator. “TBD” by Samantha Fuentes. 2022.
Speight, Paige. Illustrator. “Browse: London’s Best Independant Bookshops” by Rosie Burgoyne. 2021.
Speight, Paige. Illustrator. “Living is Pointless” by Alex Labaro. 2021.
Speight, Paige. “Disquiet.” Richmond Independant Press. 2019.
Speight, Paige. “Didn’t Float.” Dirty Paws Poetry Review. 2017.
Bibliography:
Rein, Ninah. “Bar Harbor’s New Mural Comes to Life.” Mount Desert Islander, 25 June 2022.
“Lobster Tales.” Interview by Isaac Merson. Bucket Magazine. Issue 2.
Graves, Liz. “Mural Celebrates Community Connections.” Mount Desert Islander, 8 July 2020.
Speight, P. Contributor. “Living with a Creative Romantic Business Partner.” The Taj LeBlancPodcast. 29 June 2020.
Speight, P. Contributor. “Paige Speight: Forced Friendships.” All We Do Is Talk Podcast. 1 May 2020.
Speight, P. Contributor. “Paige Speight: Oil Painter – Sustaining One’s Self Entirely by Doing Art.” The Taj LeBlanc Podcast. 16 Oct. 2019.
“Portraits by Speight.” Mount Desert Islander, 7 Nov. 2018.
Broom, Dick. “Science Inspires Student Art.” Mount Desert Islander, 21 Oct. 2017.
Collections:
Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY.
City of Mount Desert, Maine.
Clark Elementary School, Charlottesville, VA.
The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, Charlottesville, VA.
Honan Sign Company, Winthrop, MA.
Mooo Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic.
Mount Desert Island High School, Mount Desert, ME.
The Robins Motel, Bar Harbor, ME.
Rocky Top Climbing Gym, Charlottesville, VA.
Suntribe Solar Company, Charlottesville, VA.
The Villager Motel, Bar Harbor, ME.
Witham Family Hotels, Bar Harbor, ME.
Additional works held in private collections in the United States and Ireland.
Professional Experience:
2023 Master Painting Instructor, “Knife To Meet You,” Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL.
2019 smART Kids Art Instructor, The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, Charlottesville, VA.
2018 Printmaking Instructor, The Hive, Charlottesville, VA.
2018 Drawing Instructor, The Hive, Charlottesville, VA.