Morgain Bailey (b.1970, she/they) is a European-American artist who lives in northern Maine. Her multi-faceted art practice centers around photography, painting, public art projects and a critical dialogue about how we perceive and relate to the people and places where we live. Her work serves as visual evidence, emotional metaphor, place for meditative rest and as a catalyst for change. The work can also function as an invitation to contemplation and rest as practices of resistance and mindfulness. Her public art projects stem from a desire to lead change in organic ways that create community connections and inspire participants to think in new ways.
She works as an exhibiting artist, educator and creator of public art events.
She has a BFA from The San Francisco Art Institute in California. A short list of some of the locations where her work has been shown include the Tacoma Art Museum, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Maine at Farmington, The Humid in Athens, Georgia, Artemis Gallery in Northeast Harbor, Maine and at The Common Gallery and Northeastern Hotel in Presque Isle, Maine. Her work is held globally in various private collections. In 2024, her creative practice was supported by the Kindling Fund, an Out in the Open Artist Fellowship and an Aroostook County Micro Grant via the Maine Arts Commission.