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Penelope Jones embraces architectural structure, surface texture, and color interaction in her paintings, drawings, and collages. Her work is inspired by such disparate sources as Ukiyo-e Japanese paintings, boat slip structures, the snaking streams of Maine estuaries, and architectural details. She takes great pleasure in precise lines, angular and curved shapes, and spatial ambiguity.

Born and raised in upstate NY, Penelope Jones received her BFA from MECA&D and her MFA from Cornell University. Following grad school, she lived and worked in Boston for a few years, but eventually found her way back to Portland Maine where she has resided and maintained a studio ever since. She taught visual arts (painting, drawing and design) for 30+ years, most recently at Bates College – but also at Bowdoin College, Cornell University, Maine College of Art, University of Southern Maine, and SMCC.

Deborah Klotz is a sculptor and imagemaker who explores ephemeral states of shifting light and weight through material and technical inquiry, building image/object relationships in her sculpture and prints. She uses diverse materials (handmade paper, steel, iron filings, magnets) and methods (pouring, casting and extruding pulp, crocheting metal, as well as digital and traditional printing) to design and fabricate her work. Deborah holds an MFA and a BFA in Sculpture from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and a BA in Literature from Brandeis University.

She had two solo exhibitions at the MJM, TRACES in 2013 and STILL in 2016, as well as a solo exhibition and artist residency at Speedwell Projects in 2020. Her sculpture, prints and books are in public and private collections. Since 1995, she teaches in the 3D Fibers Department at MassArt with a focus on papermaking and book arts. Deborah is a member of the Boston Printmakers Association.