ABOUT THE GALLERY AT SOMES SOUND:
Established in 2010 The Gallery at Somes Sound is located on Mount Desert Island, overlooking beautiful Somes Sound in the historic Village of Somesville. The Gallery represents contemporary artists of national standing while showcasing their fine art and sculptured furniture .. tucked away on the “quiet side” of the Island, this is a real treat for art enthusiasts and collectors alike. Thank you!
Please go to our Inventory Page to view represented artists - Visit our Client Services Page for design assistance.
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Tyra Hanson, Director
Tyra Hanson enjoys greeting art enthusiasts entering the Gallery and working with clients who require assistance in choosing acquisitions for their home or business. Over the years she has carefully selected the gallery's stable of accomplished artists, offering their work in diverse subject, style, and medium. With her background in interior design and creative space planning, Tyra curates exhibits and shows along with creatively blending the artists paintings, furniture and sculpture in the two-story open floor plan to create an inviting environment for all who enter the Gallery.
Tyra remains active with local non-profit organizations, a supporter of the Wendell Gilley Museum and a member of the Business Advisors Team with Friends of Acadia . She is a business partner with Portland Museum of Art, a supporter of the N.H. Furniture Masters and the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship.
Lorraine Stanley, Administrator/co-curator
Lorraine Stanley is employed at The Gallery at Somes Sound as Office Administrator and Co-Curator. Lorraine works closely with the artists to maintain their inventory at the gallery, managing gallery records and co-curating monthly shows.
Lorraine graduated from Hampshire College in Amherst Massachusetts with a focus in fine art and design. Upon graduating, she traveled to New York to work for KassUehling, a graphic design company in Manhattan. Upon returning to Maine, Lorraine has pursued a career as a landscape oil painter as well as being employed with Ralph W. Stanley Inc., the family wooden boat business located on Mount Desert Island.