Education
1986 5th Year Traveling Scholarship Competition, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
1985 Diploma, Painting, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
1981 B.A., Art/English, University of Maine at Orono.
Studies in Art and English, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, England.
Exhibits
2014 Portfolio Exhibit at Engine, Saco, Maine.
2013 Local Conditions:Peregrine Press portfolio exhibition at Print:MKE Southern Graphics Council Conference, Milwaukee, WI
12th National Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
2012 Landscape: A Fresh Perspective, Patricia Carega Gallery, Sandwich, NH.
Print/Counter-Print, Rose Contemporary Gallery, Portland, Maine & Zea Mays Sanford Gallery, Florence, MA
The Sketchbook Project 2012, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY.
2011 Art of the Unique Print, Mellon Arts Center, Wallingford, CT.
Dunia Moja/One World: Peregrine Press and Zanzibar Print Exchange, Lewis Gallery,Portland, ME.
2010 How we see: Transforming the Paper. Belmont Gallery of Art, Belmont, MA.
Mongolian Journals. Edge of Maine Gallery, Brownfield, Maine.
2009 Selections from the Permanent Collection including Portfolio Project-Peregrine Press. University of New England, Portland, Maine.
From Barnyard to Backyard-animals and art. Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, Sandwich, NH
Ersatz Group Exhibition. San Francisco Camerawork, San Francisco, CA
2008 First Impressions: The Portfolio Project and New Work. Saco Museum, Saco, Maine.
First Traces. Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, Maine.
2007 Mongolia—a collaboration of poems and piano with Dana Cunningham. Effingham, NH
Mongolia—the Performance. Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, Sandwich, NH
Mongolia—the sketchbooks. Edge of Maine Gallery, Brownfield, Maine
Prints from Peregrine Press. Saco Art Museum Gallery, Saco, Maine
2006 Maine Print Project. Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, Maine
Prints from Peregrine Press. Reed Art Gallery, Presque Isle, Maine
WAVE: Dieci Artisti dal Maine. Poffabro, Italy
Boston Printmakers: Echoes of China. Brickbottom, Gallery, Boston.
2005 Blair Folts: Tracing an Image: 20 years of creating. Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, Sandwich, NH.
The Art of the Print: Works on paper by Peregrine Press, George Marshall Store Gallery, York, ME.
2004 In My Backyard, Susan Bickford, curator, Yarmouth, ME
Touch, SPACE Gallery, Portland, ME
Peregrine Press Group Show, Aucocisco Gallery, Portland, ME
2003 Women, Trauma and Visual Expression, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Peregrine Press Group Show, Aucocisco Gallery, Portland, ME
2002 Peregrine Press Group Show, Aucocisco Gallery, Portland, ME
Three Visions, Somerstown Gallery, Somers, NY.
2001 Celebrating NH’s Forests, Mary McGowan Fine Art, Concord, NH
2000 Peregrine Press Group Show, Greenhut Galleries, Portland, ME
1998 New England Landscapes, Society for Protection of NH Forests, Concord, NH
Maine Coast Artists Show of Peregrine Press, Rockport, Maine
Landscape Revisited, The Putney School Gallery, Putney, VT
1997 NH Arts Biennial, Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, Manchester, NH
Transitions, paintings and installation; New England College Gallery; Henniker, NH
Alterations-Women’s Caucus for the Arts. Ava Gallery, Lebanon, NH
The ART of New Hampshire Printmakers, North Country Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NH
1996 Women’s Caucus for the Arts-NH, Inaugural Exhibition., Belknap Mill Gallery, Laconia, NH
1995 Qui Sont-Elles, Qui Sont-Ils?, Place du Complexe Desjardins, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
NH Arts Biennial, Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, Manchester, NH
1994 Latitude 45° – Paintings and Drawings, Owen Art Gallery, Gould Academy, Bethel, ME.
ONE of ONE – Monotypes, McGowan Fine Art, Concord, NH.
The Rivers Run To The Sea, Belknap Mill Gallery, Laconia, NH.
Tomorrow’s Masterpieces, New Hampshire Antiquarian Society, Hopkinton, NH.
Small Works, School House Gallery, Somers, NY.
NH: Now + Then, McGowan Fine Art, Concord, NH.
1993 BAA/Works On Paper, Berkshire Museum (Juried by André Emmerich), Pittsfield, MA.
8th NH ARTS BIENNIAL, Manchester Institute of Arts & Sciences, Manchester, NH.
Artists respond to AIR QUALITY, Union of Maine Visual Artists Gallery, Brunswick, ME.
FEM IN ART-perceiving a woman’s world, Woodstock Gallery, Woodstock, VT.
Contemporary Artists/Invitational, Chase-Perry Fine Arts, Nashua, NH.
1992 Landscapes: Blair Folts and Ben Moss, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH.
Creativity In Motion: A Collaborative Performance Piece, The IDIA Center, Intervale, NH.
In The White Mountains, McGowan Fine Arts Gallery, Concord, NH.
Landscapes ‘92, Somerstown Gallery, Somers, NY.
5 Years of Mt. Washington, Conway Library and Mt. Washington Observatory, Conway, NH.
3 Artists Visions of China, Somerstown Gallery, Somers, NY.
Conversations with Artists, The Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH.
First Night New Hampshire–1992, Alternative Galleries Invitational, Concord, NH.
1991Decline of the Northern Forest, Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH.
Artists and the Environment, Belknap Mill Gallery, Laconia, NH.
BAA/Painting & Sculpture, Berkshire Museum (Juried by Jock Reynolds, Director, Addison Gallery of American Art), Pittsfield, MA.
Environment Watch/40 Artists, Somerstown Gallery, Somers, NY.
NH Arts Biennial, Manchester Institute of Arts & Sciences, Manchester, NH.
4 Artists – A Singular Vision, Somerstown Gallery, Somers, NY.
1990 Travels: A Year Away, Belknap Mill Gallery, Laconia, NH.
Impressions, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT.
Artmakers 12, Somerstown Gallery, Somers, NY.
1989 19th & 20th Century Art from the Mt. Washington Valley, North Conway, NH.
1988 Winter, The Field Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, MA.
Out Of The Fogg, Hilles Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
The Landscape (Wolf Kahn, Juror), Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT.
1987 Winter: A Sculptor, Painter, and Photographer, Wareham Street, Boston, MA.
New Artists: The Gloria Wilcher Memorial Exhibition, The Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH.
Work by Six New Artists, Somerstown Gallery, Somers, NY.
Out Of The Fogg, II, T. T. the Bear’s, Cambridge, MA.
1986 New Work, Cafe La Ruche, Cambridge, MA.
The Beach Paintings, The Field Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, MA.
Solo Exhibit, Brattle House, Cambridge, MA.
Fifth Year Traveling Scholarship Competition, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA.
1985 Out Of The Fogg, Project Arts Center Gallery, Cambridge, MA.
Dana Pond Painting Competition, Honorable Mention, SMFA Gallery, Boston, MA.
Annual Group Show (juried), SMFA, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA.
1984 Annual Group Show (juried), SMFA, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA.
BLAIR FOLTS
Collections
The Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH.
The New York City Library, NYC, NY
Portland Museum of Art, ME
Bowdoin College, ME
Farnsworth Museum, ME
University of New England, ME
Carroll County Courthouse, Ossipee, NH,
New Hampshire Historical Society.
Trilling House/Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, Boston, MA.
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., Chicago, IL.
Fidelity Investments, Inc.
Clements and Howcroft Studios, Boston, MA.
Mt. Washington Observatory, Gorham, NH.
Private Collections
Awards New Hampshire State Council on the Arts: 1992 Finalist.
Affiliations Peregrine Press, Portland, Maine; www.artipelagoes.com
Residencies/Boston Printmakers Association Artist Exchange in China with members of the China Print Retreats Association at the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China. 2005; ArtCamp, Fairfield Porter Studio, Great Spruce Head Island 2003; Weir Farm National Historical Trust, Wilton, CT 1998, 1999; Vermont StudioCenter 1996.
Selected Bibliography
Books
McGrath, Robert L. 2001., Gods in Granite, The Art of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, New York.
Newspaper Articles
Portland Press Herald, November 16, 2008, In Saco, a powerful case for art of printmaking, Philip Isaacson.
Maine Sunday Telegram, January 7, 2007, Rare Bird, Bob Keyes.
Il Gazzettino, 13 Ottobre 2006. “WAVE”,dal Maine per dipingere Poffabro, Anna Vallerugo.
Boston Globe, June 19, 2006. Gallery Pick Cate McQuad.
The Union Leader, Manchester, NH. Sept. 1997. Lincoln’s N. Country Gallery, Laura Pope.
Boston Sunday Globe, March 9, 1997, …Forest. D. Quincy Whitney.
Boston Sunday Globe, February 23, 1997. Art project’s process…Gail Kelley.
Sunday Republican, Oct. 24, 1993, Speaking of Art, Gloria Russel.
The Eagle, Oct. 6, 1993, Art Review, Daniel Grant.
The Reporter, June 11, 1992, Wildlife Exhibit, Nancy Waldron.
NH Sunday News, Dec. 29, 1991, Celebrate Alternative Art, Manchester, NH.
Mascoma Valley Messenger, Sept. 19, 1991, Blair Folts–The Decline of the Northern Forest, Gary Hamel.
New York Times, Aug. 25, 1991, Artists Crusading For Nature, Vivien Raynor.
Boston Sunday Globe, Aug. 11, 1991, Imperiled Forests Inspire Artist, D. Quincy Whitney.
Evening Citizen, Laconia, NH, May 3, 1991, Experiences Emerge In Artist’s Work, Bea Lewis.
Boston Sunday Globe, July 15, 1990, Landscapes Recall Exotic Travels, D. Quincy Whitney.
Vineyard Gazette, Edgartown, MA, July 15, 1986, Field Gallery Shows Work by Three Artists, Janet Mesrobian.
Yellow Springs News, Yellow Springs, Ohio, March 1982, A New England Artist and The Light In Ohio, Doug Hinkley.
Magazine Articles
Dartmouth Medicine, Vol. 19, No. 2, Winter 1994, The Love of the Mountains, Rosemary Lunardini.
Art New England, Summer 1997/Dec 1991/Jan 1992/July 1991.
Bulletins & Catalogues
Prints from Peregrine Press, In conjunction with the Maine Print Project, Gail Scott, December 2006
Windswept Summer 1996. Blair Folts-a Different White Mountain Artist, Guy Gosselin
Berkshire Art Association: 1993 Works On Paper, (Intro: André Emmerich), Sue Westberg, Designer.
Berkshire Art Association: 1991 Painting & Sculpture, (Intro: Jock Reynolds), Sue Westberg, Designer.
The Artist & The Environment/NH, NH Visual Arts Coalition, 1991-1992, Robert Doty.
New Artists: Gloria Wilcher Memorial Exhibition, Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH, 1987.