Montana van Duijn
montanavanduijn@gmail.com

(207) 610-0387

Portland, ME

EDUCATION

Graduated from Maine College of Art & Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture in May, 2023

RESIDENCIES

2024 Jenny Family Residency 

WORK OPPORTUNITIES 

2025 The Mana Movement, Split, Croatia 

Attended one of their retreats to document and capture footage of the retreat, to use later in promotional videos. 

2023 Ryan Adams, Portland, ME 

Assisted mural artist along with the rest of his team, to project, outline, and paint murals in various locations around Maine.

EXHIBITIONS

2025 Wolf Art Show, Walpole, ME

2024 Silverfish Art Show, Silverfish, Portland, ME

2023 Silverfish Art Show, Silverfish, Portland, ME

2023 BFA Thesis Exhibition, MECA&D, Portland, ME

2022, 2023 Annual Sculpture Exhibition, MECA&D, Portland, ME

2022 Junior Seminar Exhibition, MECA&D, Portland, ME

SCHOLARSHIPS

2022, 2023: Concetta Scaravaglione Endowed Scholarship, Lunder Scholarship, Bernard Osher Foundation Scholarship, Holt Family Fund, Maine Community Foundation Award, Above and beyond grant.  

AWARDS

2023  Spring Mitchell Fellowship Award, Mitchell Institute, ME

2022  First place in Merit Exhibition, MECA&D, Portland, ME 

2021  Best 3D work by a 2nd year in Merit Exhibition, MECA&D, Portland, ME

2021  Honorable mention in BFA Exhibition, MECA&D, Portland, ME 

INTERNSHIPS

2023  Ryan Adams, Portland, ME

Assisted mural artist along with the rest of his team, to project, outline, and paint murals in various locations around Maine. Internship ended in a job offer. 

2019  Susan Webster, Deer Isle, ME

Assisted the artist with studio organization and archiving in exchange for private  monotype lessons. 

2018  Scientific Art Studio, Berkeley, CA