09/01/2026
For its fourth annual mural commission in 2027, OMAA has invited Portland, Maine-based artist and muralist Ryan Adams to transform the Museum’s facades with a new site-responsive work. Working in direct dialogue with the Museum’s distinctive architecture, coastal setting, and grounds, Adams will create a mural that responds to the experience of encountering art in this singular landscape. Known for his signature “gem” style, Adams deconstructs letterforms into dynamic geometric compositions, using color, shadow, and highlight to create a sense of depth, movement, and visual energy.
Adams’s practice bridges his roots in graffiti with painting, design, and large-scale public art, bringing a vibrant visual language and an interest in the power of words and place to projects across Maine and beyond. His murals have been commissioned by a range of private and public institutions and organizations, including Nike, L.L.Bean, Patagonia, the Farnsworth Art Museum, and the Baltimore County Public Library. Adams’s new mural will transform the Museum’s architecture throughout the 2027 season, offering visitors a dynamic new encounter with art, place, and the landscape of Ogunquit.
