ABOUT THE ARTIST

Mae Chevrette is a self-taught mixed media artist. Born in Seattle, Mae paints in her home studio on the south shore of Massachusetts. She displays work publicly in her studio at the 450 Harrison Avenue Artist Studios in Boston’s SoWa arts district.

Her work resides in collections worldwide including View Boston at the Prudential Tower, Madison Square Garden, the Boston Harbor Hotel, the Millennium Tower and in O, The Oprah Magazine.

When not painting, Mae spends her days at the beach, on a boat, or home with her husband, three wild kids, and a handful of cats and chickens.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

“My paintings explore the relationship between place, time, and story. They aim to weave a visual thread between our own individual experiences in a place and the shared history of that place. A decade of solo travel instilled in me a deep reverence for what environmental and human stories shaped the landscape and my experience in it. I want to capture what a place looks like and also what it feels like.

My studio practice embraces experimentation and pushes the boundary of what can be adhered to and scraped off a canvas. Each painting combines authentic, weathered paper material that speaks to the history of these places, and my own photography, which depicts the flicker of time I spent there. By layering my own original photography with acrylic paint, ink, vintage paper and found objects, I can emulate the natural wear and tear of time and travel. The antique maps, nautical charts, postcards and other relevant ephemera give my work a deeply tangible feeling of history. With this layered approach to art, I intend to stir feelings of nostalgia and longing in the viewer, and create a sensation of connection not just to a place but to all of its stories, past and present.”

VISIT THE STUDIO

All available artwork is viewable in Mae’s studio at the SoWa Artists Studios, 450 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA. The studio is open on the first Friday of every month from 5-9pm, as well as many Sunday afternoons, and by appointment. Please reach out if you would like to schedule a studio visit.

SELECT EXHIBITIONS

2021 Blochaus Gallery, Newburyport, MA
2018 The Gallery at W Hotel Boston, Boston, MA
2018        Zume's x Blochaus Gallery, Charlestown, MA
2016        Established, Blochaus Gallery, Lawrence, MA
2016        Found in Fenway, MCCA, Hynes Convention Center,  Boston, MA
2015        Paper/Cut, Wedeman Gallery, Newton, MA