
Jeffery Becton, Blue Chest, 2012, pigment print from digital montage, 20 x 22 inches, Courtesy of the Artist and Bates College Museum of Art.
The View Out His Window (and in his mind’s eye) Photographs by Jeffery Becton
January 7 – May 7, 2017
“The View Out His Window (and in his mind’s eye”) features large-scale photographs by Jeffery Becton, that are actually photo-montages that bring the viewer into a dreamy, imaginary world. A photographer who plays with pixels the way a painter manipulates oil on canvas, Becton makes images that demand contemplation. Combining the familiar and unfamiliar, his photographic montages are full of mystery and a sense of the unknown. Becton mixes tone and texture to create images that suggest something we think we recognize but that remains elusive. Despite the mysterious, almost surreal, quality of Becton’s work, the overall sensation he creates is a harmonious melding of colors and visual elements. Becton starts with the familiar – the interior of a home, a landscape, the sea – then layers elements that he draws from other photographs he has taken to create abstract and representational images. Becton’s digital manipulation is not unique, but he is a pioneer in his field, having purchased one of Apple’s original Macintosh computers decades ago and taught himself Photoshop when Adobe released it commercially. This exhibition was organized by the Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, Maine

A Tangled Plot: Works by Annie Blazejack and Geddes Levenson
July 12–October 5, 2025
The Summer 2025 exhibition at the VBMA will showcase 42 paintings and mixed media works by the collaborative duo Annie Blazejack and Geddes Levenson. Blazejack earned her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston at Tufts University, while Levenson received her MFA from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Their work spans various media and reflects their shared focus on the environment and their upbringing in Miami, Florida.

Timeless: Robert Farber’s Fashion Photography
February 10–August 31, 2025
The works featured in Timeless are drawn from two major bodies of work: Robert Farber’s Vintage Fashion series, captured during commercial shoots, and the Deterioration series, which consists of prints from his earlier fashion photography.