Misting, 1961, oil on canvas, 62 x 62 inches. Portland Museum of Art. Gift of Harry T. Bone and Barbara and William Manning, 2004.3.

Among Monhegan Island’s early abstract painters, Lynne Drexler (1928–1999) holds a special place. This exhibition of 50 works will present the first comprehensive overview of her career. She began her career in New York with abstractions based on nature and classical music and culminated with more representational images drawn from her experiences of island life. The colorful and vibrant works on view will include paintings, drawings, and photographs, among them five Drexler works from the Museum and loans from private collections and her estate. The exhibition is organized by the Monhegan Historical and Cultural Museum Association, Monhegan, Maine.