Carver Hill Gallery, 36 Bay View Street in Camden, will present three solo shows for the first 2025 Third Thursday Art Walk of the season. Most of the local galleries will be open from 5 – 7 p.m. with refreshments. The gallery welcomes Kristen Diederich, Angela Warren and will also feature brand new work by gallery artist Giacomo Mazzari.

The exhibition will be on view from Thursday, May 15, to Sunday June 15. The gallery is open seven days a week: Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Kristen Diederich’s exhibition is titled “It’s When The Night Already Knows To Hold The Night That Gets Me.” The show is inspired by an artist residency Kristen had on Whitehead Island, in the fall of 2024.  

Her characteristic abstract painting style emerged during periods of time spent on the coasts of Maine, Oregon and France. She conveys her connection to nature through diverse textures, striking compositions, and a palette drawn from wildlife and plants. Her paintings greet you chiefly as abstractions, but you may come to know them as landscapes imbued with real and imaginary symbols that form their visual language – a language of repetition and cinematic depth of field.

Diederich (American b. 1994 Portland, Oregon) is a painter and poet currently based in her hometown of Portland, Oregon. She spends as much time as she can in Maine, her partner Devon’s home state. She completed a degree in literature from Portland State University and has painted since childhood. She has exhibited across Oregon, Maine and Los Angeles, including a solo show at Chefas Projects. Her work was included in Frieze week and she has been featured in Artforum,  Artsy, Bold Journey magazine, Ever Out Seattle/Portland, Art & About Portland, Portland Mercury.

Our second solo show will feature the work of Angela Adams and is titled “Untamed Blooms: Journey through Wild Meadows”. This collection of abstract oil paintings celebrates the fleeting beauty of wildflowers and untamed landscapes, drawing inspiration from Angela’s deep connection to her Maine roots. 

Angela Warren’s work captures the movement, light, and impermanence of nature through bold colors and expressive brushstrokes. Her paintings evoke the joy of walking through meadows in full bloom, the delicate sway of Queen Anne’s Lace, and the vibrant energy of wildflowers. Each piece in this series reflects Warren’s life between the landscapes of Maine and her winter home in Florida. 

Warren shares her perspective on the exhibition: "Through my paintings, I aim to distill the fleeting energy of wildflowers and seasonal shifts into something timeless. My hope is to inspire viewers to pause, breathe, and reconnect with the natural world. Each brushstroke is a celebration of nature’s beauty and impermanence." 

The third solo show in this exhibition is titled “Forme e Colori” and includes brand new work by Giacomo Mazzari of Rivergaro, Italy. Eighty-four year old Mazzari was born in Agazzano, Italy in 1941. He graduated with a degree in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano and has devoted himself to painting as a self-taught artist since 1970. Inspired by the Macchiaioli painters, he does most of his painting in natural light outdoors. He calls his work Realismo Magico (Magical Realism), a combination of abstraction, landscape and still life. According to Mazzari, the abstract part defines the atmosphere. He often paint birds because they represent fragility and resilience - and they are a message from Giacomo to respect the environment and all its creatures. Giacomo likes to listen to classical music when he paints, preferably Beethoven, Vivaldi, and Verdi.

The show how runs through June 15.