ROCKLAND — Triangle Gallery will be featuring three solo shows: Edward Nadeau, “Homage to the Everyday, New Paintings”, on view through September 22; Kingsley Parker, “What’s Up There?” and Abbie Read, “Varied Threads” both through September 29.

“Ed, Kingsley, and Abbie will be present Friday, so come out for a fun evening in Rockland, meet the artists, and enjoy their unique perspectives on the world around us,” said Triangle Gallery, in a news release.

Nadeau’s new work continues in the narrative vein but moves toward inviting the viewer a bit closer to home providing a more personal view of his life and favorite environments. Nadeau grew up in Maine, in a creative family as both his mother and his father were painters while his grandfather carved wood. Having lived out of state for several years, Nadeau realized that it was the images and details of his home state which fueled his imagery and tickled his funny bone. His humor is on point as his narrative imagery is “an amalgam of childhood memories, artistic influences, current events and social commentary”. Nadeau is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor of Art at the University of Maine, Dept. of Art and living in Bangor with his family.

“What’s Up There?” focuses on Parker”s fascination and study of celestial bodies. Exploring a topic via multiple mediums is typical for this artist as ink, paint, writing, steel, and glass provide texture, pattern, color, 2-D & 3-D form, enriching the experience. As you move through the space, you are given a view into earlier ages when people were looking at the heavens above, during a time of early conflict with the church. This show includes several framed prints from a suite, Celestial Bodies, a copy of which has recently been acquired into the Farnsworth Collection. Parker and his wife split their time between Rockland, Maine and Hudson, New York.

“Varied Threads” covers about twelve years of artistic practice and is really about Read’s creative process over the years. The Quilts and the Obelisk are constructed of many, many book covers, cut into strips and sewn together with linen thread. These works were part of a time period where Read focused on books that she cut apart, reconfigured, altered, or used as found objects.

Triangle Gallery is located at 8 Elm Street in Rockland, Maine. Hours are noon - 5pm Tuesday through Saturday, 1 - 4pm on Sunday, by chance, or by appointment. For more information, call 593-8300 or go to our website at www. trianglegallery8elm.com or Instagram @trianglegallery8elm.