Jay Stern

Jay Stern is a painter who has lived in Maine since 2021. He is known for jewel-toned interior scenes and still lifes, and more recently for landscapes. Critics link his work to Modernist painters such as John Marin and Milton Avery, and to Paul Cézanne. He was a resident at Hewnoaks Artist Residency in 2024. His first solo show in Maine, "Awning", ran at Grant Wahlquist Gallery in summer 2024.