About the Artist
experiences in life, as well as her surroundings.
Originally from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, life
in Maine provided for her a vital gift that changed
her life. The influences of that life are evident in
her paintings. Her views reflect an emotional
response to nature, capturing moments of light
and movement. The play of color and composition
speak volumes in her paintings. Her influences
can be found in the soulful paintings of Vermeer,
Rembrandt and Morisot as well as in the work
of contemporary artists such as Bok, Swift and
Carpenter.
Hopkins is a 1982 graduate of Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, USA
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration. She began her career in Philadelphia as a corporate
interior designer. After relocating to Southern Maine, Hopkins left corporate interiors to paint and
design independently. In the early 90's she owned and managed an art gallery representing 30
artists, as well as her own work. She then turned her focus to studio work and plein-air painting.
She has illustrated for architects and designed houses for builders. In 2003, Hopkins was
commissioned to illustrate the Designer Showhouse and several of the interior rooms for Yankee
Magazine of New England, receiving national recognition. She illustrated the
MaineCoastCottage.com website which received the Golden Web Award in 2003 and 2005.
Currently, Hopkins paintings are exhibited at Shore Road Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine. She is
an exhibiting artist and Board Member at Rivertree Arts in Kennebunk, Maine. She exhibits in the
juried shows at Wholly Crow Gallery at Heartwood College of Art in Southern Maine. She is a
juried-member and Award-Winner at Art Guild of the Kennebunks in Maine. Hopkins is an active
member & Award Winning artist of the Newburyport Art Association in Massachusetts. Sheparticipates in the juried shows Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine.
Madeleine P. Hopkins lives in Moody, Maine with her husband, Chris and her
daughter, Elizabeth.
Awards
Juror - Mary Harding, George Marshall Store Gallery, York ME and Olde York
Historical Society
acrylic - Juror - Berry Kramer, Wholly Crow Gallery at Heartwood College of Art,
Kennebunk, Maine
"Rockland Harbor", acrylic - Juror, Jaime DeSimone-Curator Fellow, Addison Gallery of
American Art
- Carl Schmalz, Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunk, Maine
Gagnon, Cooper Jackson Gallery, Portland, Maine and Harry Thompson, Northlight Gallery,
Kennebunkport, Maine
The George Marshall Store Gallery, York, Maine
Charles Wright, The Wright Gallery, Cape Porpoise, Maine
