Mike Durkee

In this episode, you’ll hear Stacey Durand discuss "You’ve Been Here", an exhibition on view in the Carnegie Gallery until December 4, 2026. Join us for a public reception on November 7, 2026 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The Carnegie Gallery is located in the Rochester Public Library, 65 South Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867. Visit rochestermfa.org to learn more.

In this episode, you’ll hear Paige Speight discuss "Titanic", an exhibition on view in the Bernier Room until November 6, 2026. Join us for a public reception on October 3, 2026 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The Bernier Room is located in the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, 150 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH 03867. Visit rochestermfa.org to learn more.

In this episode, Mike Durkee discusses 'Heart of the Wild', his exhibition on view at Back Hill Beer Co. in the Gonic Mill (73 Pickering Rd., Rochester, NH 03839). He shares the inspiration behind the work, reflects on his creative process, and talks about how he became a professional artist. The conversation also explores the growing role of AI in the art world, including how technologies are reshaping/affecting the creative process, challenging traditional ideas of originality, and creating both opportunities and challenges for artists today.

In this episode, you’ll hear Denise Manseau discuss "Making Way", an exhibition on view in the Carnegie Gallery until September 4, 2026. The Carnegie Gallery is located in the Rochester Public Library, 65 South Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867. Visit rochestermfa.org to learn more.Denise Manseau creates paintings that are inventions in response to place—inner landscapes that transform the visible world into tangible form. Her work emerges through a process of discovery, where observation and memory converge to shape environments that feel both familiar and imagined.For Manseau, the act of painting is a journey into the unknown. She follows each convoluted path with faith, inquiry, and intuition: considering what medium will provide the proper translucency, what color will bring an element forward, or whether an entire area should be obscured. Within the uncertainty of this process, she takes comfort in knowing that every decision makes a way toward an elusive understanding—that moment when the eye and the heart become one.Manseau holds a BFA from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and an MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She has attended the Haystack Mountain School of Craft in Maine as an Open Studio Resident and was a resident artist at the Vermont Studio Center. Paintings developed during her residency in Monasterace, Italy were included in a traveling exhibition at the Monasterace Museo and at Hillyer Art Space for International Artists in Washington, DC.Recent exhibitions include 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Five Points Arts in Connecticut; Westbeth Gallery in New York; and The Gallery at Atlantic Wharf in Boston. She currently lives and works in Rye, New Hampshire.

In this episode, you’ll hear Lydia M. Kinney discuss "Rococo Crab", an exhibition on view in the Bernier Room until May 1, 2026. Join us for a public reception on March 7, 2026 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The Bernier Room is located in the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, 150 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH 03867. Visit rochestermfa.org to learn more.

In this episode, you’ll hear Michael Cirelli discuss "East Coast Skateboarding", an exhibition on view in the Bernier Room until February 6, 2026. Join us for a public reception on December 6, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The Bernier Room is located in the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, 150 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH 03867. Visit rochestermfa.org to learn more.

In this episode, you’ll hear Madison Albanese discuss "Seasons", an exhibition on view in the Carnegie Gallery until March 6, 2026. Join us for a public reception on January 3, 2026 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The Carnegie Gallery is located in the Rochester Public Library, 65 South Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867. Visit rochestermfa.org to learn more.

In this episode, you’ll hear Haley Johnson discuss "Anchors in Memory", an exhibition currently on view in the Carnegie Gallery until December 5, 2025. Join us for a public reception on November 1, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Everyone is welcome! The Carnegie Gallery is located in the Rochester Public Library, 65 South Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867. Visit rochestermfa.org to learn more.

In this episode, you’ll hear Nick Paradis discuss "HUMAN DOOR", an exhibition currently on view in the Bernier Room until October 31, 2025. Join us for a public reception on October 4, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Everyone is welcome! The Bernier Room is located in the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, 150 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH 03867. Visit rochestermfa.org to learn more.

In this episode, you’ll hear Adam O'Day, Pete Cosmos, and Ivonne Blanco discuss "All the Silver and Gold", an exhibition currently on view in the Bernier Room until September 5, 2025. The Bernier Room is located in the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, 150 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH 03867. Visit rochestermfa.org to learn more.