Biographical Information: 

A native of Old Town, Maine, artist Tim Flanagan received his BA degree from the University of Maine at Orono in 1971. Following a two-year period in commercial art, Tim taught art in the Bangor, Maine Public School System until 1986. At that time both he and his wife Thea – also an art teacher in the Bangor School System – abandoned their positions in order to devote themselves to painting full-time.

Tim’s acrylic paintings offer intense imagery and depth through his technique of layering glazes of color and light. His works have been juried into numerous national and international exhibitions. Among them are:

• “Realism ’99, ’98, ’95, ‘91” American Realism National Exhibition, Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, WV.
• “Culture and Agriculture” National Juried Exhibition, New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI, Spring 1998
• “National Society of Painters in Casin/Acrylic” Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, NYC, Spring 1995 & 1993
• Academic Artists Association” 44^th National Exhibition, Springfield, Mass., Spring 1994
• “Immaculata College Juried Invitational” at Immaculate, PA, 1991-2001
• “Hole in the Wall” Gallery, University of Maine at Orono, February 1987

In 1996 Tim’s work received national recognition with three of his pieces having been included in “The Best of Acrylic Painting” by Rockport Publishers, distributed by North Light Books. Awards include:

• “Best in Show”, Arts in the Park, South Portland, Maine 1998
• “People’s Choice Award”, Maine Artists Gallery Spring Invitational, 1992
• “First Place, Watercolor”, Maine Open Invitational at No Tomatoes Restaurant, Auburn, Maine, December 1991
• “First Place, Painting”, Waterville, Maine Arts Festival 1988

Tim’s work continues to be included into an ever-growing sphere of both private and corporate collections. Among them are:

• MBNA America
• Merrill Lynch
• Harbor Consultants International, Inc., Washington, D.C.
• Whitefield Russell Associates, Washington, D.C.
• USI New England, Manchester, NH
• Granite State Telephone, Manchester, NH
• Commercial Properties Inc., Portland, ME