Howie Motenko ~ Artist Biography
Photographic artist, Howie Motenko, lives in Maine where he draws continuous inspiration from Acadia National Park, literally in his backyard. Howie’s creativity, combined with his short-term project perseverance, has led to two community collaborative projects: Painting Islands and Painting Bridges, and these have dovetailed into his current project, a series of unique moonlit Acadia landscapes.
Howie explored Acadia National Park as Artist-in-Residence for 2019 season. He is the recipient of a Maine Arts Commission grant for his Acadia Moon Dance project and his Painting Islands project. Howie was honored with the Friends of Acadia “Community Volunteer Award” for his Painting Bridges project.
Howie Motenko, photo by Peter McCutchen
Solo exhibitions from his projects include: Maine State Capitol, at various venues on Mount Desert Island including Acadia National Park, and even on a ship, the Sunbeam V, which reaches Maine’s year-round outer islands. Through print sales from these projects, Howie is proud to have donated over $7000 to local non-profit organizations.
Howie founded Acadia Photo Safari and holds a Master of Liberal Arts degree from Harvard University.