Mark Bessire

Mark Bessire is director of the Portland Museum of Art, Maine's oldest public art institution. Previously, he was director of the Bates College Museum of Art in Lewiston, Maine, and director of the Institute of Contemporary Art at the Maine College of Art where he organized many exhibitions, including The Photography of Ike Ude and Eracism: William Pope.L.

Mark Bessire is director of the Portland Museum of Art, Maine's oldest public art institution. Previously, he was director of the Bates College Museum of Art in Lewiston, Maine, and director of the Institute of Contemporary Art at the Maine College of Art where he organized many exhibitions, including The Photography of Ike Ude and Eracism: William Pope.L. See less