The Stories Within Art: Ann Trainor Domingue on Connection an d Place

Ann Trainor Domingue is a Portland Art Gallery artist whose work beautifully explores the intersections of landscape, seascape, and human connection. With a background in graphic design, Ann brings a distinct visual language to her paintings, blending sharp composition with emotional storytelling. Her creative journey includes decades of sketchbook explorations, moments of experimentation with abstraction, and the incorporation of figures that embody strength, relationship, and care.

Ann’s pieces often capture life at the edge—where sea meets land, or where individuals meet one another—inviting viewers to bring their own stories into her art. Influenced by time spent along Maine’s coast, as well as formative travels in the Southwest, Ann has developed a style that is both deeply personal and universally resonant. Her career reflects persistence, playfulness, and a willingness to reimagine her own process.

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