The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce “Titanic”, an art exhibition featuring works by Paige Speight in the Bernier Room at the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, beginning September 8, 2026.
Paige Speight lives in Bar Harbor, ME, where she currently works in maintenance. Her art practice often explores vulnerability and non-linear narratives, drawing influence from artists and writers including Lucian Freud, Evelyn Beliveau, Daniel Harms, Madeleine Miller, and Anne Carson. Working primarily in oil paint on canvas, she creates pieces that are both intimate and psychologically resonant.
Speight is a graduate of Bowdoin College and has exhibited in solo and group shows across the United States. Her recent exhibitions include The Artist at Work (2024) at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery; Beheld (2024) at Tilton School; and the Museum Art School Faculty Exhibit (2023) at the Vero Beach Museum of Art. Earlier exhibitions include Witness (2022), a dual show with Katherine Errecart at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery; Intimacy (2022) at the Shenandoah Valley Art Center in Waynesboro, VA; Village Canoe Exhibition (2019) in Belfast, ME; and 40Under40 (2019) at the Shenandoah Valley Art Center.
Her work has been recognized with several awards and residencies, including the Remy Steevensz Artist Residency (2023) at Tilton School and the Village Canoe Floating Residency (2019) in Belfast, ME. She received the Jean Nagy Award for Excellence in Acrylic or Oil Painting at the Under the Oaks Art Show (2023) in Vero Beach, FL, and was awarded Second Place in Oils and Acrylics at the Fall Foliage Art Show (2018) in Waynesboro, VA.
“Titanic” will be on display until November 6, 2026, with a reception planned for October 3, 2026, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The public is encouraged to attend. The Bernier Room is located at James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, 150 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH 03867. Visit www.rochestermfa.org to learn more.
The museum gratefully acknowledges the generous support of its corporate sponsors, community partners, and collaborators, including the City of Rochester, Lilac Club Casino, Meredith Village Savings Bank, Back Hill Beer Co., Creative Guts Podcast, and the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce.
