Home Fires centers the narrative of the families and loved ones of incarcerated people. The experience of having a family member or friend who has been in the incarceration system, or having family history that involves incarceration, is very common in the United States. However, this experience is not commonly shared outside of the family context. Home Fires presents the work of artists who have experienced incarceration in their immediate or distant family, or who use this concept as a structural theme in their work, to shine a light on what incarceration can mean for those of us who have stayed at home. The exhibit features the work of Gustavo and Gaelyn Aguilar (TUG Collective), Carol Ayoob, Julie K. Gray, Judy Glickman Lauder, Forrest Meyer, Mai Snow, Lauren Tosswill, and Kim Wilson. 

On view October 22 – January 23, 2022. The Portland Campus Art Gallery is open Thursday through Sunday 12-5 p.m. or by appointment while exhibitions are on view. An opening reception, free and open to the public, will be held on Friday, Oct. 22, from 3:00-7:00 pm. The gallery is located at 716 Stevens Ave, Portland ME 04103.

Featured Image: Mai Snow, Profound Memory, oil on canvas, 49″x23″x3″, 2020.

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