BFA, 1975, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University Alfred, New York, major in painting .and printmaking
MA, 1978, Art Education, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, graduate work in hand lithography with Garo Antesian.
Faculty, Department of Art Education, University of New Mexico Faculty, Art and Photography, The Alternative High School, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Faculty, Art and Design, North Shore Day School, Glen Cove, New York Faculty, Art and Industrial Arts, Oyster Bay Public Schools, Oyster Bay, New York Owner/ Operator, Forest Galleries, Locust Valley, New York Designer, Tru-faux Furniture Designs, Locust Valley, New York
Owner/operator, Cabanas Decorative Arts Headquartered in Bayville, New York, designing and executing custom faux finishes and murals available through interior designers and architects for application in both residential and commercial projects.
Full-time fine artist living in Friendship, Maine
Board of Assessors, Town of Friendship, Friendship, Maine – elected for four terms
The Farnsworth Art Museum, Tour Guide / docent, The Olson House, Cushing, Maine
The Farnsworth Art Museum, Drawing Instructor, The Farnsworth, Rockland, Maine
Owner Salt Pond Studio, Friendship, Maine. Resident artist, manager, and instructor
Salt Pond Studio Coloring Book – Developer and curator, an online compilation of artist submissions envisioned for kids of all ages. Designed for community awareness and educational activity during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Art At Bartlett Woods – Curator, annual event now in its eighth year. The Bartlett Woods Retirement Community, Rockland, Maine, Exhibitors have included, Alan Magee, Sam Cady, Jonathan Frost, Carol Sloane, Dennis Pinette, David Vickery, Ronald Frontin, Allison Hill, Carol Sloane, Pam Cabanas, Jane Herbert, Fredrick Kuhn.
Finding Friendship - The Tidemark Gallery, Waldoboro, Maine. Exhibition of the artists of Friendship, Maine in conjunction with Friendship Village School, whose students under the direction of Sally Merrick interviewed the participating artists, curated by Pam Cabanas
“Something Fishy” - curator, Pam Cabanas, The Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, ME
July 2019 - The Collector’s Show, solo exhibition, The Customs House, Waldoboro , Maine
August 2018 – Pam Cabanas New Work, solo exhibition, Arts in the Barn, Cushing, Maine
September 2017 – “I Cover the Waterfront”, The Jonathan Frost Gallery, Rockland, Maine
August 2017 – solo exhibition – The Granite Gallery, Tenants Harbor, Maine
July2017 – solo exhibition, Arts in the Barn, The Cushing Historical Society, Cushing, Maine
June 2017 - “and so it is … “ solo exhibition, The Tidemark Gallery, Waldoboro, Maine
August 2016 – “Harbor Masters”, solo exhibition, The Granite Gallery, Tenants Harbor, Maine
June 2016 – “Where the Gulls Are”, solo exhibition, The Tidemark Gallery, Waldoboro, Maine
March 2016 – solo exhibition, Savory Maine, Damariscotta, Maine
November 2015 - “Full House” – group exhibition, The Jonathan Frost Gallery, Rockland, Maine
July 2015 – Solo Exhibition,”…and so it is”– Arts in the Barn, Cushing , Maine
Feb. 2015 – Art at Bartlett Woods Retirement Community, Curator and Exhibitor, Rockland , Maine
Sept. 2014 – Solo Exhibition – Richard Boyd Art Gallery, Peaks Island, Portland, Maine
August 2014 – Solo Exhibition, Jonathan Frost Gallery, Main Street, Rockland. Maine
Feb. 2014 - “Black White and Gray” River Arts ,Damariscotta, Maine, Bob Keyes, Juror
August 2013 –Cabanas and Cartwright”, The Ocean View Grange, Port Clyde, Maine
August 2013 – Solo Exhibition, Friends of Maine Shorebird Islands , at the National Wildlife Refuge Center, Rockland , Maine
August 2013 – Solo Offering – Richard Boyd Art Gallery, Peaks Island Maine
2013 and 2014 –Curator and exhibitor, Bartlett Woods Invitational Art Exhibition, Bartlett Woods Retirement Community, Rockland, Maine
April 26 thru June 11, 2012 -The Edge of the Sea, The Chocolate Church Art Gallery, Bath, Maine
June 2012 - Featured Artist, Summer Island Studio, Brunswick , Maine
Summer 2012 - Pam Cabanas , The Ocean House Gallery, Port Clyde, Maine
July 2012 - Solo Exhibition, The Ocean House Gallery Port Clyde, ME
June 2012 - “It’s Not So Black and White” , Richard Boyd Art Gallery, Peaks Island , Maine
May 2012 - Art Collector Maine – The Kennebunk Festival, Kennebunkport , Maine
July 2012 - Art Collector Maine , Maine Homes and Design,Show, Camden ,Maine
July 2013 - Guest Artist, Summer Island Studio, Brunswick, Maine
August 2012 - Our Thomaston Gallery Invitational exhibition, Thomaston, Maine
Sept 2012 - Invitational Exhibition – The Hurricane Gallery, Waldoboro , Maine
Sept 2011 – “Maine Landscape´,River Arts, Damariscotta,Maine Thomas Crotty, Juror
July 2011 - Real Art´ , The Tidemark Gallery, Waldoboro Maine, Ken Greenleaf, Juror
July 2011 - “Skimming the Surface”, Pam Cabañas and Ralph Bush, River Arts Gallery II, Damariscotta, Maine
June 2011 - Solo Exhibition, “Black and White Works” ,The Tidemark Gallery Waldoboro, Maine
January 2011 - “Works on Paper,” juror, Suzette McAvoy, River Arts Gallery, Damariscotta, Maine
Summer 2010 - Featured Artist, The Friendship Museum, Friendship, Maine
June 2010 - “Earth Honoring,” artists Pam Cabanas and Jane Herbert, The Pemaquid Watershed Association benefit exhibition, Damariscotta, ME
March 2010 –“A Gathering of Artists,” The Personal Book Shop, Thomaston, Maine
September 2009 - Celebration of Art, Camden National Bank Thomaston, Maine
August 2009 – Solo Exhibition, The Sea Studio, Tenants Harbor, Maine
August 2009 – “Finding Friendship, The Tidemark Gallery, Waldoboro, Maine, exhibitor and curator
July 2009 - Guest Artist, The Port Clyde Art Gallery, Port Clyde Maine
June 2009 - “ From the Garden,” invitational exhibition, The Gallery on Chase Hill, Kennebunkport, Maine
April 2009 - Flowers” juried exhibition, River Arts, Damariscotta, Maine
February 2009 – “Black and White”, juried exhibition, River Arts, Damariscotta, Maine
July 2008 - Pastel Painters of Maine International Juried Exhibition, The Chocolate Church, Bath, Maine
September 2008 – “Landscapes of the Mind,” a five-artist invitational exhibition, The Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, Maine
August 2008 - “Moonwash“ Pam Cabanas and Jane Herbert The Sea Studio Gallery, Tenants Harbor, Maine
June 2008 - “Pecking Order”, solo exhibition,, The Tidemark Gallery, Waldoboro, Maine
May 2008 – “Maine Flora: A Celebration,” invitational exhibition, The Courthouse Gallery, Ellsworth, Maine
May 2008 - Co-curator, “Something Fishy,” The Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, Maine
August 2007 - Solo Exhibition, Small Works, The Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, Maine
August 2007 - Member’s Show, The Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, Maine People’s Choice Award
June 2007 - Annual Juried Exhibition, The Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, Maine March
2007 - “Two for Two,” two man show, The Tidemark Gallery, Waldoboro, Maine
July 2006 - Annual Juried Exhibition, The Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, Maine Juror’s Choice Award, Juror, Lois Dodd