WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library is presenting “Fabric as Vehicle,” an exhibition of oil paintings by Carol Sloane of Rockland, a founding member of our town of Washington’s art community and gallery spaces.

The range and reach of her work traces her passion for landscape, portraiture, still life, and marking the passage of time. A collection of her early work will be displayed, according to a library news release.

A reception is set for 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at the 40 Old Union Road library. The exhibit will on display through August.

Born in New York City, Sloane earned a Bachelor of Science degree in fine arts from Skidmore College in 1967 and, in the 1990s, was a student at the Art Students League of New York. Sloane moved to Maine in 1972, first living in Montville and then in Washington, where she resided for 45 years before settling seaside in Rockland five years ago.

She has held residencies on Monhegan Island as well as in Vermont, New Mexico and Ireland.

Sloane has exhibited widely in Maine, in both solo and group shows in Washington, Damariscotta, Belfast, Falmouth, Rockland and Portland, including the Maine Jewish Museum, the Portland Museum of Art, and the Center for Maine Contemporary Art when it was in Rockport. For more information, visit carolsloanemaine.com.

Hours are 4-7 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to noon and 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, 3-6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

For more information, call the library at 207-845-2663.

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