Portland-based artists Rachel Gloria Adams and Ryan Adams created the site-specific mural, You Showed Me Love, on the Farnsworth Art Museum’s campus. This collaborative project merges the artists’ signature styles of vibrant graphic patterns of natural worlds and gem-like lettering. You Showed Me Love draws from lyrics in a Frank Ocean song that was playing in the background of the artists’ first date. For them, this affectionate phrase conveys both personal and communal meanings. On the occasion of the Farnsworth’s 75th anniversary, You Showed Me Love presents a message of gratitude, hope, and positivity.

The Mural Project is supported by an anonymous donor, Hampton by Hilton of Rockland, the Lunder Foundation, and our Annual Exhibition Sponsors.

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Rachel Gloria Adams is a multidisciplinary artist living in Portland, Maine, who has transposed her vibrant visual language onto the walls of her own home.

The Making of Space gallery murals done by PaintPals art group Portland Maine