Gail Spaien
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Egon Investment Scores
Liquidity
3/10
How easily works can be bought and sold at auction
Institutional
7/10
Museum collections, biennials, and institutional recognition
Momentum
8/10
Recent price trends, gallery moves, and market buzz
Discovery
3/10
Undervaluation opportunity relative to peer artists
Risk
4/10
Investment risk factors — higher means more volatile
Market Position
- Liquidity
- Limited secondary market, primarily primary sales
- Primary Market
- Availability
- Regular availability through represented galleries
- Gallery Pricing
- Mid-range contemporary pricing
- Collector Interest
- Strong regional and institutional interest
- Auction History
- Market Segment
- Primary market focused
- Recent Activity
- Primarily primary market through galleries
- Market Trajectory
- Steady growth with increasing international attention
- Total Lots Tracked
- Limited data available
- Price Range Estimate
- $5,000-$25,000 based on gallery context
- Highest Recorded Price
- No major auction records found
Institutional Presence
- Exhibitions
- Museum Exhibitions
Institution Location Type Ogunquit Museum of American Art Ogunquit, ME Solo exhibition Colby College Museum of Art Waterville, ME Solo exhibition DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum Lincoln, MA Group exhibition Portland Museum of Art Portland, ME Group exhibition Provincetown Art Association and Museum Provincetown, MA Group exhibition Center for Maine Contemporary Art Rockland, ME Group exhibition Crocker Art Museum Sacramento, CA Group exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose, CA Group exhibition
- Museum Collections
- Institutional Support
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center installation (2020)
- Multiple museum group exhibitions indicate curatorial interest
- Awards and Recognition
- Hopper Prize FinalistMultiple prestigious residency fellowships
Career & Biography
- Career
- 1986: Attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
- 1991: Began teaching at Maine College of Art and Design
- 2024: Recently retired from Maine College of Art to focus full-time on studio practice
- Identity
- Current Location
- South Portland, Maine
- Artistic Context
- Notable Influences
- Early American portraitureHudson River Landscape paintersIntimist movementGrandma MosesPattern and Decoration movementContemporary artists including Etel Adnan, Peter Doig, Maureen Gallace
Artistic Profile
- Influences
- Artistic Influences Evolution
- Consistent connection to American folk art, early modernism, and contemporary painterly traditions
- Themes and Subjects
- Domestic interiorsMaine coastal landscapesStill life compositionsInterior/exterior spatial relationshipsPattern and geometric organization
- Movements and Periods
- Key Series
- Still Life with WaterRenegade MirageCottage BonsaiLight in Every RoomArranging Flowers
- Techniques and Mediums
- Acrylic on linen (primary medium)Precise geometric planningFlattened perspectivesiPad compositional editingSlow, methodical painting process
Critical Reception
- Critical Reception
- Publications and Media
- Major Publications
Year Context Publication 2021 — Maine Arts Journal 2025 Featured in Dubai exhibition coverage The National (UAE) 2025 Coverage of Taymour Grahne Dubai opening Art News
Gallery & Representation
- Fair Presence
- Seattle Art Fair participation noted
- Representation
- Secondary Representation
Location Current Exhibition Gallery Boston, MA — Ellen Miller Gallery Queens, NY Observed and Imagined (Jan-March 2025) Mrs. Gallery Portland, ME Light in Every Room (Oct 2024-Jan 2025) Moss Galleries
- Geographic Reach
- Strong - Recent expansion to Dubai market
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